The 2024 U.S. Poker Open was the sixth edition of the U.S. Poker Open , an annual series of high stakes poker tournaments held inside the PokerGO Studio in the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada . The series was held from April 8 – 17 and featured eith events, culminating in the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em main event.[ 1]
Aram Zobian claimed victory at the U.S. Poker Open at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas, winning the prestigious Golden Eagle trophy and $25,000 PGT Passport bonus prize. Zobian finished the eight-event series with one victory, four cashes, and more than $600,000 in prize money won. He topped the 2024 U.S. Poker Open leaderboard with 616 points, nearly 200 points ahead of any other competitor.[ 2]
Schedule
#
Event
Entrants
Winner
Prize
Winning
Runner-up
Losing
Results
1
$5,100 No-Limit Hold'em
116
Erik Seidel
$145,000
A ♠ A ♦ 9 ♠ 9 ♦ Results
2
$10,100 No-Limit Hold'em
99
$252,450
9 ♦ 7 ♦ Q ♦ 10 ♠ Results
3
$10,100 No-Limit Hold'em
84
Dan Smith
$235,200
A ♣ 9 ♥ A ♠ 4 ♦ Results
4
$10,100 No-Limit Hold'em
83
$202,300
K ♠ J ♠ Shannon Shorr
10 ♦ 8 ♥ Results
5
$10,100 No-Limit Hold'em
92
$239,200
K ♣ 3 ♦ Daniel Negreanu
J ♦ 8 ♠ Results
6
$15,100 No-Limit Hold'em
62
$264,290
J ♠ 10 ♠ K ♦ 8 ♦ Results
7
$15,000 No-Limit Hold'em
64
$288,000
A ♣ Q ♣ K ♣ J ♦ Results
8
$25,200 No-Limit Hold'em
52
Stephen Chidwick
$429,000
8 ♥ 4 ♣ Andrew Lichtenberger
3 ♣ 3 ♠ Results
Series Leaderboard
Final Standings[ 3]
Rank
Name
Points
Earnings
Wins
Cashes
1
569
$535,540
1
3
2
369
$369,450
1
3
3
301
$301,450
0
5
4
291
$261,100
1
2
5
269
$268,900
1
2
Event Results
Erik Seidel the Event #1 2-Day Event: April 8-9Number of Entries: 116Total Prize Pool: $580,000Number of Payouts: 17Winning Hand: A ♠ A ♦
Final Table [ 4]
Place
Name
Prize
1
Erik Seidel
$145,000
2
$89,900
3
$63,800
4
$49,300
5
$37,700
6
$29,000
2-Day Event: April 9-10Number of Entries: 99Total Prize Pool: $990,000Number of Payouts: 15Winning Hand: 9 ♦ 7 ♦
Final Table [ 5]
Place
Name
Prize
1
$252,450
2
$163,350
3
$113,850
4
$89,100
5
$64,350
6
$49,500
Dan Smith won his second USPO title on Event #3 2-Day Event: April 10-11Number of Entries: 84Total Prize Pool: $840,000Number of Payouts: 12Winning Hand: A ♣ 9 ♥
Final Table [ 6]
Place
Name
Prize
1
Dan Smith
$235,200
2
$151,200
3
$109,200
4
$79,800
5
$58,800
6
$42,000
2-Day Event: April 11-12Number of Entries: 83Total Prize Pool: $830,000Number of Payouts: 12Winning Hand: K ♠ J ♠
2-Day Event: April 12-13Number of Entries: 92Total Prize Pool: $920,000Number of Payouts: 14Winning Hand: K ♣ 3 ♦
3-Day Event: April 13-15Number of Entries: 62Total Prize Pool: $930,000Number of Payouts: 9Winning Hand: J ♠ 10 ♠
Final Table [ 9]
Place
Name
Prize
1
$264,290
2
$219,310
3
$130,200
4
$93,000
5
Dan Shak
$69,750
6
$51,150
2-Day Event: April 15-16Number of Entries: 64Total Prize Pool: $960,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand: A ♣ Q ♣
Event #8 champion Stephen Chidwick 2-Day Event: April 16-17Number of Entries: 52Total Prize Pool: $1,300,000Number of Payouts: 8Winning Hand: 8 ♥ 4 ♣
References
^ Duckworth, Tim (January 23, 2024). "Schedules Announced for 2024 PGT® Mixed Games, PGT PLO Series, and U.S. Poker Open" . PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025 . ^ Duckworth, Tim (April 18, 2024). "Aram Zobian Wins 2024 U.S. Poker Open" . PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025 . ^ Pitt, Matthew (April 16, 2024). "Aram Zobian Wins Biggest 2024 PokerGO U.S. Poker Open Prize; Negreanu Denied in Event 5" . pokernews.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025 . ^ McCann, Keegan (April 9, 2024). "Erik Seidel Wins Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $145,000" . PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025 . ^ McCann, Keegan (April 10, 2024). "Jesse Lonis Wins Event #2: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $252,450" . PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025 . ^ McCann, Keegan (April 11, 2024). "Dan Smith Wins Event #3: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $235,200" . PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025 . ^ McCann, Keegan (April 12, 2024). "David Coleman Battles Back To Win Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em" . PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025 . ^ McCann, Keegan (April 13, 2024). "Matthew Wantman Wins Event $5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $239,200" . PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025 . ^ McCann, Keegan (April 15, 2024). "Aram Zobian Runs Away with Event #6: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em Title" . PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025 . ^ McCann, Keegan (April 16, 2024). "Eric Afriat Wins Event #7: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $288,000" . PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025 . ^ McCann, Keegan (April 17, 2024). "Stephen Chidwick Wins Event #8: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $429,000" . PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025 .
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