2018 U.S. Poker Open


The 2018 U.S. Poker Open was the inaugural season of the U.S. Poker Open. It took place from February 1–11 at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Poker Central sponsored the event, with every final table streamed live on PokerGo. There were eight events, including Pot Limit Omaha and Mixed Game tournaments, with buy-ins ranging between $10,000 and $50,000. It culminated in the $50,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event.
Stephen Chidwick won the series championship, winning two events and making the final table of five out of eight events. Keith Tilston won the Main Event.

Schedule

#EventEntrantsWinnerPrizeWinning handRunner-upLosing handResults
1$10,000 No Limit Hold'em68Justin Bonomo$190,400Boutros NaimResults
2$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha64Mike Gorodinsky$179,200Richard KirschResults
3$25,000 No Limit Hold'em44Stephen Chidwick$374,000Keith TilstonResults
4$25,000 Mixed Game Championship45Stephen Chidwick$382,500Chris VitchResults
5$10,000 No Limit Hold'em67Ben Tollerene$187,600Jake SchindlerResults
6$25,000 No Limit Hold'em49Benjamin Pollak$416,500Jason KoonResults
7$25,000 No Limit Hold'em50David Peters$400,000Stephen ChidwickResults
8$50,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event33Keith Tilston$660,000Jake SchindlerResults

Results

Event #1: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: February 1–2Number of Entries: 68Total Prize Pool: $680,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stJustin Bonomo$190,400
2ndBoutros Naim$136,000
3rdDavid Peters$88,400
4thJustin Young$68,000
5thStephen Chidwick$54,400
6thSam Soverel$40,800

Event #2: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

2-Day Event: February 2–3Number of Entries: 64Total Prize Pool: $640,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stMike Gorodinsky$179,200
2ndRichard Kirsch$128,000
3rdRainer Kempe$83,200
4thAnthony Zinno$64,000
5thAndjelko Andrejevic$51,200
6thCary Katz$38,400

Event #3: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: February 3–4Number of Entries: 44Total Prize Pool: $1,100,000Number of Payouts: 7Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stStephen Chidwick$374,000
2ndKeith Tilston$242,000
3rdDaniel Negreanu$165,000
4thJake Schindler$110,000
5thBrent Hanks$88,000
6thSeth Davies$66,000

Event #4: $25,000 Mixed Game Championship

2-Day Event: February 5–6Number of Entries: 45Total Prize Pool: $1,125,000Number of Payouts: 7Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stStephen Chidwick$382,500
2ndChris Vitch$247,500
3rdIsaac Haxton$168,750
4thBenjamin Pollak$112,500
5thDan Shak$90,000
6thPhil Hellmuth$67,500

Event #5: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: February 6–7Number of Entries: 67Total Prize Pool: $670,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stBen Tollerene$187,600
2ndJake Schindler$134,000
3rdRyan Riess$87,100
4thCary Katz$67,000
5thKristina Holst$53,600
6thRodger Johnson$40,200

Event #6: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: February 7–8Number of Entries: 49Total Prize Pool: $1,225,000Number of Payouts: 7Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stBenjamin Pollak$416,500
2ndJason Koon$269,500
3rdStephen Chidwick$183,750
4thIsaac Haxton$122,500
5thBrian Green$98,000
6thElijah Berg$73,500

Event #7: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: February 8–9Number of Entries: 50Total Prize Pool: $1,249,500Number of Payouts: 8Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stDavid Peters$400,000
2ndStephen Chidwick$262,000
3rdSean Winter$175,000
4thKeith Tilston$125,000
5thBen Tollerene$100,000
6thDaniel Negreanu$75,000

Event #8: $50,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event

3-Day Event: February 9–11Number of Entries: 33Total Prize Pool: $1,650,000Number of Payouts: 5Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stKeith Tilston$660,000
2ndJake Schindler$429,000
3rdDaniel Negreanu$264,000
4thTom Marchese$165,000
5thDan Smith$132,000