2019 U.S. Poker Open


The 2019 U.S. Poker Open was the second season of the U.S. Poker Open, a series of high-stakes poker tournaments. It took place from February 13–23 at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. There were ten scheduled events with buy-ins ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. A short deck tournament was added to the schedule, while the buy-in for the Main Event was increased from $50,000 to $100,000.
Like the first season, the series was sponsored by Poker Central and all events were streamed live on PokerGO.
David Peters won both the Main Event for $1,320,000 and the $100,000 series championship with a total of one win and three final tables.

Schedule

#EventEntrantsWinnerPrizeWinning handRunner-upLosing handResults
1$10,000 No Limit Hold'em90Stephen Chidwick$216,000Sean WinterResults
2$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha64Jordan Cristos$179,200Manig LöserResults
3$10,000 No Limit Hold'em91Lauren Roberts$218,400Koray AldemirResults
4$10,000 Short Deck42Sean Winter$151,200David PetersResults
5$25,000 No Limit Hold'em59Ali Imsirovic$442,500Cary KatzResults
6$25,000 Pot Limit Omaha39Stephen Chidwick$351,000Cary KatzResults
7$25,000 No Limit Hold'em60Bryn Kenney$450,000Jake SchindlerResults
8$25,000 Eight-Game Mix20Nick Schulman$270,000Brandon AdamsResults
9$50,000 No Limit Hold'em41Koray Aldemir$738,000Ryan RiessResults
10$100,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event33David Peters$1,320,000Chris HunichenResults

Results

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

2-Day Event: February 13–14Number of Entries: 90Total Prize Pool: $900,000Number of Payouts: 13Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stStephen Chidwick$216,000
2ndSean Winter$157,000
3rdJoseph Cheong$112,500
4thJoseph Cappello$90,000
5thLazaro Hernandez$72,000
6thJoseph Orsino$54,000

Event #2: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

2-Day Event: February 14–15Number of Entries: 64Total Prize Pool: $640,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stJordan Cristos$179,200
2ndManig Löser$128,000
3rdMartin Zamani$83,200
4thAdam Hendrix$64,000
5thCary Katz$51,200
6thSean Winter$38,400

Event #3: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: February 15–16Number of Entries: 91Total Prize Pool: $910,000Number of Payouts: 13Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stLauren Roberts$218,400
2ndKoray Aldemir$159,250
3rdStephen Chidwick$113,750
4thBrandon Adams$91,000
5thSean Winter$72,800
6thRalph Wong$54,600

Event #4: $10,000 Short Deck

2-Day Event: February 16–17Number of Entries: 42Total Prize Pool: $419,900Number of Payouts: 6Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stSean Winter$151,200
2ndDavid Peters$100,800
3rdSeth Davies$67,200
4thBen Lamb$42,000
5thBen Yu$33,600
6thStephen Chidwick$25,200

Event #5: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: February 17–18Number of Entries: 59Total Prize Pool: $1,475,000Number of Payouts: 9Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stAli Imsirovic$442,500
2ndCary Katz$295,000
3rdDan Shak$206,500
4thNick Petrangelo$147,500
5thKristen Bicknell$118,000
6thJoseph Cappello$88,500

Event #6: $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha

2-Day Event: February 18–19Number of Entries: 39Total Prize Pool: $975,000Number of Payouts: 6Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stStephen Chidwick$351,000
2ndCary Katz$234,000
3rdTom Marchese$156,000
4thBen Lamb$97,500
5thSean Rafael$78,000
6thAnthony Zinno$58,500

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

2-Day Event: February 19–20Number of Entries: 60Total Prize Pool: $1,500,000Number of Payouts: 9Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stBryn Kenney$450,000
2ndJake Schindler$300,000
3rdBen Yu$210,000
4thKeith Tilston$150,000
5thNick Schulman$120,000
6thNick Petrangelo$90,000

Event #8: $25,000 Mixed Game

2-Day Event: February 20–21Number of Entries: 20Total Prize Pool: $500,000Number of Payouts: 3Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stNick Schulman$270,000
2ndBrandon Adams$150,000
3rdChris Vitch$80,000

Event #9: $50,000 No Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: February 21–22Number of Entries: 41Total Prize Pool: $2,050,000Number of Payouts: 6Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stKoray Aldemir$738,000
2ndRyan Riess$492,000
3rdSean Winter$328,000
4thAlex Foxen$205,000
5thDavid Peters$164,000
6thSeth Davies$123,000

Event #10: $100,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event

2-Day Event: February 22–23Number of Entries: 33Total Prize Pool: $3,300,000Number of Payouts: 5Winning Hand:
PlaceNamePrize
1stDavid Peters$1,320,000
2ndChris Hunichen$858,000
3rdKeith Tilston$528,000
4thMartin Zamani$330,000
5thRyan Riess$264,000