US Poker Open 2019
The US Poker Open 2019 was the second edition of this poker tournament series and was hosted by Poker Central . The ten high roller tournaments with buy-ins of at least US $ 10,000 were played from February 13 to 23, 2018 at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas .
structure
Six of the ten tournaments were played in the No Limit Hold'em variant . There were also two events in Pot Limit Omaha as well as a tournament each in No Limit Hold'em Short Deck and 8-Game . Due to the high buy-in, only the world's best poker players and wealthy businessmen could be found at the tournaments. David Peters was the most successful player across all tournaments and won the US Poker Open Championship and US $ 100,000. All events were broadcast on the paid platform PokerGO .
Tournaments
Overview
The tournament fee did not have to be paid if you bought something at the start of the tournament or if you missed the punctual registration by reaching the final day in the direct pre-tournament.
# | Tournament start | Buy-in (in $ ) | Fee (in $) | competition | Attendees | winner | origin | Prize money (in $) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Feb 13, 2019 | 10,000 | 500 | No Limit Hold'em | 90 | Stephen Chidwick | 216,000 | |
2 | Feb. 14, 2019 | 10,000 | 500 | Pot Limit Omaha | 64 | Jordan Cristos | 179,200 | |
3 | Feb 15, 2019 | 10,000 | 500 | No Limit Hold'em | 91 | Lauren Roberts | 218,400 | |
4th | 16 Feb 2019 | 10,000 | 500 | Short deck poker | 42 | Sean Winter | 151.200 | |
5 | 17th Feb 2019 | 25,000 | 1000 | No Limit Hold'em | 59 | Almedin Imširović | 442,500 | |
6th | Feb. 18, 2019 | 25,000 | 1000 | Pot Limit Omaha | 39 | Stephen Chidwick | 351,000 | |
7th | 19th Feb 2019 | 25,000 | 1000 | No Limit Hold'em | 60 | Bryn Kenney | 450,000 | |
8th | Feb. 20, 2019 | 25,000 | 1000 | Mixed game | 20th | Nick Schulman | 270,000 | |
9 | Feb. 21, 2019 | 50,000 | 2000 | No Limit Hold'em | 41 | Koray Aldemir | 738,000 | |
10 | Feb 22, 2019 | 100,000 | 3000 | No Limit Hold'em Main Event | 33 | David Peters | 1,320,000 |
# 1 - No Limit Hold'em
The first event was played in No Limit Hold'em on February 13-14, 2019 . 90 participants paid the buy-in of $ 10,000 plus a $ 500 tournament fee.
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $) | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stephen Chidwick | 216,000 | 200 | |
2 | Sean Winter | 157,500 | 140 | |
3 | Joseph Cheong | 112,500 | 100 | |
4th | Joseph Cappello | 90,000 | 80 | |
5 | Lazaro Hernandez | 72,000 | 60 | |
6th | Joseph Orsino | 54,000 | 40 | |
7th | Jerry Robinson | 45,000 | ||
8th | Maxx Coleman | 36,000 | ||
9 | Jake Schindler | 27,000 | ||
10 | Bryn Kenney | |||
11 | Jordan Cristos | |||
12 | Daniel Weinand | 18,000 | ||
13 | Erik Seidel |
# 2 - Pot Limit Omaha
The second event was played in Pot Limit Omaha on February 14th and 15th, 2019 . 64 participants paid the buy-in of $ 10,000 plus a $ 500 tournament fee.
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $) | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jordan Cristos | 179,200 | 200 | |
2 | Manig solver | 128,000 | 140 | |
3 | Martin Zamani | 83,200 | 100 | |
4th | Adam Hendrix | 64,000 | 80 | |
5 | Cary Katz | 51,200 | 60 | |
6th | Sean Winter | 38,400 | 40 | |
7th | Brent Roberts | 32,000 | ||
8th | Dan Shak | 25,600 | ||
9 | Ben Yu | 19,200 | ||
10 | Anthony Alberto |
# 3 - No Limit Hold'em
The third event was played in No Limit Hold'em on February 15-16, 2019 . 91 participants paid the buy-in of $ 10,000 plus a $ 500 tournament fee.
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $) | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lauren Roberts | 218,400 | 200 | |
2 | Koray Aldemir | 159,250 | 140 | |
3 | Stephen Chidwick | 113,750 | 100 | |
4th | Brandon Adams | 91,000 | 80 | |
5 | Sean Winter | 72,800 | 60 | |
6th | Ralph Wong | 54,600 | 40 | |
7th | Rodger Johnson | 45,500 | ||
8th | Jerry Robinson | 36,400 | ||
9 | Alex Foxen | 27,300 | ||
10 | Seth Davies | |||
11 | Erik Seidel | |||
12 | Sean Perry | 18,200 | ||
13 | Manig solver |
# 4 - Short Deck Poker
The fourth event was played in No Limit Hold'em Short Deck on February 16-17, 2019 . 42 participants paid the buy-in of $ 10,000 plus a $ 500 tournament fee.
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $) | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sean Winter | 151.200 | 200 | |
2 | David Peters | 100,800 | 140 | |
3 | Seth Davies | 67,200 | 100 | |
4th | Ben Lamb | 42,000 | 80 | |
5 | Ben Yu | 33,600 | 60 | |
6th | Stephen Chidwick | 25,200 | 40 |
# 5 - No Limit Hold'em
The fifth event was played on February 17 and 18, 2019 in No Limit Hold'em . 59 participants paid the buy-in of $ 25,000 plus a $ 1,000 tournament fee.
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $) | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Almedin Imširović | 442,500 | 200 | |
2 | Cary Katz | 295,000 | 140 | |
3 | Dan Shak | 206,500 | 100 | |
4th | Nick Petrangelo | 147,500 | 80 | |
5 | Kristen Bicknell | 118,000 | 60 | |
6th | Joseph Cappello | 88,500 | 40 | |
7th | Brandon Adams | 73,750 | ||
8th | Chris Hunichen | 59,000 | ||
9 | Justin Bonomo | 44,250 |
# 6 - Pot Limit Omaha
The sixth event was played in Pot Limit Omaha on February 18-19, 2019 . 39 participants paid the buy-in of $ 25,000 plus a $ 1,000 tournament fee.
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $) | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stephen Chidwick | 351,000 | 200 | |
2 | Cary Katz | 234,000 | 140 | |
3 | Tom Marchese | 156,000 | 100 | |
4th | Ben Lamb | 97,500 | 80 | |
5 | Sean Rafael | 78,000 | 60 | |
6th | Anthony Zinno | 58,500 | 40 |
# 7 - No Limit Hold'em
The seventh event was played in No Limit Hold'em on February 19 and 20, 2019 . 60 participants paid the buy-in of $ 25,000 plus a $ 1,000 tournament fee.
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $) | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bryn Kenney | 450,000 | 200 | |
2 | Jake Schindler | 300,000 | 140 | |
3 | Ben Yu | 210,000 | 100 | |
4th | Keith Tilston | 150,000 | 80 | |
5 | Nick Schulman | 120,000 | 60 | |
6th | Nick Petrangelo | 90,000 | 40 | |
7th | Dan Shak | 75,000 | ||
8th | Martin Zamani | 60,000 | ||
9 | Lauren Roberts | 45,000 |
# 8 - Mixed game
The eighth event was played in 8-Game on February 20 and 21, 2019 . 20 participants paid the buy-in of $ 25,000 plus a $ 1,000 tournament fee.
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $) | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nick Schulman | 270,000 | 200 | |
2 | Brandon Adams | 150,000 | 140 | |
3 | Christopher Vitch | 80,000 | 100 |
# 9 - No Limit Hold'em
The ninth event was played in No Limit Hold'em on February 21 and 22, 2019 . 41 participants paid the buy-in of $ 50,000 plus a $ 2,000 tournament fee.
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $) | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Koray Aldemir | 738,000 | 200 | |
2 | Ryan Riess | 492,000 | 140 | |
3 | Sean Winter | 328,000 | 100 | |
4th | Alex Foxen | 205,000 | 80 | |
5 | David Peters | 164,000 | 60 | |
6th | Seth Davies | 123,000 | 40 |
# 10 - No Limit Hold'em Main Event
The main event was played in No Limit Hold'em on February 22nd and 23rd, 2019 . 33 participants paid the buy-in of $ 100,000 plus a $ 3,000 tournament fee.
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $) | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | David Peters | 1,320,000 | 350 | |
2 | Chris Hunichen | 858,000 | 245 | |
3 | Keith Tilston | 528,000 | 175 | |
4th | Martin Zamani | 330,000 | 140 | |
5 | Ryan Riess | 264,000 | 105 |
trophy
Point system
Unlike in the previous year, when the winner of the US Poker Open Championship trophy was determined solely by the prize money won in the tournaments, a points system was introduced for this event, so that every player who is in the prize ranks in one of the ten tournaments ended up collecting points in addition to the prize money. These were distributed as follows:
space | Tournaments 1-9 | Main Event |
---|---|---|
1 | 200 | 350 |
2 | 140 | 245 |
3 | 100 | 175 |
4th | 80 | 140 |
5 | 60 | 105 |
6+ | 40 | 70 |
Final score
In the event of a tie, the prize money won was decisive. Winner David Peters made it into the money in three of the events and won the main event, collecting a total of ten points more than Sean Winter and defending champion Stephen Chidwick .
space | origin | player | Points | Prize money (in $) | Cashes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | David Peters | 550 | 1,584,800 | 3 | |
2 | Sean Winter | 540 | 747,900 | 5 | |
3 | Stephen Chidwick | 540 | 705.950 | 4th | |
4th | Koray Aldemir | 340 | 897.250 | 2 | |
5 | Cary Katz | 340 | 580.200 | 3 | |
6th | Chris Hunichen | 285 | 917,000 | 2 | |
7th | Martin Zamani | 280 | 473.200 | 3 | |
8th | Nick Schulman | 260 | 390,000 | 2 | |
9 | Brandon Adams | 260 | 314,750 | 3 | |
10 | Keith Tilston | 255 | 678,000 | 2 | |
11 | Ryan Riess | 245 | 736,000 | 2 | |
12 | Bryn Kenney | 240 | 477,000 | 2 | |
13 | Lauren Roberts | 240 | 263,400 | 2 | |
14th | Jordan Cristos | 240 | 206.200 | 2 | |
15th | Almedin Imširović | 200 | 442,500 | 1 | |
16 | Ben Yu | 200 | 262,800 | 3 | |
17th | Jake Schindler | 180 | 327,000 | 2 | |
18th | Dan Shak | 180 | 307.100 | 3 | |
19th | Seth Davies | 180 | 217,500 | 3 | |
20th | Manig solver | 180 | 128,000 | 2 | |
21st | Ben Lamb | 160 | 139,500 | 2 | |
22nd | Nick Petrangelo | 120 | 237,500 | 2 | |
23 | Alex Foxen | 120 | 232,300 | 2 | |
24 | Joseph Cappello | 120 | 178,500 | 2 | |
25th | Tom Marchese | 100 | 156,000 | 1 | |
26th | Joseph Cheong | 100 | 112,500 | 1 | |
27 | Christopher Vitch | 100 | 80,000 | 1 | |
28 | Jerry Robinson | 80 | 81,400 | 2 | |
29 | Adam Hendrix | 80 | 64,000 | 1 | |
30th | Erik Seidel | 80 | 45,300 | 2 | |
31 | Kristen Bicknell | 60 | 118,000 | 1 | |
32 | Sean Rafael | 60 | 78,000 | 1 | |
33 | Lazaro Hernandez | 60 | 72,000 | 1 | |
34 | Anthony Zinno | 40 | 58,500 | 1 | |
35 | Ralph Wong | 40 | 54,600 | 1 | |
36 | Joseph Orsino | 40 | 54,000 | 1 | |
37 | Rodger Johnson | 40 | 45,500 | 1 | |
38 | Justin Bonomo | 40 | 44,250 | 1 | |
39 | Maxx Coleman | 40 | 36,000 | 1 | |
40 | Brent Roberts | 40 | 32,000 | 1 | |
41 | Anthony Alberto | 40 | 19,200 | 1 | |
42 | Sean Perry | 40 | 18,200 | 1 | |
43 | Daniel Weinand | 40 | 18,000 | 1 |
Web links
- Official website (English)
- US Poker Open 2019 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database
- US Poker Open 2019 on pokernews.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c 2019 US Poker Open® on uspo.com, accessed on February 20, 2019 (English; PDF).
- ↑ The 2019 US Poker Open is Right Around The Corner! on pokercentral.com January 4, 2019, accessed February 21, 2019.
- ↑ USPO # 1 - $ 10,000 NLH on pokernews.com, accessed February 15, 2019.
- ↑ USPO # 2 - $ 10,000 PLO on pokernews.com, accessed February 15, 2019.
- ↑ USPO # 3 - $ 10,000 NLH on pokernews.com, accessed February 16, 2019.
- ↑ USPO # 4 - $ 10,000 Short Deck on pokernews.com, accessed February 17, 2019.
- ↑ USPO # 5 - $ 25,000 NLH on pokernews.com, accessed February 18, 2019.
- ↑ USPO # 6 - $ 25,000 PLO on pokernews.com, accessed February 19, 2019.
- ↑ USPO # 7 - $ 25,000 NLH on pokernews.com, accessed February 20, 2019.
- ↑ USPO # 8 - $ 25,000 8-Game Mix on pokernews.com, accessed February 21, 2019.
- ↑ USPO # 9 - $ 50,000 NLH on pokernews.com, accessed February 22, 2019.
- ↑ USPO # 10 - $ 100,000 Main Event on pokernews.com, accessed February 23, 2019.
- ↑ David Peters Wins 2019 US Poker Open Main Event and Overall Championship Title on pokernews.com, accessed February 24, 2019.