Series of poker tournaments
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.[ 1]
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# Event Entrants Winner Prize Winning hand Runner-up Losing hand Results 1 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em 68 Justin Bonomo $190,400 K ♣ 7 ♥ Boutros Naim 8 ♣ 5 ♣ Results 2 $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 64 Mike Gorodinsky $179,200 A ♠ 10 ♣ 7 ♠ 7 ♥ Richard Kirsch A ♣ K ♠ 6 ♠ 4 ♣ Results 3 $25,000 No Limit Hold'em 44 Stephen Chidwick $374,000 A ♦ 3 ♣ Keith Tilston K ♠ 9 ♣ Results 4 $25,000 Mixed Game Championship 45 Stephen Chidwick $382,500 K ♠ J ♥ 7 ♦ 5 ♣ 3 ♦ Chris Vitch 6 ♠ 6 ♦ 5 ♥ 4 ♥ 2 ♠ Results 5 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em 67 Ben Tollerene $187,600 A ♠ A ♣ Jake Schindler Q ♣ 9 ♣ Results 6 $25,000 No Limit Hold'em 49 Benjamin Pollak $416,500 A ♠ 3 ♠ Jason Koon K ♣ 5 ♣ Results 7 $25,000 No Limit Hold'em 50 David Peters $400,000 A ♠ A ♥ Stephen Chidwick Q ♣ 2 ♠ Results 8 $50,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event 33 Keith Tilston $660,000 K ♥ 4 ♥ Jake Schindler 8 ♠ 7 ♥ Results
[ edit ] 2-Day Event: February 1–2Number of Entries: 68Total Prize Pool: $680,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand: K ♣ 7 ♥ [ edit ] 2-Day Event: February 2–3Number of Entries: 64Total Prize Pool: $640,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand: A ♠ 10 ♣ 7 ♠ 7 ♥ [ edit ] 2-Day Event: February 3–4Number of Entries: 44Total Prize Pool: $1,100,000Number of Payouts: 7Winning Hand: A ♦ 3 ♣ [ edit ] 2-Day Event: February 5–6Number of Entries: 45Total Prize Pool: $1,125,000Number of Payouts: 7Winning Hand: K ♠ J ♥ 7 ♦ 5 ♣ 3 ♦ [ edit ] 2-Day Event: February 6–7Number of Entries: 67Total Prize Pool: $670,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand: A ♠ A ♣ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Ben Tollerene $187,600 2nd Jake Schindler $134,000 3rd Ryan Riess $87,100 4th Cary Katz $67,000 5th Kristina Holst $53,600 6th Rodger Johnson $40,200
[ edit ] 2-Day Event: February 7–8Number of Entries: 49Total Prize Pool: $1,225,000Number of Payouts: 7Winning Hand: A ♠ 3 ♠ [ edit ] 2-Day Event: February 8–9Number of Entries: 50Total Prize Pool: $1,249,500Number of Payouts: 8Winning Hand: A ♠ A ♥ [ edit ] 3-Day Event: February 9–11Number of Entries: 33Total Prize Pool: $1,650,000Number of Payouts: 5Winning Hand: K ♥ 4 ♥
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Stephen Chidwick
Keith Tilston
Daniel Negreanu 
Benjamin Pollak