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.

2018 U.S. Poker Open
Venue	Aria Resort and Casino
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	February 1–11, 2018
Champion
Stephen Chidwick (USPO Champion); Keith Tilston (Main Event winner)
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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]

Schedule

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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

Series leaderboard

Standings

Rank	Name	Earnings
1	Stephen Chidwick	$1,256,600
2	Keith Tilston	$1,047,100
3	Jake Schindler	$693,400
4	Daniel Negreanu	$621,500
5	Benjamin Pollak	$554,600

Results

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

• 2-Day Event: February 1–2
• Number of Entries: 68
• Total Prize Pool: $680,000
• Number of Payouts: 10
• Winning Hand: K♣ 7♥

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Justin Bonomo	$190,400
2nd	Boutros Naim	$136,000
3rd	David Peters	$88,400
4th	Justin Young	$68,000
5th	Stephen Chidwick	$54,400
6th	Sam Soverel	$40,800

Event #2: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

• 2-Day Event: February 2–3
• Number of Entries: 64
• Total Prize Pool: $640,000
• Number of Payouts: 10
• Winning Hand: A♠ 10♣ 7♠ 7♥

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Mike Gorodinsky	$179,200
2nd	Richard Kirsch	$128,000
3rd	Rainer Kempe	$83,200
4th	Anthony Zinno	$64,000
5th	Andjelko Andrejevic	$51,200
6th	Cary Katz	$38,400

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

• 2-Day Event: February 3–4
• Number of Entries: 44
• Total Prize Pool: $1,100,000
• Number of Payouts: 7
• Winning Hand: A♦ 3♣

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Stephen Chidwick	$374,000
2nd	Keith Tilston	$242,000
3rd	Daniel Negreanu	$165,000
4th	Jake Schindler	$110,000
5th	Brent Hanks	$88,000
6th	Seth Davies	$66,000

Event #4: $25,000 Mixed Game Championship

• 2-Day Event: February 5–6
• Number of Entries: 45
• Total Prize Pool: $1,125,000
• Number of Payouts: 7
• Winning Hand: K♠ J♥ 7♦ 5♣ 3♦ (2-7 Triple Draw)

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Stephen Chidwick	$382,500
2nd	Chris Vitch	$247,500
3rd	Isaac Haxton	$168,750
4th	Benjamin Pollak	$112,500
5th	Dan Shak	$90,000
6th	Phil Hellmuth	$67,500

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

• 2-Day Event: February 6–7
• Number of Entries: 67
• Total Prize Pool: $670,000
• Number of Payouts: 10
• Winning 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

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

• 2-Day Event: February 7–8
• Number of Entries: 49
• Total Prize Pool: $1,225,000
• Number of Payouts: 7
• Winning Hand: A♠ 3♠

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Benjamin Pollak	$416,500
2nd	Jason Koon	$269,500
3rd	Stephen Chidwick	$183,750
4th	Isaac Haxton	$122,500
5th	Brian Green	$98,000
6th	Elijah Berg	$73,500

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

• 2-Day Event: February 8–9
• Number of Entries: 50
• Total Prize Pool: $1,249,500
• Number of Payouts: 8
• Winning Hand: A♠ A♥

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	David Peters	$400,000
2nd	Stephen Chidwick	$262,000
3rd	Sean Winter	$175,000
4th	Keith Tilston	$125,000
5th	Ben Tollerene	$100,000
6th	Daniel Negreanu	$75,000

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

• 3-Day Event: February 9–11
• Number of Entries: 33
• Total Prize Pool: $1,650,000
• Number of Payouts: 5
• Winning Hand: K♥ 4♥

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Keith Tilston	$660,000
2nd	Jake Schindler	$429,000
3rd	Daniel Negreanu	$264,000
4th	Tom Marchese	$165,000
5th	Dan Smith	$132,000