2023 U.S. Poker Open

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2023 U.S. Poker Open
VenuePokerGO Studio at Aria Resort and Casino
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
DatesMarch 23 – April 5, 2023
Champion
Martin Zamani
(USPO winner)
(Main Event winner)
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The 2023 U.S. Poker Open was the fifth edition of the U.S. Poker Open, an annual series of high stakes poker tournaments held inside the PokerGO Studio in the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The series was held from March 23 – April 5 and featured ten events, culminating in the $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em main event.[1]

Martin Zamani won the main event and cashed four times to earn the series championship, winning the Golden Eagle trophy and $50,000 bonus prize.[2]

Schedule[edit]

# Event Entrants Winner Prize Winning hand Runner-up Losing hand Results
1 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 105 United States Joey Weissman $231,000 A Q United States Justin Young A 7 Results
2 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 105 China Ren Lin $231,000 A 5 Argentina Nacho Barbero K 7 Results
3 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 93 United States Sam Soverel $213,900 K Q United States Chris Brewer 2 2 Results
4 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 77 United States Allan Le $200,200 J 8 7 7 Netherlands Ronald Keijzer K Q 9 7 Results
5 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 88 United States Phil Hellmuth $221,200 6 2 United States Jeremy Ausmus Q 10 Results
6 $15,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 62 United States Isaac Kempton $279,000 Q 10 9 8 United States Gregory Shuda K 7 6 2 Results
7 $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em 87 United States Darren Elias $313,200 A K United States Sam Soverel 7 7 Results
8 $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 54 United States Isaac Haxton $423,000 A 4 United States Joey Weissman Q 10 Results
9 $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 47 United States Dan Smith $399,500 J 7 China Ren Lin A 9 Results
10 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em 37 United States Martin Zamani $666,000 K 6 United States Nick Petrangelo Q 10 Results

Series Leaderboard[edit]

Final Standings
Rank Name Points Earnings Wins Cashes
1 United States Martin Zamani 570 $835,800 1 4
2 China Ren Lin 465 $568,400 1 4
3 United States Sam Soverel 457 $456,750 1 3
4 United States Joey Weissman 442 $736,500 1 3
5 United States Darren Elias 429 $542,400 1 3

Event Results[edit]

Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em[edit]

  • 2-Day Event: March 23–24
  • Number of Entries: 105
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,050,000
  • Number of Payouts: 15
  • Winning Hand: A Q
Final Table[3]
Place Name Prize
1 United States Joey Weissman $231,000
2 United States Justin Young $168,000
3 United States Andrew Moreno $126,000
4 United States Matthew McEwan $99,750
5 Argentina Nacho Barbero $78,750
6 United States Jonathan Little $63,000

Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em[edit]

  • 2-Day Event: March 24–25
  • Number of Entries: 105
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,050,000
  • Number of Payouts: 15
  • Winning Hand: A 5
Final Table[4]
Place Name Prize
1 China Ren Lin $231,000
2 Argentina Nacho Barbero $168,000
3 United States Robert Chorlian $126,000
4 United States Nate Silver $99,750
5 United States Aram Zobian $78,750
6 United States Erik Seidel $63,000

Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em[edit]

Sam Soverel won his second USPO title in Event #3
  • 2-Day Event: March 25–27
  • Number of Entries: 93
  • Total Prize Pool: $930,000
  • Number of Payouts: 14
  • Winning Hand: K Q
Final Table[5]
Place Name Prize
1 United States Sam Soverel $213,900
2 United States Chris Brewer $148,800
3 United States Brandon Wilson $111,600
4 Canada Kristen Foxen $93,000
5 United States Dan Colpoys $74,400
6 Argentina Nacho Barbero $55,800

Event #4: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[edit]

  • 2-Day Event: March 27–28
  • Number of Entries: 77
  • Total Prize Pool: $770,000
  • Number of Payouts: 11
  • Winning Hand: J 8 7 7
Final Table[6]
Place Name Prize
1 United States Allan Le $200,200
2 Netherlands Ronald Keijzer $146,300
3 United States Dylan Weisman $100,100
4 Canada Daniel Negreanu $77,000
5 Serbia Damjan Radanov $61,600
6 Japan Masashi Oya $46,200

Event #5: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em[edit]

Phil Hellmuth made a straight flush to win Event #5
  • 2-Day Event: March 28–29
  • Number of Entries: 88
  • Total Prize Pool: $880,000
  • Number of Payouts: 13
  • Winning Hand: 6 2
Final Table[7]
Place Name Prize
1 United States Phil Hellmuth $211,200
2 United States Jeremy Ausmus $149,600
3 United States Jesse Lonis $105,600
4 United States George Wolff $88,000
5 United States Aram Oganyan $70,400
6 United States Allan Le $52,800

Event #6: $15,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[edit]

  • 2-Day Event: March 29–30
  • Number of Entries: 62
  • Total Prize Pool: $930,000
  • Number of Payouts: 9
  • Winning Hand: Q 10 9 8
Final Table[8]
Place Name Prize
1 United States Isaac Kempton $279,000
2 United States Gregory Shuda $186,000
3 United States Martin Zamani $130,200
4 United States Ben Lamb $93,000
5 Greece Roussos Koliakoudakis $74,400
6 United States Erik Seidel $55,800

Event #7: $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em[edit]

Event #7 champion Darren Elias
  • 2-Day Event: March 30–31
  • Number of Entries: 87
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,305,000
  • Number of Payouts: 13
  • Winning Hand: A K
Final Table[9]
Place Name Prize
1 United States Darren Elias $313,200
2 United States Sam Soverel $221,850
3 United States Brandon Wilson $156,600
4 Japan Masashi Oya $130,500
5 United States Sean Winter $104,400
6 United States Chris Brewer $78,300

Event #8: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em[edit]

Event #8 champion Isaac Haxton
  • 2-Day Event: March 31 – April 1
  • Number of Entries: 54
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,350,000
  • Number of Payouts: 8
  • Winning Hand: A 4
Final Table[10]
Place Name Prize
1 United States Isaac Haxton $423,000
2 United States Joey Weissman $283,500
3 United States Dan Smith $189,000
4 United States Bill Klein $135,000
5 United States Phil Hellmuth $108,000
6 United States Alex Foxen $81,000

Event #9: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em[edit]

Dan Smith won Event #9 and made the final table of the main event
  • 2-Day Event: April 1–3
  • Number of Entries: 47
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,175,000
  • Number of Payouts: 7
  • Winning Hand: J 7
Final Table[11]
Place Name Prize
1 United States Dan Smith $399,500
2 China Ren Lin $258,500
3 United States Brian Kim $176,250
4 United States Cary Katz $129,250
5 Thailand Punnat Punsri $94,000
6 United States Nick Schulman $70,500

Event #10: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em[edit]

Nick Petrangelo finished runner-up to Martin Zamani in the main event
  • 2-Day Event: April 3–4
  • Number of Entries: 37
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,850,000
  • Number of Payouts: 6
  • Winning Hand: K 6
Final Table[12]
Place Name Prize
1 United States Martin Zamani $666,000
2 United States Nick Petrangelo $444,000
3 United States Jeremy Ausmus $296,000
4 United States Justin Bonomo $203,500
5 United States Dan Smith $148,000
6 United States Chris Brewer $92,500

References[edit]

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  3. ^ Peters, Donnie (March 24, 2023). "Joey Weissman Wins 2023 U.S. Poker Open Event #1 for $231,000". PGT.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  4. ^ Burnett, Andrew (March 27, 2023). "Ren Lin Continues 2023 Heater with US Poker Open Win worth $231,000". HighstakesDB. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Richards, Connor (March 29, 2023). "Weissman, Lin & Soverel Early Winners at USPO; Negreanu Calls Shot". PokerNews.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  6. ^ Cosby, Sam (March 28, 2023). "Allan Le Wins 2023 U.S. Poker Open Event #4 for $200,200". PGT.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  7. ^ Sofen, Jon (March 29, 2023). "Phil Hellmuth Wins U.S. Poker Open Event #5: $10,000 NLH for $211K w/ Straight Flush". PokerNews.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  8. ^ Cosby, Sam (March 30, 2023). "Isaac Kempton Wins 2023 U.S. Poker Open Event #6 ($279,000)". PGT.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
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