# 2022 U.S. Poker Open

The 2022 U.S. Poker Open was the fourth edition of the U.S. Poker Open, a series of high-stakes poker tournaments held at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The series ran from March 16–28, with 12 scheduled events culminating in the $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament finale.
Sean Winter, runner-up in the previous two U.S. Poker Opens, won the last two events to earn the $50,000 championship and Golden Eagle trophy.
Final tables were streamed on PokerGO.

## Schedule

| # | Event | Entrants | Winner | Prize | Winning hand | Runner-up | Losing hand | Results |
| 1 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 93 | Shannon Shorr | $213,900 | A♦ K♦ | Ren Lin | K♥ J♥ | Results |
| 2 | $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 77 | Justin Young | $200,200 | A♣ Q♥ J♥ 5♠ | Tommy Le | J♠ J♣ 7♦ 3♠ | Results |
| 3 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 88 | Adam Hendrix | $211,200 | 8♥ 8♠ | Jonathan Little | A♣ 2♦ | Results |
| 4 | $10,000 Big Bet Mix | 53 | Tamon Nakamura | $169,600 | 9♣ 5♠ | Rok Gostisa | 10♥ 7♦ | Results |
| 5 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 66 | Jeremy Ausmus | $178,200 | 10♦ 10♣ | Chris Brewer | A♦ Q♠ | Results |
| 6 | $15,000 8-Game | 47 | Tamon Nakamura | $239,700 | A♣ 3♣ | Phil Hellmuth | K♠ 7♣ | Results |
| 7 | $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 70 | Alex Foxen | $283,500 | 8♦ 8♣ | David Rheem | 10♠ 7♠ | Results |
| 8 | $15,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 67 | David Rheem | $271,350 | K♠ 9♦ 9♣ 3♦ | Scott Seiver | K♣ J♣ 10♦ 6♠ | Results |
| 9 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 63 | Erik Seidel | $472,500 | Q♣ J♠ | Phil Hellmuth | J♣ 9♥ | Results |
| 10 | $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 49 | Dylan Weisman | $416,500 | A♣ 8♣ 5♥ 5♦ | Cary Katz | Q♦ J♠ 3♠ 3♦ | Results |
| 11 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 55 | Sean Winter | $440,000 | Q♥ J♥ | Ali Imsirovic | 10♣ 8♥ | Results |
| 12 | $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 42 | Sean Winter | $756,000 | A♠ 6♣ | Masashi Oya | Q♠ Q♣ | Results |

## Series leaderboard

Final Standings :
| Rank | Name | Points | Earnings | Wins | Cashes |
| 1 | Sean Winter | 718 | $1,196,000 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Tamon Nakamura | 588 | $669,400 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Alex Foxen | 488 | $576,600 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | David Rheem | 481 | $481,350 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Phil Hellmuth | 464 | $589,200 | 0 | 4 |

## Series Stats

Cashes :
| Rank | Name | Cashes |
| 1 | Tamon Nakamura | 6 |
| 2 | Jeremy Ausmus | 4 |
| 2 | Alex Foxen | 4 |
| 2 | Phil Hellmuth | 4 |
| 2 | Adam Hendrix | 4 |
| 2 | Alex Livingston | 4 |
| 2 | Shannon Shorr | 4 |
| 2 | Dylan Weisman | 4 |
Final Tables :
| Rank | Name | Final Tables |
| 1 | Tamon Nakamura | 4 |
| 1 | Dylan Weisman | 4 |
| 3 | Stephen Chidwick | 3 |
| 3 | Alex Foxen | 3 |
| 3 | Phil Hellmuth | 3 |
| 3 | Ali Imsirovic | 3 |
| 3 | Ren Lin | 3 |
| 3 | Erik Seidel | 3 |
| 3 | Shannon Shorr | 3 |

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

* 2-Day Event: March 16–17
* Number of Entries: 93
* Total Prize Pool: $930,000
* Number of Payouts: 14
* Winning Hand: A♦ K♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Shannon Shorr | $213,900 |
| 2nd | Ren Lin | $148,800 |
| 3rd | Masashi Oya | $111,600 |
| 4th | Daniel Negreanu | $93,000 |
| 5th | Erik Seidel | $74,400 |
| 6th | Joseph Cheong | $55,800 |

### Event #2: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

* 2-Day Event: March 17–18
* Number of Entries: 77
* Total Prize Pool: $770,000
* Number of Payouts: 11
* Winning Hand: A♣ Q♥ J♥ 5♠
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Justin Young | $200,200 |
| 2nd | Tommy Le | $146,300 |
| 3rd | Dan Shak | $100,100 |
| 4th | Damjan Radanov | $77,000 |
| 5th | Dylan Weisman | $61,600 |
| 6th | Alex Foxen | $46,200 |

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

* 2-Day Event: March 18–19
* Number of Entries: 88
* Total Prize Pool: $880,000
* Number of Payouts: 13
* Winning Hand: 8♥ 8♠
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Adam Hendrix | $211,200 |
| 2nd | Jonathan Little | $149,600 |
| 3rd | Jeremy Ausmus | $105,600 |
| 4th | Shannon Shorr | $88,000 |
| 5th | Erik Seidel | $70,400 |
| 6th | Nitis Udornpim | $52,800 |

### Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix

* 2-Day Event: March 19–20
* Number of Entries: 53
* Total Prize Pool: $530,000
* Number of Payouts: 8
* Winning Hand: 9♣ 5♠ (No-Limit Hold'em)
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Tamon Nakamura | $169,600 |
| 2nd | Rok Gostisa | $111,300 |
| 3rd | Daniel Negreanu | $74,200 |
| 4th | Stephen Chidwick | $53,000 |
| 5th | Dylan Weisman | $42,400 |
| 6th | John Riordan | $31,800 |

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

* 2-Day Event: March 20–21
* Number of Entries: 66
* Total Prize Pool: $660,000
* Number of Payouts: 10
* Winning Hand: 10♦ 10♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Jeremy Ausmus | $178,200 |
| 2nd | Chris Brewer | $132,000 |
| 3rd | Ren Lin | $85,800 |
| 4th | Ali Imsirovic | $66,000 |
| 5th | Nick Petrangelo | $52,800 |
| 6th | David Peters | $39,600 |

### Event #6: $15,000 8-Game

* 2-Day Event: March 21–22
* Number of Entries: 47
* Total Prize Pool: $705,000
* Number of Payouts: 7
* Winning Hand: A♣ 3♣ (Limit Hold'em)
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Tamon Nakamura | $239,700 |
| 2nd | Phil Hellmuth | $155,100 |
| 3rd | Ben Yu | $105,750 |
| 4th | Bryan Micon | $77,550 |
| 5th | Damjan Radanov | $56,400 |
| 6th | Scott Seiver | $42,300 |

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

* 2-Day Event: March 22–23
* Number of Entries: 70
* Total Prize Pool: $1,050,000
* Number of Payouts: 10
* Winning Hand: 8♦ 8♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Alex Foxen | $283,500 |
| 2nd | David Rheem | $210,000 |
| 3rd | Stephen Chidwick | $136,500 |
| 4th | Thomas Boivin | $105,000 |
| 5th | Joseph Cheong | $84,000 |
| 6th | Dan Smith | $63,000 |

### Event #8: $15,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

* 2-Day Event: March 23–24
* Number of Entries: 67
* Total Prize Pool: $1,005,000
* Number of Payouts: 10
* Winning Hand: K♠ 9♦ 9♣ 3♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | David Rheem | $271,350 |
| 2nd | Scott Seiver | $201,000 |
| 3rd | Isaac Kempton | $130,650 |
| 4th | Phil Hellmuth | $100,500 |
| 5th | Adam Hendrix | $80,400 |
| 6th | Dylan Weisman | $60,300 |

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

* 2-Day Event: March 24–25
* Number of Entries: 63
* Total Prize Pool: $1,575,000
* Number of Payouts: 9
* Winning Hand: Q♣ J♠
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Erik Seidel | $472,500 |
| 2nd | Phil Hellmuth | $315,000 |
| 3rd | Alex Foxen | $220,500 |
| 4th | Sam Soverel | $157,500 |
| 5th | Tamon Nakamura | $126,000 |
| 6th | Ren Lin | $94,500 |

### Event #10: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

* 2-Day Event: March 25–26
* Number of Entries: 49
* Total Prize Pool: $1,225,000
* Number of Payouts: 7
* Winning Hand: A♣ 8♣ 5♥ 5♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Dylan Weisman | $416,500 |
| 2nd | Cary Katz | $269,500 |
| 3rd | Ali Imsirovic | $183,750 |
| 4th | Matthew Wantman | $134,750 |
| 5th | Stephen Chidwick | $98,000 |
| 6th | Isaac Kempton | $73,500 |

### Event #11: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: March 26–27
* Number of Entries: 55
* Total Prize Pool: $1,375,000
* Number of Payouts: 8
* Winning Hand: Q♥ J♥
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Sean Winter | $440,000 |
| 2nd | Ali Imsirovic | $288,750 |
| 3rd | Jake Schindler | $192,500 |
| 4th | Nick Schulman | $137,500 |
| 5th | David Peters | $110,000 |
| 6th | Tamon Nakamura | $82,500 |

### Event #12: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: March 27–28
* Number of Entries: 42
* Total Prize Pool: $2,100,000
* Number of Payouts: 6
* Winning Hand: A♠ 6♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Sean Winter | $756,000 |
| 2nd | Masashi Oya | $504,000 |
| 3rd | Zhuang Ruan | $336,000 |
| 4th | Vikenty Shegal | $231,000 |
| 5th | Shannon Shorr | $168,000 |
| 6th | Dan Smith | $105,000 |