# 2021 U.S. Poker Open

The 2021 U.S. Poker Open was the third edition of the U.S. Poker Open, a series of high-stakes poker tournaments held at Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The series was held from June 3–15, with 12 scheduled events culminating in a $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament. The player who earned the most points throughout the series was crowned the champion, earning $50,000 and the Golden Eagle trophy.
David Peters won three events and cashed four times to win the series championship for the second consecutive time. Sean Winter won the Main Event and finished second in the overall standings, also for the second straight time.

## Schedule

| # | Event | Entrants | Winner | Prize | Winning hand | Runner-up | Losing hand | Results |
| 1 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 95 | Jake Daniels | $218,500 | A♠ 3♠ | Dan Shak | K♥ 7♣ | Results |
| 2 | $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 65 | Sam Soverel | $175,500 | 10♥ 9♣ 7♦ 4♦ | Jordan Cristos | A♣ J♣ 4♠ 2♦ | Results |
| 3 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 77 | Joe McKeehen | $200,200 | J♥ J♦ | Ray Qartomy | 5♠ 5♦ | Results |
| 4 | $10,000 Big Bet Mix | 48 | John Riordan | $163,200 | 9♣ 8♥ 7♣ 6♠ 6♦ | Sean Perry | J♠ J♥ 10♦ 7♦ 2♦ | Results |
| 5 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 85 | Joey Weissman | $204,000 | Q♥ 2♥ | Adam Hendrix | A♣ J♣ | Results |
| 6 | $10,000 8-Game | 68 | Eli Elezra | $183,600 | A♦ 7♦/3♥ 2♦ Q♠ 7♠/9♠ | Steve Zolotow | K♥ 5♠/5♦ 10♣ 4♣ 8♦/J♣ | Results |
| 7 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 99 | David Peters | $217,800 | A♥ 8♣ | Jared Jaffee | K♠ 2♣ | Results |
| 8 | $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 63 | Jared Bleznick | $189,000 | A♠ 8♠ 8♥ 7♣ | Maxx Coleman | 9♦ 7♦ 6♣ 2♣ | Results |
| 9 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 99 | Ali Imsirovic | $217,800 | J♣ 6♦ | Andrew Lichtenberger | K♥ J♠ | Results |
| 10 | $10,000 Short Deck | 27 | David Peters | $124,200 | J♣ 10♠ | Ali Imsirovic | Q♦ 8♣ | Results |
| 11 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 69 | David Peters | $465,750 | 10♠ 10♦ | Ivan Zufic | 9♥ 9♣ | Results |
| 12 | $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 42 | Sean Winter | $756,000 | 10♣ 6♣ | Stephen Chidwick | Q♠ 4♣ | Results |

## Series leaderboard

Standings :
| Rank | Name | Points | Earnings |
| 1 | David Peters | 646 | $832,950 |
| 2 | Sean Winter | 484 | $785,700 |
| 3 | Ali Imsirovic | 483 | $482,000 |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | 427 | $628,700 |
| 5 | Dan Shak | 371 | $459,750 |

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

* 2-Day Event: June 3–4
* Number of Entries: 95
* Total Prize Pool: $950,000
* Number of Payouts: 14
* Winning Hand: A♠ 3♠
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Jake Daniels | $218,500 |
| 2nd | Dan Shak | $152,000 |
| 3rd | Barry Hutter | $114,000 |
| 4th | Stephen Chidwick | $95,000 |
| 5th | Steve Zolotow | $76,000 |
| 6th | Sergi Reixach | $57,000 |
| 7th | Tim McDermott | $47,500 |

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

* 2-Day Event: June 4–5
* Number of Entries: 65
* Total Prize Pool: $650,000
* Number of Payouts: 10
* Winning Hand: 10♥ 9♣ 7♦ 4♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Sam Soverel | $175,500 |
| 2nd | Jordan Cristos | $130,000 |
| 3rd | Marc Brody | $84,500 |
| 4th | Dylan Weisman | $65,000 |
| 5th | Maxx Coleman | $52,000 |
| 6th | Matthew Ploof | $39,000 |

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

* 2-Day Event: June 5–6
* Number of Entries: 77
* Total Prize Pool: $770,000
* Number of Payouts: 11
* Winning Hand: J♥ J♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Joe McKeehen | $200,200 |
| 2nd | Ray Qartomy | $146,300 |
| 3rd | Ali Imsirovic | $100,100 |
| 4th | Steve Zolotow | $77,000 |
| 5th | Jake Schindler | $61,600 |
| 6th | Justin Saliba | $46,200 |
| 7th | Barry Hutter | $38,500 |

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

* 2-Day Event: June 6–7
* Number of Entries: 48
* Total Prize Pool: $480,000
* Number of Payouts: 7
* Winning Hand: 9♣ 8♥ 7♣ 6♠ 6♦ (2-7 Single Draw)
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | John Riordan | $163,200 |
| 2nd | Sean Perry | $105,600 |
| 3rd | Alex Foxen | $72,000 |
| 4th | Maxx Coleman | $52,800 |
| 5th | Brian Okin | $38,400 |
| 6th | Jim Collopy | $28,800 |

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

* 2-Day Event: June 7–8
* Number of Entries: 85
* Total Prize Pool: $850,000
* Number of Payouts: 13
* Winning Hand: Q♥ 2♥
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Joey Weissman | $204,000 |
| 2nd | Adam Hendrix | $144,500 |
| 3rd | Joe McKeehen | $102,000 |
| 4th | Cary Katz | $85,000 |
| 5th | Frank Funaro | $68,000 |
| 6th | Brock Wilson | $51,000 |
| 7th | Vicent Bosca | $42,500 |

### Event #6: $10,000 8-Game

* 2-Day Event: June 8–9
* Number of Entries: 68
* Total Prize Pool: $680,000
* Number of Payouts: 10
* Winning Hand: A♦ 7♦ / 3♥ 2♦ Q♠ 7♠ / 9♠ (Stud 8)
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Eli Elezra | $183,600 |
| 2nd | Steve Zolotow | $136,000 |
| 3rd | Daniel Negreanu | $88,400 |
| 4th | Richard Sklar | $68,000 |
| 5th | Erik Sagstrom | $54,400 |

### Event #7: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: June 9–10
* Number of Entries: 99
* Total Prize Pool: $990,000
* Number of Payouts: 15
* Winning Hand: A♥ 8♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | David Peters | $217,800 |
| 2nd | Jared Jaffee | $158,400 |
| 3rd | Andrew Lichtenberger | $118,800 |
| 4th | Brock Wilson | $89,100 |
| 5th | Alex Foxen | $79,200 |
| 6th | Ivan Zufic | $59,400 |
| 7th | Dan Shak | $49,500 |

### Event #8: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

* 2-Day Event: June 10–11
* Number of Entries: 63
* Total Prize Pool: $630,000
* Number of Payouts: 9
* Winning Hand: A♠ 8♠ 8♥ 7♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Jared Bleznick | $189,000 |
| 2nd | Maxx Coleman | $126,000 |
| 3rd | Christopher Usude | $88,200 |
| 4th | Ali Imsirovic | $63,000 |
| 5th | Joseph Sanders | $50,400 |
| 6th | Frank Crivello | $37,800 |

### Event #9: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: June 11–12
* Number of Entries: 99
* Total Prize Pool: $990,000
* Number of Payouts: 15
* Winning Hand: J♣ 6♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Ali Imsirovic | $217,800 |
| 2nd | Andrew Lichtenberger | $158,400 |
| 3rd | Cary Katz | $118,800 |
| 4th | Vanessa Kade | $94,050 |
| 5th | Erik Seidel | $74,250 |
| 6th | Thomas Winters | $59,400 |
| 7th | Jake Schindler | $49,500 |

### Event #10: $10,000 Short Deck

* 2-Day Event: June 12–13
* Number of Entries: 27
* Total Prize Pool: $270,000
* Number of Payouts: 4
* Winning Hand: J♣ 10♠
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | David Peters | $124,200 |
| 2nd | Ali Imsirovic | $75,600 |
| 3rd | Cary Katz | $43,200 |
| 4th | Thomas Kysar | $27,000 |

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

* 2-Day Event: June 13–14
* Number of Entries: 69
* Total Prize Pool: $1,725,000
* Number of Payouts: 10
* Winning Hand: 10♠ 10♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | David Peters | $465,750 |
| 2nd | Ivan Zufic | $345,000 |
| 3rd | Dan Shak | $224,250 |
| 4th | Jake Daniels | $172,500 |
| 5th | Vanessa Kade | $138,000 |
| 6th | Frank Funaro | $103,500 |

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

* 2-Day Event: June 14–15
* Number of Entries: 42
* Total Prize Pool: $2,100,000
* Number of Payouts: 6
* Winning Hand: 10♣ 6♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Sean Winter | $756,000 |
| 2nd | Stephen Chidwick | $504,000 |
| 3rd | Jason Koon | $336,000 |
| 4th | Jonathan Little | $231,000 |
| 5th | Sam Soverel | $168,000 |
| 6th | Bill Klein | $105,000 |

## Leaders

Final Tables :
| Rank | Name | Final Tables |
| 1 | Ali Imsirovic | 4 |
| T2 | Maxx Coleman | 3 |
| T2 | Cary Katz | 3 |
| T2 | David Peters | 3 |
| T2 | Dan Shak | 3 |
| T2 | Steve Zolotow | 3 |
Cashes :
| Rank | Name | Cashes |
| 1 | Ali Imsirovic | 5 |
| T2 | Alex Foxen | 4 |
| T2 | Cary Katz | 4 |
| T2 | David Peters | 4 |
| T2 | John Riordan | 4 |
| T2 | Dan Shak | 4 |
| T2 | Sam Soverel | 4 |