# 2019 U.S. Poker Open

The 2019 U.S. Poker Open was the second season of the U.S. Poker Open, a series of high-stakes poker tournaments. It took place from February 13–23 at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. There were ten scheduled events with buy-ins ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. A short deck tournament was added to the schedule, while the buy-in for the Main Event was increased from $50,000 to $100,000.
Like the first season, the series was sponsored by Poker Central and all events were streamed live on PokerGO.
David Peters won both the Main Event for $1,320,000 and the $100,000 series championship with a total of one win and three final tables.

## Schedule

| # | Event | Entrants | Winner | Prize | Winning hand | Runner-up | Losing hand | Results |
| 1 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em | 90 | Stephen Chidwick | $216,000 | 7♦ 5♦ | Sean Winter | 8♦ 8♣ | Results |
| 2 | $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 64 | Jordan Cristos | $179,200 | K♣ 9♠ 6♥ 5♣ | Manig Löser | Q♦ 10♣ 7♦ 4♣ | Results |
| 3 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em | 91 | Lauren Roberts | $218,400 | A♣ 4♦ | Koray Aldemir | Q♣ 3♥ | Results |
| 4 | $10,000 Short Deck | 42 | Sean Winter | $151,200 | K♣ 9♣ | David Peters | J♦ 9♠ | Results |
| 5 | $25,000 No Limit Hold'em | 59 | Ali Imsirovic | $442,500 | 9♣ 6♠ | Cary Katz | K♣ 5♣ | Results |
| 6 | $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 39 | Stephen Chidwick | $351,000 | A♠ 10♣ 8♠ 4♥ | Cary Katz | A♣ J♠ J♦ 3♦ | Results |
| 7 | $25,000 No Limit Hold'em | 60 | Bryn Kenney | $450,000 | K♦ J♣ | Jake Schindler | A♣ 7♦ | Results |
| 8 | $25,000 Eight-Game Mix | 20 | Nick Schulman | $270,000 | K♥ 10♣ | Brandon Adams | 9♦ 2♠ | Results |
| 9 | $50,000 No Limit Hold'em | 41 | Koray Aldemir | $738,000 | K♣ Q♥ | Ryan Riess | K♥ 7♠ | Results |
| 10 | $100,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | 33 | David Peters | $1,320,000 | 9♦ 9♣ | Chris Hunichen | A♥ 8♣ | Results |

## Series leaderboard

Standings :
| Rank | Name | Points | Earnings |
| 1 | David Peters | 550 | $1,584,000 |
| 2 | Sean Winter | 540 | $747,900 |
| 3 | Stephen Chidwick | 540 | $705,950 |
| 4 | Nick Schulman | 410 | $390,000 |
| 5 | Brandon Adams | 365 | $314,750 |

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

* 2-Day Event: February 13–14
* Number of Entries: 90
* Total Prize Pool: $900,000
* Number of Payouts: 13
* Winning Hand: 7♦ 5♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Stephen Chidwick | $216,000 |
| 2nd | Sean Winter | $157,000 |
| 3rd | Joseph Cheong | $112,500 |
| 4th | Joseph Cappello | $90,000 |
| 5th | Lazaro Hernandez | $72,000 |
| 6th | Joseph Orsino | $54,000 |

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

* 2-Day Event: February 14–15
* Number of Entries: 64
* Total Prize Pool: $640,000
* Number of Payouts: 10
* Winning Hand: K♣ 9♠ 6♥ 5♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Jordan Cristos | $179,200 |
| 2nd | Manig Löser | $128,000 |
| 3rd | Martin Zamani | $83,200 |
| 4th | Adam Hendrix | $64,000 |
| 5th | Cary Katz | $51,200 |
| 6th | Sean Winter | $38,400 |

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

* 2-Day Event: February 15–16
* Number of Entries: 91
* Total Prize Pool: $910,000
* Number of Payouts: 13
* Winning Hand: A♣ 4♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Lauren Roberts | $218,400 |
| 2nd | Koray Aldemir | $159,250 |
| 3rd | Stephen Chidwick | $113,750 |
| 4th | Brandon Adams | $91,000 |
| 5th | Sean Winter | $72,800 |
| 6th | Ralph Wong | $54,600 |

### Event #4: $10,000 Short Deck

* 2-Day Event: February 16–17
* Number of Entries: 42
* Total Prize Pool: $419,900
* Number of Payouts: 6
* Winning Hand: K♣ 9♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Sean Winter | $151,200 |
| 2nd | David Peters | $100,800 |
| 3rd | Seth Davies | $67,200 |
| 4th | Ben Lamb | $42,000 |
| 5th | Ben Yu | $33,600 |
| 6th | Stephen Chidwick | $25,200 |

### Event #5: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: February 17–18
* Number of Entries: 59
* Total Prize Pool: $1,475,000
* Number of Payouts: 9
* Winning Hand: 9♣ 6♠
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Ali Imsirovic | $442,500 |
| 2nd | Cary Katz | $295,000 |
| 3rd | Dan Shak | $206,500 |
| 4th | Nick Petrangelo | $147,500 |
| 5th | Kristen Bicknell | $118,000 |
| 6th | Joseph Cappello | $88,500 |

### Event #6: $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha

* 2-Day Event: February 18–19
* Number of Entries: 39
* Total Prize Pool: $975,000
* Number of Payouts: 6
* Winning Hand: A♠ 10♣ 8♠ 4♥
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Stephen Chidwick | $351,000 |
| 2nd | Cary Katz | $234,000 |
| 3rd | Tom Marchese | $156,000 |
| 4th | Ben Lamb | $97,500 |
| 5th | Sean Rafael | $78,000 |
| 6th | Anthony Zinno | $58,500 |

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

* 2-Day Event: February 19–20
* Number of Entries: 60
* Total Prize Pool: $1,500,000
* Number of Payouts: 9
* Winning Hand: K♦ J♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Bryn Kenney | $450,000 |
| 2nd | Jake Schindler | $300,000 |
| 3rd | Ben Yu | $210,000 |
| 4th | Keith Tilston | $150,000 |
| 5th | Nick Schulman | $120,000 |
| 6th | Nick Petrangelo | $90,000 |

### Event #8: $25,000 Mixed Game

* 2-Day Event: February 20–21
* Number of Entries: 20
* Total Prize Pool: $500,000
* Number of Payouts: 3
* Winning Hand: K♥ 10♣ (Limit Hold'em)
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Nick Schulman | $270,000 |
| 2nd | Brandon Adams | $150,000 |
| 3rd | Chris Vitch | $80,000 |

### Event #9: $50,000 No Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: February 21–22
* Number of Entries: 41
* Total Prize Pool: $2,050,000
* Number of Payouts: 6
* Winning Hand: K♣ Q♥
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Koray Aldemir | $738,000 |
| 2nd | Ryan Riess | $492,000 |
| 3rd | Sean Winter | $328,000 |
| 4th | Alex Foxen | $205,000 |
| 5th | David Peters | $164,000 |
| 6th | Seth Davies | $123,000 |

### Event #10: $100,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event

* 2-Day Event: February 22–23
* Number of Entries: 33
* Total Prize Pool: $3,300,000
* Number of Payouts: 5
* Winning Hand: 9♦ 9♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | David Peters | $1,320,000 |
| 2nd | Chris Hunichen | $858,000 |
| 3rd | Keith Tilston | $528,000 |
| 4th | Martin Zamani | $330,000 |
| 5th | Ryan Riess | $264,000 |