U.S. Poker Open

The U.S. Poker Open is a series of high-stakes poker tournaments. Created in 2018, it takes place at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The series is sponsored by Poker Central and all final tables are streamed live on PokerGo. In addition to the Main Event, the player who accumulates the most points during the series wins $100,000.[1]

U.S. Poker Open
SportPoker
FoundedFebruary 2018
Country United States
Venue(s)Aria Resort and Casino
Most recent
champion(s)		 David Peters
(Main Event winner);
David Peters
(Series champion)
Sponsor(s)Poker Central
Official websiteUSPO.com

The debut season took place with eight events in February 2018. Keith Tilston won the $50,000 Main Event, while Stephen Chidwick earned series champion honors by winning two events and making five final tables.[2] For the second season in February 2019, the buy-in for the Main Event was increased to $100,000 and a Short Deck variant was added to the schedule.[3]

Series champions
Year Events Winner Wins Final tables Cashes Earnings (US$) Runner-up
2018 8 Stephen Chidwick 2 5 5 $1,256,650 Keith Tilston
2019 10 David Peters 1 3 3 $1,584,800 Sean Winter

Main Event winners
Year Entrants Winner Winning
hand		 Prize (US$) Runner-up Losing
hand
2018 33 Keith Tilston K♥ 4♥ $660,000 Jake Schindler 8♠ 7♥
2019 33 David Peters 9♦ 9♣ $1,320,000 Chris Hunichen A♥ 8♣

Event wins
Wins Player
4 Stephen Chidwick
2 David Peters

References
  1. "Event info". USPO.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  2. Fast, Erik (February 12, 2018). "Stephen Chidwick Wins Inaugural US Poker Open". CardPlayer. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  3. Rinkema, Remko (October 9, 2018). "U.S. POKER OPEN 2019 DATES AND ADDED CASH PRIZE ANNOUNCED". Poker Central. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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