2023 U.S. Poker Open

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]

2023 U.S. Poker Open
Venue	PokerGO Studio at Aria Resort and Casino
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	March 23 – April 5, 2023
Champion
Martin Zamani (USPO winner) (Main Event winner)
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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

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

Series Leaderboard

Final Standings

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

Event Results

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

• 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	Joey Weissman	$231,000
2	Justin Young	$168,000
3	Andrew Moreno	$126,000
4	Matthew McEwan	$99,750
5	Nacho Barbero	$78,750
6	Jonathan Little	$63,000

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

• 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	Ren Lin	$231,000
2	Nacho Barbero	$168,000
3	Robert Chorlian	$126,000
4	Nate Silver	$99,750
5	Aram Zobian	$78,750
6	Erik Seidel	$63,000

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

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	Sam Soverel	$213,900
2	Chris Brewer	$148,800
3	Brandon Wilson	$111,600
4	Kristen Foxen	$93,000
5	Dan Colpoys	$74,400
6	Nacho Barbero	$55,800

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

• 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	Allan Le	$200,200
2	Ronald Keijzer	$146,300
3	Dylan Weisman	$100,100
4	Daniel Negreanu	$77,000
5	Damjan Radanov	$61,600
6	Masashi Oya	$46,200

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

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	Phil Hellmuth	$211,200
2	Jeremy Ausmus	$149,600
3	Jesse Lonis	$105,600
4	George Wolff	$88,000
5	Aram Oganyan	$70,400
6	Allan Le	$52,800

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

• 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	Isaac Kempton	$279,000
2	Gregory Shuda	$186,000
3	Martin Zamani	$130,200
4	Ben Lamb	$93,000
5	Roussos Koliakoudakis	$74,400
6	Erik Seidel	$55,800

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

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	Darren Elias	$313,200
2	Sam Soverel	$221,850
3	Brandon Wilson	$156,600
4	Masashi Oya	$130,500
5	Sean Winter	$104,400
6	Chris Brewer	$78,300

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

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	Isaac Haxton	$423,000
2	Joey Weissman	$283,500
3	Dan Smith	$189,000
4	Bill Klein	$135,000
5	Phil Hellmuth	$108,000
6	Alex Foxen	$81,000

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

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	Dan Smith	$399,500
2	Ren Lin	$258,500
3	Brian Kim	$176,250
4	Cary Katz	$129,250
5	Punnat Punsri	$94,000
6	Nick Schulman	$70,500

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

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	Martin Zamani	$666,000
2	Nick Petrangelo	$444,000
3	Jeremy Ausmus	$296,000
4	Justin Bonomo	$203,500
5	Dan Smith	$148,000
6	Chris Brewer	$92,500

References

1. Duckworth, Tim (March 20, 2023). "U.S. Poker Open Schedule: March 23 - April 4". PGT.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
2. Richards, Connor (April 5, 2023). "Martin Zamani Wins U.S. Poker Open Finale for $666K, Named Overall Champ". PokerNews.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
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.
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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.
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External links

• PokerGo Tour website
• Hendon Mob results