2021 U.S. Poker Open Explained

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Schedule

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	Event	Entrants	Winner	Prize	Winning hand	Runner-up	Losing hand	Results
1	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	95	Jake Daniels	$218,500		Dan Shak		Results
2	$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	65	Sam Soverel	$175,500		Jordan Cristos		Results
3	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	77	Joe McKeehen	$200,200		Ray Qartomy		Results
4	$10,000 Big Bet Mix	48	John Riordan	$163,200		Sean Perry		Results
5	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	85	Joey Weissman	$204,000		Adam Hendrix		Results
6	$10,000 8-Game	68	Eli Elezra	$183,600	//	Steve Zolotow	//	Results
7	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	99	David Peters	$217,800		Jared Jaffee		Results
8	$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	63	Jared Bleznick	$189,000		Maxx Coleman		Results
9	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	99	Ali Imsirovic	$217,800		Andrew Lichtenberger		Results
10	$10,000 Short Deck	27	David Peters	$124,200		Ali Imsirovic		Results
11	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em	69	David Peters	$465,750		Ivan Zufic		Results
12	$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em	42	Sean Winter	$756,000		Stephen Chidwick		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^[4]
• Number of Entries: 95
• Total Prize Pool: $950,000
• Number of Payouts: 14
• Winning Hand:

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Jake Daniels	$218,500
2nd		$152,000
3rd	Barry Hutter	$114,000
4th		$95,000
5th		$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^[5]
• Number of Entries: 65
• Total Prize Pool: $650,000
• Number of Payouts: 10
• Winning Hand:

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^[6]
• Number of Entries: 77
• Total Prize Pool: $770,000
• Number of Payouts: 11
• Winning Hand:

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st		$200,200
2nd	Ray Qartomy	$146,300
3rd		$100,100
4th		$77,000
5th		$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^[7]
• Number of Entries: 48
• Total Prize Pool: $480,000
• Number of Payouts: 7
• Winning Hand: (2-7 Single Draw)

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	John Riordan	$163,200
2nd	Sean Perry	$105,600
3rd		$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^[8]
• Number of Entries: 85
• Total Prize Pool: $850,000
• Number of Payouts: 13
• Winning Hand:

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Joey Weissman	$204,000
2nd	Adam Hendrix	$144,500
3rd		$102,000
4th		$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^[9]
• Number of Entries: 68
• Total Prize Pool: $680,000
• Number of Payouts: 10
• Winning Hand: / / (Stud 8)

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st		$183,600
2nd		$136,000
3rd		$88,400
4th	Richard Sklar	$68,000
5th		$54,400

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

• 2-Day Event: June 9–10^[10]
• Number of Entries: 99
• Total Prize Pool: $990,000
• Number of Payouts: 15
• Winning Hand:

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st		$217,800
2nd	Jared Jaffee	$158,400
3rd		$118,800
4th	Brock Wilson	$89,100
5th		$79,200
6th	Ivan Zufic	$59,400
7th		$49,500

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

• 2-Day Event: June 10–11^[11]
• Number of Entries: 63
• Total Prize Pool: $630,000
• Number of Payouts: 9
• Winning Hand:

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Jared Bleznick	$189,000
2nd	Maxx Coleman	$126,000
3rd	Christopher Usude	$88,200
4th		$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^[12]
• Number of Entries: 99
• Total Prize Pool: $990,000
• Number of Payouts: 15
• Winning Hand:

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st		$217,800
2nd		$158,400
3rd		$118,800
4th	Vanessa Kade	$94,050
5th		$74,250
6th	Thomas Winters	$59,400
7th		$49,500

Event #10: $10,000 Short Deck

• 2-Day Event: June 12–13^[13]
• Number of Entries: 27
• Total Prize Pool: $270,000
• Number of Payouts: 4
• Winning Hand:

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st		$124,200
2nd		$75,600
3rd		$43,200
4th	Thomas Kysar	$27,000

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

• 2-Day Event: June 13–14^[14]
• Number of Entries: 69
• Total Prize Pool: $1,725,000
• Number of Payouts: 10
• Winning Hand:

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st		$465,750
2nd	Ivan Zufic	$345,000
3rd		$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^[15]
• Number of Entries: 42
• Total Prize Pool: $2,100,000
• Number of Payouts: 6
• Winning Hand:

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st		$756,000
2nd		$504,000
3rd		$336,000
4th		$231,000
5th	Sam Soverel	$168,000
6th		$105,000

Leaders

Final Tables

Rank	Name	Final Tables
1	Ali Imsirovic	4
T2	Maxx Coleman	3
Cary Katz
David Peters
Dan Shak
Steve Zolotow

Cashes

Rank	Name	Cashes
1	Ali Imsirovic	5
T2	Alex Foxen	4
Cary Katz
David Peters
John Riordan
Dan Shak
Sam Soverel

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Duckworth. Tim. U.S. POKER OPEN 2021 SCHEDULE: JUNE 3-15. Poker Central. May 12, 2021. June 5, 2021.
2. Web site: Walsh. Jeff. Sean Winter Wins USPO Event #12 for $756K, Peters Wins Overall Title. PocketFives.com. June 15, 2021. June 15, 2021.
3. Web site: 2021 U.S. Poker Open results. Hendon Mob. June 5, 2021.
4. Web site: Glatzer. Jason. Jake Daniels Wins the U.S. Poker Open Event #1: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em ($218,500). PokerNews. June 5, 2021. June 5, 2021.
5. Web site: Walsh. Jeff. Sam Soverel Takes Down U.S. Poker Open 2021 Event #2 for $175,500. PocketFives.com. June 5, 2021. June 5, 2021.
6. Web site: Sofen. Jon. Quad Alert: Four Jacks Does it For Joe McKeehen in US Poker Open. Cardschat.com. June 6, 2021. June 6, 2021.
7. Web site: Glatzer. Jason. John Riordan Wins U.S. Poker Open $10K Big Bet Mix ($163,200). PokerNews. June 8, 2021. June 8, 2021.
8. Web site: Rinkema. Remko. JOEY WEISSMAN MOUNTS EPIC COMEBACK & WINS U.S. POKER OPEN EVENT #5 FOR $204,000. Poker Central. June 8, 2021. June 8, 2021.
9. Web site: Bradley. Lance. Eli Elezra Defeats Steve Zolotow to Grab U.S. Poker Open 8-Game Win. PocketFives.com. June 10, 2021. June 10, 2021.
10. Web site: Rinkema. Remko. REIGNING U.S. POKER OPEN CHAMPION DAVID PETERS WINS EVENT #7 FOR $217,800. Poker Central. June 10, 2021. June 10, 2021.
11. Web site: Glatzer. Jason. Jared Bleznick Wins USPO Event #8: $10K PLO ($189,000). PokerNews.com. June 12, 2021. June 12, 2021.
12. Web site: Fast. Erik. Ali Imsirovic Wins U.S. Poker Open $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller For His Sixth Title of 2021. CardPlayer.com. June 12, 2021. June 12, 2021.
13. Web site: Sofen. Jon. Bluff Doesn’t Get Through for Ali Imsirovic, David Peters Wins USPO Short Deck. Cardschat.com. June 13, 2021. June 14, 2021.
14. Web site: Glatzer. Jason. David Peters Wins Third USPO Title in Five Days in the Event #11: $25K NLHE ($465,750). PokerNews.com. June 15, 2021. June 15, 2021.
15. Web site: Rinkema. Remko. SEAN WINTER WINS U.S. POKER OPEN EVENT #12: $50,000 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM FOR $756,000. Poker Central. June 15, 2021. June 15, 2021.