The 2018 U.S. Poker Open was the inaugural season of the
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, and all final tables are streamed live on PokerGO. In addition to the Main Event, the player who ...
. It took place from February 1–11 at the
Aria Resort and Casino
Aria Resort and Casino is a luxury resort and casino, part of the CityCenter complex on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Aria consists of two curved glass and steel highrise towers adjoined at the center. It opened on December 16, 2009 ...
in
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
.
Poker Central
Poker Central is a website and service which focuses on poker news, events, live streaming and hosting poker content. It operates PokerGO an online paid subscription channel and streaming service which features multiple poker shows, cash games and ...
sponsored the event, with every final table streamed live on PokerGo. There were eight events, including Pot Limit Omaha and Mixed Game tournaments, with buy-ins ranging between $10,000 and $50,000. It culminated in the $50,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event.
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen James Chidwick (born 10 May 1989) is an English professional poker player from Deal, Kent. Chidwick led the Global Poker Index (GPI) from April 18 to October 9, 2018.
Poker
Chidwick began playing live poker tournaments in 2008. He pla ...
won the series championship, winning two events and making the final table of five out of eight events. Keith Tilston won the Main Event.
Schedule
Series leaderboard
Results
Event #1: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
* 2-Day Event: February 1–2
* Number of Entries: 68
* Total Prize Pool: $680,000
* Number of Payouts: 10
* Winning Hand:
Event #2: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha
* 2-Day Event: February 2–3
* Number of Entries: 64
* Total Prize Pool: $640,000
* Number of Payouts: 10
* Winning Hand:
Event #3: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em
* 2-Day Event: February 3–4
* Number of Entries: 44
* Total Prize Pool: $1,100,000
* Number of Payouts: 7
* Winning Hand:
Event #4: $25,000 Mixed Game Championship
* 2-Day Event: February 5–6
* Number of Entries: 45
* Total Prize Pool: $1,125,000
* Number of Payouts: 7
* Winning Hand: (2-7 Triple Draw)
Event #5: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
* 2-Day Event: February 6–7
* Number of Entries: 67
* Total Prize Pool: $670,000
* Number of Payouts: 10
* Winning Hand:
Event #6: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em
* 2-Day Event: February 7–8
* Number of Entries: 49
* Total Prize Pool: $1,225,000
* Number of Payouts: 7
* Winning Hand:
Event #7: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em
* 2-Day Event: February 8–9
* Number of Entries: 50
* Total Prize Pool: $1,249,500
* Number of Payouts: 8
* Winning Hand:
Event #8: $50,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
* 3-Day Event: February 9–11
* Number of Entries: 33
* Total Prize Pool: $1,650,000
* Number of Payouts: 5
* Winning Hand:
References
External links
Results
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