2024 U.S. Poker Open

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2024 U.S. Poker Open
VenuePokerGO Studio at Aria Resort and Casino
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
DatesApril 8-17, 2024
Champion
United States Aram Zobian
(USPO winner)
United Kingdom Stephen Chidwick
(Main Event winner)
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The 2024 U.S. Poker Open was the sixth 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 April 8 – 17 and featured eith events, culminating in the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em main event.[1]

Aram Zobian claimed victory at the U.S. Poker Open at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas, winning the prestigious Golden Eagle trophy and $25,000 PGT Passport bonus prize. Zobian finished the eight-event series with one victory, four cashes, and more than $600,000 in prize money won. He topped the 2024 U.S. Poker Open leaderboard with 616 points, nearly 200 points ahead of any other competitor.[2]

Schedule

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# Event Entrants Winner Prize Winning
hand 		Runner-up Losing
hand 		Results
1 $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em 116 United States Erik Seidel $145,000 A♠ A♦ United States Eric Afriat 9♠ 9♦ Results
2 $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em 99 United States Jesse Lonis $252,450 9♦ 7♦ United States Aram Zobian Q♦ 10♠ Results
3 $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em 84 United States Dan Smith $235,200 A♣ 9♥ United States Rodger Johnson A♠ 4♦ Results
4 $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em 83 United States David Coleman $202,300 K♠ J♠ United States Shannon Shorr 10♦ 8♥ Results
5 $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em 92 United States Matthew Wantman $239,200 K♣ 3♦ Canada Daniel Negreanu J♦ 8♠ Results
6 $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em 62 United States Aram Zobian $264,290 J♠ 10♠ United States Samuel Laskowitz K♦ 8♦ Results
7 $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em 64 Canada Eric Afriat $288,000 A♣ Q♣ United States Joey Weissman K♣ J♦ Results
8 $25,200 No-Limit Hold'em 52 England Stephen Chidwick $429,000 8♥ 4♣ United States Andrew Lichtenberger 3♣ 3♠ Results

Series Leaderboard

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Final Standings[3]
Rank Name Points Earnings Wins Cashes
1 United States Aram Zobian 569 $535,540 1 3
2 United States Jesse Lonis 369 $369,450 1 3
3 United States Rodger Johnson 301 $301,450 0 5
4 United States David Coleman 291 $261,100 1 2
5 United States Matthew Wantman 269 $268,900 1 2

Event Results

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Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em

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Erik Seidel the Event #1
  • 2-Day Event: April 8-9
  • Number of Entries: 116
  • Total Prize Pool: $580,000
  • Number of Payouts: 17
  • Winning Hand: A♠ A♦
Final Table[4]
Place Name Prize
1 United States Erik Seidel $145,000
2 Canada Eric Afriat $89,900
3 United States Dylan Linde $63,800
4 United States John Khoury $49,300
5 United States William Lamar-Boone $37,700
6 United States Justin Zaki $29,000

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

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  • 2-Day Event: April 9-10
  • Number of Entries: 99
  • Total Prize Pool: $990,000
  • Number of Payouts: 15
  • Winning Hand: 9♦ 7♦
Final Table[5]
Place Name Prize
1 United States Jesse Lonis $252,450
2 United States Aram Zobian $163,350
3 United States Kristina Holst $113,850
4 United States Rodger Johnson $89,100
5 United States Joey Weissman $64,350
6 United States Victoria Livschitz $49,500

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

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Dan Smith won his second USPO title on Event #3
  • 2-Day Event: April 10-11
  • Number of Entries: 84
  • Total Prize Pool: $840,000
  • Number of Payouts: 12
  • Winning Hand: A♣ 9♥
Final Table[6]
Place Name Prize
1 United States Dan Smith $235,200
2 United States Rodger Johnson $151,200
3 United States David Stamm $109,200
4 Canada Jesse Lonis $79,800
5 United States David Coleman $58,800
6 United States Dylan Linde $42,000

Event #4: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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  • 2-Day Event: April 11-12
  • Number of Entries: 83
  • Total Prize Pool: $830,000
  • Number of Payouts: 12
  • Winning Hand: K♠ J♠
Final Table[7]
Place Name Prize
1 United States David Coleman $202,300
2 United States Shannon Shorr $179,500
3 United States Aram Zobian $107,900
4 United States Dylan Weisman $78,850
5 United States Phil Hellmuth $58,100
6 United States Jonathan Little $41,500

Event #5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em

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  • 2-Day Event: April 12-13
  • Number of Entries: 92
  • Total Prize Pool: $920,000
  • Number of Payouts: 14
  • Winning Hand: K♣ 3♦
Final Table[8]
Place Name Prize
1 United States Matthew Wantman $239,200
2 Canada Daniel Negreanu $151,800
3 United States Erik Seidel $110,400
4 United States Victoria Livschitz $82,800
5 United States Grant Wang $64,400
6 United States David Peters $46,000

Event #6: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em

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  • 3-Day Event: April 13-15
  • Number of Entries: 62
  • Total Prize Pool: $930,000
  • Number of Payouts: 9
  • Winning Hand: J♠ 10♠
Final Table[9]
Place Name Prize
1 United States Aram Zobian $264,290
2 United States Samuel Laskowitz $219,310
3 United States Brock Wilson $130,200
4 United States Joey Weissman $93,000
5 United States Dan Shak $69,750
6 United States John Andress $51,150

Event #7: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em

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  • 2-Day Event: April 15-16
  • Number of Entries: 64
  • Total Prize Pool: $960,000
  • Number of Payouts: 10
  • Winning Hand: A♣ Q♣
Final Table[10]
Place Name Prize
1 Canada Eric Afriat $288,000
2 United States Joey Weissman $187,200
3 England Stephen Chidwick $129,600
4 United States Samuel Laskowitz $96,000
5 United States Sean Winter $72,000
6 United States Bill Klein $52,800

Event #8: $25,200 No-Limit Hold'em

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Event #8 champion Stephen Chidwick
  • 2-Day Event: April 16-17
  • Number of Entries: 52
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,300,000
  • Number of Payouts: 8
  • Winning Hand: 8♥ 4♣
Final Table[11]
Place Name Prize
1 England Stephen Chidwick $429,000
2 United States Andrew Lichtenberger $273,000
3 United States Brandon Wittmeyer $182,000
4 United States Dan Smith $130,000
5 United States Cary Katz $104,000
6 United States Aram Zobian $78,000

References

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  1. ^ Duckworth, Tim (January 23, 2024). "Schedules Announced for 2024 PGT® Mixed Games, PGT PLO Series, and U.S. Poker Open". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  2. ^ Duckworth, Tim (April 18, 2024). "Aram Zobian Wins 2024 U.S. Poker Open". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  3. ^ Pitt, Matthew (April 16, 2024). "Aram Zobian Wins Biggest 2024 PokerGO U.S. Poker Open Prize; Negreanu Denied in Event 5". pokernews.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  4. ^ McCann, Keegan (April 9, 2024). "Erik Seidel Wins Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $145,000". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  5. ^ McCann, Keegan (April 10, 2024). "Jesse Lonis Wins Event #2: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $252,450". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  6. ^ McCann, Keegan (April 11, 2024). "Dan Smith Wins Event #3: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $235,200". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  7. ^ McCann, Keegan (April 12, 2024). "David Coleman Battles Back To Win Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  8. ^ McCann, Keegan (April 13, 2024). "Matthew Wantman Wins Event $5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $239,200". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  9. ^ McCann, Keegan (April 15, 2024). "Aram Zobian Runs Away with Event #6: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em Title". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  10. ^ McCann, Keegan (April 16, 2024). "Eric Afriat Wins Event #7: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $288,000". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  11. ^ McCann, Keegan (April 17, 2024). "Stephen Chidwick Wins Event #8: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $429,000". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
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