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 # Event Entrants Winner Prize Winning Runner-up Losing Results 1 $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em 116 Erik Seidel $145,000 A ♠ A ♦ 9 ♠ 9 ♦ Results 2 $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em 99 $252,450 9 ♦ 7 ♦ Q ♦ 10 ♠ Results 3 $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em 84 Dan Smith $235,200 A ♣ 9 ♥ A ♠ 4 ♦ Results 4 $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em 83 $202,300 K ♠ J ♠ Shannon Shorr 10 ♦ 8 ♥ Results 5 $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em 92 $239,200 K ♣ 3 ♦ Daniel Negreanu J ♦ 8 ♠ Results 6 $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em 62 $264,290 J ♠ 10 ♠ K ♦ 8 ♦ Results 7 $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em 64 $288,000 A ♣ Q ♣ K ♣ J ♦ Results 8 $25,200 No-Limit Hold'em 52 Stephen Chidwick $429,000 8 ♥ 4 ♣ Andrew Lichtenberger 3 ♣ 3 ♠ Results
Series Leaderboard Final Standings[ 3] Rank Name Points Earnings Wins Cashes 1 569 $535,540 1 3 2 369 $369,450 1 3 3 301 $301,450 0 5 4 291 $261,100 1 2 5 269 $268,900 1 2
Event Results
Erik Seidel the Event #1 2-Day Event: April 8-9Number of Entries: 116Total Prize Pool: $580,000Number of Payouts: 17Winning Hand: A ♠ A ♦ Final Table [ 4] Place Name Prize 1 Erik Seidel $145,000 2 $89,900 3 $63,800 4 $49,300 5 $37,700 6 $29,000
2-Day Event: April 9-10Number of Entries: 99Total Prize Pool: $990,000Number of Payouts: 15Winning Hand: 9 ♦ 7 ♦ Final Table [ 5] Place Name Prize 1 $252,450 2 $163,350 3 $113,850 4 $89,100 5 $64,350 6 $49,500
Dan Smith won his second USPO title on Event #3 2-Day Event: April 10-11Number of Entries: 84Total Prize Pool: $840,000Number of Payouts: 12Winning Hand: A ♣ 9 ♥ Final Table [ 6] Place Name Prize 1 Dan Smith $235,200 2 $151,200 3 $109,200 4 $79,800 5 $58,800 6 $42,000
2-Day Event: April 11-12Number of Entries: 83Total Prize Pool: $830,000Number of Payouts: 12Winning Hand: K ♠ J ♠
2-Day Event: April 12-13Number of Entries: 92Total Prize Pool: $920,000Number of Payouts: 14Winning Hand: K ♣ 3 ♦
3-Day Event: April 13-15Number of Entries: 62Total Prize Pool: $930,000Number of Payouts: 9Winning Hand: J ♠ 10 ♠ Final Table [ 9] Place Name Prize 1 $264,290 2 $219,310 3 $130,200 4 $93,000 5 Dan Shak $69,750 6 $51,150
2-Day Event: April 15-16Number of Entries: 64Total Prize Pool: $960,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand: A ♣ Q ♣
Event #8 champion Stephen Chidwick 2-Day Event: April 16-17Number of Entries: 52Total Prize Pool: $1,300,000Number of Payouts: 8Winning Hand: 8 ♥ 4 ♣
References ^ 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 . ^ Duckworth, Tim (April 18, 2024). "Aram Zobian Wins 2024 U.S. Poker Open" . PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ 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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