The 2019 U.S. Poker Open (USPO) is proving to be lucrative for some.
Event 9, the $50,000 No Limit Hold’em, paid out a $738,000 first prize to victor Koray Aldemir after he beat Ryan Riess heads up. Riess pocketed a $492,000 second prize.
Other final table results were:
3. Sean Winter – R328,000
4. Alex Foxen – $204,000
5. David Peters – $164,000
6. Seth Davies – $123,000
Nick Schulman won Event 8, the $25,000 8-game mix for a first prize of $270,000. Schulman outplayed Brandon Adams heads up who took home the $150,000 second prize and Chris Vitch, a third prize of $80,000.
Bryn Kenney outlasted a field of 60 entries in Event 7, the $25,000 NLH, to take a first prize of $450,000 in a little over an hour of play when he bust Jake Schindler heads up. Schindler earned $300,000 for the second place finish.
Other results were:
3. Ben Yu – $210,000
4. Keith Tilston – $150,000
5. Nick Schulman – $120,000
6. Nick Petrangelo – $90,000
7. Dan Shak – $75,000
8. Martin Zamani – $60,000
9. Lauren Roberts – $45,000