Masashi Oya Leads Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table
Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open took center stage at the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the 93-entrant field created a prize pool of $930,000.
Following a full day of play, Japan’s Masashi Oya leads the final six players into Thursday’s streamed final table with a sizable stack of 4,325,000 chips. Shannon Shorr (2,340,000) and Ren Lin (1,705,000) are next on the leaderboard, while Daniel Negreanu (1,550,000), Erik Seidel (1,240,000), and Joseph Cheong (565,000) also bagged and will return for the final table.
Oya accumulated a large stack early on in the day and added to it when eliminating Alex Foxen on the bubble by flopping a set of jacks over Foxen’s kings. The 14 remaining players earned themselves a piece of the prize pool, and soon after, only nine players remained and they converged on a single table.
Rok Gostisa was the first to fall there when running into Lin’s flopped set of eights, and Nick Schulman made his exit next after finding himself up against Shorr’s superior ace. Soon after, Kristina Holst found a short-stacked double through Seidel’s aces, but ultimately lost a flip to Negreanu to end her run in seventh place, and the remaining players bagged and tagged for the night.
The remaining players have locked up $55,800, but all eyes are on the $213,900 first-place prize. Negreanu is the only player at the final table currently in the top ten on the 2022 PokerGO Tour Leaderboard, and he has the opportunity to move up from tenth to sixth on those standings if he can pull out a victory.
Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table |
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| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 1,550,000 |
| 2 | Shannon Shorr | United States | 2,340,000 |
| 3 | Masashi Oya | Japan | 4,325,000 |
| 4 | Joseph Cheong | United States | 565,000 |
| 5 | Ren Lin | United States | 1,705,000 |
| 6 | Erik Seidel | United States | 1,240,000 |
When play resumes, Level 15 will continue with 19:24 remaining and the button will be in Seat 3.
The final six players will return to the PokerGO Studio on Thursday, March 17, at 12 p.m. PT with the final table airing on PokerGO.com and the PokerGO YouTube channel at 1 p.m. PT.
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End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Masashi Oya | 4,325,000 |
425,000  |
| Shannon Shorr | 2,340,000 |
260,000 |
| Ren Lin | 1,705,000 |
-495,000  |
| Daniel Negreanu | 1,550,000 | - |
| Erik Seidel | 1,240,000 |
-140,000 |
| Joseph Cheong | 565,000 |
-185,000 |
Kristina Holst Eliminated in 7th Place ($46,500)
Kristina Holst shoved under the gun for 380,000 and Daniel Negreanu reshoved from the cutoff.
Holst: [3d3c]
Negreanu: [AdKs]
The two were flipping, and the [AhJs5h] flop vaulted Negreanu ahead. The [Ac] and [Jd] completed the board to confirm Holst’s elimination in seventh place for $46,500.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Negreanu | 1,550,000 |
590,000 |
| Kristina Holst | Busted |
-520,000 |
Kristina Holst Doubles Through Erik Seidel
Kristina Holst opened to 200,000 from early position, leaving only 10,000 behind, and Erik Seidel called the cutoff.
The dealer fanned the [Qc9d4h] flop and Holst’s last 10,000 went into the middle.
Seidel: [AcAs]
Holst: [Kd4c]
Holst ran into Seidel’s rockets, but the [Kc] and [Kh] completed the board to improve Holst to a boat and keep her tournament life alive.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Seidel | 1,380,000 |
-210,000 |
| Kristina Holst | 520,000 |
310,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Masashi Oya | 3,900,000 |
-200,000 |
| Ren Lin | 2,200,000 |
-60,000 |
| Shannon Shorr | 2,080,000 |
140,000 |
| Erik Seidel | 1,590,000 |
190,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 960,000 |
380,000 |
| Joseph Cheong | 750,000 |
-225,000 |
| Kristina Holst | 210,000 |
-20,000 |
Nick Schulman Eliminated in 8th Place ($37,200)
Nick Schulman ended up getting his stack of approximately 550,000 in from the small blind and was at risk against Shannon Shorr on the button.
Schulman: [Ac3c]
Shorr: [AhQh]
The board ran out [9d8s4cQs3d] and Shorr locked up the pot on the turn to eliminate Schulman in eighth place for $37,200.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon Shorr | 1,940,000 |
530,000 |
| Nick Schulman | Busted |
-515,000 |
Nick Schulman Doubles Through Kristina Holst
Kristina Holst opened in early position and Nick Schulman defended the big blind.
The flop came [KhQh5d] and Schulman check-called for his remaining stack of approximately 190,000.
Schulman: [KsTs]
Holst: [AdQc]
The [Td] and [6h] completed the board to confirm Schulman’s double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Schulman | 515,000 |
235,000 |
| Kristina Holst | 230,000 |
-480,000 |
Rok Gostisa Eliminated in 9th Place ($37,200)
Rok Gostisa opened to 325,000 in early position, leaving himself just 30,000 behind, and Ren Lin called the cutoff.
The dealer spread the [8s6c2s] flop and Gostisa check-called for his remaining chips.
Gostisa: [AsQd]
Lin: [8h8d]
Gostisa was in rough shape against Lin’s flopped top set, and although the [3s] turn provided a sweat, the [Ah] completed the board to eliminate Gostisa in ninth place for $37,200.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ren Lin | 2,260,000 |
430,000 |
| Rok Gostisa | Busted |
-420,000 |
Updated Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Masashi Oya | 4,100,000 |
1,390,000 |
| Ren Lin | 1,830,000 |
35,000 |
| Shannon Shorr | 1,410,000 |
-105,000 |
| Erik Seidel | 1,400,000 |
100,000 |
| Joseph Cheong | 975,000 |
-95,000 |
| Kristina Holst | 710,000 | - |
| Daniel Negreanu | 580,000 |
-970,000 |
| Rok Gostisa | 420,000 |
-15,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 280,000 |
-100,000 |
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