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

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

Shannon Shorr Shoves River

Shannon Shorr opened to 50,000 from early position, Erik Seidel called the small blind, and Daniel Negreanu defended the big blind. The flop came [Jh6c4c], the blinds checked, and Shorr bet 60,000. Both Seidel and Negreanu called. The [Qd] appeared on the turn, the blinds checked, and Shorr bet 230,000. Seidel called

Erik Seidel vs. Nick Schulman

Erik Seidel limped the small blind and Nick Schulman checked the big blind. The flop landed [Ks5dAs] and Seidel led out for 12,000. Schulman called and the turn fell the [Jd]. Seidel bet 25,000 and Schulman folded.

Erik Seidel Doubles Through Joey Weissman

Erik Seidel raised to 24,000 from the cutoff and Joey Weissman called in the big blind. The flop landed [6c4d2d] and Weissman checked to Seidel who bet 20,000. Weissman check-raised to 50,000 before Seidel moved all-in for 175,000. Weissman called and tabled his [7s6h] to be against the [AdKd] of Seidel. The turn

Erik Seidel Eliminated by Masashi Oya

Erik Seidel raised to 9,000 in the cutoff and Masashi Oya called in the small blind. The flop landed [8cJc6s] and after Oya checked, Seidel bet 17,000. Oya called as the turn fell the [Kd]. Oya checked and Seidel bet 50,000. Oya announced he was all-in and Seidel called all-in for a

Nitis Udornpim Goes Uncalled on the River

Erik Seidel raised to 8,000 in the hijack and both Ivan Zufic and Nitis Udornpim called from the cutoff and big blind respectively. The flop landed [Ad6h7s] and Seidel continued for 10,000 with both opponents calling. The [8c] on the turn checked through to reveal the [Th] on the river. Udornpim bet

Erik Seidel Eliminated by Stanley Tang

Erik Seidel opened to 16,000 from under the gun and Stanley Tang three-bet to 48,000 next to act. Action folded back to Seidel, and he moved all-in for approximately 150,000. Tang snap-called. Seidel: [AhQs] Tang: [AsAc] The board ran out [AdTs7sJh3c], and Tang flopped a set to eliminate Seidel.

Brekstyn Schutten Picks Off Erik Seidel

With the board reading [ThKs2c5c9d], Brekstyn Schutten checked in the cutoff to Erik Seidel on the button. Seidel bet 125,000 and Schutten called. Seidel tapped the table and Schutten tabled his [KdJs] to win the pot.