Shannon Shorr and Sean Winter in Contention for Golden Eagle Trophy as Zhuang Ruan Leads Final Table of $50k U.S. Poker Open Finale

The final event of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open, Event #12: $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em, took center stage at the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the 42-entrant field created a prize pool of $2,100,000. Zhuang Ruan bagged the chip lead with just over a third

Vikenty Shegal vs. Masashi Oya

With roughly 220,000 in the pot on a [kd8c3h2c] board, Masashi Oya bet 85,000 in the big blind and Vikenty Shegal called on the button. The [9d] completed the board and Oya bet 95,000. Shegal called. Oya showed [tc3c] and it was no good as Shegal tabled [khjd].

Masashi Oya Shows the Bluff

With roughly 135,000 in the pot on a [kdjdksjc] board, Vikenty Shegal checked the big blind, and Masashi Oya bet 110,000 from the cutoff. Shegal called. The river came the [6h] and Shegal checked. Oya then announced he was all-in and Shegal folded. Oya flipped over the [6c5c] as he collected the

Daniel Negreanu vs. Vikenty Shegal

Daniel Negreanu opened to 27,000 on the button and Vikenty Shegal defended the big blind. The two players checked to the river as the board came [9h7d7c5htc]. Shegal led for 90,000 and Negreanu called. Negreanu tabled [acth] and claimed the pot.

Vikenty Shegal vs. Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu raised to 27,000 on the button and Vikenty Shegal called in the big blind. The flop landed [5c4h3h] and Shegal check-called a bet of 27,000 from Negreanu. The [9s] and [9h] checked through and Shegal tabled his [AsTd] to win the pot.

Flush for Vikenty Shegal

Jake Schindler raised to 13,000 from under the gun and Cary Katz called next to act, as did Vikenty Shegal from the big blind. The [Jh8h3h] flop checked through to reveal the [6h] on the turn. Shegal checked, Schindler bet 6,000, and both Katz and Shegal called. The river landed the [2s]

Vikenty Shegal Eliminated by Oya Masashi

Vikenty Shegal shoved from middle position for 50,000 and declared "Nuts!" Action folded to Oya Masashi in the small blind who put in the calling chips and also declared "Nuts!", while Tamon Nakamura folded the big blind. Each player slowly revealed a king before revealing their full hands. Shegal: [ks9d] Masashi: [Khtc] Shegal was pipped,

Vikenty Shegal Eliminated by Jake Schindler

Vikenty Shegal opened to 3,500 from middle position, Alex Foxen called on the button, Jason Koon called in the small blind, and Jake Schindler raised in the big blind. Shegal moved all-in, Foxen and Koon folded, and Schindler called. Shegal: [jcjh] Schindler: [qdqc] Shegal was pipped as the board ran out [qs9h3h8d9d] to

Jake Schindler vs. Vikenty Shegal

Jake Schindler opened the cutoff to 2,500, Vikenty Shegal three-bet on the button to 8,000, and Schindler called. The flop fell [ks8h5c] and Schindler check-raised a bet of 4,500 up to 16,000. Shegal called. On the [9h] turn, Schindler check-called for 16,500, and both players checked the [5h] river. Schindler tabled [7s5s] to