Sean Winter Wins Event #12 for $756,000 and USPO Championship

Sean Winter wins Event #12 at the 2022 U.S. Poker Open

It took every single hand if the 2022 U.S. Poker Open for Sean Winter to win the series championship, but he did it. After failing to cash in the first 10 events of the series, Winter stormed to the top of the mountain by winning the final two events. After

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

Set for Masashi Oya

Zhuang Ruan opened to 40,000 from middle position and Masashi Oya called on the button. The flop came [ahqhtd] and Ruan check-called a 65,000 bet. Both players checked the [5s] turn. The [8h] completed the board, Ruan checked, and Oya bet 150,000. Ruan used a time extension and eventually called. Oya tabled [thts]

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated in 8th Place

Zhuang Ruan opened to 40,000 in the cutoff and Daniel Negreanu jammed for 280,000 on the button. Action folded back to Ruan who called. Negreanu: [8c8h] Ruan: [acjs] The [as3d2h] flop vaulted Ruan ahead, and the [7c] and [9s] completed the board to eliminate Negreanu in ninth place. Negreanu expressed his displeasure at

Justin Young Eliminated in 9th Place

Justin Young got his remaining short stack in against Zhuang Ruan. Young: [9s9c] Ruan: [asqs] The board ran out [js8s3dqc6h] and Ruan paired his queen on the turn to eliminate Young in 10th place.

Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 10th Place

Phil Hellmuth got his 105,000 chips in from the big blind and was at risk against Zhuang Ruan in the small blind. Hellmuth: [kd6c] Ruan: [9h8h] The board ran out [8s4h2d3c3s] and Ruan flopped an eight to improve to the best hand, eliminating Hellmuth in 10th place.

Shannon Shorr Takes a Pot

With roughly 200,000 in the pot on a [7h7c3d] flop, Shannon Shorr checked the cutoff and Zhuang Ruan bet 60,000 on the button. Shorr raised to 165,000, and Ruan folded.