Shannon Shorr Grabs First Title at 2022 U.S. Poker Open
Shannon Shorr is the first winner from the 2022 U.S. Poker Open series. Shorr topped a field of 93 entries in Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em to win $213,900. Shorr also picked up 214 points for the series leaderboard.
Shorr defeated Ren Lin in heads-up play, with Lin taking home $148,800 in prize money for his second-place finish.
2022 U.S. Poker Open Event #1 Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Shannon Shorr | United States | $213,900 |
| 2 | Ren Lin | United States | $148,800 |
| 3 | Masashi Oya | Japan | $111,600 |
| 4 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $93,000 |
| 5 | Erik Seidel | United States | $74,400 |
| 6 | Joseph Cheong | United States | $55,800 |
Event #1: $10,000 NL Hold’em drew a field of 93 entries, creating a prize pool of $930,000. The top 14 places reached the money. All players that cashed also earned PokerGO Tour leaderboard points.
Shorr’s Road To Victory
On Day 1 of the tournament, Shannon Shorr knocked out Vikenty Shegal in Level 9 to boost his stack to more than 600,000 in chips. Tamon Nakamura then doubled through Shorr shortly thereafter to push him back under the 600,000 mark.
Fast forward to Level 12, and that’s when Shorr doubled through Ren Lin when his pocket aces held against Lin’s ace-nine. Shorr moved to more than 1,000,000 in chips with the double up, and then it was time for Alex Foxen to bust on the bubble.
Following the eliminations of Nakamura in 14th place, Phil Hellmuth in 13th place, Dan Shak in 12th place, Ivan Zufic in 11th place, and Sean Perry in 10th place, the final nine players combined to one table. Shorr was fourth in chips.
Lin busted Rok Gostisa in ninth place, and then Shorr knocked out Nick Schulman in eighth place. After that, Daniel Negreanu took out Kristina Holst in seventh place to end play for Day 1. When played ended, Shorr was second in chips behind Masashi Oya.
At the live-streamed final table on Day 2, Joseph Cheong was the first player to bust out. Oya raised all in from the small blind and a short-stacked Cheong called all in from the big blind with queen-jack. Oya had ace-nine of clubs and held.
Erik Seidel was next to bust, falling in fifth place at the hands of Oya. Seidel moved all in with pocket sevens and Oya called with ace-king. Oya flopped an ace and held from there to send Seidel to the rail.
After Seidel’s exit, it was Negreanu next to bust. He jammed all in for 715,000 with king-queen over a raise to 150,000 from Lin. Lin had ace-six and made the call. Negreanu could not find the help he needed and was eliminated in fourth place.
Oya would fall next, and it was Shorr who busted him by making a big call on the river with two pair. Shorr had ten-six on a board of ace-queen-six-ten-four. The pot was 2,960,000 and Oya moved all in for 2,150,000 after Shorr checked. Oya had queen-three and his shove sent Shorr into the tank. Shorr eventually called and saw that he was right, eliminating Oya to get heads up with Lin.
Heads-up play saw Shorr start with 9,500,000 to Lin’s 2,125,000. To start the duel, Lin was a flurry of pots to take the chip lead, but Shorr fought right back as the two exchanged blows back and forth. The chip lead changed hands a few times, and Lin even pushed his stack to more than 9,000,000 in chips. Shorr ended up finding a double up when his king-two beat Lin’s jack-five. The money went in on a jack-six-two-two board and Shorr won to double into the lead. Then the final hand came up when Lin’s king-jack ran into Shorr’s ace-king. Shorr flopped and ace and Lin was drawing dead after the turn.
2022 U.S. Poker Open Leaderboard Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Shannon Shorr | United States | 214 |
| 2 | Ren Lin | United States | 149 |
| 3 | Masashi Oya | Japan | 112 |
| 4 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 93 |
| 5 | Erik Seidel | United States | 74 |
| 6 | Joseph Cheong | United States | 56 |
| 7 | Kristina Holst | United States | 47 |
| 8 | Nick Schulman | Canada | 37 |
| 9 | Rok Gostisa | Slovenia | 37 |
| 10 | Sean Perry | United States | 28 |
Watch the U.S. Poker Open Event #1 Final Table on PokerGO.com at 4 p.m. ET
The final table of Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open is set and will be airing on PokerGO.com at 4 p.m. ET.
Watch the Event #1 final table on PokerGO.com here!
Masashi Oya finished Day 1 as the chip leader with 4,325,000 in chips ahead of Shannon Shorr, Ren Lin, Daniel Negreanu, Erik Seidel, and Joseph Cheong. The final six players are guaranteed $55,800 in prize money, while all eyes are on the $213,900 first-place prize.
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.
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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 |
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