Adam Hendrix Goes from Worst To First in Event #3, Winning $211,200
Adam Hendrix was nowhere near the chip lead entering the final table of Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit at the 2022 U.S. Poker Open, but he turned the tables and came out on top for what was a $211,200 victory. Hendrix also picked up 211 points for the series leaderboard and is now second in that race with 234 points total.
Hendrix topped a field of 88 entries in Event #3. He now has one victory and two cashes through three 2022 U.S. Poker Open events. Prior to this win, Hendrix placed 11th in Event #2: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for $23,100.
2022 U.S. Poker Open Event #3 Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Adam Hendrix | United States | $211,200 |
| 2 | Jonathan Little | United States | $149,600 |
| 3 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $105,600 |
| 4 | Shannon Shorr | United States | $88,000 |
| 5 | Erik Seidel | United States | $70,400 |
| 6 | Nitis Udornpim | United States | $52,800 |
Event #3: $10,000 NL Hold’em drew a field of 88 entries to the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas, creating an $880,000 prize pool. The top 13 players finished in the money and earned both U.S. Poker Open and PGT leaderboard points.
Hendrix’s Road To Victory in Event #3
After registration closed, Adam Hendrix found himself with fewer than 100,000 in chips in Level 8 of the tournament. He found a double up through Erik Seidel in Level 9 when his pocket sevens held against Seidel’s ace-nine of diamonds. Hendrix continued to chip up from there.
Kristina Holst busted on the money bubble in 14th place, Michael Lang went out in 13th place, and then Hendrix took out Scott Seiver in 12th place. When he busted Seiver, Hendrix had pocket jacks against Seiver’s ace-five and held.
Following Alex Foxen’s bust in 11th place and Benjamin Miner’s exit in 10th place, the last nine players combined to one table. At the time, Hendrix was sitting in fourth chip position with a seven-figure stack.
With the exits of Sean Perry in ninth place, Seth Davies in eighth place, and Rok Gostisa in seventh place, Day 1 was in the books and Hendrix bagged up 1,030,000 in chips. That put him six out of six on the leaderboard entering Day 2.
Early on Day 2, Hendrix found himself all in against Nitis Udornpim. Hendrix had ace-jack and was dominating Udornpim’s ace-ten. The board was clean for Hendrix and he doubled to more than 2,000,000 in chips.
Udornpim spun his short stack up but ultimately fell in sixth place to Jonathan Little when his ace-king lost to Little’s ace-ten.
Erik Seidel was ousted next, and it was Hendrix who sent him packing. Seidel was all in with ten-nine and dominated by Hendrix’s jack-ten. No help came for Seidel and he was gone.
Four-handed play was between Hendrix, Little, Shannon Shorr, and Jeremy Ausmus. Shorr found his way out the door next, getting all in with queen-ten against Ausmus’ pocket tens. Shorr, who won Event #1 at the 2022 U.S. Poker Open for $213,900, couldn’t find the help he needed and was sent home with a fourth-place payday of $88,000.
During three-handed play is when Hendrix worked himself into the chip lead, but then he lost it when Ausmus surged to the top of the pack. Then it was Little finding himself back in the lead as the jockeying continued.
The leaderboard shifting continued when Hendrix picked up two queens and doubled through Little’s king-nine. It wasn’t as easy as it sounds, though. Hendrix flopped a set of queens on the queen-jack-five flop, but then Little turned a straight thanks to a ten rolling off. The river was another ten to give Hendrix a full house and the double up.
Eventually, Ausmus busted in third place. Hendrix shoved on him from the small blind with ten-three and Ausmus called all in for 8.6 big blinds with king-queen of hearts. The flop came ace-three-three to put Ausmus in a world of hurt. A five on the turn left Ausmus drawing dead, and Event #3 was heads up between Hendrix and Little.
Heads-up play started with Hendrix in the lead. He had 7,175,000 in chips to Little’s stack of 3,825,000. The match didn’t take long to come to a conclusion.
On the button, Hendrix raised to 300,000 with the blinds at 75,000-150,000 with a 150,000 big blind ante. Little moved all in for 3,225,000. Hendrix called with pocket eights and was in good shape against Little’s ace-two. Despite a very sweaty turn card, Hendrix’s eights held up and he was crowned champion.
2022 U.S. Poker Open Leaderboard Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Shannon Shorr | United States | 302 |
| 2 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 234 |
| 3 | Justin Young | United States | 200 |
| 4 | Jonathan Little | United States | 150 |
| 5 | Ren Lin | United States | 149 |
| 6 | Tommy Le | United States | 146 |
| 7 | Erik Seidel | United States | 144 |
| 8 | Dan Shak | United States | 119 |
| 9 | Masashi Oya | Japan | 112 |
| 10 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 106 |
Watch the U.S. Poker Open Event #3 Final Table on PokerGO.com at 4 p.m. ET
The final table of Event #3: $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 #3 final table on PokerGO.com here!
Jonathan Little finished Day 1 as the chip leader with 4,280,000 in chips ahead of Jeremy Ausmus, Shannon Shorr, Nitis Udornpim, Erik Seidel, and Adam Hendrix. The final six players are guaranteed $52,800 in prize money, while all eyes are on the $211,200 first-place prize.
Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table |
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| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Jonathan Little | United States | 4,280,000 |
| 2 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 1,030,000 |
| 3 | Shannon SHorr | United States | 1,295,000 |
| 4 | Nitis Udornpim | United States | 1,305,000 |
| 5 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 1,960,000 |
| 6 | Erik Seidel | United States | 1,060,000 |
When play resumes, there will be 5:00 remaining in Level 17 (30,000/60,000 and a 60,000-big blind ante), and the button will be on Erik Seidel.
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Jonathan Little Leads Event #3 Final Table; Shannon Shorr Eyes 2nd USPO Win
Jonathan Little went on a late rush of cards to be in prime position as the commanding chip leader heading into the Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em final table at the 2022 U.S. Poker Open. Little bagged an impressive 4,280,000 in chips and will lead Jeremy Ausmus, Nitis Udornpim, Shannon Shorr, Erik Seidel, and Adam Hendrix into the Event #3 final table that is set to air exclusively on PokerGO at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 19.
Event #3 of the 2022 U.S Poker Open kicked off from the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Friday with an 88 entrant field that created a prize pool of $880,000 that would pay the final 13 players. As the tournament was reduced to the final three tables, play began to tighten up as the likes of Chris Brewer, Kristen Nyman, Thomas Boivin, Ivan Zufic, and Mitchell Halverson were all eliminated prior to the bubble being reached. Unfortunately for Kristina Holst, she would be eliminated on the money bubble when her pocket kings were cracked ace-queen of Ausmus to put the final 13 players in-the-money.
With players now guaranteed $17,600 in prize money, Michael Lang, Scott Seiver, Alex Foxen, and Benjamin Miner were all eliminated prior to the final table being set with Ausmus and Shorr sharing the chip lead. Sean Perry earned his 11th cash of the 2022 PokerGO Tour when he was eliminated in ninth place, while Seth Davies exited in eighth place. Ausmus had built an overwhelming chip lead, but in a series of hands, he managed to double Udornpim and Little to sink to the middle of the pack.
Following one final break in the early hours of the morning, Little picked up a series of hands to build upon his chip lead before the final hand would see Rok Gostisa run his ace-queen into the pocket aces of Ausmus to end play for the final six players at a little after 2 a.m. PT.
Little holds double his nearest rival and will be looking to capture his first PokerGO Tour title and reach nearly $7.5 million in lifetime tournament earnings. Trailing Little is 2022 PokerGO Cup champion Ausmus who be looking to surge up the PGT leaderboard where he currently sits in seventh place overall. Shorr is sitting in fourth overall on the chip counts but is currently in top spot on the U.S. Poker Open leaderboard where a $50,000 championship bonus and the Golden Eagle trophy await. Seidel finds himself at his second final table of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open, and he’ll be looking to improve on his fifth-place finish in Event #1.
Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table |
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| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Jonathan Little | United States | 4,280,000 |
| 2 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 1,030,000 |
| 3 | Shannon SHorr | United States | 1,295,000 |
| 4 | Nitis Udornpim | United States | 1,305,000 |
| 5 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 1,960,000 |
| 6 | Erik Seidel | United States | 1,060,000 |
When play resumes, there will be 5:00 remaining in Level 17 (30,000/60,000 and a 60,000-big blind ante), and the button will be on Erik Seidel.
The final six players will return to the PokerGO Studio on Saturday, March 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Little | 4,280,000 |
230,000  |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 1,960,000 |
535,000 |
| Nitis Udornpim | 1,305,000 |
275,000 |
| Shannon Shorr | 1,295,000 |
-185,000  |
| Erik Seidel | 1,060,000 |
-395,000 |
| Adam Hendrix | 1,030,000 |
140,000 |
Rok Gostisa Eliminated in 7th Place ($44,000)
Shannon Shorr raised to 150,000 in middle position before Rok Gostisa moved all-in for 535,000 from the hijack. Jeremy Ausmus shoved for 1,125,000 on the button, and Shorr mucked.
Gostisa: [AhQd]
Ausmus: [AcAs]
The board ran out [Qs8c8d4c9s] and Gostisa was eliminated in seventh place for $44,000 in prize money.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Rok Gostisa | Busted |
-805,000 |
Nitis Udornpim Doubles Through Rok Gostisa
Rok Gostisa raised to 120,000 in the cutoff and Nitis Udornpim moved all-in for 440,000 from the button. Gostisa called and tabled his [Ac5c] to be ahead of Udornpim’s [KdJs].
The board ran out [Ts8cJd6h9s] and Udornpim doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nitis Udornpim | 1,030,000 |
165,000 |
| Rok Gostisa | 805,000 |
-195,000 |
Jeremy Ausmus vs. Rok Gostisa
Jeremy Ausmus raised to 135,000 from middle position and Rok Gostisa called in the big blind.
The flop landed [Ac9hQd] and Gostisa checked to Ausmus who bet 160,000. Gostisa called as the turn landed the [5s].
Gostisa checked, and Ausmus used a time extension before betting 300,000. Gostisa folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Ausmus | 1,425,000 |
-200,000 |
| Rok Gostisa | 1,000,000 |
-355,000 |
Top Pair for Rok Gostisa
Rok Gostisa raised to 125,000 in middle position and Adam Hendrix called in the big blind.
The flop landed [7s4cQd] and Hendrix checked. Gostisa bet 80,000 and Hendrix folded. Gostisa flashed his [KsQs].
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Rok Gostisa | 1,355,000 |
-215,000 |
| Adam Hendrix | 890,000 |
-240,000 |
Jonathan Little Climbs to 4 Million
Jonathan Little raised to 125,000 on the button and Shannon Shorr defended his big blind.
The flop landed [2d8c6s] and Shorr checked. Little bet 110,000 and Shorr called as the turn fell the [3s].
Shorr checked and Little bet 325,000. Shorr used a time extension and then folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Little | 4,050,000 |
760,000 |
| Shannon Shorr | 1,480,000 |
-425,000 |
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