Japan’s Tamon Nakamura Wins Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix
Tamon Nakamura wins Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix at the 2022 U.S. Poker Open, taking home a payday of $169,600. It was Nakamura’s largest live tournament cash to date and his first victory on the PokerGO Tour (PGT) and inside the PokerGO Studio.
Nakamura topped a field of 53 entries to win the event. At the final table, he defeated Rok Gostisa in heads-up play, with Daniel Negreanu finishing third and Stephen Chidwick placing fourth. According to HendonMob.com, Nakamura now has more than $560,000 in live tournament winnings, which moves him to 15th on Japan’s all-time money list.
2022 U.S. Poker Open Event #4 Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Tamon Nakamura | Japan | $169,600 |
| 2 | Rok Gostisa | Slovenia | $111,300 |
| 3 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $74,200 |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | $53,000 |
| 5 | Dylan Weisman | United States | $42,400 |
| 6 | John Riordan | United States | $31,800 |
Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix drew a field of 53 entries to the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas, creating an $530,000 prize pool. The top eight players finished in the money and earned both U.S. Poker Open and PGT leaderboard points. Alex Livingston and Jeremy Ausmus placed seventh and eighth, respectively.
Nakamura’s Road To Victory in Event #4
After registration closed in Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix, Tamon Nakamura knocked out Brian Rast in a hand of no-limit Texas hold’em. Nakamura had pocket aces against Rast’s ace-queen of clubs and held.
Nakamura then took out Phil Hellmuth when his ace-king bested Hellmuth’s pocket queens thanks to an ace on the turn.
Although Nakamura lost chips when Andrew Lichtenberger doubled through him, he won some back when he busted Chino Rheem in Level 8. Then in Level 9, Nakamura took out Ren Lin in a hand of pot-limit Omaha.
Eight places paid in Event #4, and it was Cary Katz busting on the money bubble. Daniel Negreanu knocked Katz out with queens versus jacks.
Nakamura eliminated Jeremy Ausmus in eighth place, with Ausmus squeaking into the money for a $21,200 payday. That allowed Nakamura to enter the final table second in chips behind only Negreanu.
Rok Gostisa then busted Alex Livingston in seventh place to end play for Day 1. By busting Livingston, Gostisa concluded Day 1 in second place on the leaderboard. Nakamura was in third, but only 20,000 in chips separated the two. Negreanu was in the chip lead by a healthy margin.
At Sunday’s final table, Negreanu knocked out John Riordan in sixth place to get things started. Then it was Nakamura busting Dylan Weisman in fifth place when his ace-jack bested Weisman’s pocket fives in a hand of no-limit hold’em.
Stephen Chidwick fell short during four-handed play and was the next player to bust when Nakamura took him out in a hand of no-limit 2-7 single draw.
Negreanu had the chip lead to start three-handed play but he eventually fell short and got his money all in against Gostisa in a hand of no-limit 2-7 single draw. Negreanu was drawing two with a seven-three-two after having pitched a seven and a two away. Gostisa drew one to a ten-nine-four-three. Gostisa ripped off a five and Negreanu pulled a queen and a six. That left Negreanu with no chips and a third-place finish.
Heads-up play started with Nakamura having 4,290,000 in chips to Gostisa’s 2,340,000, and the final hand was played in NL hold’em.
With the blinds at 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante, Gostisa called on the button with ten-seven. Nakamura checked his option in the big blind with nine-five. The flop fell nine-five-four with all hearts and Nakamura checked. Gostisa had the ten of hearts in his hand and bet 75,000. Nakamura called to see an eight come on the turn. Nakamura checked again. Gostisa fired 300,000, and Nakamura made the call. The river was a two and Nakamura checked. With the pot at 900,000, Gostisa moved all in for 1,990,000 to put maximum pressure on Nakamura. Nakamura tanked for a bit and eventually made the call, successfully picking off Gostisa’s bluff to win the tournament.
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 | Rok Gostisa | Slovenia | 192 |
| 5 | Tamon Nakamura | Japan | 189 |
| 6 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 167 |
| 7 | Jonathan Little | United States | 150 |
| 8 | Ren Lin | United States | 149 |
| 9 | Tommy Le | United States | 146 |
| 10 | Erik Seidel | United States | 144 |
Watch the U.S. Poker Open Event #4 Final Table on PokerGO.com at 4 p.m. ET
The final table of Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open is set and will be airing on PokerGO.com at 4 p.m. ET.
Watch the Event #4 final table on PokerGO.com here!
Daniel Negreanu Little finished Day 1 as the chip leader with 2,450,000 in chips ahead of Rok Gostisa, Tamon Nakamura, Stephen Chidwick, John Riordan, and Dylan Weisman. The final six players are guaranteed $31,800 in prize money, while all eyes are on the $169,600 first-place prize.
Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix Final Table |
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| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Rok Gostisa | Slovenia | 1,245,000 |
| 2 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,020,000 |
| 3 | John Riordan | United States | 125,000 |
| 4 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 2,450,000 |
| 5 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 565,000 |
| 6 | Tamon Nakamura | Japan | 1,225,000 |
When play resumes, Level 12 will continue with 35:43 remaining and there will be a dead button, with Daniel Negreanu in the small blind, and Dylan Weisman in the big blind.
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Daniel Negreanu Leads Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix Final Table
Daniel Negreanu won a pot for over a million chips against Alex Foxen to survive late in the day and never looked back, as he continued to accumulate and bagged with a solid chip lead. Negreanu final tabled Event #1 of the U.S. Poker Open and finished in fourth place, and he will be looking to improve upon that as he returns to the Event #4 final table, which is set to air exclusively on PokerGO at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 20.
Negreanu will begin the final table with nearly double the chips as Rok Gostisa, who is second in the counts. Behind them are Tamon Nakamura and Stephen Chidwick, while Dylan Weisman and John Riordan will begin the streamed final table with shorter stacks.
Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open kicked off at the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the 53-entrant field created a prize pool of $530,000. The players alternated between No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha, and No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw.
Eight players earned themselves a piece of the prize pool, and Jared Bleznick, Alex Foxen, and Dan Shak made deep runs but were knocked out as the bubble approached. Riordan had a quite short stack and looked likely to bust next, until Cary Katz was involved in a cooler that sent him to the rail, as his pocket jacks couldn’t improve against Negreanu’s pocket queens in no-limit hold’em.
With the bubble having burst, Jeremy Ausmus was next to make his exit in eighth place after running into Nakamura’s superior ace in no-limit hold’em, and Alex Livingston ultimately fell in seventh place in pot-limit Omaha when his aces fell to Gostisa’s boat.
The remaining players have locked up $31,800, but all eyes are on the $169,600 first-place prize.
Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix Final Table |
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| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Rok Gostisa | Slovenia | 1,245,000 |
| 2 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,020,000 |
| 3 | John Riordan | United States | 125,000 |
| 4 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 2,450,000 |
| 5 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 565,000 |
| 6 | Tamon Nakamura | Japan | 1,225,000 |
When play resumes, Level 12 will continue with 35:43 remaining and there will be a dead button, with Daniel Negreanu in the small blind, and Dylan Weisman in the big blind.
The final six players will return to the PokerGO Studio on Sunday, March 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Negreanu | 2,450,000 |
200,000  |
| Rok Gostisa | 1,245,000 | - |
| Tamon Nakamura | 1,225,000 |
-250,000  |
| Stephen Chidwick | 1,020,000 |
270,000 |
| Dylan Weisman | 565,000 |
15,000 |
| John Riordan | 125,000 |
-50,000 |
Alex Livingston Eliminated in 7th Place ($26,500)
Pot-Limit Omaha
Alex Livingston was in the small blind and had gotten the rest of his chips in against Rok Gostisa in the hijack.
Livingston: [axaxtx3x]
Gostisa: [KsQsQh8h]
The completed board was [Kd8c8s4c5s], and Gostisa’s boat claimed the pot to eliminate Livingston in seventh place for $26,500.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Rok Gostisa | 1,245,000 |
270,000 |
| Alex Livingston | Busted |
-275,000 |
Final Table Seating Draw and Chip Counts
Seat 1: Rok Gostisa
Seat 2: Stephen Chidwick
Seat 3: John Riordan
Seat 4: Alex Livingston
Seat 5: Daniel Negreanu
Seat 6: Dylan Weisman
Seat 7: Tamon Nakamura
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Negreanu | 2,250,000 | - |
| Tamon Nakamura | 1,475,000 | - |
| Rok Gostisa | 975,000 |
-50,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 750,000 |
-70,000 |
| Dylan Weisman | 550,000 |
5,000 |
| Alex Livingston | 275,000 |
-65,000 |
| John Riordan | 175,000 |
-50,000 |
Jeremy Ausmus Eliminated in 8th Place ($21,200)
No-Limit Hold’em
Jeremy Ausmus got his 230,000 chips in from the button and was at risk against Tamon Nakamura in the small blind.
Ausmus: [Ad9s]
Nakamura: [AsKh]
The board ran out [Ac6c4h7d7h] and Nakamura’s superior kicker held to eliminate Ausmus in eighth place for $21,200.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Tamon Nakamura | 1,475,000 |
490,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | Busted |
-330,000 |
Cary Katz Eliminated on Event #4 Money Bubble
No-Limit Hold’em
Cary Katz ended up getting his stack of approximately 380,000 in preflop on the button and was at risk against Daniel Negreanu in the cutoff.
Katz: [JsJd]
Negreanu: [QdQc]
Katz ran into Negreanu’s superior pocket pair, and the [6c6h4d8std] run out changed nothing, eliminating Katz on the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Negreanu | 2,250,000 |
770,000 |
| Cary Katz | Busted |
-480,000 |
Rok Gostisa Doubles Through Alex Livingston
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Alex Livington jammed the small blind and Rok Gostisa called the big blind for his 505,000 chips.
Livingston drew one and Gostisa stood pat.
Gostisa: [9x6x4x3x2x]
Livingston: [tx5x3x2x]
Livingston was drawing dead as he picked up the meaningless [2x], and Gostisa claimed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Rok Gostisa | 1,025,000 |
605,000 |
| Alex Livingston | 340,000 |
-580,000 |
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