Shuffle Up and Deal
The cards are now in the air for Day 1 of Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em.
Players will begin with 125,000 in starting chips and be playing 30-minute levels with play ending once the final table is down to six players. There is also a 30-second shot clock in play for the duration of the tournament and each player will receive three 60-second time banks each day.
Start of Play Delayed
With players still in line to register, the start of play has been delayed until all those that were here before 2 p.m. have registered.
Once everyone has registered, Tournament Director Paul Campbell will conduct a full seating draw and the tournament will be underway.
Currently there are 38 players registered.
Welcome to Event #1 of the U.S. Poker Open
Welcome to the ARIA Resort & Casino and the PokerGO Studio for the 2019 U.S. Poker Open and Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em.
In 2018, the U.S. Poker Open was a new event added to the string of Poker Central high roller tournaments and the eight events on the schedule saw the likes of Justin Bonomo, Mike Gorodinsky, Stephen Chidwick, Ben Tollerene, Benjamin Pollak, David Peters, and Keith Tilston capture victories over the course of 11 days. On the back of back-to-back victories in Event 3 and Event 4, along with two other final tables, Chidwick would be crowned the U.S. Poker Open Champion after amassing $1,256,650 in earnings.
This year’s installment of the U.S. Poker Open will kick off the 2019 High Roller year which sees the marquee events of the Poker Masters in September and Super High Roller Bowl VI in December to follow. Changes to the U.S. Poker Open schedule for 2019 will see ten events played out including a $10,000 buy-in Short Deck Poker event and a $100,000 buy-in Main Event.
Unlike in 2018 where the U.S. Poker Open Champion was crowned based on which player accumulated the most earnings throughout the series, the 2019 Champion will be decided using the High Roller of the Year points system. The player that accumulates the most High Roller of the Year points during the series will be crowned the U.S. Poker Open Champion and be awarded a $100,000 first-place prize.
| U.S. Poker Open Points Breakdown | ||
| Position | Preliminary Events | Mixed Game / Main Event |
| 1 | 200 | 350 |
| 2 | 140 | 245 |
| 3 | 100 | 175 |
| 4 | 80 | 140 |
| 5 | 60 | 105 |
| 6+ | 40 | 70 |
Today will see the beginning of the U.S. Poker Open with Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em. Players will begin with 125,000 in starting chips and be playing 30-minute levels with play ending once the final table is down to six players. There are no tournament fees for players who register by 2 p.m. and each player is allowed two re-entries through the first nine levels (ending approximately 7 p.m. local time). There is also a 30-second shot clock in play for the duration of the tournament and each player will receive three 60-second time banks each day.
The cards are expected to be in the air for Event #1 of the 2019 U.S. Poker Open at 5 p.m. (EST) with the Poker Central Live Reporting team providing continuous live updates until just six players remain.
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