2026 U.S. Poker Open

Event #1: $5,000 NLH
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
103
Prize
$120,900
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$465,000
Total Entries
93
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
5
Players Left
5
Players Left 1 / 93

Erik Seidel Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,950)

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

Natalie Ferguson opened in late position and Erik Seidel three-bet jammed behind her for 650,000. Rodger Johnson then re-jammed in the big blind to bring a fold from Ferguson.

Erik Seidel: 99 All in
Rodger Johnson: QQ

Seidel had doubled with nines earlier and got help from the flop of 768.

"I'll take a sweat," Seidel said.

However, the board bricked out KJ as the Poker Hall of Famer was sent out in tenth place for $13,950.

"I don't know how you held there," Chino Rheem told Johnson. "I though E was gonna take that one."

Player Chips Progress
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Rodger Johnson
2,300,000
300,000
300,000
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Erik Seidel
Busted
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

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