2026 U.S. Poker Open

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
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Cold Deck for Winters

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Thomas Winters was all in against Justin Zaki to be at risk on the stone money bubble.

Thomas Winters: 77 All in
Justin Zaki: AK

A double up seemed imminent as the board started 65J9, but the A landed on the river to pair Zaki's ace as Winters was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Zaki
2,100,000
800,000
800,000
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Thomas Winters
Busted

Tags: Justin ZakiThomas Winters

Zaki Gets the Rest of Roy's Stack

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Justin Zaki open-jammed in the small blind and Paul Roy called off in the big blind to be at risk on the soft bubble.

Paul Roy: A3 All in
Justin Zaki: 97

Roy couldn't stay ahead of the player who took most of his stack a short while earlier as the board ran out 746K2 to mark his elimination on the soft bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Zaki
1,300,000
200,000
200,000
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Paul Roy
Busted

Tags: Justin ZakiPaul Roy

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
1,700,000
900,000
900,000
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Rodger Johnson us
Rodger Johnson
1,500,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Justin Zaki us
Justin Zaki
1,100,000
Profile photo of Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
1,100,000
100,000
100,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Darren Rabinowitz us
Darren Rabinowitz
900,000
280,000
280,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Decker us
David Decker
850,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Kent Stephens us
Kent Stephens
800,000
375,000
375,000
Profile photo of Natalie Ferguson us
Natalie Ferguson
620,000
290,000
290,000
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
600,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kristen Foxen ca
Kristen Foxen
600,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Clemen Deng us
Clemen Deng
600,000
240,000
240,000
Profile photo of Brock Wilson us
Brock Wilson
500,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Thomas Winters us
Thomas Winters
400,000
275,000
275,000
Profile photo of Peter Mugar us
Peter Mugar
375,000
255,000
255,000
Profile photo of Neil Warren us
Neil Warren
300,000
175,000
175,000
Profile photo of Paul Roy us
Paul Roy
200,000

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Level: 16

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Suck and Re-Suck on Soft Bubble

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Justin Zaki was all in for around 500,000 against Paul Roy to his left.

Justin Zaki: QQ All in
Paul Roy: AJ

The flop landed 10K3 to give Roy a Broadway draw and begin a rollercoaster runout as the Q turn gave him the nuts before the 3 landed on the river to give Zaki a full house for a big double on the soft bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Zaki
1,100,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
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Paul Roy
200,000

Tags: Justin ZakiPaul Roy

Decker: Port of Call

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Qinghai Pan open-jammed in the hijack and David Decker called in the next seat.

Qinghai Pan: 1010 All in
David Decker: AQ

Decker took the lead on the flop of 56A and nothing changed as the board finished out 8J to mark The Fisherman's elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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David Decker
900,000
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Qinghai Pan
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: David DeckerQinghai Pan

Level: 15

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

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Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
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Seidel Doubles Up

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Erik Seidel was all in for 305,000 from the cutoff against the small blind.

Erik Seidel: 99 All in
Small Blind: AQ

Seidel's nines stayed ahead as the board ran out 10K528 to earn the Poker Hall of Famer a double.

Player Chips Progress
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Erik Seidel
650,000
220,000
220,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Erik Seidel