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The 2026 U.S. Poker Open (USPO) in Las Vegas is in its final stretch, and the final event of series gets underway today with Day 1, of Event #10: $25,000 NLH, an event that kicks off at 1 p.m. local time inside the PokerGO Studio.
Event #10 is the biggest buy-in of the series, which featured three 5ks, fours 10ks, two 15ks and concludes with this $25,000 finale, which will likely play a determining factor in the series leaderboard race.
Brock Wilson is currently leading the standings for the U.S. Poker Open player of the series after winning his second title of the series in Event #6. Here are the standings coming into the final event, with event #9 still wrapping up.
USPO Current Leaderboard Standings
| Rank | Player | PGT Points | Wins | Cashes | PGT Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brock Wilson | 495 | 2 | 4 | $434,900 |
| 2 | Jeremy Ausmus | 399 | 0 | 4 | $354,175 |
| 3 | Clemen Deng | 284 | 1 | 3 | $215,025 |
| 4 | Cherish Andrews | 282 | 1 | 3 | $183,807 |
| 5 | Joao Simao | 266 | 1 | 2 | $324,800 |
| 6 | Alex Foxen | 245 | 1 | 3 | $233,750 |
| 7 | Justin Zaki | 242 | 0 | 3 | $239,900 |
| 8 | Qinghai Pan | 239 | 0 | 2 | $238,500 |
| 9 | Peter Placey | 224 | 1 | 1 | $224,000 |
| 10 | Kristen Foxen | 219 | 1 | 2 | $211,950 |
The event will start off with blinds of 500/1,000/1,000 and players having 150,000 starting stacks. Levels will be 45 minutes in duration, with late registration open until the start of level 7. The two-day event will play down to a final table and then to a winner on Wednesday.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to provide coverage of Event #10. Check out our coverage of the rest of the series in the meantime.