2026 U.S. Poker Open

Event #10: $25,000 NLH
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Total Entries
48
Players Left
7
Level Info
Level
14
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
48
Players Left
7
Players Left 7 / 48

Cowboys Give Gierse a Double

Level 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Matthew Wantman raised to 20,000 from the hijack, which was called by Richard Green on the button. Then Marius Gierse in the small blind, three-bet all in for 208,000, which Wantman called, and Green folded, to leaving the players heads up, with Gierse at risk.

Marius Gierse: KK All in
Matthew Wantman: 77

Gierse had the best of it with his pocket kings, and when the board ran out 526A9 his kings were still best, giving him the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marius Gierse at
Marius Gierse
456,000
221,000
221,000
Profile photo of Richard Green us
Richard Green
350,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Matthew Wantman us
Matthew Wantman
215,000
165,000
165,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Marius GierseMatthew WantmanRichard Green