2026 U.S. Poker Open

Event #10: $25,000 NLH
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♦8♠
Prize
$420,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Total Entries
48
Places Paid
7
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
48
Players Left
7
Players Left 1 / 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: K♠K♣ All in
Matthew Wantman: 7♦7♣

Gierse had the best of it with his pocket kings, and when the board ran out 5♦2♠6♣A♣9♥ his kings were still best, giving him the double up.

Tags: Marius GierseMatthew WantmanRichard Green