Clemen Deng opened to 180,000 from the hijack, and Michael Rossitto defended from the big blind.
The flop came 6♥Q♦J♣. Rossitto checked, Deng bet 120,000, and Rossitto check-raised to 360,000. Deng three-bet to 840,000, and Rossitto called.
Rossitto checked the 2♣ turn and Deng bet 600,000, leaving 760,000 behind. Rossitto shoved with a covering stack, and Deng quickly called.
Clemen Deng: Q♠J♥
Michael Rossitto: K♣Q♥
Rossitto had top pair but was dominated by Deng's top two pair. The 4♦ river kept Deng in front for a massive double, while Rossitto was left with less than 20 big blinds.
The second event of the 2026 U.S. Poker Open plays down to a winner today here at the PokerGo Studio at ARIA Casino & Resort. Just five players remain from the 98-entry field to play for the trophy, the PGT leaderboard points, and the $127,400 top prize.
Leading the field going into the final day is Michael Rossitto, who is in a great position to win the second PGT title of his career after claiming his first in Event #3 of last year’s U.S. Poker Open. Rossitto is most closely followed by Justin Vaysman, who has secured his first PGT cash of the season in this event.
Final Table Seat Draw
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Clemen Deng
United States
2,410,000
40
2
Justin Vaysman
United States
2,755,000
46
3
Yifu He
United States
1,520,000
25
4
Peter Mugar
United States
2,110,000
35
5
Michael Rossitto
United States
3,455,000
58
Clemen Deng
Clemen Deng, Peter Mugar and Yifu He round out the final five. Deng is currently positioned highest on the PGT leaderboard from the remaining field, sitting in 9th place so far with 467 PGT points from his six cashes this season.
Final Table Payouts
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
$127,400
2
$80,850
3
$58,800
4
$44,100
5
$34,300
6
Vlastimil Pustina
Czechia
$24,500
7
Aaron Messmer
United States
$19,600
Action resumes at 11:45 a.m. at the start of Level 19, with the blinds at 30,000/60,000 (60,00). Blinds increase every 30 minutes, and level lengths will be reduced at the tournament director’s discretion when three players remain.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on site and ready to see out the completion of Event #2. Check out the live reporting hub in the meantime.
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