2026 U.S. Poker Open

Event #2: $5,000 NLH
Day: 1
Event Info
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$490,000
Total Entries
98
Players Left
5
Average Chip Stack
2,450,000
Total Chips
12,250,000
Next Payout
Venue 5
$34,300
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
98
Players Left
5
Players Left 5 / 98

Owen Wakes Up With Rockets

Level 10 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Brad Owen was all-in for 132,000 from the hijack, and up against the covering stack of Erik Seidel on the button.

Brad Owen: AA
Erik Seidel: 1010

The A7910Q runout gave both players a set, but Owen's aces were best at showdown to secure the double up at Seidel's expense.

Player Chips Progress
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Brad Owen
284,000
119,000
119,000
WPT Global
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Erik Seidel
220,000
170,000
170,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

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