2026 U.S. Poker Open

Event #3: $5,000 NLH
Event #2: $5,000 NLH Event #3: $5,000 NLH Show All Events
Day: 1
Event Info
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$575,000
Total Entries
115
Players Left
19
Average Chip Stack
756,579
Total Chips
14,375,000
Level Info
Level
15
Blinds
15,000 / 25,000
Ante
25,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
115
Players Left
19
Players Left 19 / 115

Simao Almost Has Aces Cracked Before Rivering the Nuts

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Joao Simao
Joao Simao

In a heads-up pot on a board of 5384, Qinghai Pan moved all in for around 265,000 and Joao Simao went in the tank and called after guessing aloud that his opponent had eight-six.

Qinghai Pan: 76 All in
Joao Simao: AA

Pan had a straight to be in good shape to crush Simao's aces, but the 2 river then rolled off as Simao made the nut flush to send The Fisherman to the rail.

Elsewhere, Michael Wang was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Joao Simao
700,000
555,000
555,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Qinghai Pan
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
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Michael Wang
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

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