Event #4: $10,000 NLH Day 1 | 2026 U.S. Poker Open

18 hours 47 minutes ago

Flashback: Shannon Shorr Wins 2025 U.S. Poker Open Title and $25K Series Finale

Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

A win to cap off the series gave Shannon Shorr the 2025 U.S. Poker Open crown last spring.

The Alabama native took down Event #8: $25,200 No-Limit Hold'em for $529,250, beating a field of 73 entrants. In doing so, he captured his second tournament of the series, just enough to squeak by Matthew Wantman for the overall series title.

2025 U.S. Poker Open Event #8 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Shannon Shorr	$529,250
2	Nacho Barbero	$346,750
3	Landon Tice	$246,375
4	Nick Petrangelo	$173,375
5	Justin Saliba	$127,750
6	Sam Laskowitz	$91,250
7	Clemen Deng	$73,000

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Level: 14

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

19 hours 1 minute ago

Elias Sends Off Vaysman

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Justin Vaysman was all-in from the cutoff for around 200,000, and up against the covering stack of Darren Elias in the big blind.

Justin Vaysman: A♥8♥ All in
Darren Elias: A♠J♥

Vaysman's ace was dominated and he found no help on the K♠4♥6♠5♥4♣ runout, resulting in his elimination three off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	840,000 210,000	210,000

Justin Vaysman	Busted

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19 hours 21 minutes ago

Rossitto Doubles Through Soverel

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Sam Soverel shoved from the cutoff, covering the three remaining players in the hand by a wide margin. Michael Rossitto called from the big blind with his stack of 195,000, putting himself at risk.

Michael Rossitto: K♠9♠ All in
Sam Soverel: A♥7♦

The board ran out K♣J♠8♦5♠10♦, giving Rossitto top pair to double his short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	540,000 25,000	25,000

Michael Rossitto	415,000 320,000	320,000

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19 hours 32 minutes ago

Elias Asks for All Of It

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 9♦4♥3♠4♠ and around 450,000 in the middle, Darren Elias checked from the big blind, and Justin Vaysman bet 135,000 from the button, leaving a bit under 250,000 behind.

Elias shoved with a covering stack, Vaysman folded, and Elias was pushed the massive pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	1,050,000 385,000	385,000

Justin Vaysman	235,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Darren Elias Justin Vaysman

19 hours 39 minutes ago

Updated Stacks and Recent Bustouts After Fourth Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	1,700,000 300,000	300,000

Nate Silver	1,015,000 675,000	675,000
Jesse Lonis	690,000 15,000	15,000

Adam Hendrix	685,000 255,000	255,000
Darren Elias	665,000 425,000	425,000

Justin Vaysman	610,000 92,000	92,000

Brandon Wilson	590,000 235,000	235,000
Sam Soverel	565,000 70,000	70,000

Brock Wilson	480,000 140,000	140,000
Kristen Foxen	365,000 5,000	5,000

Justin Saliba	325,000 79,000	79,000

Vladas Tamasauskas	285,000 185,000	185,000
Cherish Andrews	195,000 24,000	24,000
Michael Rossitto	95,000 150,000	150,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	Busted

Landon Tice	Busted
Shannon Shorr	Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

19 hours 52 minutes ago

Third Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The 15 remaining players are going on their third break of the day.

20 hours 10 minutes ago

Vaysman Slows Down Soverel

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Justin Vaysman opened to 25,000 from under the gun, Sam Soverel three-bet to 80,000 from the small blind, Vaysman four-bet shoved for 247,000, and Soverel called with a covering stack.

Justin Vaysman: A♠A♦ All in
Sam Soverel: A♥Q♣

The board ran out 7♣9♣10♠4♠9♥, keeping Vaysman's aces in front for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	635,000 145,000	145,000

Justin Vaysman	518,000 83,000	83,000

Tags: Justin Vaysman Sam Soverel

20 hours 15 minutes ago

Foxen Counterfeited to the Rail; Ausmus Over Seven Figures

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus opened to 25,000 from the hijack, Alex Foxen shoved for around 140,000 from the button, and Ausmus called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Alex Foxen: 3♦3♥ All in
Jeremy Ausmus: A♥7♥

The board ran out J♦J♣8♠Q♠Q♥. Foxen's small pocket pair was counterfeited, while Ausmus was good at showdown with an ace-kicker to the two pair on the board to send Foxen to the rail.

Soon after, Ausmus eliminated Vinny Lingham to further extend his lead over the rest of the field.