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

1 day 2 hours ago

Katz Takes from Serock

Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Alex Foxen opened from the cutoff, Cary Katz called from the button, and Joe Serock squeezed to 19,000 from the small blind. Only Katz called.

The flop came 2♥6♠9♦. Serock bet 12,000, and Katz called.

Serock checked the 8♠ turn and folded to a 17,000 bet from Katz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	180,000 84,000	84,000

Alex Foxen	115,000 29,000	29,000

Joe Serock	60,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Cary Katz Joe Serock

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

1 day 2 hours ago

Two Streets of Value for Simao

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Joao Simao opened to 4,500 from middle position, and he received calls from Justin Vaysman on the button, Vinny Lingham in the small blind, and Justin Saliba in the big blind.

The flop came 5♥9♠7♥. Action checked around to Simao, who bet 5,000. Vaysman called, Lingham called, and Saliba folded.

Simao continued for 26,000 when checked to on the 2♦ turn, and this time only Lingham called. Both players then checked the A♦ river.

"I missed," Lingham announced, showing J♥8♥. Simao turned over 10♦10♣ for a pair of tens to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Vaysman	205,000 42,500	42,500

Justin Saliba	165,000 5,000	5,000

Joao Simao	145,000 35,000	35,000

Vinny Lingham	108,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Joao Simao Justin Saliba Justin Vaysman Vinny Lingham

1 day 3 hours ago

Updated Stacks

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Stamm	265,000 3,000	3,000
Jeremy Ausmus	250,000 125,000	125,000

Justin Vaysman	247,500 122,500	122,500

Brandon Hamlet	230,000 105,000	105,000
Jeremy Becker	188,000 63,000	63,000
Darren Elias	184,000 59,000	59,000

Chino Rheem	180,000 55,000	55,000

Matthew Wantman	165,000 40,000	40,000

Justin Saliba	160,000 35,000	35,000

Joe Serock	153,000 13,000	13,000

Jesse Lonis	150,000 25,000	25,000

Clemen Deng	145,000 15,000	15,000
Landon Tice	145,000 145,000	145,000
Michael Berk	141,000 16,000	16,000
Nate Silver	130,000 130,000	130,000
Vinny Lingham	112,000 13,000	13,000
Qinghai Pan	111,000 35,000	35,000

Joao Simao	110,000 15,000	15,000

Kristen Foxen	102,000 23,000	23,000

Aram Zobian	101,000 24,000	24,000

Cary Katz	96,000 29,000	29,000

Vladas Tamasauskas	95,000 30,000	30,000
Alex Foxen	86,000 39,000	39,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	86,000 39,000	39,000

Brock Wilson	81,000 9,000	9,000

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Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

1 day 3 hours ago

Serock Fires Two Barrels

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 2,000 ante

John Riordan opened to 3,500 from the cutoff, and Joe Serock called from the button.

The flop came 3♣9♠9♦, and Riordan check-called a 3,000 bet from Serock.

Serock continued with an 8,000 bet when checked to on the Q♦ turn, and this time Riordan opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Serock	140,000 15,000	15,000

John Riordan	49,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Joe Serock John Riordan

1 day 3 hours ago

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 2,000 ante

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1 day 3 hours ago

More early entries

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Serock	125,000

Vladas Tamasauskas	125,000
Cary Katz	125,000

Jeremy Becker	125,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 2,000

1 day 3 hours ago

Solid Start for Stamm

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Brock Wilson opened to 2,500 from the cutoff and Qinghai Pain called from the small blind before David Stamm squeezed to 11,000 from the big blind. Only Wilson called.

The flop came 2♦K♣6♥ and Wilson folded to an 11,000 continuation bet from Stamm.