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Level: 20
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Event #5: $10,000 NLH
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$800,000
Total Entries
80
Level
23
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
6
Players Left
1
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Level 19
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Peter Placey raised to 120,000 on the button and Justin Zaki three-bet to 400,000 in the small blind. Placey four-bet all in and Zaki called off with 530,000.
Justin Zaki: K♣J♠ 
Peter Placey: 6♠6♣
Zaki couldn't win the flip as the board ran out 8♦A♠2♣10♣4♦ to mark his elimination in fifth place for $56,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,770,000
1,910,000
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1,910,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 19
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Brandon Wilson raised to 145,000 in the cutoff with A♠K♦ and Qinghai Pan called on the button with A♥10♠.
Wilson checked on the flop of 10♦3♠8♣ and Pan bet 155,000. Wilson called. Wilson checked again on the 7♠ turn and Pan bet 350,000. Wilson laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,240,000
770,000
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770,000 |
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1,435,000
2,150,000
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2,150,000 |
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Level 19
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Qinghai Pan opened to 130,000 on the button with 8♥8♠ and Justin Zaki three-bet to 480,000 in the big blind with A♥2♠. Pan called.
Zaki bet 365,000 on the flop of 9♥3♣2♦ and Pan called. Zaki then checked on the K♣ turn and Pan bet 530,000. Zaki went deep in the tank and then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,470,000
1,295,000
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1,295,000 |
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530,000
1,055,000
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1,055,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Cherish Andrews open-jammed for 455,000 on the button and Peter Placey called in the big blind.
Cherish Andrews: K♠J♦
Peter Placey: A♥10♣
Andrews couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out 9♦A♣4♥7♠7♣ to mark the recent Event #3 champion's elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,860,000
485,000
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485,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 19
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Day 2 of Event #5: $10,000 NLH.
Level: 19
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
The second $10,000 buy-in event of the 2026 U.S. Poker Open will reach its conclusion today inside the PokerGO Studio. Just six players remain in Event #5: $10,000 NLH, with Brandon Wilson leading the way.
Wilson may not be related to Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson, but he is a talented musician in his own right, as revealed on the Table 1 Podcast. But the former rapper will be focused today on winning his latest PokerGO title.
Also in contention heading into Day 2 are Qinghai Pan, Justin Zaki, Peter Placey, Anil Jivani, and Cherish Andrews, who is looking for her second victory of the series and who has already locked up three straight cashes.
Event #5 Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Wilson | United States | 3,585,000 |
| 2 | Qinghai Pan | United States | 2,175,000 |
| 3 | Justin Zaki | United States | 1,585,000 |
| 4 | Peter Placey | United States | 1,375,000 |
| 5 | Anil Jivani | United States | 825,000 |
| 6 | Cherish Andrews | United States | 455,000 |
Day 2 action will kick off at 11:45 a.m. local time, though there will be an hour-long delay in the updates and PokerGO stream. Players return to Level 19 with blinds of 30,000/60,000/60,000.
Each player has already locked up $40,000, while $224,000 and the coveted PokerGO eagle await the champion.
Event #5 Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $224,000 | ||
| 2 | $144,000 | ||
| 3 | $104,000 | ||
| 4 | $76,000 | ||
| 5 | $56,000 | ||
| 6 | $40,000 | ||
| 7 | Jesse Lonis | United States | $32,000 |
Like President Donald Trump, the PokerNews live reporting team has touched down in Vegas. Unlike Trump, we are ready to provide coverage of Event #5 inside the PokerGO Studio.
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| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Placey | United States | 1,375,000 | 23 |
| 2 | Justin Zaki | United States | 1,585,000 | 26 |
| 3 | Anil Jivani | United States | 825,000 | 14 |
| 4 | Brandon Wilson | United States | 3,585,000 | 60 |
| 5 | Cherish Andrews | United States | 455,000 | 8 |
| 6 | Qinghai Pan | United States | 2,175,000 | 36 |
