button in SafariSecond $10,000 Event of 2026 USPO Kicks Off Today
The second $10,000 buy-in event at the 2026 U.S. Poker Open (USPO) in Las Vegas kicks off today with Day 1 of Event #5: $10,000 NLH, an event that kicks off at noon local time inside the PokerGO Studio.
Event #5 will be followed by two more $10,000 events before two $15,000 events and a $25,000 finale, which will likely play a determining factor in the series leaderboard race. Cherish Andrews is currently in front after her victory in Event #3, a tournament that she wasn't even going to play amid a "big sad downswing."
USPO Current Leaderboard Standings
| Rank | Player | Points | Wins | Cashes | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherish Andrews | 216 | 1 | 1 | $117,407 |
| 2 | Clemen Deng | 208 | 1 | 2 | $139,025 |
| 3 | Brock Wilson | 181 | 1 | 1 | $120,900 |
| 4 | Peter Mugar | 155 | 0 | 3 | $103,975 |
| 5 | Yifu He | 146 | 0 | 2 | $97,550 |
| 6 | Adam Hendrix | 134 | 0 | 1 | $115,468 |
| 7 | Jeremy Ausmus | 133 | 0 | 2 | $88,975 |
| 8 | Sam Laskowitz | 95 | 0 | 2 | $63,575 |
| 9 | Michael Rossitto | 88 | 0 | 1 | $58,800 |
| 10 | Justin Zaki | 84 | 0 | 1 | $55,800 |
Table courtesy of PokerGO
The event will start off with blinds of 500/1,000/1,000 and players having 125,000 starting stacks. Levels will be 30 minutes in duration through Level 12, at which point they will increase to 40 minutes. The two-day event will play down to a five-handed final table and then to a winner on Thursday.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to provide coverage of Event #5. Check out our coverage of the rest of the series in the meantime.