2026 U.S. Poker Open

Event #5: $10,000 NLH
Event #4: $10,000 NLH Event #5: $10,000 NLH Show All Events
Day: 1
Event Info
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$800,000
Total Entries
80
Players Left
8
Average Chip Stack
546,875
Total Chips
4,375,000
Next Payout
Venue 8
$32,000
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
80
Players Left
8
Players Left 8 / 80

Katz Out, Foxen on the Ropes

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jesse Lonis open-jammed for 65,000 and Kristen Foxen called in the big blind.

Jesse Lonis: K10 All in
Kristen Foxen: A10

Lonis was dominated but the board ran out 10539K to earn him a double as Foxen traded his spot as the table short stack.

A few hands earlier, Cary Katz was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jesse Lonis us
Jesse Lonis
160,000
560,000
560,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Kristen Foxen ca
Kristen Foxen
65,000
85,000
85,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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