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The third $10,000 buy-in event at the 2026 U.S. Poker Open (USPO) in Las Vegas kicks off today with Day 1 of Event #6: $10,000 NLH, an event that kicks off at noon local time inside the PokerGO Studio.
Event #6 will be followed by another $10,000 event, before two $15,000 events and a $25,000 finale, which will likely play a determining factor in the series leaderboard race.
Jeremy Ausmus is currently leading the US Poker Cup standings after Event #4, with other winners of this series, including poker power couple Cherish Andrews and Brock Wilson, as well as event #4 winner Kristen Foxen in the top five.
USPO Current Leaderboard Standings
| Rank | Player | PGT Points | Wins | Cashes | PGT Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Ausmus | 262 | 0 | 3 | $217,675 |
| 2 | Brock Wilson | 247 | 1 | 2 | $186,900 |
| 3 | Cherish Andrews | 242 | 1 | 2 | $143,807 |
| 4 | Kristen Foxen | 219 | 1 | 2 | $211,950 |
| 5 | Clemen Deng | 208 | 1 | 2 | $139,025 |
| 6 | Peter Mugar | 155 | 0 | 3 | $103,975 |
| 7 | Yifu He | 146 | 0 | 2 | $97,550 |
| 8 | Michael Rossitto | 138 | 0 | 2 | $108,300 |
| 9 | Adam Hendrix | 134 | 0 | 1 | $115,468 |
| 10 | Sam Laskowitz | 95 | 0 | 2 | $63,575 |
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 #6. Check out our coverage of the rest of the series in the meantime.