Event #7: $10,000 NLH Day 1 | 2026 U.S. Poker Open

15 hours 20 minutes ago

Foxen Forces Out Pan

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Qinghai Pan opened to 75,000 from under the gun, and Alex Foxen defended from the big blind.

The flop came 6♦Q♠K♠, and Foxen check-called a 90,000 bet from Pan.

Both players checked the J♥ turn, leading to the 2♠ river. Foxen bet 265,000, and Pan mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	3,025,000 300,000	300,000

Jeremy Ausmus	2,435,000 15,000	15,000

Michael Berk	1,100,000 215,000	215,000
Aram Zobian	1,065,000 195,000	195,000

Sam Laskowitz	630,000 170,000	170,000
Qinghai Pan	465,000 370,000	370,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Qinghai Pan

Level: 16

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

15 hours 40 minutes ago

Pan Pays Off Zobian

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Qinghai Pan opened to 55,000 from the cutoff and Aram Zobian defended from the big blind.

The flop came K♠4♥5♣. Zobian check-called a 60,000 bet from Pan.

Both players checked the 4♦ turn, leading to the 4♣ river. Zobian bet 180,000, and Pan called.

Zobian turned over K♣7♦ for fours full of kings, and Pan's hand hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	870,000 320,000	320,000

Qinghai Pan	835,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Aram Zobian Qinghai Pan

15 hours 54 minutes ago

John Andress Eliminated in 7th Place ($28,000)

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Ryan Lashmar

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

John Andress shoved for around 100,000 from the cutoff, and Sam Laskowitz called from the small blind with a covering stack to put him at risk.

John Andress: A♦9♠ All in
Sam Laskowitz: A♠8♣

Andress was in a great spot to double with a dominating ace, but the 8♠4♣A♣8♥5♦ runout gave Laskowits eights full of aces to send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Laskowitz	800,000 190,000	190,000
John Andress	Busted

Tags: John Andress Sam Laskowitz

16 hours ago

Final Table Seat Draw

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Alex Foxen	United States	2,725,000	109
2	John Andress	United States	180,000	7
3	Qinghai Pan	United States	1,105,000	44
4	Sam Laskowitz	United States	610,000	24
5	Michael Berk	United States	885,000	35
6	Aram Zobian	United States	550,000	22
7	Jeremy Ausmus	United States	2,450,000	98

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	2,725,000 600,000	600,000

Jeremy Ausmus	2,450,000 50,000	50,000

Qinghai Pan	1,105,000 400,000	400,000

Michael Berk	885,000 695,000	695,000
Sam Laskowitz	610,000 190,000	190,000
Aram Zobian	550,000 275,000	275,000

John Andress	180,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Aram Zobian Big Blinds Jeremy Ausmus John Andress Michael Berk Qinghai Pan Sam Laskowitz

16 hours 15 minutes ago

Sean Winter Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,000), Shannon Shorr Eliminated in 8th Place ($28,000)

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Sean Winter opened to around 350,000 from under the gun, committing nearly his entire stack. Aram Zobian shoved from the big blind with a covering stack, and Winter called.

Sean Winter: 9♠9♦ All in
Aram Zobian: A♦10♣

The board ran out A♠7♥A♥3♦4♦, giving Zobian trip aces to eliminate Winter.

Shortly after at the other table, Shannon Shorr was eliminated by Jeremy Ausmus in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	2,400,000 1,015,000	1,015,000

Aram Zobian	825,000 480,000	480,000

Sean Winter	Busted
Shannon Shorr	Busted

Tags: Aram Zobian Sean Winter

16 hours 27 minutes ago

Chino Rheem Eliminated in 10th Place ($21,000)

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Chino Rheem raised from the small blind, and Jeremy Ausmus called from the big blind.

The flop came Q♦4♣K♠. Rheem bet 100,000, and Ausmus called.

Rheem shoved for 130,000 on the 8♦ turn, and Ausmus called with a covering stack.

Chino Rheem: A♥J♣ All in
Jeremy Ausmus: K♣10♣

Rheem had a gutshot, while Ausmus was ahead with top pair. The 7♠ river kept Ausmus in front to win the hand, sending Rheem to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	1,385,000 1,190,000	1,190,000

Chino Rheem	Busted

Tags: Chino Rheem Jeremy Ausmus

Level: 15

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

16 hours 40 minutes ago

Money Bubble Bursts After Foxen Puts a Brutal Beat on Katz

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

With the board reading 8♥10♥K♣7♣ and around 150,000 in the middle, Alex Foxen bet 100,000 from the big blind, amnd Cary Katz shoved for around 475,000 from under the gun. Foxen called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Alex Foxen: K♦10♦ All in
Cary Katz: 7♠7♦

Foxen had top two pair, while Katz was ahead with bottom set. The 10♣ river gave Foxen the winning hand with tens full of kings to eliminate Katz on the stone bubble.