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Level 14
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The tournament staff have announced the start of hand-for-hand play with 12 players remaining and ten spots paid.
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Event #7: $10,000 NLH
Day: 1
Event Info
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$700,000
Total Entries
70
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
70
Players Left
5
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Level 14
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Alex Foxen opened from the hijack, Bill Klein shoved for 155,000 from the big blind, and Foxen called with a covering stack.
Bill Klein: 9♠9♥ 
Alex Foxen: K♥6♥
The board ran out 10♠4♦5♠K♠7♣, giving Foxen a turned pair of kings to eliminate Klein.
Level 14
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Sam Laskowitz opened to 40,000 from middle position, Cherish Andrews shoved for around 390,000 from the cutoff, and Michael Berk re-shoved for a bit over 1,000,000 from the button. Laskowitz folded, leaving Andrews at risk against Berk.
Cherish Andrews: Q♦Q♠
Michael Berk: A♦A♠
Andrews was on the wrong side of the cooler this time, and she found no help on the 2♣7♥9♥A♥5♠ runout, resulting in her elimination a few spots away from the money.
Level: 14
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Cherish Andrews was all-in from the button for 200,000, and up against Bill Klein, who covered her from middle position.
Bill Klein: K♥K♣
Cherish Andrews: A♥A♦
Andrews was on the right side of the ultimate preflop cooler, and the Q♦5♠7♣A♠8♦ left Klein drawing dead on the turn, while Andrews doubled with top set.
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Sam Soverel was all-in from the small blind on a flop of J♦9♣4♣, having started the hand with around 200,000. He was up against the covering stack of Shannon Shorr in the hijack.
Sam Soverel: Q♥J♠
Shannon Shorr: Q♦10♥
Soverel was ahead with top pair, while Shorr had an open-ender. The straight came in for Shorr on the 8♦ turn, and after the 5♥ river Soverel exited the tournament area.
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
With two players seeing a board of 3♣A♣A♠6♣9♥ and around 200,000 in the middle, Shannon Shorr shoved from the small blind, covering Nicholas Seward who had around 250,000 in the big blind. Seward used two time extensions before calling off for his tournament life.
Shorr tabled A♥Q♣ for trips. Seward showed that he had K♦9♣ for two pair before making his exit, while Shorr took down the sizable pot.
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
With the board reading 9♣Q♥8♣2♦ and around 70,000 in the middle, Alex Foxen checked from the small blind, Cherish Andrews bet 55,000 from the big blind, and Foxen called.
Andrews bet 70,000 when checked to on the K♠ river. Foxen check-raised to 225,000, and Andrews called after using three time extensions.
Foxen turned over 9♥2♣ for two pair, and Andrews mucked.
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Sam Laskowitz opened to 35,000 from the hijack, Sam Soverel shoved for around 180,000 from the small blind, and Brandon Hamlet called all-in with his stack of roughly 100,000 from the big blind. Laskowitz called, putting both opponents at risk.
Brandon Hamlet: K♥10♣
Sam Soverel: A♠J♠
Sam Laskowitz: A♦J♥
The board ran out A♥Q♦5♣4♠7♠, giving Soverel and Laskowitz top pair to eliminate Hamlet.
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
