Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Bill Klein opened to 2,500 from the cutoff, and he received calls from Michael Rossitto in the small blind and Alex Foxen in the big blind.
The flop came A♣4♠J♥. Action checked around to Klein, who bet 3,000. Only Rossitto called.
Klein continued for 8,500 when checked to on the 5♦ turn, and this time Rossitto mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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132,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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120,000
5,000
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7,000
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Shannon Shorr limped in from the small blind, Cherish Andrews raised to 4,000 in the big blind, and Shorr called.
Both players checked the J♠6♠2♠ flop, leading to the 10♣ turn. Shorr bet 6,000, and Andrews called.
Shorr continued for 8,000 on the A♥ river, and Andrews raised to 22,000. Shorr three-bet to 90,000, and Andrews used one time extension before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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159,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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93,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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125,000
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With 24 players to start the day, cards are in the air for Event #7: $10,000 NLH
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
There's a slight delay in the Day 1 action as players make their way into the PokerGO Studio.
The high-stakes action continues at the 2026 U.S. Poker Open with Event #7: $10,000 NLH. The fourth and final $10k event of the series is set to begin at noon inside the PokerGO Studio.
Cherish Andrews currently leads the U.S. Poker Open standings with 282 PGT points for her three cashes so far this series, including a victory in Event #3: #5,000 NLH. Andrews is most closely followed on the leaderboard by her boyfriend, Brock Wilson, who took down the opening event of the series to kick off what has been a great week for the poker power couple.
| Rank | Player | PGT Points | Wins | Cashes | PGT Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherish Andrews | 282 | 1 | 3 | $183,807 |
| 2 | Brock Wilson | 271 | 1 | 3 | $210,900 |
| 3 | Jeremy Ausmus | 262 | 0 | 3 | $217,675 |
| 4 | Peter Placey | 224 | 1 | 1 | $224,000 |
| 5 | Kristen Foxen | 219 | 1 | 2 | $211,950 |
| 6 | Clemen Deng | 208 | 1 | 2 | $139,025 |
| 7 | Peter Mugar | 155 | 0 | 3 | $103,975 |
| 8 | Yifu He | 146 | 0 | 2 | $97,550 |
| 9 | Qinghai Pan | 144 | 0 | 1 | $144,000 |
| 10 | Justin Zaki | 140 | 0 | 2 | $111,800 |
Table courtesy of PokerGO
The two-day 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 tentative plan is to 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.
Event #7: $10,000 NLH
Day 1 Started