2026 U.S. Poker Open

Event #7: $10,000 NLH
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Day: 1
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Event Info
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$700,000
Total Entries
70
Players Left
4
Average Chip Stack
2,187,500
Total Chips
8,750,000
Next Payout
Venue 3
$94,500
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
70
Players Left
5
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Level: 2

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Klein Double-Barrels

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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 A4J. 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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Bill Klein
132,000
7,000
7,000
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Michael Rossitto
120,000
5,000
5,000
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Alex Foxen
118,000
7,000
7,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Alex FoxenBill KleinMichael Rossitto

River Three-Bet from Shorr

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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 J62 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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Shannon Shorr
159,000
34,000
34,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Cherish Andrews
93,000
32,000
32,000

Tags: Cherish AndrewsShannon Shorr

Early Entries

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Bill Klein
125,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Adam Weinraub us
Adam Weinraub
125,000
125,000
125,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Chino Rheem
125,000
125,000
125,000
WPT 3X Winner
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Qinghai Pan
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Michael Berk
125,000
125,000
125,000
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Andrew Lichtenberger
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Vladas Tamasauskas
125,000
125,000
125,000
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Nicholas Seward
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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David Coleman
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Bin Duan
125,000
125,000
125,000
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Jesse Lonis
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Cherish Andrews
125,000
125,000
125,000
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Alex Foxen
125,000
125,000
125,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Joao Simao
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Aram Zobian
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Adam Hendrix us
Adam Hendrix
125,000
125,000
125,000
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Shannon Shorr
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Darren Elias
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 4X Winner
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Justin Zaki
125,000
125,000
125,000
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Brandon Hamlet
125,000
125,000
125,000
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Michael Rossitto
125,000
125,000
125,000
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Sam Laskowitz
125,000
125,000
125,000
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Michael Brinkenhoff
125,000
125,000
125,000
Jaka Coaching

Level: 1

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Final $10k of 2026 U.S. Poker Open Kicks Off at Noon

Cherish Andrews
Cherish Andrews

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.

RankPlayerPGT PointsWinsCashesPGT Earnings
1Cherish Andrews28213$183,807
2Brock Wilson27113$210,900
3Jeremy Ausmus26203$217,675
4Peter Placey22411$224,000
5Kristen Foxen21912$211,950
6Clemen Deng20812$139,025
7Peter Mugar15503$103,975
8Yifu He14602$97,550
9Qinghai Pan14401$144,000
10Justin Zaki14002$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.

Tags: Brock WilsonCherish AndrewsClemen DengJeremy AusmusJustin ZakiKristen FoxenPeter MugarPeter PlaceyQinghai PanYifu He

Event #7: $10,000 NLH

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