2026 U.S. Poker Open

Event #8: $15,000 NLH
Day: 1
Event Info
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Event Info
Buy-in
$15,000
Total Entries
61
Players Left
6
Next Payout
Venue 6
$50,325
Level Info
Level
17
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
61
Players Left
6
Players Left 6 / 61

Simao Uses 13 Time Banks and Folds; Gets Shown the Bluff

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

Joao Simao raised from under the gun, and it folded to Zach Bruch in the small blind, who three-bet to 140,000. Simao made the call.

The flop came QK4 and Simao called a bet of 80,000 from Bruch.

After the 5 on the turn, Simao called another bet, this time for 160,000.

The river was the 3, and Bruch moved all in for an over bet of 1,330,000, which sent Simao deep in the tank.

Simao said "why my friend" and went through all 13 of his time banks, a six and half minute tank, before saying "I just wish my hand was a little better" and mucked his hand.

Shannon Shorr said to Bruch, "if there was ever a time show the bluff" and Bruch obliged and tabled A6. Simao told the table he was tanking with Ax10x, a better ace high.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Zach Bruch us
Zach Bruch
2,100,000
550,000
550,000
Profile photo of Joao Simao br
Joao Simao
1,600,000
300,000
300,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Joao SimaoShannon ShorrZach Bruch