2026 U.S. Poker Open

Day: 2
12
Event Info
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$292,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$15,000
Total Entries
61
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
6
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 61

Bruch Folds Out Simao Again

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Zach Bruch
Zach Bruch

Action folded to Joao Simao on the button, and he raised to 100,000 with JJ, and Zach Bruch defended his big blind with 105.

The flop came 452 and Bruch who flopped top pair, but was still well behind Simao's jacks, check-raised a bet of 150,000 from Simao, to 300,000. Simao called.

After the Q on the turn, Bruch checked to Simao, who bet 315,000. Bruch then took some time, before raising all in for 1,540,000.

Simao thought over decision while the dealer confirmed Bruch's stack, but he didn't have much time think afterwards, thanks to him using 13-time banks at the 7-handed final table on Saturday, when he tanked for over 7 minutes before folding with ace high, only to be shown a worse ace high by Bruch.

Just like before, Simao found the fold with his jacks, to let Bruch take the pot and get another bluff through.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joao Simao br
Joao Simao
3,325,000
365,000
365,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Zach Bruch us
Zach Bruch
2,730,000
515,000
515,000
Profile photo of Justin Zaki us
Justin Zaki
1,410,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
165,000
250,000
250,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Joao SimaoZach Bruch