Event #8: $15,000 NLH Day 1 | 2026 U.S. Poker Open

2 days 3 hours ago

Bruch Takes a Chunk From Berk

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Tyler Boyer

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing 10♦7♥K♦.

Zach Bruch bet out 75,000 from the small blind, and was called by Michael Berk on the button.

After the Q♣ on the turn, Berk called another bet from Bruch, this time for 150,000.

The river was the K♠ and Bruch bet again, this time for 225,000. Berk took his time before flicking in a chip to make the call.

Bruch tabled K♥10♥ for a full house, kings full of tens to take the sizable pot off Berk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zach Bruch	1,200,000 600,000	600,000
Michael Berk	525,000 475,000	475,000

Tags: Michael Berk Zach Bruch

2 days 3 hours ago

Schulman Sent Out in Classic Fashion

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Tyler Boyer

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Zach Bruch raised from the hijack and was called by Matthew Wantman in the cutoff. Paul Roy on the button then three-bet to 115,000. It folded to Nick Schulman in the big blind, and he four-bet all in for 365,000. Bruch and Wantman folded, and once Roy confirmed the count, he made the call to put Schulman at risk.

Nick Schulman: Q♠Q♦ All in
Paul Roy: A♦K♠

It was a classic flip for Schulman's tournament life, but he was unable to hold as the board ran out 6♦A♣10♣2♠A♥ to give Roy trips, and knockout Schulman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Roy	1,300,000 550,000	550,000
Matthew Wantman	650,000 75,000	75,000

Zach Bruch	600,000 80,000	80,000
Nick Schulman	Busted

Tags: Matthew Wantman Nick Schulman Paul Roy Zach Bruch

Level: 14

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

2 days 3 hours ago

Updated Chip Counts

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Berk	1,000,000 105,000	105,000
Sam Soverel	800,000 150,000	150,000

Paul Roy	750,000 195,000	195,000
Matthew Wantman	725,000 52,000	52,000

Justin Zaki	650,000 225,000	225,000
Shannon Shorr	600,000 5,000	5,000

Aram Zobian	540,000 145,000	145,000

Zach Bruch	520,000 100,000	100,000
Dylan Linde	490,000 220,000	220,000

Nick Schulman	385,000 210,000	210,000

Brandon Wilson	325,000 85,000	85,000
Jeremy Becker	310,000 40,000	40,000
Joao Simao	290,000 10,000	10,000

2 days 4 hours ago

Shorr Hero Calls Becker

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn, with the board showing 8♦10♣6♥ and roughly 150,000 in the pot.

The turn brought the 10♥ and both Jeremy Becker and Shannon Shorr checked to see the 2♣ on the river.

Becker then bet out 115,000, which sent Shorr in the tank. After using two time extensions, Shorr made the call.

Becker tabled K♦9♠ for just king high, and Shorr turned over A♠K♥ to take the pot with just ace high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	605,000 5,000	5,000

Jeremy Becker	350,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Jeremy Becker Shannon Shorr

2 days 4 hours ago

Simao Flops Trips to Double

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with the board showing 7♦4♥7♠9♠ and Joao Simao all in for 115,000, with Sam Soverel putting him at risk.

Joao Simao: 7♥5♥ All in
Sam Soverel: A♣9♣

Simao flopped trips and got Soverel to call his jam after turning a nine. The 10♣ was safe for Simao to secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	950,000 100,000	100,000

Joao Simao	300,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Joao Simao Sam Soverel

Level: 13

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

2 days 4 hours ago

Break Time

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Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The 13 remaining players have been sent on another 15-minute break.

2 days 4 hours ago

Berk Finds a Jack

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Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was picked up with Marius Gierse all in and Michael Berk putting him at risk.

Marius Gierse: Q♥Q♣ All in
Michael Berk: J♠J♦

Gierse had the bigger pocket pair, looking poised to double up. But the board ran out J♥6♥7♠5♠4♦ to give Berk the pot with his set of jacks, knocking out Gierse in brutal fashion.