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Level: 5
Blinds: 1,500/3,500
Ante: 3,500
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Event #8: $15,000 NLH
Day: 1
Event Info
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$15,000
Total Entries
61
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
61
Players Left
6
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Level 4
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 25,000 ante
The 38 entries have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Level 4
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 25,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn with roughly 80,000 in the pot and the board showing 10♣4♠A♣2♣.
Adam Hendrix in the cutoff checked to Cherish Andrews on the button, and she bet 28,000. Hendrix then raised all in for his stack of 125,000. Andrews debated her decision, using all of her time bank before announcing "fold" to give the pot to Hendrix.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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265,000 | |
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190,000
65,000
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65,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 25,000 ante
Bin Duan raised to 58,500, leaving just 500 chips behind. It then folded to Sam Laskowitz in the big blind who snap-called, thinking Duan was all in and tabled his hand, which were two aces.
The flop then came 8♣3♣2♠ and Laskowitz bet to put Duan all in. Duan used two time extensions before flicking in the chip to call.
Bin Duan: Q♠Q♦ 
Sam Laskowitz: A♠A♥
Duan called off knowing he only had two outs, and he could not find any help after the board ran out J♣J♥ to give the pot to Laskowitz and eliminate Duan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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205,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 4
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 25,000
Level 3
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
David Coleman opened with a raise to 4,500 from middle position and was called by Andrew Lichtenberger in the big blind.
After the flop came 7♠8♣K♣ Lichtenberger check-raised Coleman's bet of 5,000 to 17,500. Coleman made the call.
The turn was the 5♠ and Coleman called a bet of 36,000 from Lichtenberger.
Lichtenberger checked to Coleman after the 10♠ on the river, and Coleman took some time before betting 82,000, leaving just 500 behind. Lichtenberger wasted no time and flicked in a chip to call.
Coleman turned over 5♣4♣ for a pair of fives and missed flush draw, but Lichtenberger had the winner with K♠8♦ for two pair, kings and eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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285,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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500
129,500
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129,500 |
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Level 3
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded to Jesse Lonis in the small blind who limped in, before Joao Simao raised to 7,000 in the big blind. Lonis made the call.
Flop came 2♠Q♥J♠ and Lonis check-called a bet of 4,000 from Simao.
Both players checked to show down after the 9♣ on the turn and 6♣ on the river. Lonis turned over A♠8♣ for ace high. but Simao had the better ace high with A♥10♣ to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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160,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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55,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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Level: 3
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 2
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Acton was picked up on the flop with roughly 10,000 in the pot and the board showing 6♥8♠5♥.
Jesse Lonis checked from the big blind and Jeremy Becker bet out 15,000 from the button, and Lonis made the call.
After the Q♦ on the turn, Lonis checked-called another bet from Becker, this time for 16,000.
The K♥ completed the board, and Lonis checked to Becker for a third time, and sized up to 41,000. Lonis wasted no time and mucked his hand to give the pot to Becker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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195,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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70,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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Level 2
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Jeremy Becker opened to 2,000 and it folded to Joao Simao who three-bet to 7,500. Both David Coleman and Bin Duan called the three-bet, before Becker four-bet to 40,000. Simao then five-bet all in for roughly 125,000, getting both Coleman and Duan to fold, with Becker snap-calling.
Joao Simao: Q♣Qx
Jeremy Becker: AxAx
Simao ran into the aces of Becker, but the 2♣3♣4♣5♣6♣ runout brought a straight flush on board for a chop, after Simao turned a flush to have the aces of Becker cracked for just a moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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125,000 | |
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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115,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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