2026 U.S. Poker Open

Event #9: $15,000 NLH
Event #9: $15,000 NLH Event #10: $25,000 NLH Show All Events
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Event Info
Buy-in
$15,000
Prize Pool
$915,000
Total Entries
61
Players Left
4
Average Chip Stack
1,906,250
Total Chips
7,625,000
Next Payout
Venue 4
$91,500
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
61
Players Left
6
Players Left 4 / 61

Aces Versus Kings Between the Blinds

Level 7 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Marius Gierse
Marius Gierse

Marius Gierse raised in the small blind and Peter Placey three-bet in the big blind. Gierse then four-bet jammed for around 100,000 and was met by a snap-call.

Marius Gierse: AA All in
Peter Placey: KK

Gierse was on the winning end of the ultimate cooler as the board ran out a safe J71082 to earn the German a double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marius Gierse at
Marius Gierse
200,000
40,000
40,000
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Peter Placey
115,000
30,000
30,000

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