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Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Event #9: $15,000 NLH
Day: 1
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Level 8
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Players have been sent on a 15-minute break with the clocks showing 51 entrants so far.
Level 8
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
A big heads-up pot brewed between Adam Hendrix in the big blind and Alex Foxen on the button.
With around 200,000 in the pot, Hendrix checked on the board of 4♠K♦Q♣K♠ and Foxen checked back. Hendrix checked again on the A♣ river and Foxen bet 211,500 with just 1,000 behind.
Hendrix went in the tank before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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500,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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415,000
135,000
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135,000 |
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Level 8
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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800,000
545,000
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545,000 |
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630,000
270,000
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270,000 |
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430,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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345,000
255,000
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255,000 |
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300,000 | |
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280,000 | |
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185,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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180,000 | |
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170,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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170,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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150,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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140,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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115,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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100,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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75,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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70,000
105,000
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105,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 7
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
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: A♦A♣ 
Peter Placey: K♦K♠
Gierse was on the winning end of the ultimate cooler as the board ran out a safe J♣7♠10♣8♣2♦ to earn the German a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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115,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Level 7
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Berk was all in for around 115,000 against Justin Zaki across the table.
Michael Berk: 10♦10♥
Justin Zaki: A♣K♣
It looked like Berk would be doubling as the board started 4♠6♣6♦3♥, but the A♦ landed on the river to send Berk to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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350,000 | |
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Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 6
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
"Where's Chino, it's awfully quiet in here," asked Marius Gierse.
He was surprised a few seconds later when Rheem walked in to register the event.
"We are living in a sim," said Kristen Foxen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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160,000 | |
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125,000 | |
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75,000
61,000
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61,000 |
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Level 6
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jesse Lonis was all in from the big blind against Nicholas Seward on the button.
Jesse Lonis: Q♦J♦
Nicholas Seward: A♣K♥
The board ran out 8♥A♦7♥6♦2♦ as Lonis made a runner-runner flush to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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125,000 | |
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75,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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