Event #5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em of the 2024 U.S. Poker Open drew an impressive 92 entries, building a prize pool of $920,000. After two days of action, Matthew Wantman emerged victorious to take home the coveted title and the top prize of $239,200, his fourth largest live score. The WPT champion came into the final table of the event as short stack but managed to battle his way into the chip lead, eventually besting Daniel Negreanu in heads-up to capture his second career PGT title. Notably, this was his first title of 2024 and he now has more than $6.4 million in live earnings.
This was a two-day event running inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino Las Vegas. While the top 14 finishers made the money, only seven contenders made Day 2. Six-time WSOP bracelet winner and two-time WPT champion Daniel Negreanu held the chip lead when the final day started, while Wantman began with the second largest stack. Unsurprisingly, the shortest stack Paulius Plausinaitis (7th – $36,800) was the first to fall after his A-K failed to beat the Q-J of Grant Wang. The next to fall was four-time bracelet winner David Peters whose A-3 suited was beaten by the K-3 of Negreanu. It was a king-high flop and Negreanu held from there to bust Peters in sixth place ($46,000).
A few hands later, Victoria Livschitz shoved with pocket kings leading pocket threes of Negreanu who spiked a set on the flop to send her packing in fourth place($82,800). This was her fourth cash of the series. The eventual champion Wantman scored his first elimination of the day when his A-J held up against the A-8 of the ten-time bracelet winner Erik Seidel, who started this series with a victory in the very first event. While both players flopped a pair of aces, Wantman’s kicker played to bust Seidel in third-place ($110,400) and move him into the heads-up for the title.
The heads-up battle began with Negreanu holding a 6:5 chip lead over Wantman. However, the latter fought his way back and earned a crucial double up when his Kh Qs bested As 5d of Negreanu on a Qh 4s 2d 8c 9d runout. Negreanu was left with just 1.5 big blinds after that hand. He managed to win a pair of doubles, but was soon at risk again with his J-8 facing the K-3 of Wantman. A king-high runout dashed Negrenau’s dream for his eighth career PGT title. Negreanu earned $151,800 as the runner-up. This marked the 10th final table of the year for Negreanu who has won two titles in 2024.
Event #5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts
| 1 | Matthew Wantman | $239,200 |
| 2 | Daniel Negreanu | $151,800 |
| 3 | Erik Seidel | $110,400 |
| 4 | Victoria Livschitz | $82,800 |
| 5 | Grant Wang | $64,400 |
| 6 | David Peters | $46,000 |
| 7 | Paulius Plausinaitis | $36,800 |
David Coleman Wins Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em
David Coleman was the last player standing in Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em of the 2024 U.S. Poker Open. The fourth event of the series drew 83 entrants for a prize pool of $830,000 and paid out the top 12 players. Coleman started the final table with the chip lead, and despite losing his lead to Shannon Shorr four-handed, he battled his way back into the lead to capture his fourth PGT title of 2024 and an impressive $202,300 after a heads-up deal with Shorr (runner-up for $179,500).
Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts
1. David Coleman, $202,300*
2. Shannon Shorr, $179,500*
3. Aram Zobian, $107,900
4. Dylan Weisman, $78,850
5. Phil Hellmuth, $58,100
6. Jonathan Little , $41,500
7. John Riordan , $33,200
Dan Smith Takes Down Event #3: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em
Dan Smith emerged victorious from a field of 84 entries in Event #3: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em of the 2024 U.S. Poker Open. Smith entered the final table with the third largest stack but wiith his strategic moves, he ultimately clinched victory to capture his second career U.S. Poker Open title, and his fifth career PGT win along with the $235,200 first place prize. This was his second title of 2024 as he had also shipped a $50,000 bounty event at the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju last month for $951,000.
Event #3: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts
1. Dan Smith, $235,200
2. Rodger Johnson, $151,200
3. David Stamm , $109,200
4. Jesse Lonis, $79,800
5. David Coleman, $58,800
6. Dylan Linde, $42,000
7. Bill Klein, $33,600
Jesse Lonis Goes Wire-to-Wire In Event #2: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em To Win 3rd PGT Title
Rising star Jesse Lonis showcased exceptional skills, eliminating all six final table opponents to secure his third PGT title and the $252,450 top prize in Event #2: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em of the 2024 U.S. Poker Open. It was a historic moment in the tournament as two women, Kristina Holst and Victoria Livschitz, made it to the final table. Holst placed third for $113,850, while Livschitz finished sixth for $49,500.
The heads-up was a short-lived affair. Lonis took a three-and-a-half to one chip lead over Zobian in the heads up and finished off his opponent when he hit a straight flush to capture the title. Zobian was eliminated in second place to collect his $163,350 prize, the ninth six-figure cash of his career.
Event #2: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts
1. Jesse Lonis, $252,450
2. Aram Zobian, $163,350
3. Kristina Holst, $113,850
4. Rodger Johnson, $89,100
5. Joey Weissman, $64,350
6. Victoria Livschitz, $49,500
7. Sean Winter, $39,600
Erik Seidel Wins Second U.S. Poker Open Title In Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold’em
The first title of the 2024 U.S. Poker Open was earned by none other than American poker legend and ten-time WSOP bracelet winner Erik Seidel, who overcame a field of 116 entries in Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold’em to secure $145,000 in top prize. This was the second title for the 64-year-old Poker Hall of Famer, who took down a $10,500 buy-in event at the Wynn Millions less than a month before this grand victory.
The strong turnout resulted in a prize pool of $580,000, which was finally shared by the top 17 finishers. Seidel came into the final table with a sizable chip lead but received setbacks with four unsuccessful all-ins early on. However, he didn’t let the early run shake his confidence, and scored a double knockouts three-handed to send Eric Afriat and Dylan Linde packing to win the title.
On the final hand, Afriat opened with pocket nines and Linde moved all-in for 175K with Ks 8c, Seidel holding pocket aces put out enough to get the remainder of Afriat’s chips. Afriat finally made the call. The board ran out Jd 10d 5s 5c 3d where Seidel’s aces held to earn him the double knockout and the title.
Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts
1. Erik Seidel , $145,000
2. Eric Afriat, $89,500
3. Dylan Linde , $63,800
4. John Khoury, $49,300
5. William Lamar-Boone, $37,700
6. Justin Zaki, $29,000
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