The 34-year-old English poker player Stephen Chidwick won his 5th U.S. Poker Open Title in USPO 2024 by winning Event #8: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $429,000. It was his 10th Career PGT Title as well. Chidwick won his first-ever U.S. Poker Open in the debut season of USPO in 2018, and since then, he has won 4 USPO titles.
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The British player outlasted a field of 52 players to take a big chunk from the prize pool of $1,300,000 as well as the Golden Eagle Trophy. He beat his close friend LuckyChewy, aka Andrew Lichtenberger, to win Event #8. Chidwick’s latest tournament victory marked his 44th recorded title win, pushing his lifetime poker earnings past $57.6 Million and securing him the third spot on poker’s all-time money list. It’s also his 3rd Title win of the year 2024.
U.S Poker Open 2024 Event #8: $25,200 No-Limit Hold’em Recap
A total of 52 players participated in Event #8 taking the prize pool to $1.3 Million, which was later shared between Top 8 players. David Coleman was eliminated at number 8th place on Day 1 and took $52,000.
The second and final day begins with Stephen Chidwick maintaining his chip lead over the remaining seven players at the final table. Chidwick’s king-jack dominated Jesse Lonis’s jack-eight, and Chidwick won the hand with the help of the turn card Jack. Jesse Lonis was eliminated in 7th place for $52,000.
Chidwick then struck again, this time against Aram Zobian. Zobian’s ace-three couldn’t improve against the chip leader’s pocket tens. Zobian was eliminated in 6th place and earned $78,000.
Even though Zobian wasn’t able to win Event #8, he was able to win the 2024 U.S. Poker Open Champion title, a Golden Eagle trophy, and a $25,000 PGT Password for his incredible performance in USPO 2024.
Zobian cashed a total of 4 events at the USPO 2024, amassing an impressive 616 PGT points. He won Event #6 and made two podium finishes, winning a total of $613,540 from cashes in 4 events.
Chidwick lost his chip stack against Cary Katz, but he quickly won some chips. He later landed a straight fl7sh against Katz’s top pair, ultimately eliminating the PokerGo founder in 5th place with a payout of $104,000.
Brandon Wittmeyer, a poker player who not only played his first PGT Tournament but also entered the final table as the third-largest stack. He was able to win against Dan Smith’s ace-nine with his ace-ten, eliminating Smith in 4th place for $130,000. Wittmeyer was able to last longer but later got eliminated by Chidwick’s ace-king. WSOP Bracelet winner Wittmeyer was eliminated in 3rd place with a payout of $182,000.
Heads-up play commenced with Chidwick having a 73% chip lead over Andrew Lichtenberger. Lichtenberger was able to narrow the differences by winning some hands against Chidwick and close the gap. Chidwick later was able to get a lead over Lichtenberger after winning a hand against him.
Lichtenberger then went all against Chidwick with his pocket pair of threes. But his dream of winning his first USPO title was shattered after Chidwick’s eight-four got four on the flop. Lichtenberger finished in 2nd place for $273,000.
U.S Poker Open 2024 Event #8: $25,200 No-Limit Hold’em Payouts
| 1 | Stephen Chidwick | $429,000 |
| 2 | Andrew Lichtenberger | $273,000 |
| 3 | Brandon Wittmeyer | $182,000 |
| 4 | Dan Smith | $130,000 |
| 5 | Cary Katz | $104,000 |
| 6 | Aram Zobian | $78,000 |
| 7 | Jesse Lonis | $52,000 |
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