2024 U.S. Poker Open

2024 U.S. Poker Open
2024 U.S. Poker Open
Venue	PokerGO Studio at Aria Resort and Casino
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	April 8-17, 2024
Champion
	Aram Zobian; (USPO winner); Stephen Chidwick; (Main Event winner)

The 2024 U.S. Poker Open was the sixth edition of the U.S. Poker Open, an annual series of high stakes poker tournaments held inside the PokerGO Studio in the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The series was held from April 8 – 17 and featured eight events, culminating in the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em main event.^[1]

Aram Zobian claimed victory at the U.S. Poker Open at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas, winning the prestigious Golden Eagle trophy and $25,000 PGT Passport bonus prize. Zobian finished the eight-event series with one victory, four cashes, and more than $600,000 in prize money won. He topped the 2024 U.S. Poker Open leaderboard with 616 points, nearly 200 points ahead of any other competitor.^[2]

Schedule

#	Event	Entrants	Winner	Prize	Winning hand	Runner-up	Losing hand	Results
1	$5,100 No-Limit Hold'em	116	Erik Seidel	$145,000	A♠ A♦	Eric Afriat	9♠ 9♦	Results
2	$10,100 No-Limit Hold'em	99	Jesse Lonis	$252,450	9♦ 7♦	Aram Zobian	Q♦ 10♠	Results
3	$10,100 No-Limit Hold'em	84	Dan Smith	$235,200	A♣ 9♥	Rodger Johnson	A♠ 4♦	Results
4	$10,100 No-Limit Hold'em	83	David Coleman	$202,300	K♠ J♠	Shannon Shorr	10♦ 8♥	Results
5	$10,100 No-Limit Hold'em	92	Matthew Wantman	$239,200	K♣ 3♦	Daniel Negreanu	J♦ 8♠	Results
6	$15,100 No-Limit Hold'em	62	Aram Zobian	$264,290	J♠ 10♠	Samuel Laskowitz	K♦ 8♦	Results
7	$15,000 No-Limit Hold'em	64	Eric Afriat	$288,000	A♣ Q♣	Joey Weissman	K♣ J♦	Results
8	$25,200 No-Limit Hold'em	52	Stephen Chidwick	$429,000	8♥ 4♣	Andrew Lichtenberger	3♣ 3♠	Results

Series leaderboard

Final standings^[3]
Rank	Name	Points	Earnings	Wins	Cashes
1	Aram Zobian	569	$535,540	1	3
2	Jesse Lonis	369	$369,450	1	3
3	Rodger Johnson	301	$301,450	0	5
4	David Coleman	291	$261,100	1	2
5	Matthew Wantman	269	$268,900	1	2

Event results

Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: April 8-9
Number of Entries: 116
Total Prize Pool: $580,000
Number of Payouts: 17
Winning Hand: A♠ A♦

**Final table**^[4]
Place	Name	Prize
1	Erik Seidel	$145,000
2	Eric Afriat	$89,900
3	Dylan Linde	$63,800
4	John Khoury	$49,300
5	William Lamar-Boone	$37,700
6	Justin Zaki	$29,000

Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: April 9-10
Number of Entries: 99
Total Prize Pool: $990,000
Number of Payouts: 15
Winning Hand: 9♦ 7♦

**Final table**^[5]
Place	Name	Prize
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

Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Dan Smith won his second USPO title on Event #3

2-Day Event: April 10-11
Number of Entries: 84
Total Prize Pool: $840,000
Number of Payouts: 12
Winning Hand: A♣ 9♥

**Final table**^[6]
Place	Name	Prize
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

Event #4: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: April 11-12
Number of Entries: 83
Total Prize Pool: $830,000
Number of Payouts: 12
Winning Hand: K♠ J♠

**Final table**^[7]
Place	Name	Prize
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

Event #5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: April 12-13
Number of Entries: 92
Total Prize Pool: $920,000
Number of Payouts: 14
Winning Hand: K♣ 3♦

**Final table**^[8]
Place	Name	Prize
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

Event #6: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em

3-Day Event: April 13-15
Number of Entries: 62
Total Prize Pool: $930,000
Number of Payouts: 9
Winning Hand: J♠ 10♠

**Final table**^[9]
Place	Name	Prize
1	Aram Zobian	$264,290
2	Samuel Laskowitz	$219,310
3	Brock Wilson	$130,200
4	Joey Weissman	$93,000
5	Dan Shak	$69,750
6	John Andress	$51,150

Event #7: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: April 15-16
Number of Entries: 64
Total Prize Pool: $960,000
Number of Payouts: 10
Winning Hand: A♣ Q♣

**Final table**^[10]
Place	Name	Prize
1	Eric Afriat	$288,000
2	Joey Weissman	$187,200
3	Stephen Chidwick	$129,600
4	Samuel Laskowitz	$96,000
5	Sean Winter	$72,000
6	Bill Klein	$52,800

Event #8: $25,200 No-Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: April 16-17
Number of Entries: 52
Total Prize Pool: $1,300,000
Number of Payouts: 8
Winning Hand: 8♥ 4♣

**Final table**^[11]
Place	Name	Prize
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

References

↑ Duckworth, Tim (January 23, 2024). "Schedules Announced for 2024 PGT® Mixed Games, PGT PLO Series, and U.S. Poker Open". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ Duckworth, Tim (April 18, 2024). "Aram Zobian Wins 2024 U.S. Poker Open". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ Pitt, Matthew (April 16, 2024). "Aram Zobian Wins Biggest 2024 PokerGO U.S. Poker Open Prize; Negreanu Denied in Event 5". pokernews.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ McCann, Keegan (April 9, 2024). "Erik Seidel Wins Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $145,000". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ McCann, Keegan (April 10, 2024). "Jesse Lonis Wins Event #2: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $252,450". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ McCann, Keegan (April 11, 2024). "Dan Smith Wins Event #3: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $235,200". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ McCann, Keegan (April 12, 2024). "David Coleman Battles Back To Win Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ McCann, Keegan (April 13, 2024). "Matthew Wantman Wins Event $5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $239,200". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ McCann, Keegan (April 15, 2024). "Aram Zobian Runs Away with Event #6: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em Title". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ McCann, Keegan (April 16, 2024). "Eric Afriat Wins Event #7: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $288,000". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ McCann, Keegan (April 17, 2024). "Stephen Chidwick Wins Event #8: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $429,000". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

External links

[1] Duckworth, Tim (January 23, 2024). "Schedules Announced for 2024 PGT® Mixed Games, PGT PLO Series, and U.S. Poker Open". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[2] Duckworth, Tim (April 18, 2024). "Aram Zobian Wins 2024 U.S. Poker Open". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[3] Pitt, Matthew (April 16, 2024). "Aram Zobian Wins Biggest 2024 PokerGO U.S. Poker Open Prize; Negreanu Denied in Event 5". pokernews.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[4] McCann, Keegan (April 9, 2024). "Erik Seidel Wins Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $145,000". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[5] McCann, Keegan (April 10, 2024). "Jesse Lonis Wins Event #2: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $252,450". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[6] McCann, Keegan (April 11, 2024). "Dan Smith Wins Event #3: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $235,200". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[7] McCann, Keegan (April 12, 2024). "David Coleman Battles Back To Win Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[8] McCann, Keegan (April 13, 2024). "Matthew Wantman Wins Event $5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $239,200". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[9] McCann, Keegan (April 15, 2024). "Aram Zobian Runs Away with Event #6: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em Title". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[10] McCann, Keegan (April 16, 2024). "Eric Afriat Wins Event #7: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $288,000". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[11] McCann, Keegan (April 17, 2024). "Stephen Chidwick Wins Event #8: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $429,000". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

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