2025 U.S. Poker Open

2025 U.S. Poker Open
2025 U.S. Poker Open
Venue	PokerGO Studio at Aria Resort and Casino
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	April 8-17, 2025
Champion
	Shannon Shorr; (USPO winner); (Main Event winner)

The 2025 U.S. Poker Open was the seventh 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]

The 2025 U.S. Poker Open has crowned its newest champion, with Shannon Shorr topping the leaderboard to win the Golden Eagle trophy and a $25,000 PGT Passport. Shorr put on an impressive performance at the U.S. Poker Open by winning two events for a combined $749,650 in earnings. Shorr topped the 76-entrant field in Event #5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em to win $220,400, and followed that a few days later by topping the 73-entrant field in Event #8: $25,200 No-Limit Hold'em to win $529,250.^[2]

Schedule

#	Event	Entrants	Winner	Prize	Winning hand	Runner-up	Losing hand	Results
1	$5,100 No-Limit Hold'em	129	Kristen Foxen	$158,025	A♥ 7♥	Ping Liu	K♦ J♥	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	109	Michael Rossitto	$277,950	A♣ J♥	James Collopy	3♠ 3♣	Results
4	$10,100 No-Limit Hold'em	103	Matthew Wantman	$231,300	8♥ 7♥	Yifu He	Q♠ 6♠	Results
5	$10,100 No-Limit Hold'em	76	Shannon Shorr	$220,400	Q♣ 9♦	Eric Blair	A♠ 2♣	Results
6	$15,100 No-Limit Hold'em	98	Brandon Wilson	$382,200	5♦ 4♦	Matthew Wantman	J♦ 9♠	Results
7	$15,100 No-Limit Hold'em	681	William Foxen	$340,200	J♣ 9♦	Neil Warren	A♠ 10♣	Results
8	$25,200 No-Limit Hold'em	73	Shannon Shorr	$529,250	10♥ 6♥	Jose Ignacio Barbero	A♦ J♥	Results

Series Leaderboard

Final Standings^[2]
Rank	Name	Points	Earnings	Wins	Cashes
1	Shannon Shorr	538	$749,650	2	2
2	Matthew Wantman	512	$528,350	1	3
3	Jose Ignacio Barbero	402	$540,150	0	3
4	Eric Blair	364	$385,725	0	6
5	Alex Foxen	354	$443,100	1	2

Event results

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

2-Day Event: April 8-9
Number of Entries: 129
Total Prize Pool: $645,000
Number of Payouts: 19
Winning Hand: A♥ 7♥

**Final Table**^[3]
Place	Name	Prize
1	Kristen Foxen	$158,025
2	Ping Liu	$96,750
3	Francis Anderson	$70,950
4	Anthony Hu	$51,600
5	Michael Arellano	$38,700
6	David Peters	$32,250

Event #2: $10,100 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**^[4]
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: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: April 10-11
Number of Entries: 109
Total Prize Pool: $1,090,000
Number of Payouts: 16
Winning Hand: A♣ J♥

**Final Table**^[5]
Place	Name	Prize
1	Michael Rossitto	$277,950
2	James Collopy	$174,400
3	Andrew Moreno	$125,350
4	Christian Roberts	$98,100
5	Isaac Kempton	$70,850
6	Matthew Wantman	$54,500

Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: April 11-12
Number of Entries: 103
Total Prize Pool: $1,030,000
Number of Payouts: 15
Winning Hand: 8♥ 7♥

**Final Table**^[6]
Place	Name	Prize
1	Matthew Wantman	$231,300
2	Yifu He	$201,300
3	Stephen Chidwick	$118,450
4	Masato Yokosawa	$92,700
5	Isaac Kempton	$66,950
6	Patrick Leonard	$51,500

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

3-Day Event: April 12-14
Number of Entries: 92
Total Prize Pool: $760,000
Number of Payouts: 11
Winning Hand: Q♣ 9♦

**Final Table**^[7]
Place	Name	Prize
1	Shannon Shorr	$220,400
2	Eric Blair	$144,400
3	Yifu He	$102,600
4	Isaac Haxton	$72,200
5	Brock Wilson	$53,200
6	David Chen	$38,000

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

2-Day Event: April 14-15
Number of Entries: 98
Total Prize Pool: $1,470,000
Number of Payouts: 14
Winning Hand: 5♦ 4♦

**Final Table**^[8]
Place	Name	Prize
1	Brandon Wilson	$382,200
2	Matthew Wantman	$242,550
3	Sean Winter	$176,400
4	Martin Zamani	$132,300
5	William Foxen	$102,900
6	David Coleman	$73,500

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

2-Day Event: April 15-16
Number of Entries: 91
Total Prize Pool: $1,215,000
Number of Payouts: 12
Winning Hand: J♣ 9♦

**Final Table**^[9]
Place	Name	Prize
1	William Foxen	$340,200
2	Neil Warren	$218,700
3	John Riordan	$157,950
4	Nicholas Seward	$115,425
5	Justin Zaki	$85,050
6	David Coleman	$60,750

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

2-Day Event: April 16-17
Number of Entries: 73
Total Prize Pool: $1,825,000
Number of Payouts: 11
Winning Hand: 10♥ 6♥

**Final Table**^[10]
Place	Name	Prize
1	Shannon Shorr	$529,250
2	Jose Ignacio Barbero	$346,750
3	Landon Tice	$246,375
4	Nick Petrangelo	$173,375
5	Justin Saliba	$127,750
6	Samuel Laskowitz	$91,250

References

↑ Duckworth, Tim (March 30, 2025). "2025 U.S. Poker Open Runs April 8-17". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
1 2 Duckworth, Tim (April 17, 2025). "Shannon Shorr Crowned 2025 U.S. Poker Open Champion". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ McCann, Keegan (April 9, 2025). "Kristen Foxen Wins Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $158,025". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ Peters, Donnie (April 10, 2025). "Jesse Lonis Wins Event #2: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $252,450". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ McCann, Keegan (April 11, 2025). "Michael Rossitto Wins Event #3: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $277,950". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ Duckworth, Tim (April 12, 2025). "Matthew Wantman Wins Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $231,300". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ McCann, Keegan (April 14, 2025). "Shannon Shorr Wins Event #5: $10,100 for $220,400". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ McCann, Keegan (April 15, 2025). "Brandon Wilson Wins Event #6: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $382,200". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ McCann, Keegan (April 16, 2025). "Alex Foxen Wins Event #7: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $340,200". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
↑ McCann, Keegan (April 17, 2025). "Shannon Shorr Wins Event #8: $25,200 No-Limit Hold'em for $529,250". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

External links

[1] Duckworth, Tim (March 30, 2025). "2025 U.S. Poker Open Runs April 8-17". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[2025winners-2] 1 2 Duckworth, Tim (April 17, 2025). "Shannon Shorr Crowned 2025 U.S. Poker Open Champion". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[3] McCann, Keegan (April 9, 2025). "Kristen Foxen Wins Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $158,025". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

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

[5] McCann, Keegan (April 11, 2025). "Michael Rossitto Wins Event #3: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $277,950". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[6] Duckworth, Tim (April 12, 2025). "Matthew Wantman Wins Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $231,300". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[7] McCann, Keegan (April 14, 2025). "Shannon Shorr Wins Event #5: $10,100 for $220,400". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[8] McCann, Keegan (April 15, 2025). "Brandon Wilson Wins Event #6: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $382,200". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[9] McCann, Keegan (April 16, 2025). "Alex Foxen Wins Event #7: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $340,200". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[10] McCann, Keegan (April 17, 2025). "Shannon Shorr Wins Event #8: $25,200 No-Limit Hold'em for $529,250". PGT.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

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