Series of poker tournaments
The 2021 U.S. Poker Open was the third edition of the U.S. Poker Open , a series of high-stakes poker tournaments held at Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada . The series was held from June 3–15, with 12 scheduled events culminating in a $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament. The player who earned the most points throughout the series was crowned the champion, earning $50,000 and the Golden Eagle trophy.[ 1]
David Peters won three events and cashed four times to win the series championship for the second consecutive time. Sean Winter won the Main Event and finished second in the overall standings, also for the second straight time.[ 2]
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# Event Entrants Winner Prize Winning hand Runner-up Losing hand Results 1 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 95 $218,500 A ♠ 3 ♠ Dan Shak K ♥ 7 ♣ Results 2 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 65 $175,500 10 ♥ 9 ♣ 7 ♦ 4 ♦ A ♣ J ♣ 4 ♠ 2 ♦ Results 3 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 77 Joe McKeehen $200,200 J ♥ J ♦ 5 ♠ 5 ♦ Results 4 $10,000 Big Bet Mix 48 $163,200 9 ♣ 8 ♥ 7 ♣ 6 ♠ 6 ♦ J ♠ J ♥ 10 ♦ 7 ♦ 2 ♦ Results 5 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 85 $204,000 Q ♥ 2 ♥ A ♣ J ♣ Results 6 $10,000 8-Game 68 Eli Elezra $183,600 A ♦ 7 ♦ 3 ♥ 2 ♦ Q ♠ 7 ♠ 9 ♠ Steve Zolotow K ♥ 5 ♠ 5 ♦ 10 ♣ 4 ♣ 8 ♦ J ♣ Results 7 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 99 David Peters $217,800 A ♥ 8 ♣ K ♠ 2 ♣ Results 8 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 63 $189,000 A ♠ 8 ♠ 8 ♥ 7 ♣ 9 ♦ 7 ♦ 6 ♣ 2 ♣ Results 9 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 99 Ali Imsirovic $217,800 J ♣ 6 ♦ Andrew Lichtenberger K ♥ J ♠ Results 10 $10,000 Short Deck 27 David Peters $124,200 J ♣ 10 ♠ Ali Imsirovic Q ♦ 8 ♣ Results 11 $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 69 David Peters $465,750 10 ♠ 10 ♦ 9 ♥ 9 ♣ Results 12 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em 42 Sean Winter $756,000 10 ♣ 6 ♣ Stephen Chidwick Q ♠ 4 ♣ Results
[ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 3–4[ 4] Number of Entries: 95Total Prize Pool: $950,000Number of Payouts: 14Winning Hand: A ♠ 3 ♠ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st $218,500 2nd Dan Shak $152,000 3rd $114,000 4th Stephen Chidwick $95,000 5th Steve Zolotow $76,000 6th $57,000 7th $47,500
[ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 4–5[ 5] Number of Entries: 65Total Prize Pool: $650,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand: 10 ♥ 9 ♣ 7 ♦ 4 ♦ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st $175,500 2nd $130,000 3rd $84,500 4th $65,000 5th $52,000 6th $39,000
[ edit ] Joe McKeehen won Event #3 2-Day Event: June 5–6[ 6] Number of Entries: 77Total Prize Pool: $770,000Number of Payouts: 11Winning Hand: J ♥ J ♦ [ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 6–7[ 7] Number of Entries: 48Total Prize Pool: $480,000Number of Payouts: 7Winning Hand: 9 ♣ 8 ♥ 7 ♣ 6 ♠ 6 ♦ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st $163,200 2nd $105,600 3rd Alex Foxen $72,000 4th $52,800 5th $38,400 6th $28,800
[ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 7–8[ 8] Number of Entries: 85Total Prize Pool: $850,000Number of Payouts: 13Winning Hand: Q ♥ 2 ♥ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st $204,000 2nd $144,500 3rd Joe McKeehen $102,000 4th Cary Katz $85,000 5th $68,000 6th $51,000 7th $42,500
[ edit ] Eli Elezra won Event #6 2-Day Event: June 8–9[ 9] Number of Entries: 68Total Prize Pool: $680,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand: A ♦ 7 ♦ 3 ♥ 2 ♦ Q ♠ 7 ♠ 9 ♠ [ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 9–10[ 10] Number of Entries: 99Total Prize Pool: $990,000Number of Payouts: 15Winning Hand: A ♥ 8 ♣ [ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 10–11[ 11] Number of Entries: 63Total Prize Pool: $630,000Number of Payouts: 9Winning Hand: A ♠ 8 ♠ 8 ♥ 7 ♣ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st $189,000 2nd $126,000 3rd $88,200 4th Ali Imsirovic $63,000 5th $50,400 6th $37,800
[ edit ] Ali Imsirovic won Event #9 2-Day Event: June 11–12[ 12] Number of Entries: 99Total Prize Pool: $990,000Number of Payouts: 15Winning Hand: J ♣ 6 ♦ [ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 12–13[ 13] Number of Entries: 27Total Prize Pool: $270,000Number of Payouts: 4Winning Hand: J ♣ 10 ♠ [ edit ] David Peters won three events 2-Day Event: June 13–14[ 14] Number of Entries: 69Total Prize Pool: $1,725,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand: 10 ♠ 10 ♦ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st David Peters $465,750 2nd $345,000 3rd Dan Shak $224,250 4th $172,500 5th $138,000 6th $103,500
[ edit ] 2-Day Event: June 14–15[ 15] Number of Entries: 42Total Prize Pool: $2,100,000Number of Payouts: 6Winning Hand: 10 ♣ 6 ♣ ^ Duckworth, Tim (May 12, 2021). "U.S. POKER OPEN 2021 SCHEDULE: JUNE 3-15" . Poker Central. Retrieved June 5, 2021 . ^ Walsh, Jeff (June 15, 2021). "Sean Winter Wins USPO Event #12 for $756K, Peters Wins Overall Title" . PocketFives.com. Retrieved June 15, 2021 . ^ "2021 U.S. Poker Open results" . Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 5, 2021 .^ Glatzer, Jason (June 5, 2021). "Jake Daniels Wins the U.S. Poker Open Event #1: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em ($218,500)" . PokerNews. Retrieved June 5, 2021 . ^ Walsh, Jeff (June 5, 2021). "Sam Soverel Takes Down U.S. Poker Open 2021 Event #2 for $175,500" . PocketFives.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021 . ^ Sofen, Jon (June 6, 2021). "Quad Alert: Four Jacks Does it For Joe McKeehen in US Poker Open" . Cardschat.com. Retrieved June 6, 2021 . ^ Glatzer, Jason (June 8, 2021). "John Riordan Wins U.S. Poker Open $10K Big Bet Mix ($163,200)" . PokerNews. Retrieved June 8, 2021 . ^ Rinkema, Remko (June 8, 2021). "JOEY WEISSMAN MOUNTS EPIC COMEBACK & WINS U.S. POKER OPEN EVENT #5 FOR $204,000" . Poker Central. Retrieved June 8, 2021 . ^ Bradley, Lance (June 10, 2021). "Eli Elezra Defeats Steve Zolotow to Grab U.S. Poker Open 8-Game Win" . PocketFives.com. Retrieved June 10, 2021 . ^ Rinkema, Remko (June 10, 2021). "REIGNING U.S. POKER OPEN CHAMPION DAVID PETERS WINS EVENT #7 FOR $217,800" . Poker Central. Retrieved June 10, 2021 . ^ Glatzer, Jason (June 12, 2021). "Jared Bleznick Wins USPO Event #8: $10K PLO ($189,000)" . PokerNews.com. Retrieved June 12, 2021 . ^ Fast, Erik (June 12, 2021). "Ali Imsirovic Wins U.S. Poker Open $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller For His Sixth Title of 2021" . CardPlayer.com. Retrieved June 12, 2021 . ^ Sofen, Jon (June 13, 2021). "Bluff Doesn't Get Through for Ali Imsirovic, David Peters Wins USPO Short Deck" . Cardschat.com. Retrieved June 14, 2021 . ^ Glatzer, Jason (June 15, 2021). "David Peters Wins Third USPO Title in Five Days in the Event #11: $25K NLHE ($465,750)" . PokerNews.com. Retrieved June 15, 2021 . ^ Rinkema, Remko (June 15, 2021). "SEAN WINTER WINS U.S. POKER OPEN EVENT #12: $50,000 NO LIMIT HOLD'EM FOR $756,000" . Poker Central. Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
David Peters
Eli Elezra 
Ali Imsirovic 
Ivan Zufic 
Stephen Chidwick 
Sergi Reixach
Daniel Negreanu
Erik Sagstrom
