Rws Poker Tournament 2018
| 2018 U.S. Poker Open | |
|---|---|
| Location | Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dates | February 1-11, 2018 |
| Champion | |
| Stephen Chidwick | |
The 2018 U.S. Poker Open was the inaugural season of the U.S. Poker Open. It took place from February 1-11 at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Poker Central sponsored the event, with every final table streamed live on PokerGo. There were eight events, including Pot Limit Omaha and Mixed Game tournaments, with buy-ins ranging between $10,000 and $50,000. It culminated in the $50,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event.
Stephen Chidwick won the series championship, winning two events and making the final table of five out of eight events. Keith Tilston won the Main Event.[1]
Schedule[edit]
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| # | Event | Entrants | Winner | Prize | Winning hand | Runner-up | Losing hand | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em | 68 | Justin Bonomo | $190,400 | K♣7♥ | Boutros Naim | 8♣5♣ | Results |
| 2 | $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 64 | Mike Gorodinsky | $179,200 | A♠10♣7♠7♥ | Richard Kirsch | A♣K♠6♠4♣ | Results |
| 3 | $25,000 No Limit Hold'em | 44 | Stephen Chidwick | $374,000 | A♦3♣ | Keith Tilston | K♠9♣ | Results |
| 4 | $25,000 Mixed Game Championship | 45 | Stephen Chidwick | $382,500 | K♠J♥7♦5♣3♦ | Chris Vitch | 6♠6♦5♥4♥2♠ | Results |
| 5 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em | 67 | Ben Tollerene | $187,600 | A♠A♣ | Jake Schindler | Q♣9♣ | Results |
| 6 | $25,000 No Limit Hold'em | 49 | Benjamin Pollak | $416,500 | A♠3♠ | Jason Koon | K♣5♣ | Results |
| 7 | $25,000 No Limit Hold'em | 50 | David Peters | $400,000 | A♠A♥ | Stephen Chidwick | Q♣2♠ | Results |
| 8 | $50,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | 33 | Keith Tilston | $660,000 | K♥4♥ | Jake Schindler | 8♠7♥ | Results |
Series champions[edit]
| Rank | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Chidwick | $1,256,600 |
| 2 | Keith Tilston | $1,047,100 |
| 3 | Jake Schindler | $693,400 |
| 4 | Daniel Negreanu | $621,500 |
| 5 | Benjamin Pollak | $554,600 |
Results[edit]
Event #1: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em[edit]
- 2-Day Event: February 1-2
- Number of Entries: 68
- Total Prize Pool: $680,000
- Number of Payouts: 10
- Winning Hand:K♣7♥
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Justin Bonomo | $190,400 |
| 2nd | Boutros Naim | $136,000 |
| 3rd | David Peters | $88,400 |
| 4th | Justin Young | $68,000 |
| 5th | Stephen Chidwick | $54,400 |
| 6th | Sam Soverel | $40,800 |
Event #2: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha[edit]
- 2-Day Event: February 2-3
- Number of Entries: 64
- Total Prize Pool: $640,000
- Number of Payouts: 10
- Winning Hand:A♠10♣7♠7♥
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Gorodinsky | $179,200 |
| 2nd | Richard Kirsch | $128,000 |
| 3rd | Rainer Kempe | $83,200 |
| 4th | Anthony Zinno | $64,000 |
| 5th | Andjelko Andrejevic | $51,200 |
| 6th | Cary Katz | $38,400 |
Event #3: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em[edit]
- 2-Day Event: February 3-4
- Number of Entries: 44
- Total Prize Pool: $1,100,000
- Number of Payouts: 7
- Winning Hand:A♦3♣
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stephen Chidwick | $374,000 |
| 2nd | Keith Tilston | $242,000 |
| 3rd | Daniel Negreanu | $165,000 |
| 4th | Jake Schindler | $110,000 |
| 5th | Brent Hanks | $88,000 |
| 6th | Seth Davies | $66,000 |
Event #4: $25,000 Mixed Game Championship[edit]
- 2-Day Event: February 5-6
- Number of Entries: 45
- Total Prize Pool: $1,125,000
- Number of Payouts: 7
- Winning Hand:K♠J♥7♦5♣3♦ (2-7 Triple Draw)
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stephen Chidwick | $382,500 |
| 2nd | Chris Vitch | $247,500 |
| 3rd | Isaac Haxton | $168,750 |
| 4th | Benjamin Pollak | $112,500 |
| 5th | Dan Shak | $90,000 |
| 6th | Phil Hellmuth | $67,500 |
Event #5: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em[edit]
- 2-Day Event: February 6-7
- Number of Entries: 67
- Total Prize Pool: $670,000
- Number of Payouts: 10
- Winning Hand:A♠A♣
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ben Tollerene | $187,600 |
| 2nd | Jake Schindler | $134,000 |
| 3rd | Ryan Riess | $87,100 |
| 4th | Cary Katz | $67,000 |
| 5th | Kristina Holst | $53,600 |
| 6th | Rodger Johnson | $40,200 |
Event #6: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em[edit]
- 2-Day Event: February 7-8
- Number of Entries: 49
- Total Prize Pool: $1,225,000
- Number of Payouts: 7
- Winning Hand:A♠3♠
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Benjamin Pollak | $416,500 |
| 2nd | Jason Koon | $269,500 |
| 3rd | Stephen Chidwick | $183,750 |
| 4th | Isaac Haxton | $122,500 |
| 5th | Brian Green | $98,000 |
| 6th | Elijah Berg | $73,500 |
Event #7: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em[edit]
- 2-Day Event: February 8-9
- Number of Entries: 50
- Total Prize Pool: $1,249,500
- Number of Payouts: 8
- Winning Hand:A♠A♥
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Peters | $400,000 |
| 2nd | Stephen Chidwick | $262,000 |
| 3rd | Sean Winter | $175,000 |
| 4th | Keith Tilston | $125,000 |
| 5th | Ben Tollerene | $100,000 |
| 6th | Daniel Negreanu | $75,000 |
Event #8: $50,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event[edit]
- 3-Day Event: February 9-11
- Number of Entries: 33
- Total Prize Pool: $1,650,000
- Number of Payouts: 5
- Winning Hand:K♥4♥
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Keith Tilston | $660,000 |
| 2nd | Jake Schindler | $429,000 |
| 3rd | Daniel Negreanu | $264,000 |
| 4th | Tom Marchese | $165,000 |
| 5th | Dan Smith | $132,000 |
References[edit]
Rws Poker Tournament 2018 Bracket
- ^Clark, Matthew (February 12, 2018). 'Stephen Chidwick Wins U.S. Poker Open Championship'. USPoker.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^'2018 U.S. Poker Open results'. Hendon Mob. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
External links[edit]
The complete event schedule for the 2018 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has been published, running more than a month and a half, from May 29th through July 17th at its customary home, the Rio in Las Vegas.
There will be nine new events on the 78-event schedule in 2018:
1. $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
2. $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
3. $365 Pot-Limit Omaha GIANT
4. $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold’em (10,000 starting chips)
5. $565 WSOP.com ONLINE Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
6. $1,500 BOUNTY Pot-Limit Omaha
7. $1,000 DOUBLE-STACK No-Limit Hold’em (30-minute levels)
8. $1,500 THE CLOSER No-Limit Hold’em (15,000 starting chips, 30-minute levels)
9. $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Five events that were on the schedule in 2017 will be gone next year: the $10,000 Tag Team event, two $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em events, and two $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em events.
The Main Event
The $10,000 Main Event, the only event that most casual poker fans care about (note: I am only talking about casual poker fans, not poker players, or those more into the poker community), will begin on Monday, July 2nd, with the first of three starting flights. If we are to assume that the rest of the tournament will run the same as this year, there will also be three Day 2 flights. Days 2A and 2B will likely be run on the same calendar day, though the fields will be separate, while Day 2C will have a day to itself, as it will be by far the biggest of the three. From there, the Main Event will run every day without a break until it is over.
That means, of course, that the November Nine is still no longer a thing. Starting in 2008, the Main Event had paused when the final table was determined and then resumed in November, allowing ESPN to build the tournament narrative for its television broadcasts, but this year, the November Nine was nixed in favor of just running the tournament straight through the finish.
One Drop Event
The Big One for One Drop, the million-dollar buy-in event to benefit the One Drop charity, returns for 2018, as well. It debuted in 2012 when Antonio Esfandiari won $18.3 million. After a year off, it came back in 2014 and Daniel Colman took the title for $15.3 million. People thought it would be on the schedule in 2016, but instead, it was moved to Monaco and made into an invitational tournament, with wealthy business people preferred over poker pros.
Interestingly, the Big One for One Drop will be the final event of the 2018 WSOP, rather than the $10,000 Main Event. WSOP organizers decided to have twelve tournaments begin after the start of the Main Event, probably to keep people at the Rio as long as possible, instead of heading home as the Main Event field dwindles.