U.S. Poker Open: 16-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner Phil Hellmuth Wins Maiden USPO Title in Event #5: $10K No-Limit Hold’em ($221,200)

Living poker legend Phil ‘The Poker Brat’ Hellmuth Jr (cover image) added another feather to his cap, bagging away his maiden USPO trophy at the fifth edition of the U.S. Poker Open, hosted at the PokerGO Studio inside the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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The sixteen-time WSOP bracelet winner outclassed the 88-entry field in the two-day-long Event #5: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em, on Thursday to win $221,200, his first title since his last bracelet win in the $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball at the 2021 WSOP.

Hellmuth’s final table run was a display of sheer domination as he eliminated five of his seven opponents, including his heads-up opponent, the five-time WSOP bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus (2nd for $149,600) heads-up.

The Poker Brat, Hellmuth’s first recorded score came back in 1987, and since then, he has accumulated over $28.66 Million in live tournament earnings. He is currently ranked #21 on poker`s all-time money list.

“It’s nice, you know after last year,” Hellmuth said about his first win in the PokerGO Studio. “Last year I had two seconds and a fourth in the U.S. Poker Open. I don’t play that many tournaments here, but if you look at like the last ten tournaments I played here at the studio, it’s pretty crazy. I think I have four final tables in ten events. Now people are gonna say that’s not true but it’s pretty easy to check.”

Hellmuth credited his superior reading ability for the win, saying that it was something that still carries him in all of his tournaments.

“I have something,” he said. “I have this thing called reading ability. And a lot of the younger generation doesn’t understand that. They see me make these plays and they’re like, ‘That’s a bad play. That’s a bad play.’ But if you know that they can’t call then I feel like it’s a great play. Sometimes they don’t give me enough credit, so it’s kind of nice.”

Notables who boarded the money bus but fell short of the final table include Cherish Andrews (9th for $35,200), John Riordan (10th for $26,400), Event #2 champion Ren Lin (11th for $26,400), Cary Katz (12th for $17,600), and Jim Collopy (13th for $17,600).

The $10,000 buy-in tournament saw 88 hopefuls vying for the beautiful U.S. Poker Open trophy. The $880,000 prize pool was distributed among the top 13 finishers.

Hellmuth tweeted a clip of the final hand.

WOW!!! https://t.co/3ThvEV2XxR

— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) March 29, 2023

The final table action was live-streamed (on delay) on the PokerGO YouTube channel. You can watch the replay below.

Final Table Results (USD)

1. Phil Hellmuth – $211,200
2. Jeremy Ausmus – $149,600
3. Jesse Lonis – $105,600
4. George Wolff – $88,000
5. Aram Oganyan – $70,400
6. Allan Le – $52,800
7. Darren Elias – $44,000
8. David Stamm – $35,200

Allan Le Wins Event #4: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha For Maiden USPO Trophy and $200,200

American poker pro Allan Le outclassed the 77-player field in the two-day-long Event #4: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha, claiming his maiden first USPO title and a winner’s paycheque worth $200,200.

Le bested his heads-up rival Ronald Keijzer (2nd for $146,300) and other accomplished pros like Daniel Negreanu, Damjan Radanov, and Dylan Weisman on the final table.

Allan Le captured his first @PokerGO Major Title after winning U.S. Poker Open Event #4: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for $200,200.

Le defeated Ronald Keijzer in heads-up play, a feat his brother Tommy Le couldn’t achieve just two weeks ago.

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Notables who boarded the money bus but fell short of the final table include Ben Lamb (8th for $30,800), Sean Winter (9th for $23,100), Peng Shan (10th for $23,100), and Steve Zolotow (11th for $23,100).

The $10,000 buy-in tournament collected a $770,000 prize pool, distributed among the top 11 finishers.

The final table action was live-streamed (on delay) on the PokerGO YouTube channel. You can watch the replay below.

Final Table Results (USD)

1. Allan Le – $200,200
2. Ronald Keijzer – $146,300
3. Dylan Weisman – $100,100
4. Daniel Negreanu – $77,000
5. Damjan Radanov – $61,600
6. Masashi Oya – $46,200
7. Edgardo Rosario Figeroa – $38,500

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