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2025 U.S. Poker Open

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 eith 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 Canada Kristen Foxen $158,025 A♥ 7♥ United States Ping Liu K♦ J♥ Results
2 $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em 99 United States Jesse Lonis $252,450 9♦ 7♦ United States Aram Zobian Q♦ 10♠ Results
3 $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em 109 Italy Michael Rossitto $277,950 A♣ J♥ United States James Collopy 3♠ 3♣ Results
4 $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em 103 United States Matthew Wantman $231,300 8♥ 7♥ United States Yifu He Q♠ 6♠ Results
5 $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em 76 United States Shannon Shorr $220,400 Q♣ 9♦ United States Eric Blair A♠ 2♣ Results
6 $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em 98 United States Brandon Wilson $382,200 5♦ 4♦ United States Matthew Wantman J♦ 9♠ Results
7 $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em 681 United States William Foxen $340,200 J♣ 9♦ United States Neil Warren A♠ 10♣ Results
8 $25,200 No-Limit Hold'em 73 United States Shannon Shorr $529,250 10♥ 6♥ Argentina Jose Ignacio Barbero A♦ J♥ Results

Series Leaderboard

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

Event Results

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

Kristen Foxen wins the Event #1
  • 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 Canada Kristen Foxen $158,025
2 United States Ping Liu $96,750
3 United States Francis Anderson $70,950
4 United States Anthony Hu $51,600
5 United States Michael Arellano $38,700
6 United States 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 United States Jesse Lonis $252,450
2 United States Aram Zobian $163,350
3 United States Kristina Holst $113,850
4 United States Rodger Johnson $89,100
5 United States Joey Weissman $64,350
6 United States 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 Italy Michael Rossitto $277,950
2 United States James Collopy $174,400
3 United States Andrew Moreno $125,350
4 Venezuela Christian Roberts $98,100
5 United States Isaac Kempton $70,850
6 United States 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 United States Matthew Wantman $231,300
2 United States Yifu He $201,300
3 England Stephen Chidwick $118,450
4 Japan Masato Yokosawa $92,700
5 United States Isaac Kempton $66,950
6 England Patrick Leonard $51,500

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

Event #5 champion Shannon Shorr
  • 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 United States Shannon Shorr $220,400
2 United States Eric Blair $144,400
3 United States Yifu He $102,600
4 United States Isaac Haxton $72,200
5 United States Brock Wilson $53,200
6 United States 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 United States Brandon Wilson $382,200
2 United States Matthew Wantman $242,550
3 United States Sean Winter $176,400
4 United States Martin Zamani $132,300
5 United States William Foxen $102,900
6 United States 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 United States William Foxen $340,200
2 United States Neil Warren $218,700
3 United States John Riordan $157,950
4 United States Nicholas Seward $115,425
5 United States Justin Zaki $85,050
6 United States David Coleman $60,750

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

Event #8 champion Shannon Shorr
  • 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 United States Shannon Shorr $529,250
2 Argentina Jose Ignacio Barbero $346,750
3 United States Landon Tice $246,375
4 United States Nick Petrangelo $173,375
5 United States Justin Saliba $127,750
6 United States Samuel Laskowitz $91,250

References

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