The Global Poker US Poker Open is back for a third season in collaboration with PokerGO’s US Poker Open (USPO) in Las Vegas.
The series passed its halfway mark over the weekend, and the final week is underway! In addition to the 64 trophy events, the Global Poker USPO will feature multiple satellites every day, starting from SC 5.5 for the SC 33 tournaments and SC 16.5 for the SC 99 tournaments. Be on the lookout for reward drops, which can be used for the SC 5.5 and SC 16.5 satellites.
The biggest storyline thus far has been a pair of two-time winners, one on the Gold Coin side and the other on the Sweeps Coin side. Regarding the former, “FlushMe2Tears” kicked thing off on Monday, August 21 by topping a 462-entry field to win Event #01L – GC 20,000,000 GTD NLH for GC 4,789,785. Two days later, they were back at it besting a 272-entry field to win Event #03L – GC 12,500,000 GTD 6-Max for GC 3,318,480.
2023 USPO Gold Coin Winners Thus Far…
| *Date | Event | Buy-in | Entries | Player | Winnings* | ||
| Monday, August 21 | 01L – GC 20,000,000 GTD | GC 33,000 | 462 | “FlushMe2Tears” | GC 4,789,785 | ||
| Monday, August 21 | 01H – GC 40,000,000 GTD | GC 99,000 | 364 | “Bokerpux” | GC 11,631,510 | ||
| Tuesday, August 22 | 02L – GC 12,500,000 GTD Progressive Bounty | GC 33,000 | 449 | “BekeraWorlds” | GC 1,910,165.64 | ||
| Tuesday, August 22 | 02H – GC 25,000,000 GTD Progressive Bounty | GC 99,000 | 349 | “Ship1TimePlz” | GC 7,234,368.75 | ||
| Wednesday, August 23 | 03L – GC 12,500,000 GTD 6-Max | GC 33,000 | 272 | “FlushMe2Tears” | GC 3,318,480 | ||
| Wednesday, August 23 | 03H – GC 30,000,000 GTD PLO | GC 99,000 | 233 | “LIL KID POKER” | GC 8,909,505 | ||
| Thursday, August 24 | 04L – GC 10,000,000 GTD Super Bounty 6-Max | GC 33,000 | 428 | “Stealthexe” | GC 1,321,590 | ||
| Thursday, August 24 | 04H – GC 25,000,000 GTD Super Bounty 6-Max | GC 99,000 | 302 | “Stanam” | GC 3,431,655 | ||
| Friday, August 25 | 05L – GC 15,000,000 GTD Progressive Bounty | GC 33,000 | 392 | “BoilermakerKSR” | GC 2,200,810 | ||
| Friday, August 25 | 05H – GC 30,000,000 GTD Progressive Bounty | GC 99,000 | 302 | “STAGGERLEA” | GC 4,463,053 | ||
| Saturday, August 26 | 06L – GC 10,000,000 GTD 1R1A | GC 33,000 | 268 | “Taterflash83” | GC 2,895,000 | ||
| Saturday, August 26 | 06H – GC 25,000,0000 GTD 1R1A | GC 99,000 | 240 | “FEltonJohn” | GC 8,262,000 | ||
| Sunday, August 27 | 07L – GC 15,000,000 GTD 8-Max Super Deep | GC 33,000 | 384 | “Hollerguy” | GC 2,925,000 | ||
| Sunday, August 27 | 07H – GC 40,000,000 GTD 8-Max Super Deep | GC 99,000 | 311 | “Bingoray” | GC 8,000,000 | ||
| Sunday, August 27 | 08L – GC 10,000,000 GTD Progressive Bounty Turbo | GC 33,000 | 252 | “KingFido1” | GC 1,846,598.76 | ||
| Sunday, August 27 | 08H – GC 20,000,000 GTD Progressive Bounty Turbo | GC 99,000 | 239 | “OgGab” | GC 3,393,210.97 |
On the Sweeps Coin side, “PattyC” won their first event on Tuesday, August 22 when the topped a 1,037-entry field to win Event #02L – SC 25,000 GTD NLH for SC 3,865.15, and then four days later on Saturday, August 26 they navigated a 479-entry field to win Event #06L – SC 20,000 GTD 1 Rebuy/1 Add-On NLH for SC 5,038.61.
2023 USPO Sweeps Coin Winners Thus Far…
| *Date | Event | Buy-in | Entries | Player | Winnings* | ||
| Monday, August 21 | 01L – SC 40,000 GTD | SC 33 | 869 | “DeuceNukem” | SC 8,653.7 | ||
| Monday, August 21 | 01H – SC 80,000 GTD | SC 99 | 412 | “Logan08” | SC 15,160 | ||
| Tuesday, August 22 | 02L – SC 25,000 GTD | SC 33 | 1,037 | “PattyC” | SC 3,865.15 | ||
| Tuesday, August 22 | 02H – SC 60,000 GTD | SC 99 | 522 | “AceFromSpace” | SC 8,852.41 | ||
| Wednesday, August 23 | 03L – SC 25,000 GTD PLO | SC 33 | 459 | “BustoRobusto” | SC 5,019.86 | ||
| Wednesday, August 23 | 03H – SC 50,000 GTD PLO | SC 99 | 237 | “Pokerlayer79” | SC 10,975 | ||
| Thursday, August 24 | 04L – SC 20,000 GTD Super Bounty 6-Max | SC 33 | 838 | “Nacho Day” | SC 2,234.2 | ||
| Thursday, August 24 | 04H – SC 50,000 GTD Super Bounty 6-Max | SC 99 | 447 | “FishSamich” | SC 6,158.21 | ||
| Friday, August 25 | 05L – SC 30,000 GTD Progressive Bounty | SC 33 | 945 | “Flush634” | SC 4,002 | ||
| Friday, August 25 | 05H – SC 60,000 GTD Progressive Bounty | SC 99 | 486 | “Scubajub” | SC 10,061 | ||
| Saturday, August 26 | 06L – SC 20,000 GTD 1R1A | SC 33 | 479 | “PattyC” | SC 5038.61 | ||
| Saturday, August 26 | 06H – SC 50,000 GTD 1R1A | SC 99 | 262 | “TheTexican” | SC 9,650 | ||
| Sunday, August 27 | 07L – SC 30,000 GTD 8-Max Super Deep | SC 33 | 1,147 | “OldYoungNuts” | SC 5,815.3 | ||
| Sunday, August 27 | 07H – SC 80,000 GTD 8-Max Super Deep | SC 99 | 809 | “FakeAZN” | SC 14,160 | ||
| Sunday, August 27 | 08L – SC 20,000 GTD Progressive Bounty Turbo | SC 33 | 666 | “Eleveneleven” | SC 2,732.55 | ||
| Sunday, August 27 | 08H – SC 40,000 GTD Progressive Bounty Turbo | SC 99 | 427 | “StreetFlash” | SC 5,850.2 |
Win a Trip to Las Vegas
The Global Poker US Open series will feature 64 unique trophy events and will be headlined by the GC 125,000,000 guaranteed and SC 250,000 guaranteed Main Events. In total, the series will feature GC 757,500,000 and SC 1,515,000 in guaranteed prize pools.
There will also be leaderboards for the players competing in the series. The overall GC Leaderboard Champion will win the GP X USPO Champion hoodie, additional Global Poker X USPO apparel, the Golden Crown Trophy and five free entries to a Global Poker Golden Scrimmage tournament.
Meanwhile, the overall SC leaderboard champion will win a $5,000 trip to Las Vegas, where they will be presented with a $5,000 check and other prizes inside the PokerGO Studio.
As of press time, “lapochka888” sits atop the Gold Coin leaderboard with 1,167.33 points with “FlushMe2Tears” hot on their heels with 1,116.48. On the Sweeps Coin leaderboard, “flush634” is on top with 547.52 points, while “PattyC” isn’t too far behind with 521.87 points.
The remaining Gold and Sweeps Coins schedules for the Global Poker USPO are available in the tables below.
Remaining Global Poker USPO Gold Coins Schedule
| DATE | TIME | TITLE | BUY-IN (IN GC) | GUARANTEE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 28, 2023 | 20:30 | US Poker Open 09 L – GC 12,500,000 Guaranteed [1R1A, Turbo] | 33,000 | 12,500,000 |
| Monday, August 28, 2023 | 21:30 | US Poker Open 09 H – GC 25,000,000 Guaranteed [1R1A, Turbo] | 99,000 | 25,000,000 |
| Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | 20:30 | US Poker Open 10 L – GC 10,000,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty, Deep] | 33,000 | 10,000,000 |
| Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | 21:30 | US Poker Open 10 H – GC 25,000,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty, Deep] | 99,000 | 25,000,000 |
| Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | 20:30 | US Poker Open 11 L – GC 15,000,000 Guaranteed [1R1A, 6-Max] | 33,000 | 15,000,000 |
| Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | 21:30 | US Poker Open 11 H – GC 30,000,000 Guaranteed [1R1A, 6-Max] | 99,000 | 30,000,000 |
| Thursday, August 31, 2023 | 20:30 | US Poker Open 12 L – GC 10,000,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, 6-Max, Deep] | 33,000 | 10,000,000 |
| Thursday, August 31, 2023 | 21:30 | US Poker Open 12 H – GC 25,000,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, 6-Max, Deep] | 99,000 | 25,000,000 |
| Friday, September 1, 2023 | 20:30 | US Poker Open 13 L – GC 15,000,000 Guaranteed [Super Deep] | 33,000 | 15,000,000 |
| Friday, September 1, 2023 | 21:30 | US Poker Open 13 H – GC 30,000,000 Guaranteed [Super Deep] | 99,000 | 30,000,000 |
| Saturday, September 2, 2023 | 17:00 | US Poker Open 14 L – GC 10,000,000 Guaranteed [1R1A, 8-Max] | 33,000 | 10,000,000 |
| Saturday, September 2, 2023 | 18:00 | US Poker Open 14 H – GC 25,000,000 Guaranteed [1R1A, 8-Max] | 99,000 | 25,000,000 |
| Sunday, September 3, 2023 | 17:00 | US Poker Open 15 L – GC 25,000,000 Guaranteed [1R1A] | 33,000 | 25,000,000 |
| Sunday, September 3, 2023 | 18:00 | US Poker Open 15 H – Main Event – GC 125,000,000 Guaranteed [1R1A] | 99,000 | 125,000,000 |
| Sunday, September 3, 2023 | 20:30 | US Poker Open 16 L – GC 10,000,000 Guaranteed [Turbo] | 33,000 | 10,000,000 |
| Sunday, September 3, 2023 | 21:30 | US Poker Open 16 H – GC 25,000,000 Guaranteed [Turbo] | 99,000 | 25,000,000 |
Remaining Global Poker USPO Sweeps Coins Schedule
| DATE | TIME | TITLE | BUY-IN (IN SC) | GUARANTEE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 28, 2023 | 20:30 | US Poker Open 09 L – SC 25,000 Guaranteed [1R1A, Turbo] | 33 | 25,000 |
| Monday, August 28, 2023 | 21:30 | US Poker Open 09 H – SC 50,000 Guaranteed [1R1A, Turbo] | 99 | 50,000 |
| Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | 20:30 | US Poker Open 10 L – SC 20,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty, Deep] | 33 | 20,000 |
| Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | 21:30 | US Poker Open 10 H – SC 50,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty, Deep] | 99 | 50,000 |
| Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | 20:30 | US Poker Open 11 L – SC 30,000 Guaranteed [1R1A, 6-Max] | 33 | 30,000 |
| Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | 21:30 | US Poker Open 11 H – SC 60,000 Guaranteed [1R1A, 6-Max] | 99 | 60,000 |
| Thursday, August 31, 2023 | 20:30 | US Poker Open 12 L – SC 20,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, 6-Max, Deep] | 33 | 20,000 |
| Thursday, August 31, 2023 | 21:30 | US Poker Open 12 H – SC 50,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, 6-Max, Deep] | 99 | 50,000 |
| Friday, September 1, 2023 | 20:30 | US Poker Open 13 L – SC 30,000 Guaranteed [Super Deep] | 33 | 30,000 |
| Friday, September 1, 2023 | 21:30 | US Poker Open 13 H – SC 60,000 Guaranteed [Super Deep] | 99 | 60,000 |
| Saturday, September 2, 2023 | 17:00 | US Poker Open 14 L – SC 20,000 Guaranteed [1R1A, 8-Max] | 33 | 20,000 |
| Saturday, September 2, 2023 | 18:00 | US Poker Open 14 H – SC 50,000 Guaranteed [1R1A, 8-Max] | 99 | 50,000 |
| Sunday, September 3, 2023 | 17:00 | US Poker Open 15 L – SC 50,000 Guaranteed [1R1A] | 33 | 50,000 |
| Sunday, September 3, 2023 | 18:00 | US Poker Open 15 H – Main Event – SC 250,000 Guaranteed [1R1A] | 99 | 250,000 |
| Sunday, September 3, 2023 | 20:30 | US Poker Open 16 L – SC 20,000 Guaranteed [Turbo] | 33 | 20,000 |
| Sunday, September 3, 2023 | 21:30 | US Poker Open 16 H – SC 50,000 Guaranteed [Turbo] | 99 | 50,000 |
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Executive Editor US, PokerNews Podcast co-host & 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner.