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U.S. Poker Open 2023: Isaac Haxton Ships Event 8, Phil Hellmuth Finishes 5th

Update U.S. Poker Open Event 8

Phil Hellmuth misses out on grabbing second U.S. Poker Open title after he finishes fifth for $108,000. American pro Isaac Haxton ships Event 8 for a payday of $423,000. 

Place	Player	Country	Prize	Points
1st	Isaac Haxton	United States	$423,000	259
2nd	Joey Weissman	United States	$283,500	170
3rd	Dan Smith	United States	$189,000	113
4th	Bill Klein	United States	$135,000	81
5th	Phil Hellmuth	United States	$108,000	65
6th	Alex Foxen	United States	$81,000	49
7th	Chris Brewer	United States	$67,500	41
8th	Masashi Oya	Japan	$54,000	32

Six players remain in Event #8: $25,000 NL Hold’em at the 2023 U.S. Poker Open. Dan Smith leads the field that includes Isaac Haxton, Alex Foxen, Phil Hellmuth, Joey Weissman, and Bill Klein. Hellmuth is fourth in chips and looking for his second title of the series after he won Event #5: $10,000 NL Hold’em for $211,200. Weissman won the opening event of the series for $231,000 and is also eyeing his second trip to the winner’s circle this U.S. Poker Open.

Seat Draw and Chip Counts

• Seat 1: Alex Foxen – 1,140,000
• Seat 2: Isaac Haxton – 1,520,000
• Seat 3: Joey Weissman – 990,000
• Seat 4: Dan Smith – 2,710,000
• Seat 5: Phil Hellmuth – 1,065,000
• Seat 6: Bill Klein – 680,000

The first-place prize at today’s final table is $432,000. Each of the remaining six players is guaranteed $81,000. Busting in the money before play finished on Day 1 were Chris Brewer (7th – 67,500) and Masashi Oya (8th – $54,000). Watch the Event #8 final table live today on PokerGO. The live stream begins at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT).

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