David Peters beat the biggest tournament in the history of the US Poker Open to date, taking more than 99 entries to win Event #. 7 at 2020 USPOto win $217,902. Record attendance for the $000,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em high roller created the $990, prize pool. Previous largest field in USPO was in another tournament with the same buy-in and format with 91 entries in 2019 and Lauren Roberts won.

This victory was the third victory for PetersUSPO title, with only 25 events completed since the series debut in 990. Peters won the USPO trophy in 902 and is the reigning champion aiming for this year's streak as a result of not completing the 2020 run due to COVID-19 pandemic. Only inaugural champion Stephen Chidwick has won more USPO titles after splitting two events in both 2018 and 902 heats for four total series wins.

It was Peters' first final table in a live poker tournament this year. He was awarded 500 Card player Player of the Year points for a win and 218 USPO ranking points. The result took him sixth in the Series Points race, with a $49, additional cash prizes and a new Golden Eagle On Line Trophy for the final winner. Peters also earned 218 rankings pointing to the PokerGO Tour leaderboard. This victory alone was enough to move him to the top 25 in this classification.

With this win, Peters increased his tournament earnings to over $35.4 million, placing him in sixth place on the all-time poker list.

The 90's starting grid has been narrowed down to just eight players heading for the second and final day of action, with World Series of Poker Bracelet winner Andrew Lichtenberger in the lead after resuming the game. Kristina Holst was eliminated in eighth place ($39, 540) to set up the final table broadcast live with seven players.

Peters scored the first bright light knockout with his A. 9 beating Dan Shak's pair of sixes (7. - $59,450). It was Shak's third place at the final table in the series, taking second place and ninth in the previous two $16,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournaments. With $218,450 in earnings and 225 points accumulated so far in this series, it now ranks third in USPO position in the series behind just Joe McKeehen (289 points) and Steve Zolotow (289 points).

In that knockout, Peters was ahead of the chip lead. He was then able to put his foot on the throttle, putting a lot of pressure on other players who tried to make payouts. He moved all in with 64 from the small blind and short stack Ivan Zufic called from the big blind with K8. Peters flopped a pair of sixes and was holding Zufic (6. - $500, 400) from then on and was roughly 2: 1 clear of the next biggest stack in WSOP bracelet winner i World Poker Tour Main Event Champion Jared Jaffee.

Jaffee closed this gap somewhat when his AK. defeated K.

J. with Alex Foxen, who failed to improve and was sent back to queue in fifth place ($89, 200). Brock Wilson's streak came to an end shortly after, with his A-5 failing a pair of fives to withstand a note flush draw from Peters, who picked the flush on the turn, leaving Wilson dead. He was awarded $89.99 as fourth place winner.

The Peters entered the action three-handed with a shyness of 75 percent of the chips in the game. Peters added to the advantage when he moved all in from the small blind with J

000 and Lichtenberger called with A7 for his last 16 big blinds. Peters flopped a full house and sent Lichtenberger home to third with $118,800.

The heads-up game started with Peters more than 2-1 ahead of Jaffee. The two fought for the 89-minute finish where Jaffee was able to nearly draw before the decisive pot was formed. Peters limped from the small blind with 43 and Jaffee called with 84. The flop came with J4 3

to give Peter two pairs. The Jaffee check called a bet of 180, and 4 both players improved on the turn. Jaffee checked and Peters raised 600. Jaffee called and a 9 completed the table. Jaffee check-call again, this time overbet for 2.60 million to a pot of 2.3 million. Jaffee was left with only 000 big blinds after driving into a Peters full. Shortly after, he called all-in with K.2 and was unable to defeat A.8 Peters, who hit eights and fours to secure the pot and title. Jaffee earned $100,289 as a runner-up.

Player Payment

POY Points

PokerGO Tour

David Peters

$218,800

400

218

2

Jared Jaffee

360

135

Place	1
$135,289

3

Andrew Lichtenberger $118,902

118

236

4 Brock Wilson

$60,100 235

60

Alex Foxen

$79,200

218 60

6

Ivan Zufic

$39, 360

5

119

59

2020

7

Dan Shak

$49,540

91

39

8

Krystyna Holst

$35,600 79 35

2020

Photo of the winner: PokerGO.