Aram Zobian Crowned 2024 U.S. Poker Open Champion

The 2024 U.S. Poker Open has crowned its newest champion, with Aram Zobian topping the leaderboard to win the Golden Eagle trophy and a $25,000 PGT Passport.

Zobian follows in the footsteps of Martin Zamani (2023), Sean Winter (2022), David Peters (2021, 2019), and Stephen Chidwick (2018), who were previous U.S. Poker Open champions. Event #8 surges from Joey Weissman, Sam Laskowitz, and Jesse Lonis who was at the final table alongside Zobian, all fell short as Zobian claimed his first PGT series champion honors. 

According to The Hendon Mob, Zobian has amassed more than $4,968,000 in lifetime tournament earnings and now sits 197th on the United States All-Time Money List. At this U.S. Poker Open, Zobian earned $613,540 in prize money and cashed four times, along with his Event #6 win. Zobian now has two career PGT titles, along with 19 final tables and 24 cashes. His career PGT winnings sit at $2,047,292.

Zobian began the series with a runner-up finish in Event #2 before returning to the final table in Event #4, where he finished third. He would add a third podium finish in Event #6, and this time, it would be a victory. Zobian capped off his series with a cash in the $25k finale. Aram Zobian's U.S. Poker Open Results

Event	Place	Prize	PGT Points
Event #2: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em	2nd	$163,350	163
Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em	3rd	$107,900	108
Event #6: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em	1st	$264,290	298
Event #8: $25,200 No-Limit Hold'em	6th	$78,000	47

Zobian finished with 616 PGT points to be crowned the U.S. Poker Open champion. Zobian now moves into third on the PGT leaderboard with 1,048 PGT points from his eight cashes in the 2024 PGT season.

U.S. Poker Open Top 10 Leaderboard

Rank	Player	Country	Winnings	Points
1st	Aram Zobian	United States	$613,540	616
2nd	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	$597,850	427
3rd	Jesse Lonis	United States	$421,450	400
4th	Eric Afriat	Canada	$377,900	378
5th	Joey Weissman	United States	$344,550	344
6th	David Coleman	Netherlands	$313,100	322
7th	Sam Laskowitz	United States	$353,710	320
8th	Dan Smith	United States	$365,200	313
9th	Rodger Johnson	United States	$301,450	301
10th	Matthew Wantman	United States	$268,900	269

2024 U.S. Poker Open Results

Event	Entrants	Winner	1st Prize	Runner-Up
Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em	116	Erik Seidel	$145,000	Eric Afriat
Event #2: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em	99	Jesse Lonis	$252,450	Aram Zobian
Event #3: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em	84	Dan Smith	$235,200	Rodger Johnson
Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em	83	David Coleman	$202,300	Shannon Shorr
Event #5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em	92	Matthew Wantman	$239,200	Daniel Negreanu
Event #6: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em	62	Aram Zobian	$264,290	Sam Laskowitz
Event #7: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em	64	Eric Afriat	$288,000	Joey Weissman
Event #8: $25,200 No-Limit Hold'em	52	Stephen Chidwick	$429,000	Andrew Lichtenberger

After an extensive break from No-Limit Hold'em, the U.S. Poker Open would reunite PGT regulars to battle for the third No-Limit Hold'em series of the 2024 PGT season. Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel won his third PGT title by winning the opening event for $145,000, while Jesse Lonis claimed his third career PGT title in Event #2. 

Dan Smith won his fifth career PGT title, while David Coleman won his fourth PGT event of the season. Matthew Wantman added to his trophy case that included a PGT PLO Series victory, while Canadian Eric Afriat picked up the penultimate title of the series. 

Stephen Chidwick won the Event #8 finale, collecting his 10th career PGT title and becoming the first player to surpass $14 million in PGT earnings. Chidwick's career PGT statistics also include 36 podium finishes from 61 final tables. He has 81 PGT cashes and $14,006,932 in career PGT earnings.

Stay tuned to PGT.com for information on all PGT events and how to qualify for the season-ending PGT Championship $1,000,000 freeroll by playing PGT events or by earning a Dream Seat through various special events and promotions.

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