Tamon Nakamura wins US Poker Open's $10,000 Big Bet Mix

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Tamon Nakamura wins Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix at the 2022 U.S. Poker Open, taking home a payday of $169,600. It was Nakamura’s largest live tournament cash to date and his first victory on the PokerGO Tour and inside the PokerGO Studio.

Nakamura topped a field of 53 entries to win the event. At the final table, he defeated Rok Gostisa in heads-up play, with Daniel Negreanu finishing third and Stephen Chidwick placing fourth. According to HendonMob.com, Nakamura now has more than $560,000 in live tournament winnings, which moves him to 15th on Japan’s all-time money list.

2022 U.S. Poker Open Event #4 Results

1st: Tamon Nakamura - $169,600
2nd: Rok Gostisa - $111,300
3rd: Daniel Negreanu - $74,200
4th: Stephen Chidwick - $53,000
5th: Dylan Weisman - $42,400
6th: John Riordan - $31,800

Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix drew a field of 53 entries to the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas, creating a $530,000 prize pool. The top eight players finished in the money and earned both U.S. Poker Open and PGT leaderboard points. Alex Livingston and Jeremy Ausmus placed seventh and eighth, respectively.