Phil Hellmuth reached his eighth high roller final table since October on Tuesday, but the "Poker Brat" couldn't finish off US Poker Open Event #6: $15,000 8-Game with a title thanks to a mild cooler in Razz against the champion Tamon Nakamura.
Nakamura, who entered the 2022 US Poker Open never having claimed a high roller tournament victory, won his second event of the series. The Japanese poker player also took down Event #4: $10,000 Big Bet Mix for $169,600 on Sunday. His second victory of the week inside the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas paid $239,700 for beating out a field of 47 entrants.