The event of the U.S. The Poker Open, which takes place these days at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, is one of the most prestigious poker events on this year's calendar. In total, a dozen events with buy-ins from $10,500 to $52,000 are gradually increasing day by day, culminating in the Main Event, which will take place on April 3. More than $20 million is expected to be distributed throughout the event.

Up to this moment, the opening five events are behind us, from which trophies were taken by Joey Weissman ($231,000), Ren Li ($231,000), Sam Soverel ($213,900) and Allan Le ($200,200). Fields consisting of stiff competition last night also produced a packed final table in Event #5 ($10k NLH), which was formed from 88 entries.

At the head of this final table was Phil Hellmuth, who was able to maintain his big lead until the final match. In heads-up, he met the talented player Jeremy Ausmus, who started as the chip leader, but the Poker Brat was able to gradually tip the scales in his favor and take home a respectable 52nd tournament triumph and $211,200 to go with it.

Despite the tough competition, Hellmuth (unusually) kept his head cool and praised his opponents: "All these players I played with were very tough opponents. It was a very tough tournament, but I did it in the end." Hellmuth's victory was made all the more impressive by the fact that he capped it off with a straight flush - a combination most of us don't hit once in our lives. This made him the first player to hit a straight flush at a televised US Poker Open table.

Phil Hellmuth's victory in this event is one of his most recent achievements in poker and demonstrates his endless skill and experience in the poker world. Hellmuth, who has a record breaking 15 WSOP bracelets to his name, won his first tournament at the US Poker Open, increasing his 35-year tournament winnings to $28.6 million.