The 2021 PokerGO Cup was the inaugural PokerGO Cup, a series of high-stakes poker tournaments as part of the PokerGO Tour. It was held from inside the PokerGO Studio at Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The series took place from July 6–14, 2021, with eight scheduled events culminating in a $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament.[1] Each final table was streamed on PokerGO.[2]
The player who earns the most points throughout the series would be crowned the PokerGO Cup champion earning $50,000 and the PokerGO Cup.[3]
The Main Event was won by American Cary Katz, and the PokerGO Cup was awarded to Canadian Daniel Negreanu.[4]
Schedule
[5]
#
|
Event
|
Entrants
|
Winner
|
Prize
|
Winning hand
|
Runner-up
|
Losing hand
|
Results
|
1
|
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
|
66
|
Alex Foxen
|
$178,200
|
9♥ 9♦
|
Sean Perry
|
10♦ 8♥
|
Results[5]
|
2
|
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
|
61
|
Ali Imsirovic
|
$183,000
|
K♠ 2♦
|
Jason Koon
|
A♣ 9♦
|
Results[5]
|
3
|
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
|
53
|
Dylan Linde
|
$169,600
|
A♣ 10♣
|
Sam Soverel
|
A♦ 3♣
|
Results[5]
|
4
|
$15,000 No-Limit Hold'em
|
50
|
Ali Imsirovic
|
$240,000
|
5♠ 5♦
|
Daniel Weinand
|
8♣ 3♣
|
Results[5]
|
5
|
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
|
36
|
Jake Schindler
|
$324,000
|
Q♦ J♦
|
David Peters
|
6♠ 6♦
|
Results[5]
|
6
|
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
|
36
|
Jason Koon
|
$324,000
|
9♥ 9♦
|
Thomas Winters
|
Kc6♣
|
Results[5]
|
7
|
$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
|
35
|
Daniel Negreanu
|
$700,000
|
K♣ 10♦
|
David Coleman
|
5♥ 5♦
|
Results[5]
|
8
|
$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em
|
23
|
Cary Katz
|
$1,058,000
|
Q♦ 4♣
|
Sam Soverel
|
10♦ 9♣
|
Results[5]
|
Series leaderboard
The 2021 PokerGO Cup awarded the PokerGO Cup to the player that accumulated the most PokerGO Tour points during the series.[3] Canadian Daniel Negreanu won one event and cashed four times on his way to accumulating $996,200 in winnings. Negreanu accumulated 537 points and was awarded the PokerGO Cup.[4][6]
Standings
Rank
|
Name
|
Points
|
Earnings
|
1
|
Daniel Negreanu
|
537
|
$996,200
|
2
|
Ali Imsirovic
|
497
|
$545,500
|
3
|
Cary Katz
|
475
|
$1,161,800
|
4
|
David Coleman
|
470
|
$710,000
|
5
|
Alex Foxen
|
421
|
$533,200
|
6
|
Sam Soverel
|
361
|
$812,200
|
7
|
Jason Koon
|
316
|
$446,000
|
8
|
Dylan Linde
|
255
|
$255,000
|
9
|
Sergi Reixach
|
244
|
$320,700
|
10
|
Jake Schindler
|
194
|
$324,000
|
Results
Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: July 6–7
- Number of Entries: 66
- Total Prize Pool: $660,000
- Number of Payouts: 10
- Winning Hand: 9♥ 9♦[7]
Final Table
Place
|
Name
|
Prize
|
1st
|
Alex Foxen
|
$178,200
|
2nd
|
Sean Perry
|
$132,000
|
3rd
|
Sergi Reixach
|
$85,800
|
4th
|
David Coleman
|
$66,000
|
5th
|
Jordan Cristos
|
$52,800
|
6th
|
Kristina Holst
|
$39,600
|
7th
|
Vanessa Kade
|
$33,000
|
8th
|
Steve Zolotow
|
$26,400
|
9th
|
Sam Soverel
|
$26,400
|
10th
|
David Peters
|
$19,800
|
Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: July 7–8
- Number of Entries: 61
- Total Prize Pool: $610,000
- Number of Payouts: 9
- Winning Hand: K♠ 2♦[8]
Final Table
Place
|
Name
|
Prize
|
1st
|
Ali Imsirovic
|
$183,000
|
2nd
|
Jason Koon
|
$122,000
|
3rd
|
Dylan Linde
|
$85,400
|
4th
|
Mo Rahim
|
$61,000
|
5th
|
Frank Funaro
|
$48,800
|
6th
|
Matas Cimbolas
|
$36,600
|
7th
|
Sam Soverel
|
$30,500
|
8th
|
Daniel Weinand
|
$24,400
|
9th
|
Marius Gierse
|
$18,300
|
Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: July 8–9
- Number of Entries: 53
- Total Prize Pool: $530,000
- Number of Payouts: 8
- Winning Hand: A♣ 10♣[9]
Event #4: $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: July 9–10
- Number of Entries: 50
- Total Prize Pool: $750,000
- Number of Payouts: 8
- Winning Hand: 5♠ 5♦[10]
Final Table
Place
|
Name
|
Prize
|
1st
|
Ali Imsirovic
|
$240,000
|
2nd
|
Daniel Weinand
|
$157,500
|
3rd
|
Jordan Cristos
|
$105,000
|
4th
|
Alex Foxen
|
$75,000
|
5th
|
Mo Rahim
|
$60,000
|
6th
|
David Coleman
|
$45,000
|
7th
|
Eric Worre
|
$37,500
|
8th
|
Stephen Chidwick
|
$30,000
|
Event #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: July 10–11
- Number of Entries: 36
- Total Prize Pool: $900,000
- Number of Payouts: 6
- Winning Hand: Q♦ J♦[11]
Event #6: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: July 11–12
- Number of Entries: 36
- Total Prize Pool: $900,000
- Number of Payouts: 6
- Winning Hand: 9♥ 9♦[12]
Final Table
Place
|
Name
|
Prize
|
1st
|
Jason Koon
|
$324,000
|
2nd
|
Thomas Winters
|
$216,000
|
3rd
|
John Riordan
|
$144,000
|
4th
|
Anuj Agarwal
|
$99,000
|
5th
|
Cary Katz
|
$72,000
|
6th
|
Steve Zolotow
|
$45,000
|
Event #7: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: July 12–13
- Number of Entries: 35
- Total Prize Pool: $1,750,000
- Number of Payouts: 5
- Winning Hand: K♣ 10♦[13]
Event #8: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: July 13–14
- Number of Entries: 23
- Total Prize Pool: $2,300,000
- Number of Payouts: 4
- Winning Hand: Q♦ 4♣[14]
References
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- ^ "PokerGO Monthly Preview: July 2021 | Cardplayer Lifestyle". Cardplayer Lifestyle Poker. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ a b "PokerGO Cup 2021 Schedule: July 6–14". PokerGO News. 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ a b Bradley, Lance (2021-07-15). "Cary Katz Wins PokerGO Cup Event #8, Daniel Negreanu Claims Cup". PocketFives. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
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- ^ "Daniel Negreanu Crowned 2021 PokerGO Cup Champion". PokerGO News. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "Alex Foxen Wins PokerGO Cup Event #1: $10,000 NLHE ($178,200)". www.pokernews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "Ali Imsirovic Victorious in PokerGO Cup Event #2: $10K NLHE for 7th PokerGO Tour Title ($183,000)". www.pokernews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "Dylan Linde Catapults into PokerGO Cup Lead After Winning Event #3: $10K NLHE ($169,600)". www.pokernews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "Ali Imsirovic Wins Event #4: $15K NLHE for Second PokerGO Cup Title ($240,000)". www.pokernews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ Bradley, Lance (2021-07-12). "Jake Schindler Takes Down PokerGO Cup Event #5, Earns $324K". PocketFives. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ "Jason Koon Wins PokerGO Cup $25,000 High Roller For $324,000 – Poker News". www.cardplayer.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ "Daniel Negreanu Notches First Win in 8 Years in PokerGO Cup #7: $50K NLHE ($700,000)". www.pokernews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
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