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♦ |
.svg.png) 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 #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
- ↑ "Big Buy-in Events Continue as the Inaugural PokerGO Cup Kicks Off Today". www.pokernews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ↑ "PokerGO Monthly Preview: July 2021 | Cardplayer Lifestyle". Cardplayer Lifestyle Poker. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- 1 2 "PokerGO Cup 2021 Schedule: July 6–14". PokerGO News. 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- 1 2 Bradley, Lance (2021-07-15). "Cary Katz Wins PokerGO Cup Event #8, Daniel Negreanu Claims Cup". PocketFives. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "PokerGO Tour – PokerGO Cup: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Cary Katz Wins PokerGO Cup $100,000 High Roller Event – Poker News". www.cardplayer.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
