The 2023 PokerGO Cup was the third iteration of the 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 January 11-20, 2023, with eight scheduled events culminating in a $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament.[1][2][3]
The player who earns the most points throughout the series would be crowned the PokerGO Cup champion earning the PokerGO Cup and winning the $50,000 championship bonus.[1][2]
Every final table was streamed on OTT service PokerGO.[2]
The Main Event was won by American Isaac Haxton, and the PokerGO Cup was awarded to American Cary Katz.[4]
Schedule
[2][5]
| # |
Event |
Entrants |
Winner |
Prize |
Winning hand |
Runner-up |
Losing hand |
Results |
|---|
| 1 |
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
90 |
 Sean Winter |
$216,000 |
K♦ 3♣ |
Alex Foxen |
10♥ 8♦ |
Results[5] |
| 2 |
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
83 |
Aram Zobian |
$207,500 |
8♣ 6♦ |
 Punnat Punsri |
A♠ 7♥ |
Results[5] |
| 3 |
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
90 |
Ed Sebesta |
$216,000 |
K♦ 9♣ |
Nick Schulman |
A♠ 7♣ |
Results[5] |
| 4 |
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
78 |
Justin Saliba |
$195,000 |
A♣ 4♦ |
Anthony Hu |
A♠ 7♥ |
Results[5] |
| 5 |
$15,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
56 |
Anthony Hu |
$268,800 |
7♥ 7♠ |
Erik Seidel |
10♠ 10♣ |
Results[5] |
| 6 |
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
50 |
Alex Foxen |
$317,040 |
Q♦ J♦ |
 Orpen Kisacikoglu |
J♣ 6♠ |
Results[5] |
| 7 |
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
31 |
Punnat Punsri |
$310,000 |
J♦ 9♣ |
Daniel Colpoys |
10♥ 8♣ |
Results[5] |
| 8 |
$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
26 |
Isaac Haxton |
$598,000 |
J♦ 4♦ |
Cary Katz |
K♠ 7♣ |
Results[5] |
Series leaderboard
The 2023 PokerGO Cup will award the PokerGO Cup to the player that accumulates the most PokerGO Tour points during the series, as well as the $50,000 championship bonus.[2] American Cary Katz cashed five times on his way to accumulating $655,800 in winnings. Katz accumulated 460 points and was awarded the PokerGO Cup.[6]
Standings
| Rank |
Name |
Points |
Earnings |
|---|
| 1 |
Cary Katz |
460 |
$655,800 |
| 2 |
Anthony Hu |
454 |
$454,200 |
| 3 |
Alex Foxen |
393 |
$470,040 |
| 4 |
Isaac Haxton |
359 |
$598,000 |
| 5 |
Sean Winter |
341 |
$424,000 |
| 6 |
Punnat Punsri |
335 |
$459,400 |
| 7 |
Aram Zobian |
292 |
$291,500 |
| 8 |
Ed Sebesta |
258 |
$258,000 |
| 9 |
Orpen Kisacikoglu |
212 |
$399,460 |
| 10 |
Erik Seidel |
223 |
$223,200 |
Results
Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: January 11-12, 2023
- Number of Entries: 90
- Total Prize Pool: $900,000
- Number of Payouts: 13
- Winning Hand: K♦ 3♣[7]
Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: January 13-14, 2023
- Number of Entries: 90
- Total Prize Pool: $900,000
- Number of Payouts: 13
- Winning Hand: K♦ 9♣[9]
Event #6: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: January 17-18, 2023
- Number of Entries: 50
- Total Prize Pool: $1,250,000
- Number of Payouts: 8
- Winning Hand:Q♦ J♦[12]
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
|---|
| 1st |
Alex Foxen |
$317,040 |
| 2nd |
Orpen Kisacikoglu |
$345,460 |
| 3rd |
Aram Oganyan |
$175,000 |
| 4th |
Cary Katz |
$125,000 |
| 5th |
Sean Perry |
$100,000 |
| 6th |
Sam Soverel |
$75,000 |
Event #8: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
- 2-Day Event: January 19-20, 2023
- Number of Entries: 26
- Total Prize Pool: $1,300,000
- Number of Payouts: 4
- Winning Hand:J♦ 4♦[14]
References
- 1 2 "pgt-website". www.pgt.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "pgt-website". www.pgt.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ↑ "2023 Tournament Poker Season Opens with a Bang". Poker News Daily. 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ↑ Richards, Connor (2023-01-21). "Isaac Haxton Wins PokerGO Cup Finale; Cary Katz Named Overall Champ". PokerNews. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "PokerGO Tour - 2023 PGT PokerGO Cup: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ↑ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-21). "Cary Katz Crowned 2023 PokerGO Cup Champion". PGT.com. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ↑ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-13). "Sean Winter Wins PokerGO Cup Event #1 for $216,000". PGT.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ↑ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-14). "Aram Zobian Wins PokerGO Cup Event #2 for $207,500". PGT.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ↑ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-15). "Ed Sebesta Wins PokerGO Cup Event #3 for $216,000". PGT.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ↑ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-17). "Justin Saliba Wins PokerGO Cup Event #4 for $195,000". PGT.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ↑ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-18). "Anthony Hu Wins PokerGO Cup Event #5 for $268,800". PGT.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ↑ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-19). "Alex Foxen Wins PokerGO Cup Event #6 for $317,040". PGT.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ↑ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-20). "Punnat Punsri Wins PokerGO Cup Event #7 for $310,000". PGT.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ↑ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-21). "Isaac Haxton Wins PokerGO Cup Event #8 for $598,000". PGT.com. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
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