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] [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
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[5]
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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 ♦ 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
$169,600
A ♣ 10 ♣ A ♦ 3 ♣ Results [5]
4
$15,000 No-Limit Hold'em
50
Ali Imsirovic
$240,000
5 ♠ 5 ♦ 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 ♦ Kc6 ♣ Results [5]
7
$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
35
Daniel Negreanu
$700,000
K ♣ 10 ♦ 5 ♥ 5 ♦ Results [5]
8
$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em
23
Cary Katz
$1,058,000
Q ♦ 4 ♣ 10 ♦ 9 ♣ Results [5]
Series leaderboard
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The 2021 PokerGO Cup awarded the PokerGO Cup to the player that accumulated the most PokerGO Tour points during the series.[3] 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
470
$710,000
5
Alex Foxen
421
$533,200
6
361
$812,200
7
Jason Koon
316
$446,000
8
255
$255,000
9
244
$320,700
10
Jake Schindler
194
$324,000
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2-Day Event: July 6–7Number of Entries: 66Total Prize Pool: $660,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand: 9 ♥ 9 ♦ [7]
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Alex Foxen
$178,200
2nd
$132,000
3rd
$85,800
4th
$66,000
5th
$52,800
6th
$39,600
7th
$33,000
8th
Steve Zolotow
$26,400
9th
$26,400
10th
David Peters
$19,800
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2-Day Event: July 7–8Number of Entries: 61Total Prize Pool: $610,000Number of Payouts: 9Winning Hand: K ♠ 2 ♦ [8]
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Ali Imsirovic
$183,000
2nd
Jason Koon
$122,000
3rd
$85,400
4th
$61,000
5th
$48,800
6th
$36,600
7th
$30,500
8th
$24,400
9th
$18,300
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2-Day Event: July 8–9Number of Entries: 53Total Prize Pool: $530,000Number of Payouts: 8Winning Hand: A ♣ 10 ♣ [9]
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2-Day Event: July 9–10Number of Entries: 50Total Prize Pool: $750,000Number of Payouts: 8Winning Hand: 5 ♠ 5 ♦ [10]
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Ali Imsirovic
$240,000
2nd
$157,500
3rd
$105,000
4th
Alex Foxen
$75,000
5th
$60,000
6th
$45,000
7th
$37,500
8th
Stephen Chidwick
$30,000
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2-Day Event: July 10–11Number of Entries: 36Total Prize Pool: $900,000Number of Payouts: 6Winning Hand: Q ♦ J ♦ [11]
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2-Day Event: July 11–12Number of Entries: 36Total Prize Pool: $900,000Number of Payouts: 6Winning Hand: 9 ♥ 9 ♦ [12]
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Jason Koon
$324,000
2nd
$216,000
3rd
$144,000
4th
$99,000
5th
Cary Katz
$72,000
6th
Steve Zolotow
$45,000
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2-Day Event: July 12–13Number of Entries: 35Total Prize Pool: $1,750,000Number of Payouts: 5Winning Hand: K ♣ 10 ♦ [13]
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2-Day Event: July 13–14Number of Entries: 23Total Prize Pool: $2,300,000Number of Payouts: 4Winning Hand: Q ♦ 4 ♣ [14] References
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^ "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 .^ 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 . ^ a b c d e f g h i "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 . External links
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