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]

2023 PokerGO Cup
VenuePokerGO Studio at Aria Resort and Casino
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
DatesJanuary 11-20, 2023
Champion
United States Cary Katz
(PokerGO Cup winner);
United States Isaac Haxton
(Main Event winner)
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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 edit

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# 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 edit

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 edit

Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em edit

  • 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]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Sean Winter $216,000
2nd   Alex Foxen $153,000
3rd   Joseph Cheong $108,000
4th   David Peters $90,000
5th   Adrian Mateos $72,000
6th   Orpen Kisacikoglu $54,000

Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em edit

  • 2-Day Event: January 12-13, 2023
  • Number of Entries: 83
  • Total Prize Pool: $830,000
  • Number of Payouts: 12
  • Winning Hand: 8 6[8]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Aram Zobian $207,500
2nd   Punnat Punsri $149,400
3rd   Kristen Foxen $99,600
4th   Seth Davies $83,000
5th   Andrew Moreno $66,400
6th   Cary Katz $49,800

Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em edit

  • 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]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Ed Sebesta $216,000
2nd   Nick Schulman $153,000
3rd   Philip Shing $108,000
4th   Cary Katz $90,000
5th   Adrian Mateos $72,000
6th   Kristen Foxen $54,000

Event #4: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em edit

  • 2-Day Event: January 14 and 16, 2023
  • Number of Entries: 78
  • Total Prize Pool: $780,000
  • Number of Payouts: 12
  • Winning Hand: A 4[10]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Justin Saliba $195,000
2nd   Anthony Hu $140,400
3rd   Adrian Mateos $93,600
4th   Calvin Lee $78,000
5th   Andrew Moreno $62,400
6th   Erik Seidel $46,800

Event #5: $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em edit

  • 2-Day Event: January 16-17, 2023
  • Number of Entries: 56
  • Total Prize Pool: $840,000
  • Number of Payouts: 8
  • Winning Hand: 7 7[11]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Anthony Hu $268,800
2nd   Erik Seidel $176,400
3rd   Dylan DeStefano $117,600
4th   Aram Zobian $84,000
5th   Brian Kim $67,200
6th   Jeremy Ausmus $50,400

Event #6: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em edit

  • 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 #7: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em edit

  • 2-Day Event: January 18-19, 2023
  • Number of Entries: 31
  • Total Prize Pool: $775,000
  • Number of Payouts: 5
  • Winning Hand: J 9[13]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Punnat Punsri $310,000
2nd   Daniel Colpoys $201,500
3rd   Daniel Negreanu $124,000
4th   David Peters $85,250
5th   Sam Soverel $54,250

Event #8: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em edit

  • 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]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Isaac Haxton $598,000
2nd   Cary Katz $364,000
3rd   Sean Winter $208,000
4th   Daniel Colpoys $130,000

References edit

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  8. ^ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-14). "Aram Zobian Wins PokerGO Cup Event #2 for $207,500". PGT.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  9. ^ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-15). "Ed Sebesta Wins PokerGO Cup Event #3 for $216,000". PGT.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  10. ^ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-17). "Justin Saliba Wins PokerGO Cup Event #4 for $195,000". PGT.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  11. ^ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-18). "Anthony Hu Wins PokerGO Cup Event #5 for $268,800". PGT.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  12. ^ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-19). "Alex Foxen Wins PokerGO Cup Event #6 for $317,040". PGT.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  13. ^ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-20). "Punnat Punsri Wins PokerGO Cup Event #7 for $310,000". PGT.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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