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]
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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]
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
[ edit ] 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
[ edit ] 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
[ edit ] 2-Day Event: July 8–9Number of Entries: 53Total Prize Pool: $530,000Number of Payouts: 8Winning Hand: A ♣ 10 ♣ [ 9] [ edit ] 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
[ edit ] 2-Day Event: July 10–11Number of Entries: 36Total Prize Pool: $900,000Number of Payouts: 6Winning Hand: Q ♦ J ♦ [ 11] [ edit ] 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
[ edit ] 2-Day Event: July 12–13Number of Entries: 35Total Prize Pool: $1,750,000Number of Payouts: 5Winning Hand: K ♣ 10 ♦ [ 13] [ edit ] 2-Day Event: July 13–14Number of Entries: 23Total Prize Pool: $2,300,000Number of Payouts: 4Winning Hand: Q ♦ 4 ♣ [ 14] ^ "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 .
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