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]
[ 2] [ 5]
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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]
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
Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
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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 #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
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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
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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 #4: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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]
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