2023 PokerGO Cup

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2023 PokerGO Cup
PokerGO Cup.png
Venue PokerGO Studio at Aria Resort and Casino
Location Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesJanuary 11-20, 2023
Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Cary Katz
(PokerGO Cup winner);
Flag of the United States.svg Isaac Haxton
(Main Event winner)
  2022
2024  

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]

Contents

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]

#EventEntrantsWinnerPrizeWinning handRunner-upLosing handResults
1$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em90 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Winter $216,000K 3 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Foxen 10 8 Results [5]
2$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em83 Flag of the United States.svg Aram Zobian$207,5008 6 Flag of Thailand.svg Punnat PunsriA 7 Results [5]
3$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em90 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Sebesta$216,000K 9 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Schulman A 7 Results [5]
4$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em78 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Saliba$195,000A 4 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony HuA 7 Results [5]
5$15,000 No-Limit Hold'em56 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Hu$268,8007 7 Flag of the United States.svg Erik Seidel 10 10 Results [5]
6$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em50 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Foxen $317,040Q J Flag of Turkey.svg Orpen KisacikogluJ 6 Results [5]
7$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em31 Flag of Thailand.svg Punnat Punsri$310,000J 9 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Colpoys10 8 Results [5]
8$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em26 Flag of the United States.svg Isaac Haxton $598,000J 4 Flag of the United States.svg 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
RankNamePointsEarnings
1 Flag of the United States.svg Cary Katz 460$655,800
2 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Hu454$454,200
3 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Foxen 393$470,040
4 Flag of the United States.svg Isaac Haxton 359$598,000
5 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Winter 341$424,000
6 Flag of Thailand.svg Punnat Punsri335$459,400
7 Flag of the United States.svg Aram Zobian292$291,500
8 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Sebesta258$258,000
9 Flag of Turkey.svg Orpen Kisacikoglu212$399,460
10 Flag of the United States.svg Erik Seidel 223$223,200

Results

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

Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg Sean Winter $216,000
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Alex Foxen $153,000
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Cheong $108,000
4th Flag of the United States.svg David Peters $90,000
5th Flag of Spain.svg Adrian Mateos $72,000
6th Flag of Turkey.svg Orpen Kisacikoglu$54,000

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

Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg Aram Zobian$207,500
2nd Flag of Thailand.svg Punnat Punsri$149,400
3rd Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kristen Foxen $99,600
4th Flag of the United States.svg Seth Davies$83,000
5th Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Moreno$66,400
6th Flag of the United States.svg Cary Katz $49,800

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

Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg Ed Sebesta$216,000
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Nick Schulman $153,000
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Philip Shing$108,000
4th Flag of the United States.svg Cary Katz $90,000
5th Flag of Spain.svg Adrian Mateos $72,000
6th Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kristen Foxen $54,000

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

Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg Justin Saliba$195,000
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Hu$140,400
3rd Flag of Spain.svg Adrian Mateos $93,600
4th Flag of the United States.svg Calvin Lee$78,000
5th Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Moreno$62,400
6th Flag of the United States.svg Erik Seidel $46,800

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

Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Hu$268,800
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Erik Seidel $176,400
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Dylan DeStefano$117,600
4th Flag of the United States.svg Aram Zobian$84,000
5th Flag of the United States.svg Brian Kim$67,200
6th Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Ausmus$50,400

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

Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg Alex Foxen $317,040
2nd Flag of Turkey.svg Orpen Kisacikoglu$345,460
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Aram Oganyan$175,000
4th Flag of the United States.svg Cary Katz $125,000
5th Flag of the United States.svg Sean Perry$100,000
6th Flag of the United States.svg Sam Soverel$75,000

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

Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of Thailand.svg Punnat Punsri$310,000
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Colpoys$201,500
3rd Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Negreanu $124,000
4th Flag of the United States.svg David Peters $85,250
5th Flag of the United States.svg Sam Soverel$54,250

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

Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg Isaac Haxton $598,000
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Cary Katz $364,000
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Sean Winter $208,000
4th Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Colpoys$130,000

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