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]
Schedule [ 2] [ 5]
#
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
$207,500
8 ♣ 6 ♦ A ♠ 7 ♥ Results [ 5]
3
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
90
$216,000
K ♦ 9 ♣ Nick Schulman
A ♠ 7 ♣ Results [ 5]
4
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
78
$195,000
A ♣ 4 ♦ A ♠ 7 ♥ Results [ 5]
5
$15,000 No-Limit Hold'em
56
$268,800
7 ♥ 7 ♠ Erik Seidel
10 ♠ 10 ♣ Results [ 5]
6
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
50
Alex Foxen
$317,040
Q ♦ J ♦ J ♣ 6 ♠ Results [ 5]
7
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
31
$310,000
J ♦ 9 ♣ 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 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] 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
454
$454,200
3
Alex Foxen
393
$470,040
4
Isaac Haxton
359
$598,000
5
Sean Winter
341
$424,000
6
335
$459,400
7
292
$291,500
8
258
$258,000
9
212
$399,460
10
Erik Seidel
223
$223,200
Results
2-Day Event: January 11-12, 2023Number of Entries: 90Total Prize Pool: $900,000Number of Payouts: 13Winning Hand: K ♦ 3 ♣ [ 7]
2-Day Event: January 12-13, 2023Number of Entries: 83Total Prize Pool: $830,000Number of Payouts: 12Winning Hand: 8 ♣ 6 ♦ [ 8]
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
$207,500
2nd
$149,400
3rd
Kristen Foxen
$99,600
4th
$83,000
5th
$66,400
6th
Cary Katz
$49,800
2-Day Event: January 13-14, 2023Number of Entries: 90Total Prize Pool: $900,000Number of Payouts: 13Winning Hand: K ♦ 9 ♣ [ 9]
2-Day Event: January 14 and 16, 2023Number of Entries: 78Total Prize Pool: $780,000Number of Payouts: 12Winning Hand: A ♣ 4 ♦ [ 10]
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
$195,000
2nd
$140,400
3rd
Adrian Mateos
$93,600
4th
$78,000
5th
$62,400
6th
Erik Seidel
$46,800
2-Day Event: January 16-17, 2023Number of Entries: 56Total Prize Pool: $840,000Number of Payouts: 8Winning Hand: 7 ♥ 7 ♠ [ 11]
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
$268,800
2nd
Erik Seidel
$176,400
3rd
$117,600
4th
$84,000
5th
$67,200
6th
$50,400
2-Day Event: January 17-18, 2023Number of Entries: 50Total Prize Pool: $1,250,000Number of Payouts: 8Winning Hand: Q ♦ J ♦ [ 12]
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Alex Foxen
$317,040
2nd
$345,460
3rd
$175,000
4th
Cary Katz
$125,000
5th
$100,000
6th
$75,000
2-Day Event: January 18-19, 2023Number of Entries: 31Total Prize Pool: $775,000Number of Payouts: 5Winning Hand: J ♦ 9 ♣ [ 13]
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
$310,000
2nd
$201,500
3rd
Daniel Negreanu
$124,000
4th
David Peters
$85,250
5th
$54,250
2-Day Event: January 19-20, 2023Number of Entries: 26Total Prize Pool: $1,300,000Number of Payouts: 4Winning Hand: J ♦ 4 ♦ [ 14]
References
^ a b "pgt-website" . www.pgt.com . Retrieved 2023-01-05 .^ a b c d e "pgt-website" . www.pgt.com . Retrieved 2023-01-05 .^ "2023 Tournament Poker Season Opens with a Bang" . Poker News Daily . 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-05 .^ Richards, Connor (2023-01-21). "Isaac Haxton Wins PokerGO Cup Finale; Cary Katz Named Overall Champ" . PokerNews . Retrieved 2023-01-23 . ^ a b c d e f g h i "PokerGO Tour - 2023 PGT PokerGO Cup: Hendon Mob Poker Database" . The Hendon Mob . Retrieved 2023-01-05 .^ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-21). "Cary Katz Crowned 2023 PokerGO Cup Champion" . PGT.com . Retrieved 2023-01-23 . ^ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-13). "Sean Winter Wins PokerGO Cup Event #1 for $216,000" . PGT.com . Retrieved 2023-01-13 . ^ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-14). "Aram Zobian Wins PokerGO Cup Event #2 for $207,500" . PGT.com . Retrieved 2023-01-13 . ^ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-15). "Ed Sebesta Wins PokerGO Cup Event #3 for $216,000" . PGT.com . Retrieved 2023-01-13 . ^ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-17). "Justin Saliba Wins PokerGO Cup Event #4 for $195,000" . PGT.com . Retrieved 2023-01-21 . ^ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-18). "Anthony Hu Wins PokerGO Cup Event #5 for $268,800" . PGT.com . Retrieved 2023-01-21 . ^ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-19). "Alex Foxen Wins PokerGO Cup Event #6 for $317,040" . PGT.com . Retrieved 2023-01-21 . ^ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-20). "Punnat Punsri Wins PokerGO Cup Event #7 for $310,000" . PGT.com . Retrieved 2023-01-21 . ^ Peters, Donnie (2023-01-21). "Isaac Haxton Wins PokerGO Cup Event #8 for $598,000" . PGT.com . Retrieved 2023-01-23 .
External links
Cary Katz
Punnat Punsri
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Adrian Mateos
Kristen Foxen