PokerGO Cup Concludes with Cary Katz Taking the Series Title; Isaac Haxton and Alex Foxon Also Win

The PokerGO Cup concluded on Friday after two weeks of competition, with Cary Katz finishing as the overall winner. In the eight events in the series, he had four final table appearances and five cashes in total.

Katz (shown in the headline image courtesy of PokerGO) won a total of $655,800 to win the 2023 PokerGO Cup. In addition to winning the series, PokerGO’s creator received a $50,000 championship prize. The victory was met with praise from other players.

Phil Hellmuth said on Twitter, “Cary Katz is a great man.” “He is a fantastic individual and guy. Over $20 million of his own money was invested in PokerGO by this kind, friendly, courteous, world-class, astute, poker rescuer. Congratulations!

Isaac Haxton won the finale with a $50,000 buy-in and a big payout throughout the series’ last four events. Alex Foxen and Anthony Hu tallied victories as well. This article examines the second part of the series. Click here for a recap of the first half.

$50,000 No Limit Hold’em

The grand finale had the greatest buy-in of the series and attracted 25 participants for a prize pool of $1.3 million. In the end, seasoned poker expert Isaac Haxton won $598,000 as the winner.

Haxton has now won $30,500,000 in live tournaments. On the second day of play, he returned as the chip leader, competing against Katz, Sean Winter, and Daniel Colpoys.

In heads-up play, Haxton faced Katz for the championship and was able to win because to his chip advantage. Katz earned $364,000 as the runner-up and won the PokerGO championship with another amazing performance.

$25,000 NLHE
In this event, Daniel Negreanu hoped to finish well by reaching the final table. Punnat Punsri of Thailand won the competition for $310,000. The competition attracted 34 submissions for a total prize money of $775,000.

Punsri also placed second in the second event of the series, earning him $149,400. He has now won $4,900,000 in live tournaments. Colpoys placed second for $201,500, while Negreanu placed third for $124,000.

Negreanu finally won three chases in the series, bringing his total earnings from live tournaments to almost $50 million. He is one of just three players to achieve this distinction.

$25,000 Alex Foxen, a frequent victor in NLHE High Stakes tournaments, reached the winner’s circle once again in this competition. He topped a field of 50 competitors that generated a prize fund of $1.3 million.

The triumph followed a deal with Orpen Kisacikoglu of Turkey, who earned $345,460 as runner-up. As part of the arrangement, Foxen obtained $317,040 and the title to the property.

Foxen won after running a big bluff at the final table when there were only three players remaining. Foxen faced a pot-sized raise on the river in a pivotal hand against Oganyan after Oganyan completed a straight. However, the river also provided a flush draw, and Foxen made an enormous raise with just an Ace-high hand.

Oganyan finally folded, resulting in a huge increase in Foxen’s chip stack. He has already won over $27.5 million in live tournaments.

$15,000 NLHE
The day after finishing second in the fourth event of the series, Anthony Hu won this competition. The event had 56 participants for a total prize fund of $840,000, of which Hu won $272,800.

Erik Seidel earned $176,400 as the runner-up and had a solid series with two runner-up results and a sixth-place finish. His total live tournament wins now exceed $42 million, and he congratulated his opponent.

Seidel said on Twitter, “Congratulations to Anthony, a really difficult player who is also a lot of joy to play with.” He maintained pressure and earned the prize.

Here is a list of the event’s winners.

2023 PokerGO Cup results

Source: www.uspoker.com