# 2023 PokerGO Cup

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.
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.
Every final table was streamed on OTT service PokerGO.
The Main Event was won by American Isaac Haxton, and the PokerGO Cup was awarded to American Cary Katz.

## Schedule

| # | 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 |
| 2 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 83 | Aram Zobian | $207,500 | 8♣ 6♦ | Punnat Punsri | A♠ 7♥ | Results |
| 3 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 90 | Ed Sebesta | $216,000 | K♦ 9♣ | Nick Schulman | A♠ 7♣ | Results |
| 4 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 78 | Justin Saliba | $195,000 | A♣ 4♦ | Anthony Hu | A♠ 7♥ | Results |
| 5 | $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 56 | Anthony Hu | $268,800 | 7♥ 7♠ | Erik Seidel | 10♠ 10♣ | Results |
| 6 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 50 | Alex Foxen | $317,040 | Q♦ J♦ | Orpen Kisacikoglu | J♣ 6♠ | Results |
| 7 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 31 | Punnat Punsri | $310,000 | J♦ 9♣ | Daniel Colpoys | 10♥ 8♣ | Results |
| 8 | $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 26 | Isaac Haxton | $598,000 | J♦ 4♦ | Cary Katz | K♠ 7♣ | Results |

## 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. 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.
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 |

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

* 2-Day Event: January 11-12, 2023
* Number of Entries: 90
* Total Prize Pool: $900,000
* Number of Payouts: 13
* Winning Hand: K♦ 3♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Sean Winter | $216,000 |
| 2nd | Alex Foxen | $153,000 |
| 3rd | Joseph Cheong | $108,000 |
| 4th | David Peters | $90,000 |
| 5th | Adrian Mateos | $72,000 |
| 6th | Orpen Kisacikoglu | $54,000 |

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

* 2-Day Event: January 12-13, 2023
* Number of Entries: 83
* Total Prize Pool: $830,000
* Number of Payouts: 12
* Winning Hand: 8♣ 6♦
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

* 2-Day Event: January 13-14, 2023
* Number of Entries: 90
* Total Prize Pool: $900,000
* Number of Payouts: 13
* Winning Hand: K♦ 9♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Ed Sebesta | $216,000 |
| 2nd | Nick Schulman | $153,000 |
| 3rd | Philip Shing | $108,000 |
| 4th | Cary Katz | $90,000 |
| 5th | Adrian Mateos | $72,000 |
| 6th | Kristen Foxen | $54,000 |

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

* 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♦
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

* 2-Day Event: January 16-17, 2023
* Number of Entries: 56
* Total Prize Pool: $840,000
* Number of Payouts: 8
* Winning Hand: 7♥ 7♠
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

* 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♦
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

* 2-Day Event: January 18-19, 2023
* Number of Entries: 31
* Total Prize Pool: $775,000
* Number of Payouts: 5
* Winning Hand: J♦ 9♣
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

* 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♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Isaac Haxton | $598,000 |
| 2nd | Cary Katz | $364,000 |
| 3rd | Sean Winter | $208,000 |
| 4th | Daniel Colpoys | $130,000 |