# 2021 PokerGO Cup

The 2021 PokerGO Cup was the inaugural 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 July 6–14, 2021, with eight scheduled events culminating in a $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament. Each final table was streamed on PokerGO.
The player who earns the most points throughout the series would be crowned the PokerGO Cup champion earning $50,000 and the PokerGO Cup.
The Main Event was won by American Cary Katz, and the PokerGO Cup was awarded to Canadian Daniel Negreanu.

## Schedule

| # | Event | Entrants | Winner | Prize | Winning hand | Runner-up | Losing hand | Results |
| 1 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 66 | Alex Foxen | $178,200 | 9♥ 9♦ | Sean Perry | 10♦ 8♥ | Results |
| 2 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 61 | Ali Imsirovic | $183,000 | K♠ 2♦ | Jason Koon | A♣ 9♦ | Results |
| 3 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 53 | Dylan Linde | $169,600 | A♣ 10♣ | Sam Soverel | A♦ 3♣ | Results |
| 4 | $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 50 | Ali Imsirovic | $240,000 | 5♠ 5♦ | Daniel Weinand | 8♣ 3♣ | Results |
| 5 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 36 | Jake Schindler | $324,000 | Q♦ J♦ | David Peters | 6♠ 6♦ | Results |
| 6 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 36 | Jason Koon | $324,000 | 9♥ 9♦ | Thomas Winters | Kc6♣ | Results |
| 7 | $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 35 | Daniel Negreanu | $700,000 | K♣ 10♦ | David Coleman | 5♥ 5♦ | Results |
| 8 | $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 23 | Cary Katz | $1,058,000 | Q♦ 4♣ | Sam Soverel | 10♦ 9♣ | Results |

## Series leaderboard

The 2021 PokerGO Cup awarded the PokerGO Cup to the player that accumulated the most PokerGO Tour points during the series. Canadian Daniel Negreanu won one event and cashed four times on his way to accumulating $996,200 in winnings. Negreanu accumulated 537 points and was awarded the PokerGO Cup.
Standings :
| Rank | Name | Points | Earnings |
| 1 | Daniel Negreanu | 537 | $996,200 |
| 2 | Ali Imsirovic | 497 | $545,500 |
| 3 | Cary Katz | 475 | $1,161,800 |
| 4 | David Coleman | 470 | $710,000 |
| 5 | Alex Foxen | 421 | $533,200 |
| 6 | Sam Soverel | 361 | $812,200 |
| 7 | Jason Koon | 316 | $446,000 |
| 8 | Dylan Linde | 255 | $255,000 |
| 9 | Sergi Reixach | 244 | $320,700 |
| 10 | Jake Schindler | 194 | $324,000 |

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

* 2-Day Event: July 6–7
* Number of Entries: 66
* Total Prize Pool: $660,000
* Number of Payouts: 10
* Winning Hand: 9♥ 9♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Alex Foxen | $178,200 |
| 2nd | Sean Perry | $132,000 |
| 3rd | Sergi Reixach | $85,800 |
| 4th | David Coleman | $66,000 |
| 5th | Jordan Cristos | $52,800 |
| 6th | Kristina Holst | $39,600 |
| 7th | Vanessa Kade | $33,000 |
| 8th | Steve Zolotow | $26,400 |
| 9th | Sam Soverel | $26,400 |
| 10th | David Peters | $19,800 |

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

* 2-Day Event: July 7–8
* Number of Entries: 61
* Total Prize Pool: $610,000
* Number of Payouts: 9
* Winning Hand: K♠ 2♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Ali Imsirovic | $183,000 |
| 2nd | Jason Koon | $122,000 |
| 3rd | Dylan Linde | $85,400 |
| 4th | Mo Rahim | $61,000 |
| 5th | Frank Funaro | $48,800 |
| 6th | Matas Cimbolas | $36,600 |
| 7th | Sam Soverel | $30,500 |
| 8th | Daniel Weinand | $24,400 |
| 9th | Marius Gierse | $18,300 |

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

* 2-Day Event: July 8–9
* Number of Entries: 53
* Total Prize Pool: $530,000
* Number of Payouts: 8
* Winning Hand: A♣ 10♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Dylan Linde | $169,600 |
| 2nd | Sam Soverel | $111,300 |
| 3rd | Steve Zolotow | $74,200 |
| 4th | Bill Klein | $53,000 |
| 5th | Sergi Reixach | $42,400 |
| 6th | Cary Katz | $31,800 |
| 7th | Chris Brewer | $26,500 |
| 8th | Daniel Negreanu | $21,200 |

### Event #4: $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: July 9–10
* Number of Entries: 50
* Total Prize Pool: $750,000
* Number of Payouts: 8
* Winning Hand: 5♠ 5♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Ali Imsirovic | $240,000 |
| 2nd | Daniel Weinand | $157,500 |
| 3rd | Jordan Cristos | $105,000 |
| 4th | Alex Foxen | $75,000 |
| 5th | Mo Rahim | $60,000 |
| 6th | David Coleman | $45,000 |
| 7th | Eric Worre | $37,500 |
| 8th | Stephen Chidwick | $30,000 |

### Event #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: July 10–11
* Number of Entries: 36
* Total Prize Pool: $900,000
* Number of Payouts: 6
* Winning Hand: Q♦ J♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Jake Schindler | $324,000 |
| 2nd | David Peters | $216,000 |
| 3rd | David Coleman | $144,000 |
| 4th | Stephen Chidwick | $99,000 |
| 5th | Sean Winter | $72,000 |
| 6th | Daniel Negreanu | $45,000 |

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

* 2-Day Event: July 11–12
* Number of Entries: 36
* Total Prize Pool: $900,000
* Number of Payouts: 6
* Winning Hand: 9♥ 9♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Jason Koon | $324,000 |
| 2nd | Thomas Winters | $216,000 |
| 3rd | John Riordan | $144,000 |
| 4th | Anuj Agarwal | $99,000 |
| 5th | Cary Katz | $72,000 |
| 6th | Steve Zolotow | $45,000 |

### Event #7: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: July 12–13
* Number of Entries: 35
* Total Prize Pool: $1,750,000
* Number of Payouts: 5
* Winning Hand: K♣ 10♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Daniel Negreanu | $720,000 |
| 2nd | David Coleman | $455,000 |
| 3rd | Alex Foxen | $280,000 |
| 4th | Sergi Reixach | $192,500 |
| 5th | Ali Imsirovic | $122,500 |

### Event #8: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: July 13–14
* Number of Entries: 23
* Total Prize Pool: $2,300,000
* Number of Payouts: 4
* Winning Hand: Q♦ 4♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Cary Katz | $1,058,000 |
| 2nd | Sam Soverel | $644,000 |
| 3rd | Sean Winter | $368,000 |
| 4th | Daniel Negreanu | $230,000 |