2023 PokerGO Cup
VenuePokerGO Studio at Aria Resort and Casino
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
DatesJanuary 11-20, 2023
Champion
United States Cary Katz
(PokerGO Cup winner);
United States Isaac Haxton
(Main Event winner)

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 United States Sean Winter $216,000 K♦ 3♣ United States Alex Foxen 10♥ 8♦ Results[5]
2 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 83 United States Aram Zobian $207,500 8♣ 6♦ Thailand Punnat Punsri A♠ 7♥ Results[5]
3 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 90 United States Ed Sebesta $216,000 K♦ 9♣ United States Nick Schulman A♠ 7♣ Results[5]
4 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 78 United States Justin Saliba $195,000 A♣ 4♦ United States Anthony Hu A♠ 7♥ Results[5]
5 $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em 56 United States Anthony Hu $268,800 7♥ 7♠ United States Erik Seidel 10♠ 10♣ Results[5]
6 $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 50 United States Alex Foxen $317,040 Q♦ J♦ Turkey Orpen Kisacikoglu J♣ 6♠ Results[5]
7 $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 31 Thailand Punnat Punsri $310,000 J♦ 9♣ United States Daniel Colpoys 10♥ 8♣ Results[5]
8 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em 26 United States Isaac Haxton $598,000 J♦ 4♦ United States 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
Rank Name Points Earnings
1 United States Cary Katz 460 $655,800
2 United States Anthony Hu 454 $454,200
3 United States Alex Foxen 393 $470,040
4 United States Isaac Haxton 359 $598,000
5 United States Sean Winter 341 $424,000
6 Thailand Punnat Punsri 335 $459,400
7 United States Aram Zobian 292 $291,500
8 United States Ed Sebesta 258 $258,000
9 Turkey Orpen Kisacikoglu 212 $399,460
10 United States 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♣[7]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st United States Sean Winter $216,000
2nd United States Alex Foxen $153,000
3rd United States Joseph Cheong $108,000
4th United States David Peters $90,000
5th Spain Adrian Mateos $72,000
6th Turkey 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♦[8]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st United States Aram Zobian $207,500
2nd Thailand Punnat Punsri $149,400
3rd Canada Kristen Foxen $99,600
4th United States Seth Davies $83,000
5th United States Andrew Moreno $66,400
6th United States 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♣[9]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st United States Ed Sebesta $216,000
2nd United States Nick Schulman $153,000
3rd United States Philip Shing $108,000
4th United States Cary Katz $90,000
5th Spain Adrian Mateos $72,000
6th Canada 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♦[10]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st United States Justin Saliba $195,000
2nd United States Anthony Hu $140,400
3rd Spain Adrian Mateos $93,600
4th United States Calvin Lee $78,000
5th United States Andrew Moreno $62,400
6th United States 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♠[11]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st United States Anthony Hu $268,800
2nd United States Erik Seidel $176,400
3rd United States Dylan DeStefano $117,600
4th United States Aram Zobian $84,000
5th United States Brian Kim $67,200
6th United States 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♦[12]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st United States Alex Foxen $317,040
2nd Turkey Orpen Kisacikoglu $345,460
3rd United States Aram Oganyan $175,000
4th United States Cary Katz $125,000
5th United States Sean Perry $100,000
6th United States 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♣[13]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Thailand Punnat Punsri $310,000
2nd United States Daniel Colpoys $201,500
3rd Canada Daniel Negreanu $124,000
4th United States David Peters $85,250
5th United States 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♦[14]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st United States Isaac Haxton $598,000
2nd United States Cary Katz $364,000
3rd United States Sean Winter $208,000
4th United States Daniel Colpoys $130,000

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