The conclusion of the popular Global Poker x PokerNews Cup is nearing, and the action will be picking up this weekend both for Gold Coins (GC) and Sweeps Coins (SC) players.

Now that the qualifying rounds have completed and Global Poker is wrapping up its invitational events, this weekend will be all about determining a PokerNews Cup champion. But before that can happen, there's still some business to take care of, starting with the Quarterfinal round on Friday (April 28) beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Preparing for the Quarterfinals

Those who won qualifying round events don't have to worry about the Quarterfinals as they are already entered into the final round, which will take place on Sunday (April 30) at 5 p.m. ET. These lucky and skilled individuals earned an advantage as they can skip right through the first two rounds. But that doesn't mean a player who competes in the Quarterfinals won't end up as the PokerNews Cup champion.

The top 90 finishers in the Quarterfinals will advance to the Semifinals on Saturday (April 29) at 5 p.m. ET. From that tournament, 36 will move on to the Finals on Sunday.

So, what are they playing for? Not only are there trophies and some cool Global Poker x PokerNews Cup swag at stake. The champions will claim the biggest prize of the GC 100,000,000 or SC 250,000 guarantee.

PokerNews Cup Stats

As the series moves closer to the Finals, there are some interesting stats to share from the past two-plus weeks of play on Global Poker. Across all series Sweeps Coins tournaments, there has been 32,834 total entries (10,855 unique) and 5,000 Gold Coin tournament entries (1,632 unique).

As of Thursday, there are 14 SC finalist qualifiers already and 12 GC qualifiers. Among those who have advanced to the final round include World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner David "rUeTaMa" Moses who won PokerNews Cup Qualifier 14 - NLH Super deep - GC 4,000,000 GTD for SC 4,110.27.

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