2026 PokerGO Cup

Event #1: $3,000 PokerGO Cup Showcase
Day: 1a
1a1b2
Event Info
2026 PokerGO Cup
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
33
Prize
$130,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$645,000
Total Entries
215
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
54
Players Left
8
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Tragic Ending for Hamlet

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Kai Nicholls
Kai Nicholls

Brandon Hamlet opened from middle position and Kai Nicholls called on the button before Sean Winter three-bet to 70,000 in the small blind.

Hamlet then four-bet all in for around 180,000 and Nicholls snap-called to send Winter deep into the tank. After using two time banks, Winter folded what he later said was pocket jacks.

Brandon Hamlet: AA All in
Kai Nicholls: QQ

Hamlet was out of his seat as the flop landed 4Q4 to give his opponent a full house, and he couldn't hit an ace as the board finished out 82 to bring an end to Hamlet's run so tragic that William Shakespeare couldn't conceive of it.

Player Chips Progress
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Kai Nicholls
800,000
480,000
480,000
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Sean Winter
200,000
70,000
70,000
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Brandon Hamlet
Busted

Tags: Brandon HamletKai NichollsSean Winter

Level: 12

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Zavorotnijs Hangs Onto Half a Big Blind

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs raised to 40,000 with just 4,000 behind and Sean Winter called in the big blind.

Winter checked on the flop of 2J5 and Zavorotnijs checked back to bring laughs from the table.

The same action took place on the 4 turn and Winter then min-bet on the 10 river to bring a fold from Zavorotnijs, who was left with less than one big blind and was eliminated shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
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Sean Winter
270,000
95,000
95,000
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Vitalijs Zavorotnijs
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Sean WinterVitalijs Zavorotnijs

Level: 11

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Berk Gets His Lichts In

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Andrew Lichtenberger was all in for around 200,000 against Michael Berk, who had about the same stack.

Andrew Lichtenberger: AK All in
Michael Berk: 66

"LuckyChewy" couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out 3JJ85 to mark his elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Berk
450,000
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Andrew Lichtenberger
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerMichael Berk

Beasy Does It

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Joseph Beasy
Joseph Beasy

Shannon Shorr was all in for around 20,000 in late position against the bigger-stacked Joseph Beasy in early position.

Shannon Shorr: 109 All in
Joseph Beasy: 66

Shorr took the lead on the flop of 810K, but the board finished out 4J to give Beasy a flush as the longtime poker pro was sent to the rail.

Elsewhere, Justin Young was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Joseph Beasy
220,000
140,000
140,000
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Shannon Shorr
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
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Justin Young
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Joseph BeasyShannon Shorr

Level: 10

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000