Event #1: $3,000 PokerGO Cup Showcase Day 1a | 2026 PokerGO Cup

03-01-2026 14:47 UTC-7

Forever Young

Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a battle between the blinds on a board of 7♠7♥A♥6♥, Justin Young got his final chips in sitting to the left of Adam Bonilla, who had him covered.

Justin Young: 7♣5♣ All in
Adam Bonilla: A♣Q♦

Young's trips stayed ahead as the 9♥ bricked off on the river to earn the longtime pro a small double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Bonilla	115,000 10,000	10,000

Justin Young	63,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Adam Bonilla Justin Young

03-01-2026 14:35 UTC-7

Runaway Chip Lead for Dowling

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Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Bartley Dowling has built up a stack of around 500,000 and appears to have at least 200,000 more than anyone else in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bartley Dowling	500,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Bartley Dowling

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

03-01-2026 14:19 UTC-7

Winter Flops the Joint to Double Through Hendrix

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Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In a heads-up pot on a board of 2♦5♥6♠, Sean Winter bet 20,000 from the big blind and Adam Hendrix raised to 45,000 in the cutoff.

Winter popped it up to 80,000 and Hendrix jammed with a bigger stack. Winter called to be at risk.

Sean Winter: 4♠3♦ All in
Adam Hendrix: 10♠10♣

Winter had flopped the nut straight and nothing changed on the runout of 6♣7♠ as he earned a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	230,000 105,000	105,000
Adam Hendrix	40,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Adam Hendrix Sean Winter

03-01-2026 14:13 UTC-7

McKeehen Cracks Queens With a Boat

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Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

There was an open before Igal Prives three-bet to 32,500 on the button and Joe McKeehen then four-bet jammed in the small blind. The initial raiser folded and Prives called with the shorter stack.

Igal Prives: Q♥Q♦ All in
Joe McKeehen: A♣10♣

The flop landed A♦J♣7♣ to give McKeehen a big lead and the board finished out 7♦7♠ to improve him to sevens full of aces as the qualifier was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe McKeehen	250,000 125,000	125,000

Igal Prives	Busted

Tags: Igal Prives Joe McKeehen

03-01-2026 13:55 UTC-7

El Jefe Joins the Field

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Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	125,000 125,000	125,000

Paul Roy	125,000
Timothy Capretta	125,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

03-01-2026 13:53 UTC-7

On the Brinkenhoff of Collapse

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Connor Richards

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Justin Zaki opened in early position and faced a three-bet from Michael Brinkenhoff on the button. Zak four-bet to around 28,000 and Brinkenhoff called.

Both players checked on the flop of J♠7♠Q♠ and Zaki bet a small 15,000 on the 3♣ turn. Brinkenhoff laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Zaki	140,000
Michael Brinkenhoff	100,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Michael Brinkenhoff Justin Zaki

03-01-2026 13:45 UTC-7

Sean Winter Joins the Field

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Connor Richards

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

If you just felt a chill in the PokerGO Studio, it's because high-stakes pro Sean Winter just entered the field as he looks for his eighth PokerGO title.