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Level: 3
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2026 PokerGO Cup
Event #1: $3,000 PokerGO Cup Showcase
Day: 1b
Event Info
2026 PokerGO Cup
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$645,000
Total Entries
215
Level
28
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
161
Players Left
23
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Level 2
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
In a heads-up pot on a board of 3♦6♦8♦10♠, Samad Rashid bet 7,000 and Nicholas Seward raised to 28,000. Rashid called.
Rashid then led all in for around 70,000 on the 9♥ river to send Seward deep into the tank. He used multiple time banks before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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140,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Level 2
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Level 2
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Peter Mugar opened to 3,500 from under the gun and Aaron Messmer called in the next seat before Michael Brinkenhoff moved all in in the big blind for 10,500. Mugar folded and Messmer called.
Michael Brinkenhoff: 7♥3♠ 
Aaron Messmer: A♦5♦
Brinkenhoff took a big lead on the flop of 2♣2♠7♦ and nothing changed as the runout of 4♠10♣ earned him a small double.
"Seven-three? Must be his age. Are you 73, sir?" asked Messmer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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170,000 | |
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75,000 | |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Level 2
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
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125,000
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
There was another elimination at Table 3 during the first level, this time at the hands of 2024 GPI Player of the Year David Coleman.
On a board of K♥6♣K♦4♠2♣, Coleman moved all in and was eventually called by heads-up opponent Bryan Swanson. Coleman rolled over K♠4♦ for a full house as Swanson's massage was cut short.
According to those at the table, Coleman had another full house earlier in the level.
"Does it ever get boring?" asked Jeremy Becker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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500,000
375,000
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375,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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125,000
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125,000 |
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
It's barely even noon and Landon Tice is already playing for stacks.
In a heads-up pot against between Tice and old school player Doug Lee on a board of 3♥8♥A♠J♦7♥, Lee bet 15,000 and Tice raised all in for his starting stack. Lee went in the tank and eventually called.
Tice showed A♦A♥ for top set as Lee rolled over a worse flopped set with 3♣3♦.
"You couldn't find a big fold?" table mate Jeremy Becker asked before being chided by David Coleman.
"Nice timing," said Coleman. "Some people have no class."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Day 1b of Event #1: $3,000 PokerGO Cup Showcase.
