Level: 17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
2026 PokerGO Cup
Event #2: $5,000 Single Day
Day: 1
Event Info
2026 PokerGO Cup
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$555,000
Total Entries
111
Level
25
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
111
Players Left
1
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Level 16
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The remaining 13 players have been sent on a 12-minute break.
Level 16
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Chris Hunichen and Marius Gierse were all in against Jon-Michael Gisler, who had both players covered.
Marius Gierse: 9♠5♥ 
Chris Hunichen: A♠K♥
Jon-Michael Gisler: A♦Q♣
There would be no side pots to worry about as the board ran out 6♥Q♠3♦Q♥K♦ for a double knockout.
Hunichen was visibility frustrating after earlier losing a big pot to Jesse Lonis after getting it in with the best hand.
"You'll win all the money eventually," Lonis told him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,500,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 16
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Manig Loeser was all in against Dan Sepiol a few seats to his left.
Manig Loeser: 8x8x
Dan Sepiol: KxKx
Loeser couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out 9♠10♠A♠4♦4♣ to mark his elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 16
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
John Riordan was all in with a big stack against David Kim
John Riordan: K♣K♥
David Kim: A♠J♣
After several short-stack doubles on the money bubble, it ended up being a big stack to fall as the board ran out A♣Q♦8♣Q♠4♥ to mark Riordan's elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,500,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 16
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
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1,800,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
1,500,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,500,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | |
|
|
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|
800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
500,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
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450,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
||
|
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400,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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300,000 | |
|
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|
300,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
300,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
||
|
200,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
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|
110,000
890,000
|
890,000 |
|
|
45,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Chris Hunichen open-jammed in the small blind and Jesse Lonis went in the tank as he considered calling off with his stack of around 25 big blinds. Eventually, he did.
Jesse Lonis: K♣J♠
Chris Hunichen: A♠10♦
Lonis' risky bubble play paid off as the board ran out 6♥9♥J♥2♣8♠ to earn him a double on the money bubble, much to the annoyance of Hunichen.
"How does he always do it?"
"I told you, don't f*** with me," Lonis replied.
The two engaged in some further razzing after the hand.
"How do you wake up with ace-ten there?"
"It doesn't matter when you have king-jack."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,200,000
440,000
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440,000 |
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230,000
395,000
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395,000 |
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Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Landon Tice was all in as the short stack against Marius Gierse.
Landon Tice: A♥10♦
Marius Gierse: K♥8♥
The flop of 8♣9♥2♥ put Gierse far in front with a pair and flush draw, but the A♠ turn gave Tice the best hand before the 6♦ river bricked off to earn him a double on the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000 | |
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260,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
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250,000
235,000
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235,000 |
