2026 PokerGO Cup

Event #3: $5,000 Single Day
Event #7: $10,000 NLH Event #8: $10,000 NLH Show All Events
Day: 1
Event Info
2026 PokerGO Cup
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♠5♠
Prize
$96,400
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Total Entries
86
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1
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Timothy Capretta Eliminated in 4th Place ($38,700)

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
PokerGO Cup
PokerGO Cup

Timothy Capretta was all in and Justin Saliba putting him at risk.

Timothy Capretta: A♦4♣ All in
Justin Saliba: A♥K♥

Saliba had Capretta dominated and stayed in front as the board ran out 2♣A♣7♥5♠8♠ to secure the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of James Carroll us
James Carroll 		5,800,000
100,000
 100,000
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Justin Saliba us
Justin Saliba 		4,300,000
1,200,000
 1,200,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Sam Laskowitz us
Sam Laskowitz 		700,000
1,175,000
 1,175,000
Profile photo of Timothy Capretta us
Timothy Capretta 		Busted

Tags: Justin SalibaTimothy Capretta

Chino Rheem Eliminated in 5th Place ($30,100)

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
PokerGO Cup
PokerGO Cup

Action folded to James Carroll, who moved all in as the covering stack on the rest of the table. It then folded to Chino Rheem, who made the call for his tournament life.

Chino Rheem: AxJx All in
James Carroll: 7♥6♥

Rheem was in front with his ace high and stayed in front after the 4♦10♥2♠ flop. The J♥ on the turn improved Rheem, but gave Carroll extra outs with a flush draw, which came right in as the Q♥ gave Carroll a flush, eliminating Rheem in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of James Carroll us
James Carroll 		5,900,000
2,700,000
 2,700,000
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem 		Busted
WPT 3X Winner

Tags: Chino RheemJames Carroll

Level: 20

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Jeremy Ausmus Eliminated in 6th Place ($21,500)

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
PokerGO Cup
PokerGO Cup

Action was picked up on the flop with Jeremy Ausmus committing all but 10,000 and his remaining chips.

After the flop came A♠9♦7♥ Ausmus checked called the bet for his remaining chips from Justin Saliba.

Jeremy Ausmus: 6♥6♣ All in
Justin Saliba: K♦K♣

Ausmus was crushed by Saliba, and could not find a six as the board ran out 3♣4♦ to send Ausmus to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Saliba 		3,100,000
500,000
 500,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus 		Busted
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Jeremy AusmusJustin Saliba

Eric Blair Eliminated in 7th Place ($17,200)

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Action folded to James Carroll on the button, who raised to put both the blinds all in. The small blind folded, and the big blind Eric Blair gave it some thought, before calling for his stack of 1,000,000 to put himself at risk.

Eric Blair: K♣Q♦ All in
James Carroll: A♠2♥

Carroll was ahead with his ace high and improved to a pair of aces on the 10♦A♦4♦ flop, but Blair picked up straight and flush outs.

However, the 6♠ on the turn and A♥ river kept Carroll in front, to score the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
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James Carroll 		3,200,000
1,400,000
 1,400,000
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Eric Blair us
Eric Blair 		Busted

Tags: Eric BlairJames Carroll

Level: 19

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Capretta Doubles Through Rheem Blind on Blind

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Timothy Capretta was all in for 735,000 from the big blind, with the small blind Chino Rheem putting him at risk.

Timothy Capretta: A♦7♥ All in
Chino Rheem: 5♥4♣

Capretta was in front with his ace high and stayed in front as the board ran out A♠Q♣8♥Q♦8♠ to secure the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Timothy Capretta us
Timothy Capretta 		1,550,000
765,000
 765,000
Profile photo of Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem 		1,375,000
225,000
 225,000
WPT 3X Winner

Tags: Timothy CaprettaChino Rheem

Ausmus Bombs the Turn

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

James Carroll raised to 105,00 from middle position and was called by the big blind Jeremy Ausmus.

After the 4♦9♣3♥ flop, Ausmus decided to lead out for a bet of 150,000. Carroll made the call.

The turn was the 5♣ and after Ausmus took his time he bet his entire stack of roughly 400,000, expect one 5,000 chip. Carroll wasted no time and snap folded to give the pot to Ausmus.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of James Carroll us
James Carroll 		1,800,000
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus 		1,100,000
300,000
 300,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Jeremy AusmusJames Carroll

Level: 18

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Final Table Redraw (full)

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
SeatPlayerChip Count
1Jeremy Ausmus800,000
2Justin Saliba2,600,000
3James Carroll1,800,000
4Sam Laskowitz1,875,000
5Eric Blair1,250,000
6Chino Rheem1,600,000
7Timothy Capretta785,000
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Justin Saliba us
Justin Saliba 		2,600,000
200,000
 200,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Sam Laskowitz us
Sam Laskowitz 		1,875,000
Profile photo of James Carroll us
James Carroll 		1,800,000
50,000
 50,000
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem 		1,600,000
350,000
 350,000
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Eric Blair us
Eric Blair 		1,250,000
200,000
 200,000
Profile photo of Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus 		800,000
300,000
 300,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Timothy Capretta us
Timothy Capretta 		785,000
15,000
 15,000

Tags: Chino RheemEric BlairJames CarrollJeremy AusmusJustin SalibaSam LaskowitzTimothy Capretta

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