Event #5: $10,000 NLH Day 1 | 2026 PokerGO Cup

03-09-2026 22:33 UTC-7

It's a Ten-Horse Race

Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The action folded to Darren Elias in the small blind who shoved all in. Michael Berk counted his chips and then called off his stack of 540,000 in the big blind.

Michael Berk: Q♠J♠ All in
Darren Elias: J♣10♣

It was Berk in the dominating position this time and the flop of 7♠7♦4♥ left it that way. The 9♥ on the turn gave Elias some more outs but the K♣ bricked out on the river.

"It's a ten-horse race," Landon Tice from the other table said. "Nobody wants to go home."

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Berk	1,110,000 610,000	610,000
Darren Elias	650,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Michael Berk Landon Tice Darren Elias

03-09-2026 22:22 UTC-7

Wilson's Turn to Double Up

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Brock Wilson was nursing the short stack and shoved all in for 315,000 from under the gun. Aram Zobian called in the cutoff and the rest of the table folded.

Brock Wilson: K♠Q♠ All in
Aram Zobian: A♠10♥

The flop came K♦10♠6♥ and Wilson took the lead with a pair of kings. The J♥ on the turn changed nothing and the 6♠ on the river secured his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	1,160,000 400,000	400,000

Brock Wilson	705,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Brock Wilson Aram Zobian

03-09-2026 22:15 UTC-7

Another Double for Elias

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The action folded to Aram Zobian on the button who shoved all in as the big stack. Darren Elias woke up with a hand in the big blind and called off his stack of 360,000.

Darren Elias: K♣Q♣ All in
Aram Zobian: Q♠J♠

Elias was in a dominating position and the runout of 10♠3♣2♥7♦9♣ changed nothing, giving Elias another double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	1,560,000 40,000	40,000

Darren Elias	765,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Darren Elias Aram Zobian

03-09-2026 22:07 UTC-7

Hunichen Asks for It All

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Chris Hunichen raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Sean Winter three-bet to 160,000 out of the small blind. Hunichen called and the flop of 7♠5♣4♥ hit the felt.

Winter led out with a bet of 190,000 and Hunichen jammed all in for around 530,000. Winter quickly folded and Hunichen stacked the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	1,200,000 400,000	400,000
Chris Hunichen	1,075,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Sean Winter Chris Hunichen

Level: 16

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

03-09-2026 21:44 UTC-7

Break Time

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Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The remaining 10 players are going on another 12-minute break, and returning to play down to the final six players. Darren Elias just staved off elimination after doubling up in the big blind versus Qinghai Pan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	420,000 590,000	590,000

Darren Elias	365,000 15,000	15,000

03-09-2026 21:35 UTC-7

Hunichen Spikes the River

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Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Chris Hunichen made a big raise from under the gun and Sean Winter announced all in from the small blind. Hunichen called off the rest of his 465,000 chips and the cards were face up.

Chris Hunichen: 8♠8♥ All in
Sean Winter: Q♣Q♦

Winter had the better of the two pocket pairs and things were looking in his favor through the A♠K♣2♠ flop. The 7♦ changed nothing on the turn but the 8♣ on the river gave Hunichen a set and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	1,600,000 480,000	480,000
Chris Hunichen	950,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Sean Winter Chris Hunichen

03-09-2026 21:31 UTC-7

Winter Extracts Huge with Quads

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Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Landon Tice raised it up in the cutoff and Sean Winter called on the button. The flop came Q♦8♦5♣ and Tice checked to Winter who bet 50,000. Tice called and the 4♠ landed on the turn.

Tice checked again and Winter sized up with a bet of 200,000. Tice still called and the 8♥ paired the board on the river. Tice checked for the third time and Winter announced a bet of 590,000. Tice instantly flicked in a chip to call and Winter rolled over 8♠8♣ for quad eights to scoop a huge pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	2,080,000 840,000	840,000
Landon Tice	710,000 690,000	690,000

Tags: Sean Winter Landon Tice

03-09-2026 21:22 UTC-7

Seward Eliminated on the Stone Bubble

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Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The action folded to Landon Tice in the small blind who made it 75,000 to go. Nicholas Seward shoved all in for around 400,000 in the big blind and Tice snapped him off.

Nicholas Seward: A♠5♣ All in
Landon Tice: A♣9♣

Tice was in a dominating position and the flop of J♥9♥9♦ sealed the deal. The K♦ and 5♠ runout was just a formality and Seward was eliminated on the money bubble. The remaining 10 players are all guaranteed at least a min-cash of $20,700.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Landon Tice	1,400,000 730,000	730,000
Nicholas Seward	Busted

Tags: Landon Tice Nicholas Seward

03-09-2026 21:14 UTC-7

Big Stacks Stay Engaged

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Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Qinghai Pan opened to 55,000 from under the gun and Aram Zobian called in the big blind. The flop came 8♥7♦6♠ and Zobian check-called a bet of 115,000 from Pan.

The turn was the 2♦ and both players checked to the 9♥ on the river. Zobian led out with a bet of 125,000 and Pan looked him up. Zobian flipped over A♠10♠ for a straight and Pan conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	1,520,000 240,000	240,000

Qinghai Pan	1,010,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Qinghai Pan Aram Zobian