2026 PokerGO Cup

Event #5: $10,000 NLH
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 PokerGO Cup
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$207,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$690,000
Total Entries
69
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
69
Players Left
6
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Loeser and Zaki Shove Into Premiums

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sam Laskowitz opened to 24,000 and Manig Loeser jammed all in for 140,000 on his left. Landon Tice reshoved all in on the button and Laskowitz got out of the way.

Manig Loeser: A3All in
Landon Tice: AK

The board ran out K10653 and Loeser was drawing dead by the turn.

Next door, Aram Zobian opened to 24,000 in the hijack and Justin Zaki shipped all in for around 160,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Zobian who snapped him off.

Justin Zaki: AQAll in
Aram Zobian: AA

A clean runout of J62K8 for Zobian sent Zaki to the rail as well.

Tags: Sam LaskowitzManig LoeserLandon TiceJustin ZakiAram Zobian

Brinkenhoff Runs Into the Ladies

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Michael Brinkenhoff raised it up from the hijack and Nicholas Seward stuck in a three-bet from the big blind. Brinkenhoff four-bet shoved all in for around 350,000 and Seward snapped him off.

Michael Brinkenhoff: A10All in
Nicholas Seward: QQ

The flop came Q43 and Seward took a commanding lead with a set of queens. The J on the turn gave Brinkenhoff a straight draw but the 6 on the river bricked out.

Tags: Nicholas SewardMichael Brinkenhoff

Level: 12

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

McKeehen the Latest to Fall

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

The field is down to just three tables after Joe McKeehen found himself all in and at risk for just south of 100,000 chips. He was up against Jeremy Ausmus on his left.

Joe McKeehen: K8All in
Jeremy Ausmus: A10

The board ran out A8372 and Ausmus made a pair of aces to take down McKeehen. Sam Laskowitz has also been doing a number at the same table, taking out David Coleman and Christopher Frank to be the first player to cross the seven-figure mark.

Tags: Christopher FrankDavid ColemanJeremy AusmusJoe McKeehenSam Laskowitz

Lichtenberger Finds the Double Check-Raise

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Joao Simao raised it up from the hijack and Andrew Lichtenberger called from the small blind. The flop fell Q83 and Simao continued with a bet of 18,000. Lichtenberger check-raised to 45,000 and Simao called.

The turn was the Q and Lichtenberger checked again. Simao dropped in a bet of 40,000 and Lichtenberger check-raised again to 80,000. Simao still called and the 3 completed the board.

Lichtenberger jammed all in and Simao used up an entire two minutes before reluctantly dumping his cards into the muck.

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerJoao Simao

Level: 11

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Loeser Lends Chips for One Hand

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

When the action folded around to Manig Loeser in the small blind, he jammed all in and Brandon Wilson called off his last 25,000 chips in the big blind. Wilson held 8x4x but somehow found a way to double up with David Coleman laughing at him.

On the next hand, Loeser shoved all in again on the button and Wilson stuck in his stack of around 50,000 in the small blind.

Brandon Wilson: A9All in
Manig Loeser: QJ

The flop came J44 and Loeser picked up the best hand after hitting a jack. The Q on the turn and the K on the river were no help to Wilson who gave those chips right back to Loeser.

Tags: Manig LoeserDavid ColemanBrandon Wilson

Coleman Still the Luckiest Guy

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Cary Katz and David Coleman got all of their chips in the middle preflop from the blinds with Katz at risk for around 80,000.

Cary Katz: 99All in
David Coleman: K10

The flop came Q109 with the ten in the window but a nine right behind it. However, the J and A runout gave Coleman a straight and Katz was bounced from the tournament.

"I know. I'm the luckiest guy here," Coleman said in shame afterward.

Tags: David ColemanCary Katz