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Event #7: $10,000 NLH
Day 2 Completed
2026 PokerGO Cup
Event #7: $10,000 NLH
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 PokerGO Cup
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$10,000
Total Entries
67
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
1
Players Left
1
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Level 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Event #7 of the 2026 PokerGO Cup, a $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em tournament, drew 67 entries to the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. After a full day of play, seven players returned for the final table, all chasing the title.
In the end, it was Tony Gregg who emerged victorious after defeating Darren Elias heads-up. The two agreed to an ICM chop, leaving $10,000 and the trophy to play for, before Gregg closed things out shortly after to win $173,075.
Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Gregg | *$173,075 |
| 2 | Darren Elias | *$158,575 |
| 3 | Qinghai Pan | $90,450 |
| 4 | Neil Warren | $67,000 |
| 5 | Landon Tice | $50,250 |
| 6 | Chris Hunichen | $36,850 |
| 7 | Jeremy Ausmus | $26,800 |
*Denotes ICM chop
A Return to the Grind
For Gregg, the trip to the PokerGO Studio wasn’t just about results — it was about getting back into rhythm.
The World Series of Poker bracelet winner, who famously captured the $111,111 WSOP One Drop High Roller Event for $4,830,619, hasn’t been playing a full tournament schedule in recent years. But he reminded the poker world he can still compete last summer with an 11th-place finish in the 2025 WSOP Main Event.
This stop at the PokerGO Studio was something Gregg described as “spring training” ahead of the summer.
“I’ve really just been focusing on how much I’m enjoying the process of getting to play every day,” Gregg said. “Getting to write hands in my phone and look back at them in the evening.”
The trip hadn’t started smoothly, however.
“I had been running really bad this trip before this tournament,” Gregg said. “But I was telling myself that’s part of playing tournaments — you lose all the time. The important thing is that you’re here playing again and that you still love it.”
More than anything, the win served as confirmation that his game is still there.
“It’s a nice reminder that I can still win,” Gregg said. “My Main Event run last year kind of reminded me of that too.”
Early Final Table Fireworks
The final table began quickly when short stack Jeremy Ausmus picked up pocket kings, but Chris Hunichen flopped an ace to send Ausmus out in seventh place.
Hunichen then surged near the chip lead and looked poised to take over the lead. At one point Gregg was one card from elimination, with Hunichen holding queens in a massive pot.
But Gregg spiked a king on the river to stay alive in dramatic fashion. Shortly after, Gregg then finished off Hunichen by eliminating him in sixth place.
With momentum shifting around the table, the two finalists began trading eliminations.
First, Elias eliminated Landon Tice. Gregg followed by knocking out Neil Warren, and Elias then eliminated Qinghai Pan in third place to set up a heads-up battle.
ICM Deal and the Final Hands
The match began with Elias winning a decent pot with pocket kings to even the stacks. With the chips nearly identical, the pair agreed to an ICM chop, leaving $10,000 and the title still up for grabs.
Soon after, Gregg’s ace-king held against Elias’ ace-deuce, leaving Elias short. Gregg finished him off shortly thereafter to secure the Event #7 title.
Gregg said the experience competing against the PokerGO Studio regulars was exactly what he was hoping for.
“The caliber of players here is really tough,” he said. “Seeing how sharp some of the newer generation is motivates me to get in repetitions against them.”
With spring training complete — and another trophy added to the shelf — Gregg now has his sights set on the summer ahead.
That ends our coverage of Event #7, but stay tuned to PokerNews for continuing coverage of the 2026 PokerGO Cup.
Level 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Tony Gregg has defeated Darren Elias heads up to take home the title in Event #7 $10,000 NLH of the 2026 PokerGo Cup.
Stay tuned for a full recap and Gregg's reaction.
Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Gregg | *$173,075 |
| 2 | Darren Elias | *$158,575 |
| 3 | Qinghai Pan | $90,450 |
| 4 | Neil Warren | $67,000 |
| 5 | Landon Tice | $50,250 |
| 6 | Chris Hunichen | $36,850 |
| 7 | Jeremy Ausmus | $26,800 |
*denotes ICM chop
Level 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Anthony Gregg raised to put Darren Elias all in for his stack of 1,425,000, which Elias called to put himself at risk.
Darren Elias: K♥6♠ 
Anthony Gregg: J♦10♠
Elias was ahead with his king high, but the board ran out 9♥J♠10♥3♣4♦ and Gregg's flopped two pair was best, eliminating Elias in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,375,000
8,375,000
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8,375,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Anthony Gregg limped in on the button, before Darren Elias raised to 450,000. Gregg then responded with a three-bet to 1,100,000, before Elias four-bet jammed for Gregg's stack of 3,525,000, which he snap-called.
Anthony Gregg: A♠K♦
Darren Elias: A♣2♠
Gregg had Elias dominated and left him nearly drawing nearly dead after the Q♦Q♥K♠ flop. The J♦ on the turn brought chop outs for Elias but could find no help on the 9♠ river to give Gregg the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,150,000
3,625,000
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3,625,000 |
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1,225,000
3,625,000
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3,625,000 |
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Level 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Darren Elias opened the button with 9♦7♦ and Anthony Gregg called in the big blind with Q♠9♠.
The flop came 6♥K♠5♣ and Gregg check-called a bet of 250,000 from Elias.
Both players checked the A♠ on the turn, to see the 8♥ on the river, bringing in a straight for Elias.
Gregg checked to Elias who bet out 700,000, and after a quick thought, Gregg mucked to give the pot to Elias.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,850,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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3,525,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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Level 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Darren Elias and Anthony Gregg have agreed to an ICM chop, but leaving an additional $10,000 and the PokerGo Cup trophy to play for.
Level 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Darren Elias opened to 225,000 on the button with K♠K♣ and was called by Anthony Gregg in the big blind with A♠6♥.
After the flop came 5♣2♠3♣ Gregg check-called a bet of 250,000 from Elias.
The turn brought the 7♣ and Gregg checked again but folded after Elias bet 800,000 to give him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,450,000
580,000
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580,000 |
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3,925,000
580,000
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580,000 |
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Level 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Anthony Gregg folded on the button and Qinghai Pan moved all in the small blind for 505,000, which was called by Darren Elias in the big blind to put Pan at risk.
Qinghai Pan: K♦10♣
Darren Elias: A♣5♠
It was a fair fight, but the 8♠4♣2♦9♥J♥ runout kept Gregg ahead with his ace-high, to eliminate "Jack" Pan in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,505,000 | |
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3,870,000
505,000
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505,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Action folded to Anthony Gregg on the button, and he moved all in as the covering stack. Neil Warren took some time before making the call for his stack of 965,000, and the big blind quickly mucked.
Neil Warren: K♠Q♠
Anthony Gregg: A♥5♦
Warren had two live cards, but would need to improve past Gregg's ace high to double up. But the board ran out 3♣4♠9♣6♦5♠ and it was Gregg who improved to score the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,505,000
1,045,000
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1,045,000 |
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3,365,000
560,000
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560,000 |
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505,000
520,000
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520,000 |
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Busted | |
