Event #8: $10,000 NLH Day 1 | 2026 PokerGO Cup

03-12-2026 17:46 UTC-7

Mullaly Doubles Through Ausmus

Connor Richards

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Myles Mullaly opened to 12,000 in early position and Jeremy Ausmus three-bet to 36,000 on the button. Mullaly four-bet jammed for 289,000 and Ausmus called with more.

Myles Mullaly: Q♥Q♠ All in
Jeremy Ausmus: A♦Q♦

Mullaly's ladies stayed ahead as the board ran out 3♣2♠7♠8♦9♦ to earn him a double through the no-longer table chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Myles Mullaly	550,000 425,000	425,000
Jeremy Ausmus	450,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus Myles Mullaly

03-12-2026 17:28 UTC-7

Soverel Leaves McKeehen Short

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Connor Richards

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Sam Soverel limped in and Joe McKeehen jammed on the button as Soverel called off.

Sam Soverel: 9♦9♥ All in
Joe McKeehen: K♠Q♣

Soverel survived the flip as the board ran out 7♦3♠5♥5♠9♣ to improve him to a boat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	250,000

Joe McKeehen	10,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Joe McKeehen Sam Soverel

03-12-2026 17:24 UTC-7

A Round of Counts

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Connor Richards

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Wilson	500,000 100,000	100,000
Cary Katz	350,000 130,000	130,000

Neil Warren	320,000 90,000	90,000
Brock Wilson	300,000 160,000	160,000
Qinghai Pan	270,000 30,000	30,000

Aram Zobian	255,000 15,000	15,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	210,000 210,000	210,000

Joey Weissman	171,000 199,000	199,000

Justin Zaki	140,000 65,000	65,000
Clemen Deng	126,000 34,000	34,000
Jesse Lonis	125,000

John Riordan	123,000 13,000	13,000

Tony Gregg	108,000

Jeremy Becker	85,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

03-12-2026 17:12 UTC-7

Prize Pool Information

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The tournament drew 70 runners for a prize pool of $700,000. There are ten spots paid and first place will award $210,000.

Place	Prize
1	$210,000
2	$136,500
3	$94,500
4	$70,000
5	$52,500
6	$38,500
7-8	$28,000
9-10	$21,000

03-12-2026 16:39 UTC-7

Another Break

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players have been sent on another 20-minute break with the clocks showing 57 runners so far.

03-12-2026 16:35 UTC-7

Shorr Flipped Out by Suh

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Brandon Wilson opened to 10,000 in middle position and Dong Min Suh three-bet to 25,000 behind him. Shannon Shorr then four-bet jammed in the small blind as Wilson folded and Suh called.

Shannon Shorr: A♥Q♣ All in
Dong Min Suh: 9♥9♣

The flop landed 9♦5♥K♦ to virtually lock it up for Suh before the board finished out 7♣5♦ to mark the recent Event #7 runner-up's elimination.

Earlier, Dan Shak was eliminated after rivering a set of queens to an opponent who rivered Broadway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Wilson	400,000 110,000	110,000
Dong Min Suh	350,000
Dan Shak	Busted
Shannon Shorr	Busted

Tags: Brandon Wilson Dan Shak Dong Min Suh Shannon Shorr

03-12-2026 16:21 UTC-7

Requiem for a Rheem

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Chino Rheem was all in in a blind versus blind confrontation against Joey Weissman.

Chino Rheem: 8♥8♦ All in
Joey Weissman: J♣J♠

Rheem couldn't hit an eight as the board ran out A♠5♦6♣Q♦9♥ to mark his elimination.

Earlier, Cherish Andrews was eliminated at a different table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Weissman	370,000

Cherish Andrews	Busted
Chino Rheem	Busted

Tags: Chino Rheem Joey Weissman

Level: 8

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

03-12-2026 16:05 UTC-7

Aumus Gets Hit Latest Vlog Clip

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

High-stakes poker vlogger Jeremy Ausmus raised in late position and called a three-bet jam from the button.

Opponent: A♥K♣ All in
Jeremy Ausmus: K♠K♥

Ausmus pulled the camera out as the board ran out 10♥8♥3♦Q♥5♠ to avoid runner-runner disaster as he scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	700,000 370,000	370,000

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus