Something must be in Chino Rheem's boba tea, because he is feeling it today in the PokerGO Studio.
He tangled with Brandon Wilson in the first hand of the day, and was not happy when Wilson went into the tank and covered his neck with his hoodie on a board of 4♦4♣6♣8♣.
“Don’t cover up your neck and smile. I want to see all of that shit. It’s level one, bro," Rheem told Wilson.
Wilson eventually bet 20,000 and Rheem called. As the 3♠ river landed, Rheem continued his table talk and speculated how long it would take for Wilson to bet.
“22.2 before the rest of this money goes in. He’s going to wait until like 26 just to spite me.”
Wilson eventually checked — "“26.4 it took him to check. When you knew you were going to check at like .01" — but then it was Rheem who took his time.
"I’m actually going to take some time to think about this. How do I get the kid?”
Rheem eventually bet 46,000 and wasn't having it when Wilson went deep into the tank.
Brandon Wilson
“If this kid takes 27 seconds and check raises all in I’m gonna puke. I swear, I’m gonna puke."
“Oh my god, he used a time bank on this shit? You’ve got something bro! I’m fucked. I’m dead. Bro, I’m dead dude. Brandon’s slow-rolling the shit out of me right now.”
“This man used two time banks and he’s going to shove all in? Oh my god dude, what kind of Hollywood are you trying to do.”
Wilson called soon after using his second time bank as Rheem rolled over the goods with K♥K♣.
“Brandon you’ve gotta know bro, when I talk all this shit, every time, kid, I just always have it. One more thousand, sir.”
It's time for another day of $10,000 action at the 2026 PokerGO Cup with Event #8: $10,000 NLH, an event that kicks off at noon local time inside the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.
The field will likely include faces we've already seen at the PokerGO Cup, like two-time champ Brock Wilson and Utah assassin Kent Stephens. It won't, at least for the first hour or so, include seven players still vying for the trophy in Event #7.
But if other days are any indication, those players will hop into Event #8 as soon as they bust at the final table.
The Fisherman is creating his own lore in the PokerGO Studio
Cards go in the air at noon local time with players starting out with 125,000 in chips. The blinds will begin at 500/1,500/1,500 and will increase every 30 minutes with 15-minute breaks every four levels. Level length will increase to 40 minutes at the start of Level 13.
Late registration will remain open up to the start of Level 9. No dinner break is scheduled in the two-day event, which is scheduled to play down to a final table of six.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready for continued coverage of the PokerGO Cup. Check out the live reporting portal in the meantime.
button in Safari
