Final $10K Set to Begin on Friday for 2026 PokerGo Cup
It's time for another day of high-stakes action at the PokerGO Cup with Event #9: $10,000 NLH kicking off at noon local time inside the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.
The fifth and final $10,000 event on the PokerGO Cup schedule should once again draw a field consisting of top Vegas pros and up-and-coming grinders looking to make their mark.
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 will play down to a final table of six.
The penultimate $10,000 Event at of the PokerGo cup is set to finish today in Event #8, with six players remaining in the eighth event of the PokerGO Cup, and leading the way is high-stakes pro Darren Elias, who has made his third straight PokerGo Cup Final Table.
Event #8 Day 1 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Elias | United States | 2,710,000 | 68 |
| 2 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 1,685,000 | 42 |
| 3 | Filipp Khavin | United States | 1,310,000 | 33 |
| 4 | Nicholas Seward | United States | 1,250,000 | 31 |
| 5 | Ben Grise | United States | 1,010,000 | 25 |
| 6 | Jeremy Becker | United States | 760,000 | 19 |
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