2023 PokerGO Cup

The 2023 PokerGO Cup was the third iteration of the PokerGO Cup, a series of high-stakes poker tournaments as part of the PokerGO Tour. It was held from inside the PokerGO Studio at Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The series took place from January 11-20, 2023, with eight scheduled events culminating in a $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament.^[1][2][3]

2023 PokerGO Cup
Venue	PokerGO Studio at Aria Resort and Casino
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	January 11-20, 2023
Champion
Cary Katz (PokerGO Cup winner); Isaac Haxton (Main Event winner)
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The player who earns the most points throughout the series would be crowned the PokerGO Cup champion earning the PokerGO Cup and winning the $50,000 championship bonus.^[1][2]

Every final table was streamed on OTT service PokerGO.^[2]

The Main Event was won by American Isaac Haxton, and the PokerGO Cup was awarded to American Cary Katz.^[4]

Schedule

^[2][5]

#	Event	Entrants	Winner	Prize	Winning hand	Runner-up	Losing hand	Results
1	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	90	Sean Winter	$216,000	K♦ 3♣	Alex Foxen	10♥ 8♦	Results[5]
2	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	83	Aram Zobian	$207,500	8♣ 6♦	Punnat Punsri	A♠ 7♥	Results[5]
3	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	90	Ed Sebesta	$216,000	K♦ 9♣	Nick Schulman	A♠ 7♣	Results[5]
4	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	78	Justin Saliba	$195,000	A♣ 4♦	Anthony Hu	A♠ 7♥	Results[5]
5	$15,000 No-Limit Hold'em	56	Anthony Hu	$268,800	7♥ 7♠	Erik Seidel	10♠ 10♣	Results[5]
6	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em	50	Alex Foxen	$317,040	Q♦ J♦	Orpen Kisacikoglu	J♣ 6♠	Results[5]
7	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em	31	Punnat Punsri	$310,000	J♦ 9♣	Daniel Colpoys	10♥ 8♣	Results[5]
8	$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em	26	Isaac Haxton	$598,000	J♦ 4♦	Cary Katz	K♠ 7♣	Results[5]

Series leaderboard

The 2023 PokerGO Cup will award the PokerGO Cup to the player that accumulates the most PokerGO Tour points during the series, as well as the $50,000 championship bonus.^[2] American Cary Katz cashed five times on his way to accumulating $655,800 in winnings. Katz accumulated 460 points and was awarded the PokerGO Cup.^[6]

Standings

Rank	Name	Points	Earnings
1	Cary Katz	460	$655,800
2	Anthony Hu	454	$454,200
3	Alex Foxen	393	$470,040
4	Isaac Haxton	359	$598,000
5	Sean Winter	341	$424,000
6	Punnat Punsri	335	$459,400
7	Aram Zobian	292	$291,500
8	Ed Sebesta	258	$258,000
9	Orpen Kisacikoglu	212	$399,460
10	Erik Seidel	223	$223,200

Results

Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

• 2-Day Event: January 11-12, 2023
• Number of Entries: 90
• Total Prize Pool: $900,000
• Number of Payouts: 13
• Winning Hand: K♦ 3♣^[7]

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Sean Winter	$216,000
2nd	Alex Foxen	$153,000
3rd	Joseph Cheong	$108,000
4th	David Peters	$90,000
5th	Adrian Mateos	$72,000
6th	Orpen Kisacikoglu	$54,000

Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

• 2-Day Event: January 12-13, 2023
• Number of Entries: 83
• Total Prize Pool: $830,000
• Number of Payouts: 12
• Winning Hand: 8♣ 6♦^[8]

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Aram Zobian	$207,500
2nd	Punnat Punsri	$149,400
3rd	Kristen Foxen	$99,600
4th	Seth Davies	$83,000
5th	Andrew Moreno	$66,400
6th	Cary Katz	$49,800

Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

• 2-Day Event: January 13-14, 2023
• Number of Entries: 90
• Total Prize Pool: $900,000
• Number of Payouts: 13
• Winning Hand: K♦ 9♣^[9]

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Ed Sebesta	$216,000
2nd	Nick Schulman	$153,000
3rd	Philip Shing	$108,000
4th	Cary Katz	$90,000
5th	Adrian Mateos	$72,000
6th	Kristen Foxen	$54,000

Event #4: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

• 2-Day Event: January 14 and 16, 2023
• Number of Entries: 78
• Total Prize Pool: $780,000
• Number of Payouts: 12
• Winning Hand: A♣ 4♦^[10]

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Justin Saliba	$195,000
2nd	Anthony Hu	$140,400
3rd	Adrian Mateos	$93,600
4th	Calvin Lee	$78,000
5th	Andrew Moreno	$62,400
6th	Erik Seidel	$46,800

Event #5: $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em

• 2-Day Event: January 16-17, 2023
• Number of Entries: 56
• Total Prize Pool: $840,000
• Number of Payouts: 8
• Winning Hand: 7♥ 7♠^[11]

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Anthony Hu	$268,800
2nd	Erik Seidel	$176,400
3rd	Dylan DeStefano	$117,600
4th	Aram Zobian	$84,000
5th	Brian Kim	$67,200
6th	Jeremy Ausmus	$50,400

Event #6: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

• 2-Day Event: January 17-18, 2023
• Number of Entries: 50
• Total Prize Pool: $1,250,000
• Number of Payouts: 8
• Winning Hand:Q♦ J♦^[12]

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Alex Foxen	$317,040
2nd	Orpen Kisacikoglu	$345,460
3rd	Aram Oganyan	$175,000
4th	Cary Katz	$125,000
5th	Sean Perry	$100,000
6th	Sam Soverel	$75,000

Event #7: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

• 2-Day Event: January 18-19, 2023
• Number of Entries: 31
• Total Prize Pool: $775,000
• Number of Payouts: 5
• Winning Hand: J♦ 9♣^[13]

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Punnat Punsri	$310,000
2nd	Daniel Colpoys	$201,500
3rd	Daniel Negreanu	$124,000
4th	David Peters	$85,250
5th	Sam Soverel	$54,250

Event #8: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

• 2-Day Event: January 19-20, 2023
• Number of Entries: 26
• Total Prize Pool: $1,300,000
• Number of Payouts: 4
• Winning Hand:J♦ 4♦^[14]

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Isaac Haxton	$598,000
2nd	Cary Katz	$364,000
3rd	Sean Winter	$208,000
4th	Daniel Colpoys	$130,000