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Sean Winter Wins PokerGO Cup Event #1 for $216,000

Sean Winter went from worst to first on Thursday at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. Winter entered Thursday’s final table ranked seventh in chips with seven players remaining. He battled his way off the short stack and through a tough group of competitors to win the first event of the 2023 PokerGO Cup tournament series. In the end, Winter’s victory saw him top a field of 90 entries to win the $216,000 first-place prize and he’s now the frontrunner atop the PokerGO Cup series leaderboard.

PokerGO Cup Event #1 Results

1. Sean Winter – $216,000
2. Alex Foxen – $153,000
3. Joseph Cheong – $108,000
4. David Peters – $90,000
5. Adrian Mateos – $72,000
6. Orpen Kisacikoglu – $54,000
7. Anthony Hu – $45,000
8. Justin Young – $36,000
9. Dorian Pavon – $36,000
10. Cary Katz – $27,000
11. Martin Stausholm – $27,000
12. Daniel Negreanu – $18,000
13. Dylan Linde – $18,000

The full live-streamed final table is available to watch on demand on PokerGO and on the PokerGO YouTube channel. There were several big and exciting hands, but none were as thrilling as Alex Foxen’s ace-high hero call against Adrian Mateos.

PokerGO Cup Series Leaderboard Top 10

1. Sean Winter – 216 points
2. Alex Foxen – 153 points
3. Joseph Cheong – 108 points
4. David Peters – 90 points
5. Adrian Mateos – 72 points
6. Orpen Kisacikoglu – 54 points
7. Anthony Hu – 45 points
8. Justin Young – 36 points
9. Dorian Pavon – 36 points
10. Cary Katz – 27 points

ALSO READ: Sean Winter Wins USPO Event #12 For $7,560,00

Remaining PokerGO Cup Schedule

• Friday, 13th January: Event #3 $10,000 NL Hold’em
• Saturday, 14th January: Event #4 $10,000 NL Hold’em
• Monday, 16th January: Event #5 $15,000 NL Hold’em
• Tuesday, 17th January: Event #6 $25,000 NL Hold’em
• Wednesday, 18th January: Event #7 $25,000 NL Hold’em
• Thursday, 19th January: Event #8 $50,000 NL Hold’em

All events are two-day events. On the first day, the field will play down to the final table. Players will return the second day to play to a winner with action live-streamed on PokerGO.

What Is the PokerGO Cup?

The PokerGO Cup is a series of high-stakes poker tournaments taking place at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The 2023 edition of the series is the third-ever PokerGO Cup and features eight tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $10,000 to $50,000. The PokerGO Cup is part of the PokerGO Tour (PGT), with players eligible to earn PGT leaderboard points for finishing in the money in events.

There is a PokerGO Cup series leaderboard that ranks the players by points earned in only the current edition of the PokerGO Cup. The player to finish with the most points and top the leaderboard through all eight events will be crowned the PokerGO Cup champion and win the series $50,000 championship bonus.

Image Credit: PokerGo

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