The 2025 PokerGO Cup packed quite a few thrilling storylines into its eight-event schedule, all whereas paying out $9,405,000 in whole prize cash. The high-stakes match collection drew 854 cumulative entries contained in the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & On line casino Las Vegas, together with a record-setting area of 177 within the kickoff match.
Joey Weissman captured the PokerGO Cup collection championship with a dominant efficiency all through. The 36-year-old bracelet winner primarily based out of Las Vegas closing tabled 4 of the eight tournaments that made up the competition, recording one win and three runner-up finishes. Weissman cashed for a complete of $930,600 all through the collection, essentially the most of any participant by far. The second-highest whole for the competition belonged to Eric Blair, who ended up with $645,850 after cashing 3 times with two titles received.
Weissman completed the collection with 758 PokerGO Tour factors, giving him a 190 closing margin of victory over Blair (568 factors). With two final-table finishes throughout the PGT Kickoff competition in January below his belt, Weissman has claimed the highest spot within the season-long PGT factors race.
As if that wasn’t sufficient, Weissman’s success at this competition additionally propelled him into the highest spot within the 2025 Card Participant Participant of the Yr race offered by International Poker.
Weissman’s Run To The Cup
The primary occasion of this competition was the lone match on the schedule with a buy-in under 5 figures. A report whole of 177 entries turned out for the $5,000 kickoff match, a report area for a PokerGO owned and operated no-limit maintain’em occasion contained in the PokerGO Studio.
Weissman navigated his means via the sizable turnout to make it all the way down to the primary of 4 heads-up matches he performed throughout the collection. He ended up putting second ($123,900) to two-time bracelet winner Michael Moncek.
Extremely, the identical two gamers squared off for the title in occasion no. 2, the primary of 4 consecutive $10,000 buy-in tournaments on the slate. The 118-entry area got here all the way down to Weissman vs. Moncek spherical 2, and this time Weissman landed the knockout punch to safe the title and $295,000.
Moncek ended up putting third within the collection factors race, with three final-table finishes totaling $483,750 in earnings.
Weissman didn’t money in occasion no. 3, however bought proper again to his successful methods in occasion no. 4. The 98-entry area was whittled all the way down to Weissman and Eric Blair, with the latter contender popping out on prime. Weissman added $161,700 to his totals with this second runner-up exhibiting of the collection.
The ultimate deep run for Weissman got here within the largest occasion of the competition: the $25,000 buy-in finale. The match drew 59 entries, with Weissman as soon as once more battling his technique to the business-end of the occasion. He began at a chip deficit towards Justin Zaki, however managed to work his means in entrance earlier than enjoying an enormous all-in with pocket tens towards the A-10 of his opponent. The runout gave Zaki a straight and an enormous chip benefit. Quickly after, Weissman was heading to the payout desk to gather $350,000 for his third runner-up end within the span of 9 days.
The Greatest Of The Relaxation
Eric Blair was the one participant to win two titles on the collection, and wound up ending second within the series-long race. Moncek positioned third, and occasion no. 7 champion Kristen Foxen ended up in fourth place because of her one victory and three cashes. Foxen’s efficiency at this collection helped her surpass Vanessa Selbst to take the highest spot on the Ladies’s all-time cash record.
Rounding out the highest 5 is Spanish high-stakes common Sergio Aido, who received occasion no. 5 and positioned fifth within the penultimate match to deliver his haul for the competition to $345,300.
Listed here are the highest ten within the closing PokerGO Cup collection standings:
Rank
Participant
Factors
Titles
Cashes
Winnings
1
Joey Weissman
758
1
4
$930,600
2
Eric Blair
568
2
3
$645,850
3
Michael Moncek
484
1
3
$483,750
4
Kristen Foxen
332
1
3
$401,300
5
Sergio Aido
327
1
2
$345,300
6
Adam Hendrix
316
1
1
$316,050
7
Keith Lehr
283
0
4
$352,275
8
Justin Zaki
283
1
1
$417,000
9
Patrick Leonard
244
0
3
$288,550
10
Michael Berk
224
0
4
$288,500
Picture credit: PokerGO / Alicia Skillman, Enrique Malfavon.
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