No, you were not experiencing deja vu on Thursday on the PokerGO Cup when Michael “Texas Mike” Moncek and Joey Weissman battled heads-up for the title in Occasion #2: $10,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em.
The identical two gamers completed first and second place on Wednesday in Occasion #1: $5,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em, with Moncek taking it down. This time round, it was Weissman popping out victorious for $295,000.
Weissman, Moncek Play Heads-Up Poker Once more
The ultimate desk within the second occasion of the sequence on the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas was related however completely different than the opener. Occasion #2, which had 118 entrants and a $1,180,000 prize pool, was a grueling battle on Day 2, whereas the ultimate desk in Occasion #1 solely lasted a pair hours.
Anthony Hu was eradicated shortly in seventh place ($47,200). However it might take a couple of hours earlier than one other elimination. PokerGO commentator Jeff Platt talked about in the course of the livestream that seven consecutive at-risk gamers received an all in wager earlier than Andrew Lichtenberger busted in sixth place ($59,000).
2025 PokerGO Cup Occasion #2 Ultimate Desk Outcomes
Moncek, for the second straight day, was the star of the present for his unpredictable type of play. He pulled off an excellent bluff with J♠10♦ on a board of A♦7♠10♠3♠Ok♣. The Illinois native who attended the College of Texas raised sufficient to place Weissman, who had A♦3♥, all in and satisfied his new rival to fold aces-up.
Had Weissman referred to as, “Texas Mike” would have dropped to one of many shortest stacks. The multiple-time World Collection of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, as a substitute, moved again into the chip lead.
Poker Corridor of Famer Erik Seidel, who sat quietly ready for his time to make a transfer, took out Sam Laskowitz in fifth place ($76,700) with AxKx holding up in opposition to AxQx. If there’s any comfort for Laskowitz, his accomplice was anticipated to have the couple’s child on Thursday.
Andrew Moreno, who clawed his approach again from the brief stack, was additionally eradicated by Seidel in fourth place ($100,300) when he misplaced a race. Seidel, nonetheless, ran out of steam in opposition to Moncek when Jx9x could not outdraw Jx10x. The 11-time WSOP bracelet winner exited the event in third place ($100,300).
That left Weissman and Moncek heads-up for the second straight day, and the latter held a slight chip benefit. “Texas Mike” would shortly enhance his stack to double that of his opponent’s, proper up till the opponents went all in preflop with Moncek holding Kx4x and Weissman taking part in Ax10x. One of the best hand-held up and the Occasion #1 runner-up had an enormous lead.
There was extra at stake on this match than the $102,100 discrepancy between first and second place. Quite a few gamers within the PokerGO Cup have a $50,000 winner-take-all aspect pool going to the participant who finishes with probably the most sequence factors. Two wins within the first two occasions would make it tough for anybody to catch Moncek for the aspect pool and in addition the PokerGO Cup title.
The heads-up match would shift again in Moncek’s path. He started taking down seemingly each pot for a substantial period of time earlier than gaining greater than a 2:1 edge. However Weissman would double up and as soon as once more even the rating. He’d pull additional forward after which, following a 10-minute break, end off the revenge from Wednesday when his KxJx held in opposition to Kx2x. Moncek acquired $182,900 for second place, whereas the winner secured a $295,000 payday.
Occasion #3: $10,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em kicked off Thursday on the PokerGO Studio. The ultimate desk is ready for 1 p.m. PT Friday on PokerGO.
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