Michael “Texas Mike” Moncek did not win PokerGO Cup Occasion #5: $10,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em. However he took third place within the 100-entrant event, persevering with his dominance the previous week in opposition to a sequence stuffed with high execs.
The Texas Longhorns fanatic would not prefer to be known as a “professional,” however he is acting at an elite degree in opposition to a few of the greatest event gamers on the earth regardless of battling coronary heart circumstances. Moncek has first, second, and third place finishes via 5 occasions on the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.
This is what’s even crazier: Moncek, regardless of the heater, is not even main the PokerGO Cup standings. Joey Weissman leads the way in which due to a win in Occasion #2 and two runner-up finishes. Moncek and Weissman went heads-up within the first two occasions, every popping out victorious as soon as. Maybe, a rubber match is in retailer earlier than the sequence concludes.
Moncek tweeted out a little bit of alarming information previous to the beginning of Monday’s ultimate desk, which started at 1 p.m. PT. He knowledgeable his X followers that his ongoing coronary heart points have been inflicting him issues once more.
The 2-time World Collection of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner did not let the well being points deter him from competing at a excessive degree, nonetheless. However he could not outlast Sergio Aido, who received the event for $255,000, beating Shannon Shorr heads-up on a juicy ultimate hand.
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Moncek started the ultimate desk in a well-recognized spot — chip chief. He reached that place thanks largely to an enormous bluff he pulled off in opposition to Aido on Day 1 with jack-high in opposition to a set of aces, convincing his opponent Moncek both had a straight or flush as each have been prospects.
Aido, nonetheless, did not let the misstep affect his general outcome. He got here into the six-player ultimate desk third in chips, not far off Moncek’s lead. The eventual champion moved into the chip lead early on the ultimate desk when he busted Brandon Wilson in sixth place ($50,000) with KxJx beating Ax8x by flopping journeys.
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Aido would improve his lead shortly after when he clipped Nick Seward in fifth place ($65,000) after flopping a set in opposition to high pair. Moncek fought again and regained his chip lead, and would proceed to carry it even after Shorr received a giant pot to bust Nick Schulman in fourth place ($90,000) with an over pair holding up in opposition to a flopped backside pair.
“Texas Mike’s” quest for a second win of the 2025 PokerGO Cup got here to an abrupt finish, and the downfall began by dropping a race with 7x7x in opposition to Aido’s AxQx when an Ax hit on the flop. That dropped Moncek from chip result in third in chips. Shorr would end him off lower than 10 minutes later when each gamers have been all in chasing a flush draw on the flop, Shorr holding the larger draw, nonetheless, and he’d hit the flush on the river to ship Moncek dwelling in third place ($115,000).
Shorr, a two-time WSOP bracelet winner, held higher than a 2-1 chip benefit. However he discovered probably the most inopportune time to shove all in with five-high as a result of Aido, who turned the nut flush, snap-called and doubled into the lead.
The flop on the ultimate hand nearly assured one participant was both going to double-up or bust. Aido had A♠8♠, Shorr had 10♦6♦ and the flop got here out A♦8♦7♣ with the blinds at 100,000/200,000. Aido, the massive blind and preflop raiser, led for 325,000 with high two pair. His opponent, who flopped a straight and flush draw, known as to see the 7♠pair the board on the flip.
Aido continued his aggression and wager 900,000. Shorr then put his whole stack of three,475,000 within the center and obtained a name. The two♣ on the river was a clean, and the event got here to an finish with Aido successful it for $255,000 and Shorr incomes $165,000 for second place.
The PokerGO Tour’s second sequence of the 12 months continued on Monday with Day 1 of Occasion #6: $15,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em. Practically 90 gamers had registered on the time of publishing. Day 2, the ultimate desk, is about for 1 p.m. PT Tuesday on PokerGO.
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