Sean Perry won the Event #8: $50,000 PokerGO Cup finale for $640,000 and was the only player to claim two series wins. However, Jeremy Ausmus, who finished third at the final table on Thursday, was crowned the overall series winner to become the 2022 PokerGO Cup champ.
Perry entered the final table with a massive chip lead following Wednesday's Day 1 session at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The final session of the 32-entry no-limit hold'em tournament played out similarly to Day 1 with the same player dominating the game.
The champ also won Event #2 for $200,000 after winning six high rollers in 2021. Only Ali Imsirovic, who already has two high roller titles in 2022, won more with 14 victories.
“You better believe it, for sure I am,” Perry said of chasing the PokerGO Tour Player of the Year title. “I took some time off at the beginning of this year, I missed a bunch of events, but this win has me motivated and they have something to fear."
PokerGO Cup Event #8 Final Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Perry | $640,000 |
| 2 | Brock Wilson | $416,000 |
| 3 | Jeremy Ausmus | $256,000 |
| 4 | Nick Schulman | $176,000 |
| 5 | Daniel Negreanu | $112,000 |
PokerGO Cup Crown Still in Doubt on Day 2
Entering the final table, there were still four players mathematically alive in the chase for the PokerGO Cup championship. But three of them — Perry, Brock Wilson, and Daniel Negreanu — didn't control their own destiny. Ausmus, on the other hand, was in the driver's seat well ahead of the competition in the standings at 504 points.
Negreanu, with 210 points, had to win and hope Ausmus was the first to bust at the final table. Instead, "DNegs" was the first to go and was eliminated in fifth place ($112,000), ending his run to repeat as PokerGO Cup champion.
Perry, at 232 points, could only win if Ausmus busted in fourth or worse and he won the tournament. Unfortunately, for the multiple event winner, Nick Schulman went out in fourth place ($176,000), ending Perry's shot.
When Ausmus busted in third place ($256,000), Wilson had a chance to pull it out, but he'd have to overcome a 7:1 chip disadvantage when heads-up play began.
He had a shot to get back into the match when he jammed preflop with k♣️
Perry then called Ausmus over to the table to "come celebrate with me" as they all waited to see the harmless 4♥️ on the turn. The 8♣️ hit the river and both Perry and Ausmus could celebrate for separate reasons.
Ausmus finished with 658 points, Perry was in second with 616, and Wilson took third with 570. PokerGO founder Cary Katz, who racked up 346 points, was a distant fourth place. With that, the 2022 PokerGO Cup officially came to an end.
2022 PokerGO Cup Final Point Standings
“It’s great,” Ausmus said after clinching victory. “It was a big sweat to win this. Everyone coming into the final table could’ve won it and I barely eeked it out ... I was the shortest stack, but then [Nick] Schulman couldn’t win anymore after [Daniel] Negreanu busted, so as long as I kept laddering I was more likely to get the win,” Ausmus said of his mindset entering and to start the final table. “Then [Sean] Perry had to win heads up for me and he had a huge chip lead.”
He concluded: “I was telling someone earlier that I’ve gotten crushed in here. In the U.S. Poker Open and Poker Masters, I was home for dinner every night and I didn’t realize what it was like to have any points or anything. Then I was part of the big race and saw how involved everyone was and how people are into it, and I didn’t get that before. It’s cool. It’s a lot of fun. The extra $50K that’s given is awesome. It’s just really cool.”
| Place | Player | County | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 658 |
| 2 | Sean Perry | United States | 616 |
| 3 | Brock Wilson | United States | 570 |
| 4 | Cary Katz | United States | 346 |
| 5 | Ali Imsirovic | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 300 |
| 6 | Nick Schulman | United States | 299 |
| 7 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 277 |
| 8 | Sean Winter | United States | 269 |
| 9 | Bill Klein | United States | 246 |
| 10 | Darren Elias | United States | 234 |
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2022 PokerGO Cup Series Final Results
| Date | Buy-In | Entries | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 2 | Event #1: $10,000 NLH | 77 | Daniel Colpoys | $200,200 |
| Feb. 3 | Event #2: $10,000 NLH | 80 | Sean Perry | $200,000 |
| Feb. 4 | Event #3: $10,000 NLH | 80 | Jake Daniels | $200,000 |
| Feb. 5 | Event #4: $15,000 NLH | 65 | Jeremy Ausmus | $263,250 |
| Feb. 6 | Event #5: $25,000 NLH | 41 | Nick Petrangelo | $369,000 |
| Feb. 7 | Event #6: $25,000 NLH | 35 | Daniel Negreanu | $350,000 |
| Feb. 8 | Event #7: $25,000 NLH | 43 | Ali Imsirovic | $365,500 |
| Feb. 9 | Event #8: $50,000 NLH | 32 | Sean Perry | $640,000 |
