Dylan Linde Victorious in Third Event of 2021 PokerGO Cup, Wins $169,600
The third event of the 2021 PokerGO Cup, a $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament, was won by Dylan Linde on Friday. Linde earned a first-place prize of $169,600 after topping the field of 53 entries.
“It’s been a huge evolution for me,” Linde said when asked about how his game has matured over the years. “I’ve done a lot of studying and worked with a lot of players who are a lot better than I am. I’m just lucky to be friends with some very good players that have helped me improve a lot, especially during lockdown when I just spent a lot of time studying and playing online.”
Linde also picked up 170 points for the PokerGO Cup and PokerGO Tour leaderboards. As things pertain to the 2021 PokerGO Cup, Linde now sits atop the overall leaderboard with 255 points. In addition to this finish, Linde placed third in the second event of the series for $85,400 and 85 points.
You can rewatch the action from the final table by checking out the replay on PokerGO.com.
Chris Brewer entered the final table with the second shortest chip stack of the final seven players and he found himself in an interesting spot right from the start. On one of the first few hands of the final table with the blinds at 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante, Sam Soverel opened with a raise to 100,000 with ace-king from under the gun. Next to act, Bill Klein picked up two black aces and moved all in for 305,000. Brewer was next in line and looked down to see two red nines and called, leaving himself with 15,000 behind. Play folded back to Soverel and he called after confirming Brewer had 15,000 behind. Brewer tossed in his last 15,000 on the queen-jack-five flop and Soverel called. The turn was a king and the river was a six, allowing Klein to triple up while knocking Brewer out in seventh place for $26,500.
Shortly after in the same level, Cary Katz opened to 100,000 with pocket aces. Play folded to Soverel in the small blind and he looked down at two jacks. Soverel made it 260,000 and Katz shoved for 530,000. Soverel called and saw the bad news. Katz held the lead through the flop and turn, but a jack on the river delivered the blow that would send him to the rail in sixth place for $31,800.
Later on in the level, play folded to Sergi Reixach in the small blind and he raised all in for 765,000 for eight-six of diamonds. Soverel thought about it and then made the call with a dominating ace-eight. Both players flopped a pair, but it was Soverel’s pair of aces ahead of Reixach’s pair of sixes. Soverel held from there to bust Reixach in fifth place for $42,400.
The blinds eventually increased to 40,000-80,000 with an 80,000 big blind ante, and that’s when Klein was eliminated by Soverel. Soverel raised all in from the small blind with ace-queen and Klein called off his 590,000-chip stack with ace-ten. The flop, turn, and river kept Soverel in front and sent Klein to the payout desk to collect his $53,000 in winnings.
Not long after Klein busted, Steve Zolotow found himself all in with ace-nine against the eight-six of clubs of Soverel. Soverel flopped a big one when it came six-high with two clubs. The turn was a red jack and the river was a red ten, knocking out Zolotow in third for $74,200.
Just as he began the final table, Soverel started heads-up play with the chip lead. He had about three times as many chips as Dylan Linde to start the match.
Linde found an important double up to move into the lead when he jammed a flopped two pair on the river and Soverel tank-called with top pair. That gave Linde roughly twice as many chips as Soverel.
On the final hand, the blinds were 50,000-100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante. Soverel moved all in from the button for 600,000 with ace-three. Linde made the call with ace-ten of clubs. The board ran out clean for Linde and he was crowned the champion of the third event of the 2021 PokerGO Cup.
The final table payouts are as follows.
| 2021 PokerGO Cup Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em | ||||
| Place | Name | Country | Payout | PokerGO Tour Points |
| 1 | Dylan Linde | USA | $169,600 | 170 |
| 2 | Sam Soverel | USA | $111,300 | 111 |
| 3 | Steve Zolotow | USA | $74,200 | 74 |
| 4 | Bill Klein | USA | $53,000 | 53 |
| 5 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | $42,400 | 42 |
| 6 | Cary Katz | USA | $31,800 | 32 |
| 7 | Chris Brewer | USA | $26,500 | 27 |
The victory isn’t the first time Linde has found the winner’s circle inside the PokerGO Studio. Back in December 2018, Linde topped the prestigious World Poker Tour Five Diamond tournament for $1.63 million. The final table of that event was held inside the PokerGO Studio.
“Besides money keeping me motivated (laughs), I’m a competitor,” Linde said. “Before I played poker, I was into competitive video games and stuff. I just like to win. That’s why I like tournaments more than cash games. I like the idea of first place.”
Linde now sits at the top of the 2021 PokerGO Cup leaderboard through the first three events. He has two cashes and one victory. Ali Imsirovic, the winner of the second event of the series, is second on the leaderboard, 72 points behind Linde. Soverel moved up to fourth place with 168 total points. Soverel has cashed in all three events at the 2021 PokerGO Cup.
The player to finish atop the PokerGO Cup leaderboard at the end of the series will win an additional $50,000 in prize money.
| 2021 PokerGO Cup Top 10 | ||||
| Rank | Name | Country | Earnings | Points |
| 1 | Dylan Linde | USA | $255,000 | 255 |
| 2 | Ali Imsirovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $183,000 | 183 |
| 3 | Alex Foxen | USA | $178,200 | 178 |
| 4 | Sam Soverel | USA | $168,200 | 168 |
| 5 | Sean Perry | USA | $132,000 | 132 |
| 6 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | $128,200 | 128 |
| 7 | Jason Koon | USA | $122,000 | 122 |
| 8 | Steve Zolotow | USA | $100,600 | 100 |
| 9 | David Coleman | USA | $66,000 | 66 |
| 10 | Mo Rahim | USA | $61,000 | 61 |
The top 10 of the 2021 PokerGO Tour leaderboard remains the same. Soverel remained in seventh place, but he did close the gap with those ahead of him after he improved to 1,020 points with the result in the third event of the PokerGO Cup.
It remains Imsirovic leading the PokerGO Tour leaderboard. He’s the only player with more than 2,000 points and is 527 points ahead of Sean Perry in second place.
| Updated PokerGO Tour Top 10 | ||||
| Rank | Name | Country | Total Earnings | PokerGO Tour Points |
| 1 | Ali Imsirovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $2,642,460 | 2,080 |
| 2 | Sean Perry | USA | $2,206,378 | 1,553 |
| 3 | Andrew Moreno | USA | $1,460,105 | 1,200 |
| 4 | Clayton Maquire | USA | $1,443,757 | 1,200 |
| 5 | Toby Lewis | UK | $1,235,204 | 1,200 |
| 6 | Sean Winter | USA | $1,723,790 | 1,150 |
| 7 | Sam Soverel | USA | $1,336,896 | 1,020 |
| 8 | Chris Brewer | USA | $1,194,850 | 843 |
| 9 | Alex Foxen | USA | $852,786 | 780 |
| 10 | David Peters | USA | $852,750 | 666 |
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Watch the Event #3 Final Table on PokerGO.com at 4 p.m. ET
The final table of Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em of the 2021 PokerGO Cup is set and will be airing on PokerGO.com at 4 p.m. ET.
Watch the Event #3 final table on PokerGO.com here!
Sam Soverel ended Day 1 as the overwhelming chip leader with 2,430,000 in chips ahead of Steve Zolotow, Sergi Reixach, Dylan Linde, Cary Katz, Chris Brewer, and Bill Klein. The final seven players are all guaranteed $26,500, but everyone is locked on the title and $169,600 first-place prize.
| Event #3 Final Table | |||
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Steve Zolotow | United States | 1,135,000 |
| 2 | Dylan Linde | United States | 755,000 |
| 3 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | 1,000,000 |
| 4 | Sam Soverel | United States | 2,430,000 |
| 5 | Bill Klein | United States | 305,000 |
| 6 | Chris Brewer | United States | 470,000 |
| 7 | Cary Katz | United States | 530,000 |
When play resumes, the final seven players will begin level 15, and the button is in seat 7
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Sam Soverel Leads the Final Table of Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Sam Soverel leads the final table of Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em after eliminating Daniel Negreanu in eighth place with trips over trips for a nearly two million chip pot near the close of the night.
Negreanu opened to 80,000 from late position, and Soverel defended the big blind. The flop fell [8s8c3c], and Negreanu continued for 60,000, Soverel check-raised to 190,000, and Negreanu called. The turn [6s] hit the felt, and Soverel moved all-in, having Negreanu just covered. Negreanu snap-called and tabled [Th8h] for trips, but Soverel tabled [As8d] for trips with a better kicker. Negreanu was eliminated when the [Kd] completed the board, and Soverel found himself with a massive chip lead.
Joining Soverel at the final table for the second day in a row is Dylan Linde. Linde will head into the stream fourth in chips after finishing third in Event #2. Rounding out the final table are Steve Zolotow, Sergi Reixach, who makes his second final table of the series after finishing third in Event #1, Cary Katz, Chris Brewer, and Bill Klein.
Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em saw a field of 53 entrants and created a prize pool of $530,000, with the winner taking home $169,600, and the remaining seven players are all guaranteed at least $26,500. Through two events, Ali Imsirovic leads the player of the series race with 183 points, but both Reixach and Linde have a chance to vault Imsirovic with a second-place finish or higher. Soverel will move into the points lead with a first-place finish.
Reixach made quick work of the Event #3 money bubble when he eliminated Seth Davies in the second hand of bubble play. Reixach opened to 65,000 from late position, and Seth Davies moved all-in for 825,000 from the small blind, and Reixach snap-called. Reixach held pocket kings against the ten-nine suited of Davies. Reixach turned a set of kings, and Davies headed to the rail. Other notables to finish just off the money included Stephen Chidwick, Sean Perry, Frank Funaro, and Phil Hellmuth.
| Event #3 Final Table | |||
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Steve Zolotow | United States | 1,135,000 |
| 2 | Dylan Linde | United States | 755,000 |
| 3 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | 1,000,000 |
| 4 | Sam Soverel | United States | 2,430,000 |
| 5 | Bill Klein | United States | 305,000 |
| 6 | Chris Brewer | United States | 470,000 |
| 7 | Cary Katz | United States | 530,000 |
When play resumes, the final seven players will begin level 15, and the button is in seat 7
The final seven players will return to the PokerGO Studio on Friday, July 9, at 12 p.m. PT with the final table airing on PokerGO.com at 1 p.m. PT.
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End of Day Chip Counts
The play has been suspended for the evening, and the final seven players will return to the PokerGo Studio, July 9th, with cards in the air at 12 p.m. PT and the final table stream airing on PokerGO.com at 1 p.m. PT.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 2,430,000 |
430,000  |
| Steve Zolotow | 1,135,000 |
-75,000  |
| Sergi Reixach | 1,000,000 |
-400,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 755,000 |
120,000 |
| Cary Katz | 530,000 |
-210,000 |
| Chris Brewer | 470,000 |
150,000 |
| Bill Klein | 305,000 |
-470,000 |
Steve Zolotow Bets Out Sam Soverel
Steve Zolotow opened to 90,000 from late position, and Sam Soverel called in the small blind.
The flop fell [Ks8c7h], and action checked through.
The dealer burned and turned the [Ts], and Soverel bet 100,000. Zolotow called.
The river [7s] completed the board, and Soverel checked. Zolotow bet 200,000, and Soverel used two time extensions before tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 2,000,000 |
200,000 |
| Steve Zolotow | 1,210,000 |
370,000 |
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated in 8th Place ($21,200)
Daniel Negreanu opened to 80,000 from middle position and action folded to Sam Soverel in the big blind, and he called.
The flop fell [8s8c3c], and Soverel checked, and Negreanu continued for 60,000. Soverel check-raised to 190,000, and Negreanu called.
The dealer burned and turned the [6s], and Soverel moved all-in, having Negreanu covered. Negreanu snap-called.
Negreanu: [Th8h]
Soverel: [As8d]
Both players had flopped trips, but Soverel had the better kicker. The river [Kd] completed the board, and Negreanu was eliminated in eighth place for $21,200.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 1,800,000 |
925,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | Busted |
-960,000 |
Steve Zolotow Doubles Through Sergi Reixach
Sergi Reixach opened to 80,000 from early position and action folded to Steve Zolotow in the small blind, and he moved all-in for 390,000 total. Reixach called.
Reixach: [QdQs]
Zolotow: [AsKc]
The board ran out [Ad9c4dJdTc], and Zolotow flopped an ace to double through the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sergi Reixach | 1,400,000 |
-350,000 |
| Steve Zolotow | 840,000 |
270,000 |
Bill Klein vs. Chris Brewer
Chris Brewer opened to 60,000 from under the gun and action folded to Bill Klein in the big blind, and he called.
The flop fell [5d4c2c], and Klein checked. Brewer continued for 45,000, and Klein called.
The dealer burned and turned the [Jd], and action checked through.
The river [6s] completed the board, and Klein bet 100,000. Brewer called.
Klein tabled [5h5c] for a set of fives, and Brewer mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Klein | 775,000 |
245,000 |
| Chris Brewer | 320,000 |
-120,000 |
Cary Katz Doubles Through Chris Brewer
Action folded to Chris Brewer on the button, and he moved all-in. Cary Katz was in the small blind and called for his last 320,000.
Brewer: [Kd6c]
Katz: [6h6d]
The board ran out [Td9c2d5s9d], and Katz doubled.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Cary Katz | 740,000 |
425,000 |
| Chris Brewer | 440,000 |
-460,000 |
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