Ali Imsirovic Wins $240,000, Second Title of 2021 PokerGO Cup
Four events at the 2021 PokerGO Cup have been completed and Ali Imsirovic has won half of them. Imsirovic won the second event of the series for $183,000 on Thursday. On Saturday, Imsirovic took the title from the series’ fourth event, topping a field of 50 entries to win $240,000.
“You just have to hit a few sets and it works out (laughs),” Imsirovic said with a smile. “Obviously, I ran really good. I didn’t play that good early on yesterday, so I had to try a little harder to redeem myself later on.”
Imsirovic now has a commanding lead atop the overall series leaderboard. He picked up 240 points for Saturday’s victory to increase to 423 total points. That’s well ahead of Dylan Linde and Alex Foxe, who are sitting in second and third with 255 points and 253 points, respectively.
“This is what I want most in poker, to win these high roller-type series against really tough competition,” Imsirovic said. “You have to do well over a bunch of tournaments and there’s a lot of variance so obviously you’ve got to run good, but these kinds of series feel way more prestigious than anything else I could really win. So that means the most of anything in poker to me.”
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Down to 145,000 in chips with the blinds up to 10,000-20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante, David Coleman moved all in from the hijack seat with ten-eight of spades. Daniel Weinand picked up two aces on the button and made the call. Coleman only picked up a pair of eights on the turn and that wasn’t enough to crack Weinand’s aces, sending Coleman to the rail in sixth place for $45,000.
With the blinds up to 15,000-30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante, Alex Foxen opened with a raise to 60,000 on the button. Mo Rahim reraised all in from the small blind for 325,000. Foxen made the call with ace-seven of diamonds. Rahim, a dentist out of New Hampshire, had pocket fives. Foxen hit a seven on the river to knock Rahim out in fifth place for $60,000.
Foxen was the next player to bust, hitting the rail in fourth place and picking up $75,000. He busted when he ran pocket eights into the pocket jacks of Imsirovic. With the blinds at 20,000-40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante, Weinand raised to 80,000 with two sixes and Imsirovic flat-called on the button with jacks. Foxen was in the big blind and moved all in for 1.25 million holding eights. Weinand got out of the way and Imsirovic called to give Foxen the bad news. Imsirovic’s jacks stayed in front all the way to eliminate Foxen.
The blinds eventually moved up to 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante and that’s when Jordan Cristos busted in third. He was all in with ace-six against the king-three of Imsirovic. Imsirovic flopped a king and held from there, leaving Cristos heading to the payout desk to collect his $105,000 in winnings.
Imsirovic entered heads-up play with a big chip lead. He had three times as many chips as Weinand did. Weinand put up a good fight and did the best he could to work to close the gap against Imsirovic, but at the end of the day Imsirovic could not be taken down.
On the final hand, the blinds were up to 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante. Imsirovic limped in from the button with pocket fives and Weinand checked his option from the blg blind holding eight-three of clubs. The seven-six-five flop gave Imsirovic a set of fives and Weinand a straight draw. Weinand led with a bet of 60,000 and Imsirovic called to see a deuce land on the turn. Weinand fired again, this time for 175,000. Imsirovic raised to 700,000 and Weinand responded by reraising to 1.6 million. Imsirovic moved all in, covering Weinand, and Weinand called off his last 700,000 or so. Weinand had eight outs with one card to come but couldn’t hit one with an ace on the river. Weinand finished in second place for $157,500.
The final table payouts are as follows.
| 2021 PokerGO Cup Event #4: $15,000 No-Limit Hold’em | ||||
| Place | Name | Country | Payout | PokerGO Tour Points |
| 1 | Ali Imsirovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $240,000 | 240 |
| 2 | Daniel Weinand | USA | $157,500 | 158 |
| 3 | Jordan Cristos | USA | $105,000 | 105 |
| 4 | Alex Foxen | USA | $75,000 | 75 |
| 5 | Mo Rahim | Spain | $60,000 | 60 |
| 6 | David Coleman | USA | $45,000 | 45 |
As mentioned, Imsirovic leads atop the 2021 PokerGO Cup leaderboard. He’s cashed in two of the series’ four events and won both of those. Imsirovic won the second event of the series for $183,000. With his second-place finish in this event, Weinand jumped up to fourth on the series leaderboard.
At the end of the 2021 PokerGO Cup, the player atop the leaderboard will take home an additional $50,000 in prize money.
| 2021 PokerGO Cup Top 10 | ||||
| Rank | Name | Country | Earnings | Points |
| 1 | Ali Imsirovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $423,000 | 423 |
| 2 | Dylan Linde | USA | $255,000 | 255 |
| 3 | Alex Foxen | USA | $253,200 | 253 |
| 4 | Daniel Weinand | Canada | $181,900 | 182 |
| 5 | Sam Soverel | USA | $168,200 | 168 |
| 6 | Jordan Cristos | USA | $157,800 | 158 |
| 7 | Sean Perry | USA | $132,000 | 132 |
| 8 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | $128,200 | 128 |
| 9 | Jason Koon | USA | $122,000 | 122 |
| 10 | Mo Rahim | USA | $121,000 | 121 |
When it comes to the 2021 PokerGO Tour leaderboard, Imsirovic appears to be about as unstoppable as they come. With this latest victory, Imsirovic improved to 2,320 PokerGO Tour points and stretched out his lead even more.
| Updated PokerGO Tour Top 10 | ||||
| Rank | Name | Country | Total Earnings | PokerGO Tour Points |
| 1 | Ali Imsirovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $2,882,460 | 2,320 |
| 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 | Alex Foxen | USA | $927,786 | 855 |
| 9 | Chris Brewer | USA | $1,194,850 | 843 |
| 10 | David Peters | USA | $852,750 | 666 |
For as much success as Imsirovic has, he’s not one to shy away from understanding he does have weaknesses. He mentioned that he didn’t feel as though he played well on the first day of this tournament, and later added that sometimes he breaks from doing what he should do.
“I probably deviate too much from what I should do,” Imsirovic said of his biggest weakness. “I’ll think ‘I just think this is going to work’ and then I’ll just do it. Sometimes I’m just way off.”
Way off or not, everything is going Imsirovic’s way right now. With a handful of tournaments left in the 2021 PokerGO Cup, we’ll see if he’s able to continue his hot run and emerge the series champion.
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Watch the Event #4 Final Table on PokerGO.com at 4 p.m. ET
The final table of Event #4: $15,000 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 #4 final table on PokerGO.com here!
Ali Imsirovic finished Day 1 as the chip leader with 2,350,000 in chips ahead of Alex Foxen, Mo Rahim, Daniel Weinand, Jordan Cristos, and David Coleman. The final six players are guaranteed $45,000 in prize money, but eyes are locked on the Event #4 title and $240,000 first-place prize.
| Event #4 Final Table | |||
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Daniel Weinand | Canada | 440,000 |
| 2 | Ali Imsirovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,350,000 |
| 3 | Jordan Cristos | United States | 395,000 |
| 4 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,870,000 |
| 5 | David Coleman | United States | 145,000 |
| 6 | Mo Rahim | United States | 1,090,000 |
When play resumes, there is 9:13 remaining in level 12, and the button is in seat 5
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Ali Imsirovic Leads The Final Table of Event: #4 $15,000 No-Limit Hold’em
The fourth event of the PokerGO Cup is down to the final table, and for the second time in three days, Ali Imsirovic heads into the final table with the chip lead, but Alex Foxen is hot on his heels. Joining Foxen and Imsirovic at the final table are Mo Rahim, David Coleman, Daniel Weinand, and Jordan Cristos.
After trading wins in Events one and two, respectively, Foxen and Imsirovic head into the final table stream with 67 percent of the chips in play between them and are looking to vault back into the player of the series points lead. Event: #3 winner Dylan Linde currently sits atop the standings with 255 points, and Imsirovic will need a fourth-place or better finish to move into first, while Foxen will need to finish third or better. Coleman, who finished fourth in Event: #1, Weinand, who finished eighth in Event: #2, Cristos, who finished fifth in Event: #1, and Rahim, who finished fourth in Event: #2, will need to win the event to take the lead.
The fourth event of the inaugural PokerGO Cup, and the first $15,000 buy-in, drew 50 entrants and created a prize pool of $750,000, with the winner taking home $240,000. The final six players are guaranteed at least $45,000, but all eyes are on the first-place prize.
Stephen Chidwick was the first player to fall in the money when he ran his ace-queen into the ace-king of Foxen for a 1.5 million chip pot mear hands after the bubble burst. Foxen opened to 30,000, and Chidwick moved all-in on the button for close to 500,000 in chips. Foxen called and flopped top two pair, but Chidwick had outs to broadway. The turn and river bricked out, and Chidwick was eliminated in eighth place. About ten minutes later, Eric Worre would fall in seventh place when his king-ten ran into the pocket fours of Imsirovic for his last 195,000. Imsirovic flopped a set, and Worre headed to the rail in seventh place after navigating a short stack throughout bubble play.
Jason Koon followed up his second-place finish in Event: #2 with a deep run in Event: #4 but would finish on the outside looking in when he ran his last 65,000 into the pocket queens of Rahim to burst the money bubble. Koon was in the big blind for half his stack and had a chance at the triple up after Rahim opened to 70,000 and Imsirovic 3-bet to 180,000. Koon called with ten-four of hearts, but Rahim flopped a set, and Koon was eliminated. Other notables to finish just off the money included Bill Klein, Sean Perry, Sergio Aido, and Nick Petrangelo.
| Event #4 Final Table | |||
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Daniel Weinand | Canada | 440,000 |
| 2 | Ali Imsirovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,350,000 |
| 3 | Jordan Cristos | United States | 395,000 |
| 4 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,870,000 |
| 5 | David Coleman | United States | 145,000 |
| 6 | Mo Rahim | United States | 1,090,000 |
When play resumes, there is 9:13 remaining in level 12, and the button is in seat 5
The final six players will return to the PokerGO Studio on Saturday, July 10, 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 six players will return to the PokerGO Studio, July 10, at 12 p.m. PT with the final table stream airing on PokerGO.com at 1 p.m. PT
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 2,350,000 | - |
| Alex Foxen | 1,870,000 |
370,000  |
| Mo Rahim | 1,090,000 |
40,000 |
| Daniel Weinand | 440,000 | - |
| Jordan Cristos | 395,000 |
-107,000  |
| David Coleman | 145,000 |
-215,000 |
Eric Worre Eliminated in 7th Place ($37,500)
Ali Imsirovic opened to 40,000 from late position, and Eric Worre moved all-in on the button for 195,000. Imsirovic called.
Worre: [KcTh]
Imsirovic: [4h4c]
The board ran out [Jh6c4dTd7c], and Imsirovic flopped a set to eliminate Worre in seventh place for $37,500.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 2,350,000 |
115,000 |
| Eric Worre | Busted |
-236,000 |
Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in 8th Place ($30,000)
Alex Foxen opened to 30,000 from early position and action folded to Stephen Chidwick in late position.
He 3-bet all-in for approximately 470,000, and Foxen called.
Chidwick: [AcQs]
Foxen: [AdKd]
The board ran out [AhKhTs7c6s], and Foxen flopped two pair to eliminate Chidwick in eighth place for $30,000.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 1,500,000 |
936,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | Busted |
-615,000 |
Jason Koon Eliminated by Mo Rahim to Burst the Money Bubble
Mo Rahim opened to 70,000 from under the gun, and action folded to Ali Imsirovic, who 3-bet to 185,000.
Jason Koon called all-in for 65,000 total from the big blind, and action was back on Rahim, who moved all-in over the top.
Imsirovic folded, and the cards were tabled.
Koon: [Th4h]
Rahim: [QdQc]
The board ran out [7hQs9sTsKs], and Rahim flopped a set of queens to eliminate Koon and burst the Event: #4 money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 2,235,000 |
-205,000 |
| Mo Rahim | 1,050,000 |
135,000 |
| Jason Koon | Busted |
-85,000 |
Jason Koon Running on Fumes
Jason Koon opened to 150,000 with 85,000 behind, and Ali Imsirovic called on the button.
The board ran out [8h6h5d2dJc], and action checked through on every street.
Koon tabled [AcTd] for ace-ten high, but Imsirovic tabled [AdKc] for a better ace-high to collect the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 2,440,000 |
170,000 |
| Jason Koon | 85,000 |
-170,000 |
Ali Imsirovic Cross Two Million in Chips
Action folded to Daniel Weinand in the small blind, and he completed. Ali Imsirovic raised to 55,000 in the big blind, and Weinand called.
The dealer spread the [Qs4c2c], and Weinand checked. Imsirovic continued for 30,000, Weinand called.
The [Kd] hit the felt on the turn, and Weinand checked for a second time. Imsirovic fired a second barrel, this time for 150,000. Weinand called.
The river [Td] completed the board, and Weinand checked for the third time. Imsirovic emptied the clip and bet 225,000.
Weinand used a time extension before he called and tabled [AxQx] for a pair of queens. Imsirovic tabled [AdKc] for a pair of kings to rake in the pot and cross the two million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 2,270,000 |
689,000 |
| Daniel Weinand | 440,000 |
-430,000 |
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