Sam Soverel Leads the Final Table of Event: #8 $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em: Soverel and Daniel Negreanu Still in Contention for the PokerGO Cup
Sam Soverel eliminated Stephen Chidwick on the second to last hand of the evening to secure a massive chip lead over the other four players as Event: #8 $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em is down to the final table of five. Joining Soverel at the final table are Daniel Negreanu, Cary Katz, Dan Smith, and Sean Winter.
Ali Imsirovic currently leads the PokerGO Cup leaderboard with 497 points through seven events, and only Negreanu and Soverel can catch the Poker Masters Champion. Soverel will need to win the event to pass Imsirovic, while Negreanu only needs to cash to move into the points lead. If Negreanu finishes third or higher, he will win the Cup outright regardless of Soverel’s placing.
Soverel vaulted into the chip lead after eliminating David Peters in eighth place for close to a one million chip pot near the end of level 12. Peters opened from the button, and Soverel called in the small blind. The flop fell [Ah9h7c], and Soverel check-called a 30,000 chip continuation bet from Peters. The turn [Qd] checked through, and when the river [3s] completed the board, Soverel moved all-in and had Peters covered. Peters used three time extension before making the call. Soverel tabled pocket aces for top set, and Peters was eliminated.
Chris Brewer, who was chip leading for the majority of the day, would fall in seventh place after having his pocket aces cracked twice in the span of an hour. Negreanu would get the first crack when he flopped trip jacks in a blind vs. blind pot. About 30 minutes later, Brewer would find himself facing a Chidwick river jam and mucked the aces face up, leaving himself with just over 100,000 in chips.
Brewer would eventually head to the rail when he got his last 85,000 into the middle, holding ten-nine against the queen-three of Chidwick. Chidwick flopped a queen to eliminate Brewer, moved into second in chips, and set up the fateful hand with Soverel.
Chidwick opened to 70,000 in the cutoff, and Soverel called in the big blind. The flop fell [9h5h9d], and action checked through. The turn [Jc] hit the felt, and Soverel bet 90,000, and Chidwick called. The river [Tc] completed the board, and Soverel moved all-in, having Chidwick covered. Chidwick used a time extension before calling and tabling [QdJd] for two pair jacks and nines. Soverel tabled king-queen for the rivered straight to end the night with 48 percent of the chips in play.
| Event #8 Final Table | |||
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Sean Winter | United States | 385,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 735,000 |
| 3 | Cary Katz | United States | 565,000 |
| 4 | Dan Smith | United States | 690,000 |
| 5 | Sam Soverel | United States | 2,225,000 |
When play resumes the players will begin level 15 and the button is in seat 5
The final five players will return to the PokerGO Studio on Wednesday, July 14, 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 five players will return to the PokerGO Studio, July 14 at 12 p.m. PT with the final table stream airing on PokerGO.com at 1 p.m. PT.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 2,225,000 | - |
| Daniel Negreanu | 735,000 |
-120,000  |
| Dan Smith | 690,000 | - |
| Cary Katz | 565,000 |
-115,000 |
| Sean Winter | 385,000 | - |
Stephen Chidwick Eliminated by Sam Soverel
Stephen Chidwick opened to 70,000 from the cutoff, and Sam Soverel called in the big blind.
The flop fell [9h5h9d], and action checked through.
The dealer burned and turned the [Jc], and Soverel bet 90,000. Chidwick called.
The river [Tc] completed the board, and Soverel moved all-in, having Chidwick covered.
Chidwick used a time extension and called tabling [QdJd].
Soverel tabled [KxQx] for the straight, and Chidwick was eliminated in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 2,225,000 |
985,000  |
| Stephen Chidwick | Busted |
-720,000 |
Dan Smith Doubles Through Sean Winter
Sean Winter opened to 70,000 from the cutoff, and Dan Smith moved all-in for 330,000 in the big blind. Winter snap-called.
Winter: [8c8d]
Smith: [AcQc]
The board ran out [5h4d3dQd3s], and Smith turned a queen to double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Smith | 690,000 |
315,000 |
| Sean Winter | 385,000 |
-290,000 |
Daniel Negreanu Picks Off Dan Smith
Daniel Negreanu opened to 60,000 from the cutoff, and Dan Smith called from the big blind.
The flop fell [As9c3h], and Smith checked. Negreanu continued for 45,000, and Smith check-raised to 115,000. Negreanu called.
The dealer burned and turned the [7h], and Smith used a time extension before checking. Negreanu checked.
The river [7d] hit the felt and action checked through.
Smith tabled [QhJh] for queen high, but Negreanu tabled [9s8s] for a pair of nines to collect the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Negreanu | 855,000 |
170,000 |
| Dan Smith | 375,000 |
-215,000 |
Cary Katz Bets Out Sean Winter
Sean Winter opened to 55,000 from the cutoff, and Cary Katz called in the big blind.
The flop fell [9c5s3c], and Katz checked. Winter continued for 65,000, and Katz called.
The dealer burned and turned the [Ad] and action checked through.
The [Kh] on the river completed the board, and Katz fired for 25,000. Winter used a time extension and tossed his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Cary Katz | 680,000 |
-170,000 |
| Sean Winter | 675,000 |
-100,000 |
Sam Soverel vs. Daniel Negreanu
Sam Soverel opened to 55,000 on the button, and Daniel Negreanu called in the big blind.
The dealer spread the [4d3s2d], and Negreanu checked. Soverel bet 65,000 and Negreanu check-raised to 185,000.
Soverel asked for a count and then moved all-in, having Negreanu covered. Negreanu mucked, and Soverel collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 1,240,000 |
165,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 685,000 |
180,000 |
Chris Brewer Eliminated by Stephen Chidwick
Chris Brewer open-shoved his last 85,000 from the button, and Stephen Chidwick called in the big blind.
Brewer: [Tc9h]
Chidwick: [Qd3d]
The board ran out [Qs4s7dJc3s], and Brewer was eliminated in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 720,000 |
20,000 |
| Chris Brewer | Busted |
-160,000 |
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