Scott Ball Leads the Final Table of PokerGO Cup Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Scott Ball started the day at the final table of PokerGO Cup Event #1, and ended the day leading the final table of six into the final day of PokerGO Cup Event #2, holding nearly one-third of the chips in play with 3,290,000.
Ball held a solid stack for a good portion of the day and came into the final table second in chips, but he soon found himself in a three-way all-in against Dan Shak and reigning PokerGO Tour Player of the Year Ali Imsirovic, with the latter covering Ball. Ball lost the main pot to Shak, but took the huge side pot against Imsirovic to take the chip lead and he kept it through the end of the day.
Joining Ball at the final table is Bryn Kenney in second with 2,130,000, Cary Katz in third with 1,400,000, Sean Perry in fourth with 1,180,000, Dan Shak in fifth with 1,010,000, and Darren Elias, who also started the day at the final table of Event #1, will be coming into the final table of six players in Event #2 as the short stack with 995,000, good for nearly 25 big blinds.
Jake Schindler had accumulated a healthy chip stack late into the day and held one of the top stacks with just over a million chips, but lost a good chunk of it soon after, and ultimately, fell in 13th place to burst the money bubble when his king-queen couldn’t improve against the pocket jacks of Imsirovic.
Michael Lang cashed for the second straight day but finished in 12th, and Nick Schulman (11th), and Sam Soverel (10th) round out those who cashed without making the final table of nine.
At the final table, Stephen Chidwick ran jacks into Brock Wilson’s queens and found no help, ending his run in ninth place. Shortly after Imsirovic lost most of his chips to Ball and was left with crumbs, he was the next player to exit in eighth when his remaining chips went to Wilson.
Wilson was looking to survive until the end of the day, but ultimately, it was he who fell in seventh when he ran king-queen into Kenney’s ace-queen and failed to improve.
Others who made deep runs but missed out on their first cash of the series included defending PokerGo Cup Champion Daniel Negreanu, Dylan Linde, Chance Kornuth, Joseph Cheong, and Alex Foxen.
Event #2 Final Table |
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| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 2,130,000 |
| 2 | Dan Shak | United States | 1,010,000 |
| 3 | Scott Ball | United States | 3,290,000 |
| 4 | Cary Katz | United States | 1,400,000 |
| 5 | Darren Elias | United States | 995,000 |
| 6 | Sean Perry | United States | 1,180,000 |
When play resumes, Level 15 will continue with 15:46 remaining and the button will be in Seat 3
The final six players will return to the PokerGO Studio on Friday, February 4, at 12 p.m. PT with the final table airing on PokerGO.com at 1 p.m. PT.
