Bill Klein Leads Event #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table
Event #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em of the 2022 PokerGO Cup played out until just after midnight at the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the 41-entrant field was whittled down to six players in the money who will be sharing the prize pool of $1,025,000.
Bill Klein finished the day as the chip leader with 1,695,000 in chips and will have his eyes set on the $369,000 first-place prize. Klein started the day at the final table of Event #4 and will be looking to improve upon his fourth-place finish there on Monday’s final table stream.
Sean Winter (1,395,000) made an unlikely comeback near the end of the day to finish in his current position. He came into the unofficial final table as the short stack, and was down to only two big blinds half an hour before the end of the day. He went on a run and eventually eliminated Justin Saliba on the money bubble to hold the second-highest stack going into the final day.
Joining Klein and Winter at the final table include Ali Imsirovic (1,060,000), Nick Petrangelo (1,000,000), Darren Elias (620,000), and Nick Schulman (385,000). The final six have locked up $51,250 in prize money but the $369,000 top prize will be the highest goal for these players.
Defending PokerGo Cup Champion Daniel Negreanu had another unfortunate day in the series, as he still is yet to cash despite several deep runs, which include an elimination on the bubble in Event #4. In Event #5, he made it to the final two tables but ran out of gas and ran into Elias’ pocket kings.
Not long after that, the unofficial final table of nine was set and Sergi Reixach ended up being the first player eliminated there when he ran into Imsirovic’s better ace. After that, no less than eight double-ups occurred. Included in this time span is Winter’s rollercoaster ride where many times he appeared to be the most likely to fall next, but that time did not come.
Nearly three hours later, Event #4 winner Jeremy Ausmus wasn’t able to improve against Imsirovic and was eliminated in eighth. Soon after, Justin Saliba ran into Winter’s superior pocket-pair and was eliminated on the bubble. The remaining six players had officially made the money and bagged their chips to return for the streamed final table.
Event #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table |
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| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Bill Klein | United States | 1,695,000 |
| 2 | Ali Imsirovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,060,000 |
| 3 | Sean Winter | United States | 1,395,000 |
| 4 | Nick Schulman | Unites States | 385,000 |
| 5 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 1,000,000 |
| 6 | Darren Elias | United States | 620,000 |
When play resumes, Level 15 will continue with 13:34 remaining and the button will be in Seat 3.
The final six players will return to the PokerGO Studio on Monday, February 7, 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
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Klein | 1,695,000 |
-245,000  |
| Sean Winter | 1,395,000 | - |
| Ali Imsirovic | 1,060,000 |
-100,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 1,000,000 |
-120,000 |
| Darren Elias | 620,000 | - |
| Nick Schulman | 385,000 |
-180,000 |
Justin Saliba Eliminated on Event #5 Money Bubble
Justin Saliba opened to 175,000 in the hijack and Sean Winter jammed in the small blind. Saliba called for his remaining stack of approximately 140,000 and the hands were revealed.
Saliba: [7h7d]
Winter: [KsKc]
The board ran out [Qc6s4h2hQh] and Winter’s cowboys held to eliminate Saliba on the Event #5 money bubble.
Meanwhile, Winter has quickly run up his stack from two big blinds and now sits comfortably heading into the finale of Event #5, for which the remaining six players will return.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 1,395,000 |
835,000  |
| Justin Saliba | Busted |
-315,000 |
Jeremy Ausmus Eliminated by Ali Imsirovic
Jeremy Ausmus got in his 310,000 chips from middle position and was at risk against Ali Imsirovic in the cutoff.
Ausmus: [KsQd]
Imsirovic: [AcJh]
The board ran out all low cards as it came [7s4s2h7d5h], and Ausmus was eliminated in eighth place. The players are now one elimination away from the money and the end of the day.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 1,160,000 |
380,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | Busted |
-410,000 |
Sean Winter Doubles Through Darren Elias Again
Sean Winter opened to 120,000 in middle position and Darren Elias shoved on the button. Action folded back to Winter who called for his 120,000 remaining chips.
Winter: [4c4s]
Elias: [KsQh]
A queen appeared on the [Qd4d3h] flop, but a four also came to give Winter a set, as the table collectively groaned as it seemed there would be yet another double. The [Ac] and [2h] confirmed Winter’s double as he continues his climb up the leaderboard from being the clear short stack.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Darren Elias | 620,000 |
-240,000 |
| Sean Winter | 560,000 |
320,000 |
Sean Winter Doubles Through Darren Elias
Sean Winter called the hijack and Darren Elias jammed the small blind. Winter called for his 40,000 remaining chips.
Winter: [Qc9d]
Elia: [JcTs]
The board ran out [Ac7h3s3d5d] to change nothing and confirm Winter’s double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Darren Elias | 860,000 |
-80,000 |
| Sean Winter | 240,000 |
160,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Klein | 1,940,000 |
490,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 1,120,000 |
-280,000 |
| Darren Elias | 940,000 |
290,000 |
| Ali Imsirovic | 780,000 |
120,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 565,000 |
-25,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 410,000 | - |
| Justin Saliba | 315,000 |
-440,000 |
| Sean Winter | 80,000 |
-80,000 |
Jeremy Ausmus Doubles Through Ali Imsirovic
Jeremy Ausmus raised to 135,000 in the cutoff and Ali Imsirovic jammed in the small blind. Ausmus called for his 40,000 remaining chips.
Ausmus: [As6h]
Imsirovic: [Ad7c]
Ausmus had Imsirovic pipped and the flop came [JdTd3c]. The [8h] turn brought many chop possibilities.
“Deuce,” Ausmus called out.
Indeed, the [2s] completed the board to confirm the double for Ausmus.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 660,000 |
-120,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 410,000 |
235,000 |
Nick Schulman Jams on Sean Winter
Sean Winter opened to approximately 170,000 under the gun and Nick Schulman jammed for 345,000 from one seat over. Action folded back to Winter who mulled over his decision.
“You’re the last person I wanted to jam,” Winter said.
After using a couple of time extensions, Winter decided to fold his hand.
“I had it,” Schulman said as he put his cards face down into the muck.
“I know you f—— had it,” Winter replied, while Schulman added the chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Schulman | 590,000 |
245,000
|
| Sean Winter | 160,000 |
-170,000
|
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