Sean Perry Wins Event #8: $50,000 NL Hold’em for $640,000; Jeremy Ausmus Wins Series Title
Sean Perry continues to put up big results on the PokerGO Tour (PGT). On Thursday, Perry topped the 32-entry field in Event #8: $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em at the 2022 PokerGO Cup, scooping up $640,000 in prize money. It was Perry’s second victory of the series.
Although Perry didn’t win the overall PokerGO Cup title, he did pick up 384 points for the 2022 PGT leaderboard and now sits second behind Nick Petrangelo. Last season, Perry finished third behind Ali Imsirovic and Michael Addamo on the 2021 PGT leaderboard.
With Perry topping Brock Wilson in heads-up play, Jeremy Ausmus was crowned the 2022 PokerGO Cup series champion, which came with a $50,000 championship bonus. Ausmus cashed four times, with one win, one second-place finish, and one third-place finish, including finishing behind Perry and Wilson in the final event.
Perry finished the 2022 PokerGO Cup with 616 points from three cashes. Two of those cashes were wins. In addition to winning Event #8: $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em, Perry won Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $200,000. Ausmus finished the 2022 PokerGO Cup series with 658 points to top Perry.
2022 PokerGO Cup Event #8 Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Sean Perry | United States | $640,000 |
| 2 | Brock Wilson | United States | $416,000 |
| 3 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $256,000 |
| 4 | Nick Schulman | United States | $176,000 |
| 5 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $112,000 |
The final event of the 2022 PokerGO Cup was Event #8: $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em. It drew a field of 32 entries, creating a prize pool of $1,600,000. The top five finishers reached the money, and all five of them came into the final day of play in contention to win the series title. Perry started with the chip lead on Day 2 and went on to win, with Ausmus’ third-place finish good enough to get him the cup.
2022 PokerGO Cup Leaderboard Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 658 |
| 2 | Sean Perry | United States | 616 |
| 3 | Brock Wilson | United States | 570 |
| 4 | Cary Katz | United States | 346 |
| 5 | Ali Imsirovic | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 300 |
| 6 | Nick Schulman | United States | 299 |
| 7 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 277 |
| 8 | Sean Winter | United States | 269 |
| 9 | Bill Klein | United States | 246 |
| 10 | Darren Elias | United States | 234 |
To read more on Perry’s victory, check out the full recap on PGT.com.
Watch the PokerGO Cup Event #8 Final Table on PokerGO.com at 5 p.m. ET
The final table of Event #8: $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em of the 2022 PokerGO Cup is set and will be airing on PokerGO.com at 5 p.m. ET.
Watch the Event #8 final table on PokerGO.com here!
Sean Perry is the chip leader with 2,780,000 in chips ahead of Brock Wilson, Daniel Negreanu, Nick Schulman, and Jeremy Ausmus. The final five players are guaranteed $112,000 in prize money, while all eyes are on the $640,000 first-place prize.
All five players are in contention to win the PokerGO Cup and $50,000 championship bonus. Ausmus is currently leading, while each player has particular scenarios to ensure they are crowned the 2022 PokerGO Cup champion.
Event #8: $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table |
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| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Sean Perry | United States | 2,780,000 |
| 2 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 640,000 |
| 3 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 1,075,000 |
| 4 | Nick Schulman | United States | 700,000 |
| 5 | Brock Wilson | United States | 1,225,000 |
When play resumes, Level 14 will continue with 33:30 remaining and the button is in seat 4 and there is a dead small blind.
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