Joey Weissman Raises Out Randy Kaas on the River
Randy Kaas raised to 8,000 from early position and Joey Weissman three-bet to 21,000 from the cutoff. Kaas called, and then checked the [QsAd7s] flop.
Weissman bet 13,000, and Kaas called before both players checked the [Js] on the turn.
The river landed the [Ah], and Kaas bet out 20,000. Weissman raised to 139,000, and Kaas folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joey Weissman | 247,000 |
112,000  |
| Randy Kaas | 94,500 |
-11,500  |
Joe McKeehen Eliminated by Ray Qartomy
Joe McKeehen moved all-in for 37,000 from middle position and Ray Qartomy called on the button.
McKeehen: [Ah3d]
Qartomy: [AcJh]
The board ran out [6c2dJcTh6d] and McKeehen was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Qartomy | 575,000 |
300,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | Busted |
-178,000 |
Alex Foxen Doubles Through Ali Imsirovic
Alex Foxen raised to 6,500 from under the gun and was met with two callers before Ali Imsirovic three-bet to 30,000 from the big blind. Foxen moved all-in for 100,000, and after the two players in the middle folded, Imsirovic called.
Imsirovic: [8c8h]
Foxen: [TcTs]
The board ran out [8d9s5d7dJc] and Foxen improved to a straight on the river to double through.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 360,000 |
-115,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 216,000 |
116,000 |
Kristen Bicknell Eliminated by Rodney Seymour
On a [TsJd5c] flop, Kristen Bicknell was all-in holding [Td6s] against Rodney Seymour’s [AhTh].
The turn and river landed the [7h] and [4h] and Bicknell was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Rodney Seymour | 233,000 |
133,000 |
| Kristen Bicknell | Busted |
-175,000 |
Barry Hutter Doubles Through Randy Kaas
Barry Hutter shoved all-in for 34,500 from middle position and Randy Kaas called out of the small blind with [3s3h] to be in a race against Hutter’s [KsQh].
The board ran out [9s9h5cTc6s] and Hutter secured the double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Lonis | 305,000 |
305,000 |
| Aaron Van Blarcum | 275,000 |
229,500 |
| Jose Ignacio Barbero | 170,000 |
70,000 |
| Joey Weissman | 135,000 |
35,000 |
| Randy Kaas | 106,000 |
6,000 |
| Aaron Mermelstein | 92,000 |
92,000 |
| Daniel Aharoni | 91,000 |
-9,000 |
| Barry Hutter | 75,000 |
-25,000 |
Turn Bet Win for Sergi Reixach
Sergi Reixach limped in from the small blind and Anthony Zinno checked his option in the big blind.
The flop landed [TdAh5h] and Reixach bet out 6,000 and Zinno called. The turn fell the [9c] and Reixach bet 17,000 and Zinno folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sergi Reixach | 188,000 |
137,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 78,000 |
-15,000 |
Chop for Ali Imsirovic – Still Holds Monster Chip Lead
Ali Imsirovic opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and Lachezar Petkov called from the big blind.
The flop landed [Jc8h8d] and Petkov check-called a bet of 3,000 from Imsirovic. The [Js] and [5c] checked through to the river, and Petkov tabled his [KhTc] to chop with Imsirovic’s [Kd5d].
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 475,000 |
140,000 |
| Lachezar Petkov | 39,500 |
-60,500 |
PokerGO Tour Unveiled: A Groundbreaking Professional Poker Tour & Ranking System
The first-ever global professional poker ranking system, the PokerGO Tour™ was unveiled today by PokerGO®. This groundbreaking endeavor signifies a historic moment in the sport of poker, with tens of millions of dollars at stake across 150 tournaments spanning across the globe. The PokerGO Tour™ will mark the first time an official tour and ranking system of this magnitude has been seen in the poker industry, which will separate and celebrate the most elite professional poker players in a similar fashion to the ranking systems of the world’s most renowned professional sports.
The top performer in the PokerGO Tour will be awarded $100,000 and named Player of the Year, incorporating results from PokerGO’s owned and operated portfolio of high stakes events including Poker Masters, U.S. Poker Open, Super High Roller Bowl, and more.
Throughout the year, players will earn points on every in-the-money finish at each PokerGO Tour™ qualifying event and the top performer will be presented with the Player of the Year (POY) Award and a cash prize of $100,000. Cash prizes of $50,000 and $25,000 will also be awarded to the 2nd and 3rd place players, respectively. The PokerGO Tour™ Rankings showcase who holds the top spot in the world of high stakes poker players.
“The sport of poker is hundreds of years old and until now, there has not been a globally recognized tour and ranking system that establishes and celebrates the most elite players across the globe, so we started something we hope will evolve and grow,” said Mori Eskandani, President of PokerGO®. “The PokerGO Tour™ events will include the world’s most challenging high stakes events in the world, bringing poker front and center in the world of sports in a way that has never been done before.”
The PokerGO Tour™ will continue with the 2021 U.S. Poker Open on June 3rd, 2021, at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The U.S. Poker Open will take place from June 3rd – June 14th and is one of PokerGO®’s elite tournament series with twelve unique events where poker’s best players battle it out to bring home the inaugural Eagle Trophy.
Other qualifying events in the PokerGO Tour™ originating from PokerGO®’s esteemed portfolio of events include:
- PokerGO® Cup – a brand new major featuring eight events of various formats including a $100,000 NLH Main Event, which will take place from July 1st – July 10th, taking July 4th off.
- PokerGO® Heads-Up Championship – another new major slated for July 12th with a $3.2 million dollar prize pool. In the PokerGO® Heads-Up Championship, 32 poker professionals will battle in a bracket-style format.
- Poker Masters – a 12-event tournament series from September 13th – September 24th that challenges the world’s best all-around players, giving them the opportunity to take home a coveted purple jacket.
- Super High Roller Bowl (SHRB) – a 3-day tournament with a $300K buy-in starting on September 26th that will bring out the world’s best poker players competing for millions of dollars as well as the SHRB ring.
The point system for the PokerGO Tour™ is as follows:
| Cash | 10K+ | 25K+ | 100K+ |
| 5,000,000 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 700 |
| 4,000,000 | 1,400 | 900 | 600 |
| 3,000,000 | 1,300 | 800 | 500 |
| 2,000,000 | 1,200 | 700 | 400 |
| 1,000,000 | 1,000 | 600 | 300 |
| 900,000 | 900 | 540 | 270 |
| 800,000 | 800 | 480 | 240 |
| 700,000 | 700 | 420 | 210 |
| 600,000 | 600 | 360 | 180 |
| 500,000 | 500 | 300 | 150 |
| 400,000 | 400 | 240 | 120 |
| 300,000 | 300 | 180 | 90 |
| 200,000 | 200 | 120 | 60 |
| 100,000 | 100 | 60 | 30 |
| 50,000 | 50 | 30 | |
| 25,000 | 25 | 15 | |
| 10,000 | 10 |
*The cash column defaults to the same major currency used for the buy-in (AUD, EUR, GBP, USD), HKD events will be divided by 10.
The PokerGO Tour™ will calculate all cashes $1M or less using three percentages based on buy-in amounts – .0010 for $10K to $24K events, .0006 for $25K to $99K events and .0003 for $100K+ events. Cashes over $1M default percentages to the higher cash, if a player cashes for $1.5M in a $10K event, points are determined using the $2M percentage.
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