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.
Adam Hendrix Eliminated by Will Failla
Daniel Lazrus raised to 6,500 from the hijack and Will Failla called in the cutoff. From the small blind, Adam Hendrix moved all in for 45,000, and after Lazrus folded, Failla called.
Failla: [AcJc]
Hendrix: [KdQc]
The board ran out [7d8dAs5sJs] and Hendrix was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lazrus | 264,000 |
164,000  |
| Will Failla | 150,000 |
50,000 |
| Adam Hendrix | Busted |
-100,000  |
Some of the Big Stacks
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 335,000 |
245,000 |
| James Carroll | 310,000 |
93,000 |
| Andjelko Andrejevic | 295,000 |
196,000 |
| Larry Greenberg | 275,000 |
169,000 |
| Ray Qartomy | 275,000 |
175,000 |
| Byron Kaverman | 240,000 |
123,000 |
| Joseph Cheong | 220,000 |
61,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 205,000 |
73,000 |
Aaron Mermelstein Eliminated by Matthew Zarcadoolas
Markus Gonsalves raised to 7,000 from middle position and Aaron Mermelstein moved all-in for 34,500 from the cutoff. Matthew Zarcadoolas shoved for 135,000 from the big blind, and Gonsalves folded.
Mermelstein: [AhTd]
Zarcadoolas: [QdQc]
The board ran out [6c5s2d6h3s] and Mermelstein was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Brock Wilson | 275,000 |
175,000 |
| Matthew Zarcadoolas | 180,000 |
80,000 |
| Derek Gregory | 155,000 |
47,000 |
| Markus Gonsalves | 120,000 |
20,000 |
| Johan Guilbert | 101,000 |
-30,000 |
| Gregory Back | 63,000 |
-37,000 |
| Aaron Mermelstein | Busted |
-100,000 |
Zhen Cai vs. Shankar Pillai
Shankar Pillai raised to 6,500 from the cutoff and Zhen Cai three-bet to 20,000 from the small blind.
Pillai called, and on the [7d5cQd] flop, he called a continuation-bet from Cai of 15,000.
The [6d] and [Ac] checked through and Pillai tabled his [KsQc] to prompt a muck from Pillai.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nitis Udornpim | 220,000 |
8,000 |
| Zhen Cai | 195,000 |
95,000 |
| Calvin Ketchel | 160,000 |
60,000 |
| Chance Kornuth | 145,000 |
-38,000 |
| Adedapo Ajayi | 130,000 |
30,000 |
| Sean Perry | 110,000 |
-19,000 |
| Shankar Pillai | 65,000 |
-35,000 |
Joe McKeehen Continues to Build
Joe McKeehen raised to 6,000 from the hijack and both Noah Schwartz and Shawn Cunix called from the cutoff and button respectively.
The flop landed [2sKs4s] and McKeehen continued for 8,000 and both Schwartz and Cunix mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joe McKeehen | 178,000 |
91,000 |
| Shawn Cunix | 135,000 |
35,000 |
| Noah Schwartz | 78,000 |
-22,000 |
Justin Saliba vs. Landon Tice
Justin Saliba raised to 5,000 from early position and Landon Tice defended his big blind.
The flop landed [Jc5sQc] and Tice check-called a bet of 4,000 from Saliba. The turn fell the [4h] and Tice checked once again.
Saliba bet 20,000 and Tice called as the river landed the [Qd]. Tice checked, Saliba moved all-in for 49,000, and Tice folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Sinishtaj | 217,000 |
117,000 |
| Landon Tice | 200,000 |
52,000 |
| Justin Saliba | 112,000 |
25,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 93,000 |
-7,000 |
| Chris Brewer | 70,500 |
15,000 |
| Matas Cimbolas | 66,000 |
-34,000 |
| Dan Smith | 58,000 |
-16,000 |
| Sergi Reixach | 51,000 |
-12,000 |
Kristen Bicknell vs. Larry Greenberg
Kristen Bicknell raised to 5,000 from under the gun and Larry Greenberg called in the hijack.
The flop landed [3s8hTs] and Bicknell continued for 7,000 before Greenberg raised to 21,500. Bicknell called, and then both players checked down the [Jh] and [Ad] on the turn and river.
Greenberg tabled his [9c9d], but it was Bicknell’s [Th9h] that earned her the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Kristen Bicknell | 175,000 |
75,000 |
| Larry Greenberg | 106,000 |
6,000 |
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