Johan Guilbert Doubles Through Stephen Chidwick
With a board reading [JcQc4d] and roughly 65,000 in the middle, the action was on Stephen Chidwick, and he fired for 50,000.
Johan Guilbert was the other player in the hand, and he called.
The dealer burned and turned the [2h], and Guilbert checked. Chidwick fired for 75,000, and action was back on Guilbert, who moved all-in for 165,000 total. Chidwick called, and the cards were tabled,
Chidwick: [Qd8d]
Guilbert: [AdAh]
Guilbert was in the lead with his aces and in great shape to double, and when the [9d] completed the board, Guilbert found the full double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Johan Guilbert | 525,000 |
354,000  |
| Stephen Chidwick | 345,000 |
100,000 |
Daniel Negreanu vs. Stephen Chidwick
Daniel Negreanu opened with a min-raise under the gun to 30,000 and Stephen Chidwick called in the small blind.
The [2cAc5h] flop checked through to reveal the [4h] on the turn. Chidwick checked, Negreanu bet 45,000, and Chidwick folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Negreanu | 335,000 |
41,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 245,000 |
-347,000  |
Tim McDermott Climbs to 1.5 Million
Tim McDermott raised the button to 35,000 and both Sergi Reixach and Peter Neff called in the blinds.
The flop landed [2s6d7c] and action checked to McDermott who bet 80,000. Reixach called and Neff folded before the [8h] and [As] checked down.
Reixach tabled his [Kc6c], but McDermott’s [Qd7d] earned him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Tim McDermott | 1,520,000 |
478,000 |
| John Riordan | 920,000 |
-61,000 |
| Dan Shak | 840,000 |
90,000 |
| Peter Neff | 375,000 |
-110,000 |
| Sergi Reixach | 295,000 |
-347,000 |
PokerGO Tour Leaderboard: Shawn Daniels Makes Surge While Ali Imsirovic Stays On Top
The PokerGO Tour continues in 2021 with tens of millions of dollars at stake across 150 tournaments spanning across the globe. The PokerGO Tour will celebrate the most elite professional poker players with the PokerGO Tour Rankings showcasing who holds the top spot in the world of high-stakes poker players.
The top performer in the PokerGO Tour will be awarded $100,000 in prize money and be named Player of the Year, while cash prizes of $50,000 and $25,000 will also be awarded to the player that finishes second and third, respectively.
Following the conclusion of the ARIA High Rollers that saw Matas Cimbolas, Sergio Aido, Bill Klein, and Jake Schindler collect victories, action headed down the street to The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. There was a total of three events last week with Ali Imsirovic, Shawn Daniels, and Sean Perry all collecting victories as $2.5 million in prize money was awarded.
Poker Masters Purple Jacket winner Ali Imsirovic retains his top spot on the PokerGO Tour leaderboard after winning the first event for $200,200. Imsirovic now sits with 1,416 points and has produced five wins from his 12 cashes for a total of $1,977,460 in earnings. Sean Perry“>Sean Perry won the $25,000 buy-in event to become the second player to eclipse the 1,000-point barrier as he now sits with 1,150 points and $1,693,618 in earnings. Chris Brewer“>Chris Brewer collected three cashes from the three events to move into third spot ahead of Sean Winter and Sam Soverel.
The biggest mover was Shawn Daniels who finished second to Imsirovic for $146,300, and then won Event #2 for $175,500. Daniels now sits with 523 points from his one win, four cashes, and $551,500 in earnings.
| PokerGO Tour Leaderboard | |||||
| Rank | Name | Points | Wins | Cashes | Earnings |
| 1st | Ali Imsirovic | 1,416 | 5 | 12 | $1,977,460 |
| 2nd | Sean Perry | 931 | 2 | 9 | $1,693,618 |
| 3rd | Chris Brewer | 763 | 1 | 11 | $1,082,100 |
| 4th | Sean Winter | 665 | 1 | 9 | $938,090 |
| 5th | Sam Soverel | 534 | 1 | 6 | $786,396 |
| 6th | Shawn Daniels | 523 | 1 | 4 | $551,500 |
| 7th | Brock Wilson | 487 | — | 5 | $695,186 | 8th | Chad Eveslage | 461 | 1 | 1 | $767,576 |
| 9th | Jake Schindler | 444 | 1 | 6 | $638,408 |
| 10th | Arthur Conan | 440 | 1 | 1 | $733,320 |
Note: PokerGO Tour Leaderboard accurate at the date of this article.
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The next set of tournaments that are part of the PokerGO Tour schedule is the U.S. Poker Open from June 3-15 with 12 events on the schedule ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 buy-ins. Tournaments are rake-free for on-time registrations before the scheduled start time of 12 p.m. PT, and levels are 40-minutes in duration, with registration closing at the start of Level 7 following the competition of the dinner break. The 30-second shot clock is in play for the U.S. Poker Open, with players receiving six 30-second time extensions. Full information on the upcoming U.S. Poker Open can be found here.
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Ray Qartomy Eliminated by John Riordan
Action folded to Sergi Reixach in the cutoff, and he opened to 25,000. Ray Qartomy was next to act on the button, and he moved all in for approximately 250,000.
Peter Neff folded the small blind, and action was on John Riordan in the big blind, and he moved all-in over the top.
Reixach folded, and Qartomy was the player at risk as the cards were tabled.
Qartomy: [AsJs]
Riordan: [9h9s]
The board ran out [6s8hQdTh7s], giving Riordan a straight, and Qartomy was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| John Riordan | 981,000 |
656,000 |
| Ray Qartomy | Busted |
-280,000 |
Junichi Nakanowatari vs. Stephen Chidwick
Action folded to Stephen Chidwick in late position, and he opened to 25,000. Next to act was Junichi Nakanowatari on the button, and he called.
Daniel Negreanu folded his small blind, and Bin Duan called from the big blind.
The flop fell [KhJh5d], and Duan checked. Chidwick continued for 35,000, and Nakanowatari called, Duan folded.
The turn [7h] hit the felt and action checked through.
The river [5s] completed the board and action checked through for a second street.
Chidwick tabled [AxQx] for ace-high, but Nakanowatari tabled [KxQx] for a pair of kings to rake in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 747,000 |
-343,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 592,000 |
145,000 |
| Junichi Nakanowatari | 545,000 |
-5,000 |
| Bin Duan | 345,000 |
-75,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 294,000 |
194,000 |
| Johan Guilbert | 171,000 |
-89,000 |
Ali Imsirovic Doubles Through Barry Hutter
Barry Hutter raised to 25,000 in middle position and both Ali Imsirovic and Craig Mason called in the blinds.
The flop landed [6sKcTc] and action checked to Hutter who elected to bet 20,000. Imsirovic called all-in for 15,000, and Mason folded.
Imsirovic: [Jd8c]
Hutter: [QhJc]
The turn and river landed the [5c] and [8h], and Imsirovic spiked the river to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 633,000 |
-162,000 |
| Craig Mason | 528,000 |
258,000 |
| Aram Zobian | 490,000 |
142,000 |
| Sean Winter | 290,000 |
146,000 |
| Barry Hutter | 215,000 |
-410,000 |
| Ali Imsirovic | 117,000 |
-353,000 |
David Peters Eliminated by Tim McDermott
David Peters was under the gun, and he opened shoved for his last 122,000. Dan Shak folded next to act, and action was on Tim McDermott, who called. The remainder of the table folded, and the cards were tabled.
Peters: [8d8s]
McDermott: [AsAh]
McDermott held pocket aces against the pocket eights of Peters, and when the board ran out [Ts6d5cThAd], Mcdermott made a full house to eliminate Peters.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Tim McDermott | 1,042,000 |
293,000 |
| David Peters | Busted |
-81,000 |
Aram Zobian Doubles Through Craig Mason
Alex Foxen raised to 24,000 in the cutoff before Craig Mason three-bet to 100,000 from the small blind.
From the big blind, Aram Zobian moved all-in for 156,000, and after Foxen folded, Mason called.
Mason: [AcQc]
Zobian: [AhKs]
The board ran out [TdThAs7d6s] and Zobian doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 795,000 |
113,000 |
| Aram Zobian | 348,000 |
-100,000 |
| Craig Mason | 270,000 |
150,000 |
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