Daniel Negreanu wins PokerGo Cup event again
Last year, the world famous poker player Daniel Negreanu managed to win the first live major tournament in 8 years.
It was a $50 000 PokerGo Cup event, for which Daniel received $700 000 at the time.
A little more than six months have passed and "KidPoker" managed to defend his title in the $25 000 PokerGO Cup #6 tournament.
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This tournament brought together 35 high rollers, who collected a total of $875 000 in prize money. Negreanu earned $350 000 for first place.
The runner-up of the tournament was the American player Sean Winter, who received $227 500 in second place.
Fourth place and $96 250 in prize money went to the most successful player in the UK Stephen Chidwick. All winners of the tournament (not counting Negreanu) turned out to be poker players from the USA.
Payouts of PokerGO Cup #6 for $25 000:
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Negreanu | 350 000$ |
| 2 | Sean Winter | 227 500$ |
| 3 | Vikenty Shegal | 140 000$ |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | 96 250$ |
| 5 | Brock Wilson | 61 250$ |
In the last hand of this event, Negreanu with A♣ J♣ provoked Sean Winter to go all-in with Q♣ T♣. As a result, the players saw the following board A♦ 9♠ 8♦ K♥ T♥. Winter missed a jack for a straight and Negreanu took the PokerGo Cup for a second time.
