Justin Zaki has more than$5 million in taped poker competition profits, with 245 overall profession cashes to his name. On Wednesday, Jan. 31, he made his 3rd profession live competition title, topping a field of 83 entries to win the current $10,500 buy-in no-limit hold ’em occasion at the 2024 PokerGO Cup.
Zaki was granted $232,400 as the champ of occasion no. 5, the fourth-largest payday of his carer. He likewise took home 480 Card Player of the Year points for the win, moving him within reach of the leading 100 in the 2024 POY standings provided by Global Poker.
With 232 PokerGO Tour points, Zaki now beings in 4th location in the race for the PokerGO Cup series champion. Card Player writer Jonathan Little, who has one title and 3 money up until now throughout the series, remains in lead with 277 points heading into the last couple of occasions of the celebration.
This competition took 2 days to finish, with the leading 12 finishers cashing. Just the leading 6 returned for day 2 action inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & & Casino Las Vegas, with Stephen Chidwick leading and Zaki in 3rd chip position to begin.
Chidwick contributed to his lead early by knocking out Joris Ruijs (6th– $41,500). Zaki scored a crucial double-up early through Sam Soverel and after that knocked out two-time bracelet winner Justin Saliba with an overpair of jacks versus leading set of nines on the flop. The jacks held through the river and Saliba opted for $58,100 as the fifth-place finisher.
Soverel was left on fumes when his journey 10s encountered the 10s loaded with aces held by bracelet winner Joey Weissman. Soverel quickly strike the rail in 4th location, making $78,850 to bring his profession overall to more than $22.9 million.
Zaki worked his method into the lead throughout three-handed play, and stayed ahead even when Weissman knocked out Chidwick in 3rd location. Chidwick protected $107,900 after his K-Q stopped working to come from behind versus Weissman’s A-Q. Chidwick, a bracelet winner and two-time POY, now has almost $55.2 million in profession profits, which benefits 3rd on poker’s all-time cash list.
Zaki got in heads-up have fun with much better than a 2:1 lead. He gave up the benefit for a bit, however had the ability to draw back in front in time for the preflop cooler that ended this competition. He raised from the button with K
K and Weissman three-bet pushed from the huge blind for 12 huge blinds with A Q. Zaki rapidly called and a 10 7 3 5 10 runout secured the title. Weissman increased his life time incomes to more than$6.1 million with his runner-up surface for$149,400. Here is a take a look at the payments and rankings points granted at the last table: Place Gamer Profits POY Points PGT Points 1 Justin
Zaki $232,400 480 232 2 Joey Weissman$ 149,400 400 149 3 Stephen Chidwick$ 107,900 320 108 4 Sam Soverel$
78,850 240 79 5 Justin Saliba$58,100 200 58 6 Joris Ruijs$41,500 160 42 Image credit: PokerGO/
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10k for 232k. Great start to the year
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