The penultimate event of the 2024 PokerGO Cup saw American poker professional David Peters take the second title out of the seven events so far and put himself in pole position for the overall PokerGO Championship. With players such as Brock Wilson, Kristen Foxen and 2023 PokerGO Tour Championship Freeroll winner Daniel Smiljkovic all in the mix at the six-handed final table, Peters’ victory propelled him to within one event of glory.

The Million-Dollar Prizepool

With each entry costing $15,100 in the penultimate event of this PokerGO Cup series, the field of 70 entrants ramped up the pressure… and the prizepool. Over $1 million was there to be won and with 10 places only being paid, competition was incredibly fierce. Some very big names just missed out on the money, with Nick Schulman one to bust. All-in with , Schulman was very unlucky, as his hand was overtaken after all the money went into the middle.

Daniel Smiljkovic’s hit a flush draw on the and it came straight in on the turn, the river rendered meaningless as the American’s hopes ended one street early. Chino Rheem doubled up two players before being unable to replicate that feat himself. All-in with , he couldn’t hold against Smiljkovic’s as a board of paired the German’s card on the flop and gave him the nut flush on the river.

It was Daniel Negreanu who was ‘Bubble Boy’ in the event, as the Canadian shoved for 490,000 chips. Kid Poker held and was unable to hold against Smiljkovic’s , as the board this time paired the king on the flop. The turn and river ended Negreanu’s chances just outside the top 10.

Tang Dashes to the Exit

With 10 players left, Door Dash entrepreneur Stanley Tang shoved with and was eliminated by Smiljkovic with . The board of didn’t help the Hong Kong player as he cashed for $31,500 in the first paid place in the event.

Next to go was Stephen Chidwick, who also won $31,500 when he busted in ninth place. All-in with , Chidwick lost when David Peters’ held on an ace-high board and British player was on the rail. Not long later, Sean Winter joined him, winning $42,000 in eighth place when his was dominated to defeat against Norwegian Morten Klein’s . The ace-high board sent Winter home and just seven players remained, so they gathered at the last table with one elimination to bring about the final day.

Short stacked Nick Petrangelo was the next player to leave as his lost to Klein’s with all the chips in the middle pre-flop. A jack-high board didn’t do anything to help Petrangelo and he cashed for $42,000 after just missing out on the final day’s action. At the close of play on the first day, Smiljkovic had the lead, but with only 1.9 million chips and Kristen Foxen the short stack with 905,000, it was all to play for on the final six-handed table to decide a winner on Day 2.

Final Showdown Produces Drama

The final day of drama began with a bust-out. Not long after play began, Morten Klein’s lost to Brock Wilson’s . All the money went into the middle on the turn of a board showing and Klein would only survive if a ten landed on the river. It came a as he cashed for $57,750 and the final five were confirmed.

Seth Davies was the next player to exit. He moved all-in on a flop of with and was called by Smiljkovic with . The turn of was no influence on proceedings but the river did alter things, giving both players a straight, with Davies the lowest. The German player prevailed there, sending Davies home with $78,750 but seconds later, lost a key coinflip, his losing to Wilson’s after a nine-high board sent out the German player for $105,000.

Wilson may have won that hand but despite hitting the chip lead, he couldn’t hold onto it and busted in third place for $141,750. It took some time but Wilson fell to shortie and called off his stack from the big blind with . David Peters had shoved from the small blind with the lead holding and those hole cards hit on the board.

That pot gave Peters a 2-to-1 chip lead and he got the better of Kristen Foxen when she shoved with and he called with . The flop of was a devastating one for Kristen Foxen’s chances and after the turn and river, she was busted in second place for $204,750. For David Peters, he won not only the Event #7 title and $315,000 top prize, but put himself into the top position on the PokerGO Cup leaderboard with 457 points.