Global Poker x PokerNews Cup Has Officially Reached the Finals
After nearly three weeks of poker action, the Global Poker x PokerNews Cup comes down to Sunday's Finals both for Sweeps Coins (SC) and Gold Coins (GC) participants.
On Saturday afternoon, starting at 2 p.m. PT, the Semifinals began and 72 players — 36 from the GC tournament and 36 from the SC tournament — advanced to the Finals, which kicks off at 2 p.m. PT on Sunday. There were already 18 SC players (plus 18 GC players) who automatically advanced to the finale through winning qualifying round tournaments, and that includes World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner David "RUeTama" Moses.
What's at Stake?
There are epic trophies, swag, gold coins, and sweeps coins up for grabs in the Finals. For the gold coin side, which will award a total of GC 100,000,000, the following is the main prize structure:
And the prizes for those in the Sweeps Coins finale, which has a SC 250,000 guarantee:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | SC 100,000 |
| 2 | SC 40,000 |
| 3 | SC 25,000 |
| 4 | SC 15,000 |
| 5 | SC 10,000 |
| 6 | SC 6,000 |
| 7 | SC 4,000 |
| 8 | SC 3,000 |
| 9 | SC 2,000 |
| 10-54 | SC 2,000 |
Poker Players on Twitter Ready for the Finals
Got lucky as hell and sneaked into the @PokerNews series final on @official_glp 54 players left with over 250k in… https://t.co/uaKLeErIXP
— robbie (@RRobbiepoker)
Looks like we’re playing this tomorrow on @official_glp In from a 42nd place finish in one of the bounty tourname… https://t.co/Jzt8dUuwd5
— Joseph Graber (@JosephGraber6)
I won the @official_glp x @PokerNews cup semifinals tonight... going to win the finals tomorrow! https://t.co/UJkzD2KDvw
— Craig Stout (@ChipsMaxwell)
Stay tuned to PokerNews for a recap of the Final round on Sunday.