PokerNews Cup GC Freeroll Finale
Day 1 Completed
2024 Global Poker X PokerNews Cup Gold Coins
PokerNews Cup GC Freeroll Finale
Day: 1
After an absolute sprint from start to finish, "Letmedonkyoualil" donked all 44 of their opponents to win the Global Poker x PokerNews Cup Freeroll Finale.
For the win, they will have 20,000,000 GC added to their Global Poker account and have a shiny new champions' trophy to put on their mantle.
The Freeroll Finale came with a 100,000,000 GC prizepool and was an exclusive event to conclude the Global Poker x PokerNews Cup. Only series tournament winners and a select group of players who earned their way into satellites via deep runs in the series were eligible for the tournament.
The final table of nine each earned at least 3,500,000 GC.
Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | PRIZE (GC) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Letmedonkyoualil" | 30,000,000 |
| 2 | "Zenrambo" | 20,000,000 |
| 3 | "PolarizedMind" | 15,000,000 |
| 4 | "Abagofblow" | 10,000,000 |
| 5 | "TheArtist2" | 7,500,000 |
| 6 | "Ufbrown" | 5,500,000 |
| 7 | "BSmith38" | 4,500,000 |
| 8 | "KlintRock" | 4,000,000 |
| 9 | "Suited And Boot It" | 3,500,000 |
The Final Table
It took just over two hours to trim the field from 45 to nine, with the final table taking almost equal time to determine a winner.
The champion entered the final table third in chips among a tightly packed remaining field, then found themselves on the short stack with seven remaining. But with everyone relatively shallow, and after chipping up a bit, “Letmedonkyoualil”’s elimination of “Ufbrown" in sixth place gave them the chip lead.
That lead would trade hands a few times from there, with the eliminations of “TheArtist2” in fifth place and “Abagofblow” in fourth place.
“PolarizedMind” scored that knockout, but not long after, they would fall victim to “Letmedonkyoualil” in third place, giving the champ a roughly 3-2 lead entering heads-up play.
From there, the victory took just one more hand, as on the only hand of heads-up play, the chips went in preflop with “Letmedonkyoualil”’s ace-queen making a better two pair than "Zenrambo"'s. ten-nine suited.
The champion claimed their 20,000,000 GC first prize, while “Zenrambo” got 15,000,000 for their runner-up performance.
This concludes the second Global Poker x PokerNews Cup. Congratulations to “Letmedonkyoualil” for winning the GC Freeroll Finale, “Todaysfreak” for winning the GC Main Event, and to all the winners and players who made this another tremendously successful and exciting series on Global Poker.
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Level 23: 4,000/8,000/800
On the first hand of heads-up play, the final two combatants got all the chips in with the tournament on the line and "Zenrambo"'s final 150,000 in the middle and at risk.
"Zenrambo": 10♦9♦
"Letmedonkyoualil": A♣Q♣
The flop came Q♥6♥6♠, immediately giving "Letmedonkyoualil" two pair.
The 10♠ on the turn gave "Zenrambo" some hope, but the 9♥ river did nothing but give them an inferior two pair, sending the pot and the tournament to "Letmedonkyoualil".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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450,000
165,446
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165,446 |
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Busted |
Level 23: 4,000/8,000/800
"PolarizedMind" moved all in for 122,451 from the small blind and was called by "Letmedonkyoualil" in the big blind.
"PolarizedMind": 8♥8♣
"Letmedonkyoualil": A♥K♠
The 9♦2♦2♣ flop was clean for "PolarizedMind", but the A♠ fell on the turn, leaving them with two outs to survive.
The J♠ was neither and they were eliminated, leaving "Letmedonkyoualil" and "Zenrambo" to play heads-up for the title.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
284,554
149,941
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149,941 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 22: 3,000/6,000/600
"Abagofblow" moved in for 32,144 from the button and was called by "PolarizedMind" in the small blind.
"Abagofblow": Q♦10♦
"PolarizedMind": A♦Q♥
The board came 7♥5♦3♠2♥9♦ bringing "Abagofblow" no help as "PolarizedMind"'s ace-high held on for the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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169,651
93,954
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93,954 |
|
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Busted |
Level 22: 3,000/6,000/600
The classic flip would determine the fate of "TheArtist2" after they moved all in from the big blind for 53,854 following "Zenrambo"'s small blind raise to 24,000 and subsequent call.
"TheArtist2": Q♠Q♣
"Zenrambo":A♠K♦
The flop was an immediate disaster for "TheArtist2", falling A♦K♣3♣, giving "Zenrambo" two pair.
The board completed 6♣8♥ failing to bring the necessary two-outer for "TheArtist2" to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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184,446
132,404
|
132,404 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 20: 2,000/4,000/400
Just minutes after the elimination of "BSmith38" in 7th place, a massive pot saw the demise of "Ufbrown" in 6th place, while "Letmedonkyoualil" has taken the chip lead.
On a turn board of 8♦8♠4♠6♠, "Ufbrown" committed their final 54,445 from the big blind after being check-raised all in by "Letmedonkyoualil" in the small blind.
"Ufbrown": 8♣2♥
"Letmedonkyoualil": 10♠3♠
"Ufbrown needed to fill up on the river to survive, but the 3♣ ended their day in 6th place instead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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134,613
94,909
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94,909 |
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|
Busted | |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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115,357
39,660
|
39,660 |
|
|
80,752
-3,250
|
-3,250 |
|
|
72,742
20,700
|
20,700 |
|
|
67,685
28,120
|
28,120 |
|
|
55,348
-21,400
|
-21,400 |
|
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30,412
18,516
|
18,516 |
|
|
27,704
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
Level 17: 1,250/2,500/250
Following a raise to 5,000 in early position by "Letmedonkyoualil", "KlintRock" moved all in for 25,604 in middle position. "TheArtist2" then re-jammed for 26,324 in the cutoff. "Letmedonkyoualil" called to put both opponents at risk.
"KlintRock": 9♣9♦
"TheArtist2": A♥K♦
"Letmedonkyoualil": K♥K♠
The double elimination looked likely until the flop came A♠3♥2♥, pairing "TheArtist2"'s ace.
The board completed with the 6♠ turn and 8♥ river, clinching a triple-up for "TheArtist2", while eliminating "KlintRock"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
84,002
30,490
|
30,490 |
|
|
39,704
-26,574
|
-26,574 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 17: 1,250/2,500/250
"Letmedonkyoualil" raised in middle position and was jammed on by "Suited And Boot It" in the small blind for about 32,000. They were called and at risk.
"Suited And Boot It": 6♣6♥
"Letmedonkyoualil": A♠A♥
The board came Q♣10♣3♥10♥9♣ as the aces held to score "Letmedonkyoualil" the first elimination of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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66,278
10,436
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10,436 |
|
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Busted |