The first table has just broken before break with 36 players heading out on their first five-minute break of the event.
2024 Global Poker X PokerNews Cup Gold Coins
PokerNews Cup GC Freeroll Finale
Day: 1
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Level 4: 60/120/12
"Abagofblow" raised to 240 under-the-gun and got a trio of callers to the J♦9♠9♣ flop.
After a pair of checks from the blinds, they continued for another 240 and were called by all three opponents to see the 3♠ turn.
The blinds checked again and now "Abagofblow" bet 1,008. "Letmedonkyoualil" called to their left, and "Dirtbudda" also called from the big blind.
On the river 3♥, "Dirtbudda" checked again and "Abagofblow" now bet 2,520. "Letmedonkyoualil" called, but then "Dirtbudda" check-raised to 7,320.
"Abagofblow" called, but "Letmedonkyoualil" folded.
"Dirtbudda" showed 7♥3♦ for a full house of threes over nines, but "Abagofblow" had 10♥9♥ for nines full of threes to take the sizeable pot.
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Level 3: 50/100/10
With 2,060 in the middle on a flop of 6♠4♥2♣, two players checked to "Letmedonkyoualil" in the cutoff who bet 1,016. Only "Kmolten" in middle position called to see a turn K♦.
Following another check, "Letmedonkyoualil" bet 1,500 and "Kmolten" called again.
The river brought the J♥ and both players checked.
"Kmolten showed 5♠4♦ for a pair of fours, but "Letmedonkyoualil"'s Q♦Q♣ took down the pot.
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Level 2: 40/80/8
In a raised pot with a flop of 10♠8♠7♦, "Kindness1" checked under-the-gun to "Zenrambo" who made a pot-sized bet of 512.
"Kindness1" called to see the J♥ turn and checked again. This time they faced a bet of 768 and called again.
On the river A♦, they checked a final time and "Zenrambo" checked behind.
"Kindness1" showed A♠J♠ for a massive draw on the flop that turned into a winning top two pair as "Zenrambo" showed 8♣7♣ for a flopped two pair which went up in flames.
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Level 1: 30/60/6
With 1,884 in the middle on a turn board of 8♣4♣2♦J♦, three-way action checked to "Huntzilla" in middle position who bet 1,413.
"Gunpower" check-raised to 2,826 from the big blind which shed "Lily Whites" under-the-gun.
"Huntzilla" then moved all in for just under a starting stack of 10,000 and "Gunpower" called.
"Huntzilla": A♠K♦
"Gunpower": K♣J♣
"Huntzilla" needed an ace that wasn't the A♣, but the Q♥, kept "Gunpower"'s jacks ahead to score the early double-up.
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The 45 participants in the Global Poker x PokerNews Cup GC Freeroll Finale are in their virtual seats and underway in the chase for 30,000,000 GC.
What’s been a great couple of weeks on Global Poker reaches its crescendo Sunday with the Global Poker x PokerNews Cup Freeroll Finale.
This exclusive event will be filled with just 45 qualifiers who earned their way into the 100,000,000 GC event by winning an event during the series, or by winning exclusive satellites that ran throughout the series.
The event will see the final nine players claim a share of that huge prizepool, with the winner earning 30,000,000 GC for their Global Poker account. Each final table member will earn at least 3,500,000 GC.
Freeroll Finale Final Table Payouts
| PLACE | PRIZE (GC) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 30,000,000 |
| 2 | 20,000,000 |
| 3 | 15,000,000 |
| 4 | 10,000,000 |
| 5 | 7,500,000 |
| 6 | 5,500,000 |
| 7 | 4,500,000 |
| 8 | 4,000,000 |
| 9 | 3,500,000 |
Among the 45 entries is last weekend’s Global Poker x PokerNews Cup Main Event champion "Todaysfreak". Their thrilling final table comeback win to top a field of 296 players earned them a seat in the Freeroll Finale along with the 3,860,000 GC first prize.
Action gets underway at 4 p.m. ET with the players starting their quest for Global Poker gold coins with 10,000 chips at opening blinds of 30/60 with a 6 chip ante. Levels will be ten minutes in length with players receiving the standard five-minute break before the top of every hour.
PokerNews will have complete live reporting of this marquee event to conclude the Global Poker x PokerNews Cup, so tell your friends if you’re in the event to check out the thrilling finale of what’s been a tremendously successful and exciting series.
PokerNews Cup GC Freeroll Finale
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