Event #3: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2021 PokerGO Cup

Dylan Linde catapulted to the top of the PokerGO Cup Leaderboard after coming from behind to defeat Sam Soverel in heads-up play to win the PokerGO Cup Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $169,600.

It appeared that it would be Soverel's day as he entered the final table with the chip lead and single-handedly eliminated every opponent until his run ended against Linde.

This marks the second cash for Linde this festival after previously finishing in third place in the PokerGO Cup Event #2: $10,000 NLHE for $85,400.

Although Linde has had several deep runs in big events, he has been unable to find the winner's circle in more than 2 1/2 years when he notched his biggest career cash by winning the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic $10,400 Main Event for $1,631,468.

Linde credits hard work and a good network of poker friends to help him improve his game over the years.

"It’s been a huge evolution for me," Linde said to PokerGO when asked about how his game has matured over the years. "I’ve done a lot of studying and worked with a lot of players who are a lot better than I am. I’m just lucky to be friends with some very good players that have helped me improve a lot, especially during lockdown when I just spent a lot of time studying and playing online."

PokerGO Cup Event #3: $10,000 NLHE Final Table Results

Place	Name	Country	Payout	PokerGO Tour Points
1	Dylan Linde	United States	$169,600	170
2	Sam Soverel	United States	$111,300	111
3	Steve Zolotow	United States	$74,200	74
4	Bill Klein	United States	$53,000	53
5	Sergi Reixach	Spain	$42,400	42
6	Cary Katz	United States	$31,800	32
7	Chris Brewer	United States	$26,500	27

The event attracted 53 entries generating a healthy $530,000 prize pool. The final table, which took place at the PokerGO Studio at the ARIA Resort & Casino, was broadcasted to poker fans around the world at the subscription-based PokerGO.

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PokerGO Cup Event #3: $10,000 NLHE Final Table Action

Soverel entered the final table with a commanding chip lead with more than double the stack of his nearest competitor in Steve Zolotow.

Fireworks erupted right away in a hand between Soverel and the short-stacked Bill Klein and Chris Brewer. Soverel min-raised with big slick before Klein jammed for six big blinds with rockets. Brewer came in for a little more than Klein with nines and Soverel called them both. Klein won the hand to effectively triple and Brewer was the first player on the rail in seventh place for $26,500 after a king spiked the board to pair up Soverel.

PokerGO founder Cary Katz was the next to go in sixth place for $31,800 on a bad beat when his aces didn't hold against Soverel's jacks after a jack came raining down on the river to give Soverel a set.

Soverel continued to his tear eliminating Zolotow (third - $72,400), Bill Klein (fourth - $53,000), and Sergi Reixach (fifth - $42,400).

All Soverel Until Heads-Up Play

It was all Soverel up until heads-up play where he began with triple the stack of Linde. The winner of the heads-up battle would also become the new captain on the PokerGO Cup Leaderboard.

However, Linde battled back and eventually had double the chips of Soverel after a big hand where he jammed the river with two pair and eventually got a call by Soverel with the top pair.

Linde's momentum continued and he had 10-times the chips of Soverel when the final hand took place. Soverel jammed with ace-three and wasn't able to improve after Linde called with ace-ten suited to finish in second place for $111,300.

2021 PokerGO Cup Standings

Dylan Linde entered PokerGO Cup Event #3 in sixth-place on the PokerGO Cup Leaderboard after finishing in third place in Event #2 and unseeded PokerGO Tour Leaderboard captain and PokerGO Cup Event #2 champion Ali Imsirovic. Event #1 champion Alex Foxen resides just behind Linde and Imsirovic in third place on the PokerGO Cup Leaderboard.

Linde's reign as leaderboard captain will be a short one as Imsirovic leads the final six of the PokerGO Cup Event #4: $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em and with just six players remaining with Foxen closest on his tail. Imsirovic could get there with a fourth-place finish or better while Foxen could get be the Leaderboard captain with a third-place finish or better.

Meanwhile, it is possible that Mo Rahim, Daniel Weinand, Jordan Cristos, and David Coleman could all be the new leaderboard captain if they win the event depending on where Imsirovic and Foxen finish.

In related news, Sam Soverel continues to impress as he has cashed in the first three PokerGO Cup events before blanking the fourth event and moved up to fourth place thanks to his runner-up performance in Event #2 with Event #1 runner-up Sean Perry rounding out the top five spots on the leaderboard.

Rank	Name	Country	Earnings	Points
1	Dylan Linde	United States	$255,000	255
2	Ali Imsirovic	Bosnia and Herzegovina	$183,000	183
3	Alex Foxen	United States	$178,200	178
4	Sam Soverel	United States	$168,200	168
5	Sean Perry	United States	$132,000	132
6	Sergi Reixach	Spain	$128,200	128
7	Jason Koon	United States	$122,000	122
8	Steve Zolotow	United States	$100,600	100
9	David Coleman	United States	$66,000	66
10	Mo Rahim	United States	$61,000	61

2021 PokerGO Schedule and Results

Date	Event	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Country	Prize
July 6-7	Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	66	$660,000	Alex Foxen	United States	$178,200
July 7-8	Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	61	$610,000	Ali Imsirovic	Bosnia and Herzegovina	$183,000
July 8-9	Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	53	$530,000	Dylan Linde	United States	$169,600
July 9-10	Event #4: $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em	50	$750,000			$240,000
July 10-11	Event #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
July 11-12	Event #6: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
July 12-13	Event #7: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
July 13-14	Event #8: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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Tags: Alex Foxen Ali Imsirovic Bill Klein Cary Katz Chris Brewer David Coleman Dylan Linde Jason Koon Muhammad Abdel Rahim Sam Soverel Sean Perry Sergi Reixach Steve Zolotow