PokerNews Stream Team's Brantzen Wong Finds Gold on Day 9
Day 9 of the Global Poker x PokerNews Cup took place on Tuesday and PokerNews Stream Team member Brantzen "Brantzen" Wong and "BigFish816" were the two players to come out on top.
The two qualifying events awarded the winners with entry into the upcoming PokerNews Cup Finals, while the rest of the players at the final table earned seats into the semifinals, and the top 50 finishers got an entry into the quarterfinals.
"Brantzen" Books a Win for Team PokerNews
Wong had never played Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better before registering the Gold Coins event PokerNews Cup Qualifier 09 - PLO8, which guaranteed a prize pool of GC 4,000,000. But that didn't stop the PokerNews streamer from getting through the field of 272 players to win GC 820,000 in front of his Twitch audience.
Last night @brantzenpoker jumped into the @official_glp PLO-8 PokerNews Cup Qualifier and said it was his 1st time… https://t.co/mlJKeDKQWk
— PokerNews (@PokerNews)
Wong defeated heads-up opponent "Pinhed217" (GC 600,000), while others at the final table included "FlushMe2Tears" (3rd - GC 460,000), "Juke" (5th - GC 240,000) and "Gabpoker" (7th - GC 144,000).
On the Sweeps Coins side of things, "BigFish816" navigated the field of 1,467 players in the SC 10,000 guaranteed PokerNews Cup Qualifier 09 - PLO8 - [8-Max] to earn SC 2,354.54, while runner-up "Jjcorrado" earned SC 1,760.41.
The two were joined at the final table by "TrafficKing" (4th - SC 965.29), "Allisdust" (6th - SC 542.80) and "Callthebet" (7th - SC 396.10).
Here's a look at what's coming up Wednesday on Global Poker:
| DAY | DATE | TIME (ET) | EVENT | (GC OR SC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | April 19 | 20:30 | PokerNews Cup Qualifier 10 - GC 4,000,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty] | GC 11,000 | |
| Wed | April 19 | 20:30 | PokerNews Cup Qualifier 10 - SC 10,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty] | SC 11 |