The first two events in the Global Poker x PokerNews Cup have crowned their champions!

Both players have locked up seats to the GC and SC Freerolls that take place on July 7 with some massive guarantees.

There are still plenty of chances to win over the course of the festival. Click here for more details and the full Global Poker x PokerNews Cup schedule!

"M. Top" Wins PokerNews GC 01

Congratulations to "M. Top" who defeated "Tigklefist" to win the very first Gold Coin event in the Global Poker x PokerNews Cup.

The 11,000 GC buy-in event came with a 4,000,000 GC guarantee. "M. Top" defeated a field of 334 players to take home 765,600 GC.

"Sashadog" Wins PokerNews Cup SC 01

Meanwhile, in the first Sweeps Coin event of the Global Poker x PokerNews Cup, there was success for "Sashadog" who topped a massive 1,090-player field to win 1,847.55 SC.