Wang Bests Zobian in High Roller Event #2: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em for $308,016
The next PokerGO High Roller event on the schedule, High Roller Event #2: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em, had a prize pool of $930,000 and drew a field of 93 players including Darren Elias (11th - $25,110) and David Stamm, who was eliminated on the bubble by fifth-place finisher Jeremy Ausmus, according to PokerGO updates.
Katz found another deep run after finishing seventh in High Roller Event #1: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em, finishing in third for $178,746 and jumping to the top of the PokerGO Tour (PGT) leaderboards. Michael Wang then defeated Aram Zobian after entering heads-up play with a big chip lead. Wang earned $308,016, his third-biggest career cash.
In addition to taking home $178,746, Zobian made his way to second on the PGT leaderboard after napping a victory and fourth-place finish at the PokerGO Cup in January.
High Roller Event #2: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Wang | United States | $308,016 | |
| 2 | Aram Zobian | United States | $178,746 | |
| 3 | Cary Katz | United States | $113,088 | |
| 4 | Marius Gierse | Germany | $77,934 | |
| 5 | Michael Brinkenhoff | United States | $58,125 | |
| 6 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $46,128 | |
| 7 | Arthur Morris | United States | $37,852 | |
| 8 | Yifu He | United States | $31,992 | |
| 9 | Martin Zamani | United States | $27,900 |
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