Jonathan Little secured his largest dwell match victory of the final decade on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. The two-time World Poker Tour champion and Card Player columnist defeated a stacked ultimate desk in occasion no. 3 of the PokerGO Cup, incomes $229,500 for the win.
This was the seventh-largest general rating of Little’s profession, which incorporates his pair of million-dollar triumphs on the WPT. Little now has practically $8.4 million in recorded match earnings to his identify.
WE DID IT!!!
1st place within the @PokerGO Cup 10k for $230k!
Thanks a lot for all of the love, it was a blast! pic.twitter.com/RBVK9bX3I9
— Jonathan Little (@JonathanLittle) January 30, 2024
This was the second title gained by Little contained in the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino prior to now few months. In late October he took down the StormX Invitational III for a $130,386 payday.
The PokerTeaching.com founder has already made three ultimate tables in 2024, with two seventh-place finishes and this win. All advised he has accrued 720 Card Player Player of the Year factors and $288,600 in to-date POY earnings. As a outcome, he now sits in a tie for fiftieth place within the 2024 POY race introduced by (*3*)
This occasion drew 85 entries to construct an $850,000 prize pool. The prime 13 finishers made the cash, however solely seven superior to the ultimate day. Two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Jesse Lonis held the chip result in begin, with Little sitting in the course of the pack when playing cards bought within the air for day 2.
Six-time bracelet winner and two-time WPT champion Daniel Negreanu was the primary to fall. His stack took an early hit when quick stack Brock Wilson’s Okay-2 outran his A-Q suited. He then dedicated most of his stack with pocket fives preflop and bought the remainder in after selecting up a flush draw on the flop. He was up in opposition to a better flush draw and prime pair for bracelet winner Alex Foxen. The flip improved Foxen to queens and tens, leaving Negreanu in want of a 5 on the river. The river was no assist and he was eradicated in seventh place ($34,000). He now has practically $51.1 million in lifetime match earnings after this, his 468th recorded money.
Wilson was the following to hit the rail, shedding a preflop coin flip to Dan Shak to complete sixth ($42,500). Not lengthy after that, Daniel Weinand bought all-in with a flush draw dealing with the pocket queens of Foxen. The overpair held up and Weinand headed to the cage to gather $59,500.
Little doubled up twice throughout four-handed play, leaving Lonis quick after the second. He then picked up pocket tens in opposition to Lonis’ short-stack shove for 4 huge blinds. The pair held up in opposition to Lonis’ J-6 to slim the sector to 3. Lonis took dwelling $76,500 because the fourth-place finisher. This was his third ultimate desk of the 12 months, with greater than $503,000 in POY earnings accrued already in 2024. He now ranks eighth within the POY standings in consequence.
Shak was left on fumes after a preflop race with A-10 suited in opposition to the pocket fours of Foxen didn’t go his means. He was quickly all-in with Q-8 dealing with the A-J of Little. Both gamers paired their excessive card on the flop, however Little held from there to knock Shak out in third place ($106,250). He now has practically $14.4 million in lifetime cashes to his identify.
Heads-up play started with Little holding 6,425,000 to Foxen’s 4,200,000. Foxen was capable of shut the hole and transfer into the lead earlier than Little gained an important preflop battle with A6 in opposition to OkayJ. His ace excessive performed by the river to present him roughly a 3:1 lead.
In the ultimate hand, Little shoved from the button and Foxen referred to as all-in for two,475,000 with Okay2. Little revealed Okay10. The board ran out 87685 to ship the pot and the title Little’s means. Foxen secured $148,750 because the runner-up. This was already his third PokerGO Tour money of the 12 months. His 265 factors in that high-stakes-centric race are good for fourth place in the season-long standings. Foxen has accrued seven ultimate desk finishes thus far in 2024, with one title gained. His 1,545 POY factors are good for third within the standings.
Here is a have a look at the payouts and rankings factors awarded on the ultimate day:
Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points | PGT Points |
1 | Jonathan Little | $229,500 | 480 | 230 |
2 | Alex Foxen | $148,750 | 400 | 149 |
3 | Dan Shak | $106,250 | 320 | 106 |
4 | Jesse Lonis | $76,500 | 240 | 77 |
5 | Peter Weinand | $59,500 | 200 | 60 |
6 | Brock Wilson | $42,500 | 160 | 43 |
7 | Daniel Negreanu | $34,000 | 120 | 34 |
Photo credit: PokerGO / Antonio Abrego.