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Daniel Colpoys Outlasts "Lucky Chewy" to Win First 2022 PokerGO Cup Event

The first PokerGO Cup event of 2022 — Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em — is in the books following a four-hour final table Thursday afternoon at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.

Daniel Colpoys, following a tough heads-up battle against Andrew Lichtenberger, took down the title, beating out 77 entrants to win $200,200. The runner-up earned $146,300 as a consolation prize.

PokerGO Cup Event #1 Final Table Results

1Daniel Colpoys$200,200
2Andrew Lichtenberger$146,300
3Darren Elias$100,100
4Matthew Wantman$77,000
5Scott Ball$61,600
6Michael Lang$46,200

Lichtenberger Comes Up Short

Lichtenberger held a 2:1 chip advantage over his nearest competitor — Colpoys and Darren Elias — entering the final table following Tuesday's Day 1 session.