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Event #7 of the2026 PokerGO Cup, a $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em tournament, drew 67 entries to the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. After a full day of play, seven players returned for the final table, all chasing the title.
In the end, it was Tony Gregg who emerged victorious after defeating Darren Elias heads-up. The two agreed to an ICM chop, leaving $10,000 and the trophy to play for, before Gregg closed things out shortly after to win $173,075.
Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Gregg | *$173,075 |
| 2 | Darren Elias | *$158,575 |
| 3 | Qinghai Pan | $90,450 |
| 4 | Neil Warren | $67,000 |
| 5 | Landon Tice | $50,250 |
| 6 | Chris Hunichen | $36,850 |
| 7 | Jeremy Ausmus | $26,800 |
*denotes ICM chop
A Return to the Grind
For Gregg, the trip to the PokerGO Studio wasn’t just about results — it was about getting back into rhythm.
The World Series of Poker bracelet winner, who famously captured the WSOP Big One for One Drop for $4,830,619, hasn’t been playing a full tournament schedule in recent years. But he reminded the poker world he can still compete last summer with an 11th-place finish in the 2025 WSOP Main Event.
This stop at the PokerGO Studio was something Gregg described as “spring training” ahead of the summer.
“I’ve really just been focusing on how much I’m enjoying the process of getting to play every day,” Gregg said. “Getting to write hands in my phone and look back at them in the evening.”
The trip hadn’t started smoothly, however.
“I had been running really bad this trip before this tournament,” Gregg said. “But I was telling myself that’s part of playing tournaments — you lose all the time. The important thing is that you’re here playing again and that you still love it.”
More than anything, the win served as confirmation that his game is still there.
“It’s a nice reminder that I can still win,” Gregg said. “My Main Event run last year kind of reminded me of that too.”
Early Final Table Fireworks
The final table began quickly when short stack Jeremy Ausmus picked up pocket kings, but Chris Hunichen flopped an ace to send Ausmus out in seventh place.
Hunichen then surged near the chip lead and looked poised to take over the lead. At one point Gregg was one card from elimination, with Hunichen holding queens in a massive pot.
But Gregg spiked a king on the river to stay alive in dramatic fashion. Shortly after, Gregg then finished off Hunichen by eliminating him in sixth place.
With momentum shifting around the table, the two finalists began trading eliminations.
First, Elias eliminated Landon Tice. Gregg followed by knocking out Neil Warren, and Elias then eliminated Qinghai Pan in third place to set up a heads-up battle.
ICM Deal and the Final Hands
The match began with Elias winning a decent pot with pocket kings to even the stacks. With the chips nearly identical, the pair agreed to an ICM chop, leaving $10,000 and the title still up for grabs.
Soon after, Gregg’s ace-king held against Elias’ ace-deuce, leaving Elias short. Gregg finished him off shortly thereafter to secure the Event #7 title.
Gregg said the experience competing against the PokerGO Studio regulars was exactly what he was hoping for.
“The caliber of players here is really tough,” he said. “Seeing how sharp some of the newer generation is motivates me to get in repetitions against them.”
With spring training complete — and another trophy added to the shelf — Gregg now has his sights set on the summer ahead.
That ends our coverage of Event #7, but stay tuned to PokerNews for continuing coverage of the 2026 PokerGO Cup.
