Eric Blair Lands PokerGO Cup Double with $352,350 Win

Eric Blair bagged his second title of the PokerGO Cup last night, defeating Keith Lehr heads-up in event #6 for the trophy and a career-best $352,350 cash.

There were 87 eager participants for the first $15k buy-in of the week, producing a prizepool of $1,305,000 with 13 spots paid. There would be no payday for the likes of Erik Seidel, Kristen Foxen, or Patrick Leonard, all falling on day 1.

Likewise, event #1 winner Michael Moncek, event #2 winner Joey Weissman, event #3 victor Adam Hendrix, and event #5 winner Sergio Aido all fell short.

Weissman Falls on the  Bubble

In fact, it was Weissman, who had a win and a close second to his name already who bubbled this time round, Brandon Wittmeyer wielding the executioner’s cards…

Weissman: A♠ 10♠

Wittmeyer: A♦ K♥

Flop: K♣ Q♠ 7♥

Turn: 6♦

River: Q♣

By the time day 1 ended, Alex Foxen had also fallen (12^th for $32,625), as had Ren “Tony” Lin (11^th for $39,150) and Wittmeyer (8^th for $52,20).

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Final Table Action

The final 6 convened last night to debate the destination of the trophy and a huge chunk of cash, with Christian Roberts holding the chip lead and Matthew McEwan bringing up the rear.

That all changed rather quickly as the action started red-hot with three quick double-ups and a bustout. Popular commentator Nick Schulman was involved on both sides of that coin, departing in 6^th when his big slick couldn’t outrun Michael Berk’s pocket fours.

Berk then took out a short-stacked McEwan, followed by Roberts’ departure…

Lehr: A♣ 7♣

Roberts: A♠ 8♦

Flop: K♦ 10♣ 8♣

The rest of Roberts’ rather sparse chip stack went in on the flop but Lehr’s flush draw got there on the river…

Turn: 6♠

River: 6♣

Down to three and Michael Berk found himself coolered into third spot…

😲 @MichaelPBerk jams right into @Blizair1's pocket queens.

Watch the PokerGO Cup on PokerGO. 🏆https://t.co/rDEob36s0E pic.twitter.com/egQ94h2fey

— PokerGO (@PokerGO) February 18, 2025

That meant Lehr had laddered up a spot but the 4:1 chip deficit proved too much to overcome. The final hand played out below:

Lehr: A♠ K♣

Blair: Q♥ 3♥

Flop: 5♦ 5♥ 3♠

Blair check-raised all-in and got a call from Lehr and his overcards…

Turn: Q♠

River: 7♠

…but the runout brick meant Blair had bagged his second title of the week.

Final Table Results

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Andrew Burnett

Professional Poker Journalist

An avid poker player, he dreams of one day playing the WSOP Main Event and has promised himself he will fold aces and kings if he gets them on the first hand to avoid front-page headlines. [more]