﻿{"id":1656,"date":"2026-03-14T16:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T08:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/?p=1656"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T06:09:18","slug":"filipp-khavin-wins-pokergo-cup-event-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/filipp-khavin-wins-pokergo-cup-event-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Crusher Goes on a Heater in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4e0ca3e8bf-1024x680.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4e0ca3e8bf-1024x680.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4e0ca3e8bf-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4e0ca3e8bf-768x510.webp 768w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4e0ca3e8bf.webp 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Filipp Khavin won the second PokerGO Cup championship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 PokerGO Cup once again gave birth to the \"double crown\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional poker player from Florida&nbsp;<strong>Filipp Khavin<\/strong>&nbsp;In&nbsp;<strong>Event #8:$10,000 No-limit Hold'em Texas Hold'em (No-Limit Hold'em)<\/strong>&nbsp;Successfully won the championship, won&nbsp;<strong>$210,000 Score<\/strong>, At the same time harvest this series of&nbsp;<strong>The second championship trophy<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As early as last week, Khavin was already in&nbsp;<strong>Event #2<\/strong>&nbsp;When he won the championship, he and Jesse Lonis fought one-on-one and reached&nbsp;<strong>ICM Agreement Sub-award (chop)<\/strong>, Finally accepted&nbsp;<strong>$124,525<\/strong>\u3002 And this time, he is&nbsp;<strong>Rely entirely on strength to fight to the end<\/strong>, Defeated in heads-up&nbsp;<strong>Ben Grise<\/strong>, Climb to the top again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is worth mentioning that when he won the second game of the series, Khavin had just flown from Florida to Las Vegas and was already there.\u00a0<strong>Awake for 20 hours continuously<\/strong>\u3002 After winning the championship this time, he said with a smile: I must have slept more this time, and the prize pool is larger and the fight is more enjoyable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This game is in the PokerGO Cup series&nbsp;<strong>The penultimate $10,000 level event<\/strong>, Attract a total of&nbsp;<strong>70 players participated<\/strong>, The total prize pool is up to&nbsp;<strong>$700,000<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lineup of the final table is also star-studded, including well-known players&nbsp;<strong>Jeremy Becker<\/strong>, Professional player and poker coach&nbsp;<strong>Andrew Lichtenberger<\/strong>, The new generation of players&nbsp;<strong>Nicholas Seward<\/strong>, As well as in this series&nbsp;<strong>Reached the final table three times in a row<\/strong>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<strong>Darren Elias<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event #8 Final Table Results<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ranking<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">player<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">country<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">bonus<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Filipp Khavin<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">United States<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$210,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ben Grise<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">United States<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$136,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Andrew Lichtenberger<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">United States<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$94,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Nicholas Seward<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">United States<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$70,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Darren Elias<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">United States<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$52,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jeremy Becker<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">United States<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$38,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">John Riordan<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">United States<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$28,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day 2 Race Situation Review<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning of Day 2, it was known as the \"Ultimate Boss of WPT\".&nbsp;<strong>Darren Elias<\/strong>&nbsp;Hold the most chips in the audience and welcome your own in this series&nbsp;<strong>The third final table<\/strong>\u3002 However, this day did not go well for him-the opponent always seemed to have stronger cards, and his raises and three raises were repeatedly counterattacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon after, in&nbsp;<strong>Jeremy Becker is out of sixth place<\/strong>&nbsp;After that, Elias also stopped immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4e15c00c34-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4e15c00c34-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4e15c00c34-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4e15c00c34-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4e15c00c34.webp 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Darren Elias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Immediately after Becker was out, he moved to the war.&nbsp;<strong>Event #9<\/strong>, And soon staged a \"slowroll\"-he took it&nbsp;<strong>AA<\/strong>&nbsp;Pair&nbsp;<strong>John Riordan<\/strong>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<strong>KK<\/strong>, Successfully received the next big pot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, the rhythm of the final table slowed down for a while until&nbsp;<strong>Nicholas Seward finished in fourth place<\/strong>&nbsp;Only to accelerate again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>enter&nbsp;<strong>Three-person duel<\/strong>&nbsp;At that time, Khavin began to establish a clear advantage. He eliminated well-known online masters&nbsp;<strong>Andrew \u201cLuckyChewy\u201d Lichtenberger<\/strong>\u2014\u2014Lichtenberg's&nbsp;<strong>KJ<\/strong>&nbsp;Failed to defeat Khavin's&nbsp;<strong>K4<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entering&nbsp;<strong>Heads-up (Heads-Up)<\/strong>&nbsp;At that time, Khavin already had an overwhelming lead in chips, so the two sides did not discuss prize sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khavin said: This time the chips have never been close from start to finish, so we will fight directly to the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Grise has succeeded\u00a0<strong>Double it once<\/strong>, But the last hand is still unable to reverse the situation. He is holding\u00a0<strong>33<\/strong>\u00a0All against Khavin\u00a0<strong>A3<\/strong>, Originally in the lead, but Khavin finally\u00a0<strong>Runner flush (runner-runner flush)<\/strong>, Lock in the championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PokerGO Cup standings Competition heats up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This victory made&nbsp;<strong>Filipp Khavin<\/strong>&nbsp;In the series standings&nbsp;<strong>Temporarily ranked first with 443 points<\/strong>, Slightly ahead of those who also won two championships before&nbsp;<strong>Brock Wilson (430 points)<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4e143d9aab-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4e143d9aab-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4e143d9aab-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4e143d9aab-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4e143d9aab.webp 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently PokerGO Cup is still left&nbsp;<strong>Last game<\/strong>\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>$15,000 Final event<\/strong>&nbsp;Will be&nbsp;<strong>March 14th<\/strong>&nbsp;The fight will be decided on the same day&nbsp;<strong>Event #9<\/strong>&nbsp;The ultimate champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual battle for the king of PokerGO Cup is still full of suspense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to change Texas Holdem from \"can understand\" to \"can win\"?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to learn more about Texas Hold'em, you can continue reading\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/texas-holdem-history\/\">The Origins of Texas Hold'em: Why is it the World's Most Popular Poker Variant?<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/texas-holdem-hand-rankings\/\">Texas Hold'em Hand Rankings and Showdown Rules (Beginner\u2019s Essentials)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/texas-holdem-betting-actions\/\">Texas Hold'em Betting teaching: Check \/ Bet \/ Call \/Raise and Betting Strategy Analysis<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/hunter-poker-texas-holdem-how-to-play\/\">How to play Texas Hold'em? Novices learn Texas Hold'em rules, processes and betting teaching in 10 minutes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><em>Hunter Poker offers comprehensive tutorials, hand analysis, and strategy sharing to help players upgrade from simply &quot;reading the cards&quot; to <strong data-start=\"2099\" data-end=\"2113\">understanding the range<\/strong> . This allows you to make better decisions in every hand.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 2026 PokerGO Cup Event #8: $10,000 No-Limit Hold&#039;em event, Florida pro Filipp Khavin emerged victorious, winning the $2 10,000 prize and securing his second title in the series. He had previously won Event #2, becoming one of the few two-time PokerGO Cup champions in this year&#039;s event. The final table featured renowned pros such as Ben Grise, Andrew Lichtenberger, Nicholas Seward, and Darren Elias. Khavin ultimately defeated Ben Grise heads-up, securing the victory with a runner-runner flush. He currently leads the series standings with 443 points, slightly ahead of Brock Wilson, who also has two titles. The PokerGO Cup still has one final event remaining: the $15,000 Championship.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[325],"tags":[460,459,430,457,364,461,432,406,458,365,369,371,377],"class_list":["post-1656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-325","tag-andrew-lichtenberger","tag-ben-grise","tag-darren-elias","tag-filipp-khavin","tag-high-stakes-poker","tag-jeremy-becker","tag-las-vegas-poker","tag-live-poker","tag-no-limit-holdem-2","tag-poker-news","tag-poker-tournament","tag-pokergo-cup","tag-pokergo-tour"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1656"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1660,"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1656\/revisions\/1660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}