The Cash Game World Championship at CoinPoker is pausing for the holiday break, with British player ‘Pr0digy’ at the top of the leaderboard for the second week running.
Nipping at his heels is ‘KevinPaque,’ the most active player in the event with close to 42,000 hands played, while the pre-event favorite ‘LLinusLL0ve’ is still in the mix with a healthy profit.
A Tale of Two Commentators
CoinPoker has been posting regular updates with pro commentary across their social media channels, and many viewers will be loving the success of ‘Pr0digy.’ The current CGWC leader has hopped on a few CoinPoker commentary videos on YouTube and run through hands, giving players a rare insight into how high-stakes cash game players think.
One of his many successful hands saw him pick up almost $29,000 with pocket queens in the big blind. Facing a raise of $250 from ‘Schyllae,’ ‘Pr0digy’ made it $1,400 and got a call.
The flop came J8
2
and ‘Pr0digy’ bet around one-third pot, which ‘Schyllae’ called. The turn was 4
and ‘Pr0digy’ went larger, betting $3,500. Call.
The 9 river wasn’t especially scary given his own hand, and ‘Pr0digy’ moved all in for his last $8,200, getting a call from A8 for a pair of eights.
But it’s a different story for his fellow commentator, ‘SeaLlama,’ who is down big at a loss of $182,000 overall. His hand analysis and insights have been a delight to listen to, but will need a pretty miraculous recovery just to break even – let alone finish anywhere near the top.
Aces Crack Aces
‘MunEZStaRR’ was in second place at the end of week two with $174,000 profit, but has now slipped to eighth with $65,000. One pot which didn’t help was when he ran aces into aces and managed to lose.
Sitting on the button on a $50-$100 table, ‘MunEZStaRR’ made it $225 before ‘DavyJones’ popped it up to $1,100 from the small blind. ‘MunEZStaRR’ re-raised to $3,300, and ‘DavyJones’ went for $6,600. It could have all gone in at this stage, but ‘MunEZStaRR’ elected to call with about $20,000 behind.
The flop came 7QK and ‘DavyJones’ led super small for $1,290, receiving a call.
The turn was the 5
and he again led out very small for $2,864. Again, it got a call.
The river was the 2 and went check-check. ‘DavyJones’ was trying to trap. He flipped over AA for the rivered nut flush and a $21,600 pot, with ‘MunEZStaRR’s’ AA second best.
LLinusLL0ve Comeback Continues
Before the CGWC got going, many were tipping elite cash game player Linus ‘LLinusLL0ve’ Loeliger to win overall – and he very well might despite a rough start to the competition. One particularly juicy pot saw him pick up $54,000 against ‘MattMarinelli,’ who had a bad week and is currently stuck $140,000.
In three-handed play at $50-$100, ‘MattMarinelli’ made it $250 to go and only Loeliger came along with pocket deuces. The flop was perfect – A102. Loeliger checked and ‘MattMarinelli’ went $300 for a half-pot bet. Loeliger overbet to $1,500 and received a call.
On the 7 turn, Loeliger again overbet, this time for $5,400 into $3,600. He got a call, then jammed all in on the 4 river. It was a full $20,000 extra but ‘MattMarinelli’ made the call, flipping over A10 for top two. No good.
We mentioned that ‘KevinPaque’ has played the most hands of anybody in the CGWC, and that level of action can ensure you get paid off when you do have it. That’s exactly what happened when he opened for $275 on the button with A4. Sitting in the big blind was ‘riggedeck,’ currently third on the leaderboard, who made it $2,000 to go. ‘KevinPaque’ was happy to take a look.
The flop came J55, giving ‘KevinPaque’ the nut flush draw, but also opening the door to full house possibilities. This time, ‘riggedeck’ led out for $1,600 and ‘KevinPaque’ min-raised him back, perhaps hoping to buy a free card.
The action indeed slowed down on the 8 turn, going check-check.
‘KevinPaque’ hit his flush on the 3 river and, when it was checked to him again, he overbet the $11,500 pot all in for ‘riggedeck’s’ remaining $15,100. He called, having rivered his own flush with 87, and shipped the $41,800 pot to his opponent. A costly hand not just in terms of cash, but also leaderboard position.
Latest CGWC Leaderboard
Here’s how things stand going into the Christmas break.
| Position | Name | Leaderboard | Total Hands |
| 1 | PR0DIGY | $328,602.89 | 27,061 |
| 2 | KevinPaque | $288,902.97 | 41,990 |
| 3 | riggedeck | $274,656.56 | 34,991 |
| 4 | LLinusLL0ve | $191,763.65 | 29,411 |
| 5 | DaniilVasilev | $148,675.55 | 10,776 |
| 6 | AbsoluteTopUp | $138,051.96 | 21,920 |
| 7 | Schyllae | $77,686.71 | 5,895 |
| 8 | MunEZStaRR | $65,448.40 | 21,435 |
| 9 | asianflushie | $55,729.59 | 17,513 |
| 10 | KayhanMok | $52,204.23 | 12,916 |
| 11 | XIAOJUN7777777 | $41,853.60 | 1,347 |
| 12 | Stambolov | $41,404.37 | 928 |
| 13 | lolvoidaments | $32,271.21 | 551 |
| 14 | youseffahmed | $30,937.71 | 478 |
| 15 | DavyJones922 | $26,541.77 | 11,370 |
| 16 | DarrellGoh | $18,411.18 | 3,498 |
| 17 | PetrKnopp | $12,608.79 | 10,443 |
| 18 | ChrisNguyen | $12,577.27 | 8,829 |
| 19 | Ohhimark18 | $4,679.36 | 2,698 |
| 20 | TaistoJanter | $1,518.75 | 130 |
| 21 | AlexTrevallion | ($1,409.65) | 207 |
| 22 | Freenachos | ($12,093.47) | 68 |
| 23 | Doblou | ($18,546.38) | 1,619 |
| 24 | asHagg | ($22,198.99) | 155 |
| 25 | iWasOnly17 | ($42,008.83) | 28,978 |
| 26 | JSchusteritsch | ($55,204.35) | 5,883 |
| 27 | Stefan11122 | ($71,295.81) | 533 |
| 28 | DKaladjurdjevic | ($71,377.09) | 12,760 |
| 29 | NaoufelSmires | ($77,165.61) | 2,264 |
| 30 | Brownballa55 | ($78,832.16) | 1,803 |
| 31 | D13SEL | ($88,609.51) | 2,718 |
| 32 | BeppeBergomi | ($96,643.10) | 14,714 |
| 33 | JoeAdams | ($111,092.10) | 9,250 |
| 34 | MattMarinelli | ($140,939.85) | 16,327 |
| 35 | jasamgale | ($144,247.88) | 10,008 |
| 36 | therock123 | ($147,568.52) | 3,503 |
| 37 | SeaLlama | ($182,173.45) | 18,876 |
| 38 | CD9K | ($227,136.64) | 12,583 |
| 39 | TDuthweiler | ($231,086.61) | 8,362 |
How to Watch
The CGWC is currently on a break for Christmas, but will be returning soon. If you want to see more action, here’s how to find it:
If you’re new to CoinPoker, you’ll notice they play with Tether (USDT). This crypto stablecoin has the same value as USD. In other words, if you’re watching a ₮10,000 pot, it’s the same as a $10,000 pot.
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