Justin Zaki Takes Down 2025 PokerGO Cup Finale While Joey Weissman Claims the Overall Title

Zaki Wins the 2025 PokerGO Cup Final

Let’s start off with the most anticipated night of the tournament — the Main Event final table. The eighth and final event of the series, a $25,200 No-Limit Hold’em tournament, drew 59 entries, generating a prize pool of over $1.4 million. A total of just seven players returned for Day 2 at the PokerGO Studio, with Weissman leading the pack and Zaki trailing close behind.

The first to exit was Jesse Lonis in seventh place ($59,000), after his K-7 failed to improve against Clemen Deng’s A-4, which connected with an ace on the flop. Next, Michael Berk saw his tournament run end in sixth place ($81,125) when he couldn’t do much against Christian Roberts’ K-3, as a king landed on the board to send Berk packing.

Christian Roberts’ own luck ran out in fifth place ($110,625) when he three-bet shoved with A Q , only to run into Zaki’s J 10 . The board delivered K J 8 Q 4 , giving Zaki a straight on the turn and knocking Roberts out of the running.

It was then time for Sam Soverel to say his goodbyes, being knocked out of the tournament in fourth place ($147,500) after an unfortunate cooler — he moved all in with Q Q , but Weissman snapped him off with A A , sending Soverel to the rail when the board ran clean.

Clemen Deng was Weissman’s final victim before heads-up play, bowing out in third place ($206,500). The last hand saw Deng shove, only for Weissman to wake up, holding firm as the board ran dry.

Heads-Up Drama

Finally, it was time for the head-to-head showdown between Weissman and Zaki. The latter entered heads-up play with a narrow lead over Weissman. The two players quickly struck a deal, securing Weissman $350,000 and leaving $417,000 for the winner.

Weissman initially gained the upper hand, but Zaki battled back. The defining hand came when Weissman limped, Zaki raised, and Weissman three-bet with 10 10 . Zaki then moved all in with A 10 , and Weissman called to set up a massive showdown. The board ran out K J 8 Q 4 , giving Zaki another Broadway straight on the turn to cripple Weissman’s stack. Left with only a few big blinds, Weissman was eliminated shortly after, crowning Zaki as the event’s champion.

Final Table Payouts

Weissman Dominates the PGT Leaderboard

While Weissman didn’t take home the Main Event trophy, he did end the 2025 PokerGO Cup on top of the series leaderboard, thus claiming the overall title. It’s fair to say that the road to the PokerGO Cup title was built on consistency.

He reached four final tables, finishing second in three of them and winning Event #2 for $295,000. His deep runs earned him 758 total points, well ahead of his closest competitors, Eric Blair (568 points) and Michael Moncek (484 points). With his 2025 PokerGO Cup dominance, Weissman not only locked up the PokerGO Cup trophy but also surged into the top spot on the 2025 PokerGO Tour leaderboard, surpassing Kristen Foxen.

His series earnings totaled $930,600, and he also pocketed a $25,000 PGT Passport for topping the PokerGO Cup standings.

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In Case You Missed Some 2025 PokerGO Cup Action

It’s hard to outshine a series’ Main Event and its final leaderboard. However, there was a lot more action to the 2025 PokerGO Cup that just the highlights. You’ll find everything that went down during this year’s PokerGO Cup in some of our articles below:

• Kristen Foxen Secures Second PGT Title of 2025 with PokerGO Cup Victory
• The Battle for 2025 PokerGO Cup Glory Is in Full Swing