It's time to pack your bags and leave your significant other at home. We're bringing The Cage Live to the Taormina Hotel in San Jose, Costa Rica, every other month. Experience two days of intense action on and off the felt in this adults-only event.
Think you have the stamina to handle the fun and intensity? We're giving you plenty of chances to win your $8,340 prize package. It includes your $5,250 Cage Live buy-in, a $340 Six Plus Hold'em tourney buy-in or Live Cage Satellite, hotel accommodations, airfare and spending cash.
The Cage is a time-based cash game in tournament format. Don't miss your chance to pound your opponents and really let loose in the Costa Rica capital.
We're awarding three Cage Live prize packages guaranteed every Sunday night. Just enter our $55 Beast and Sit & Crush Cage Live satellite at 6pm ET. You can also earn your satellite entry for free via The Beast and Sit & Crush leaderboards.
The Cage Live runs six times a year. You can attend any one of the remaining Cage Live events this year.
| September 28th - October 1st, 2018 |
| November 30th - December 3rd, 2018 (POT LIMIT OMAHA) |
| January 25th - 28th, 2019 |
| March 29th - April 1st, 2019 |
| May 31st – June 3rd, 2019 |
| August 9th - 12th, 2019 |
| October 4th - 7th, 2019 |
| December 6th to 9th, 2019 |
*All player's antes are paid by the button player every hand (Button Ante Format)
The first ever nosebleed stakes cash game in time-based tournament has drawn to its exciting conclusion and our inaugural Cage Live Event was a huge success.
We had a total of 21 entrants either qualify via satellite or cough up the $5,250 buy-in to compete in the inaugural event. Out of 21 players who started the day yesterday, only a total of 10 players managed to grind out a payday in the end, some with some pretty noticeable scores.
Congratulations to Stanley Lee who was our big winner, taking home a total of $19,875 for finishing atop of the field.
Here’s a look at the winners:
| Player | Chip Stack |
| Stanley Lee | $19,875 |
| Hugo Barboza | $13,810 |
| Diego Montezuma | $13,065 |
| Phil Nagy | $10,785 |
| Alex Brenes | $9,640 |
| Joe Williams | $9,430 |
| Brandon Merril | $8,830 |
| Jose Sanchez | $7,045 |
| Farhad Sinari | $6,415 |
| Nick Niegarth | $6,105 |
A special thank-you to our online qualifiers who came to visit us from far and wide after qualifying for their $8,000 package in the Beast and Sit & Crush $55 buy-in Sunday night qualifiers.
Their trip down to our backyard gave us the rare opportunity to showcase our offices during a player tour we gave on Friday, and take them for a night on the town in the Party Bus on Saturday night!
That's all she wrote! The 2nd Cage Live Event of 2018 has concluded. The victors are now collecting their spoils and the losers talk on the rail of what could have been.
Out of the 28 players that started the event, 13 survived, and some thrived. A big congratulations to Christopher Roberts who came out on top of the field and won the day with a massive score of $21,825
Here's a look at the winners:
| Player | Chip Count |
| Christopher Roberts | $21,825 |
| Charles Horrocks | $18,890 |
| Jeff Gross | $15,435 |
| Dan Stavila | $13,100 |
| Tyler Sumrall | $11,460 |
| Samuel Horrocks | $9,850 |
| Alex Brenes | $9,820 |
| Phil Nagy | $9,490 |
| Owen Gaines | $7,665 |
| Juan Martin Pastor | $7,325 |
| Jose David Sanchez | $5,425 |
| Aleksandar Tojcic | $5,350 |
| Semen Virovlyanskiy | $4,365 |
| Joshua Damm | 14th Place |
| RVK | 15th Place |
| Maya French | 16th Place |
| David Tacsan | 17th Place |
| Pavlo Keda | 18th Place |
| Julian Kaplan | 19th Place |
| Ivan Fernandez | 20th Place |
| Bryan England | 21st Place |
| Samuel Phillips | 22nd Place |
| Joe Williams | 23rd Place |
| Tim Jdix | 24th Place |
| Troy Quenneville | 25th Place |
| Emil Schiff | 26th Place |
| Thomas Cannuli | 27th Place |
| Nicholas Niergarth | 28th Place |
A big thank you to all the players and guests who made their way out to Costa Rica and helped make this event so successful.
Don't miss out on your opportunity to qualify for one of the 3 remaining Cage Live events this year in July, September and November. You can qualify for your $8,000 package via the $55 buy-in Sunday Night Satellites at 6pm ET.
The 3rd Live Cage event of 2018 is done and everyone who survived unscathed is swapping their chips for cash.
In case you missed our live stream, 13 survived the tournament out of the 33 players who entered. And leaving Costa Rica with the biggest prize is Dan Stavila with $42,115. Congrats. And here's a look at everyone else who leaves Costa Rica with cash:
Here's a look at the winners:
| Player | Chip Count |
| Dan Stavila | $42,115 |
| Phuc Ly | $18,420 |
| Alex Brenes | $14,640 |
| Anthony Diotte | $14,025 |
| Phil Nagy | $12,950 |
| Dan Kent | $12,265 |
| Joe Williams | $11,720 |
| Humberto Brenes | $9,665 |
| Jason Howe | $7,415 |
| Troy Quenneville | $7,125 |
| Vitalie Stavila | $6,785 |
| Juan Pasto | $4,370 |
| Elliot Peterman | $3,505 |
Once again, thank you to everyone who made their way to San Jose to make our Live Cage a big success. But we’re not done yet.
We've got two more Live Cage events on the docket — one in September in one in November. If you want in, head to Americas Cardroom and nab an $8,000 package. There are three of them on the line this Sunday and every Sunday at 6pm ET for just $55.
Congrats to all the Cage Live players who left the event with cash, and a big shout out to our top winner Thomas Cannuli, who left the Cage Live with $30,745.
In case you missed our live stream, 13 survived the tournament out of the players who entered. And leaving Costa Rica with the biggest prize is Thomas Cannuli with $30,745. Congrats. And here's a look at everyone else who leaves Costa Rica with cash:
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
| 1st | Thomas Cannuli | $30,745 |
| 2nd | Alexander Popp | $17,410 |
| 3rd | Voitech Cervink | $15,440 |
| 4th | Jeff Gross | $13,525 |
| 5th | Farjad Sinael | $13,455 |
| 6th | James Harvey | $13,000 |
| 7th | Christopher Oliver | $12,450 |
| 8th | Juan Pastor | $12,405 |
| 9th | Aaron Mermelst | $9,985 |
| 10th | Eric Greenbery | $8,940 |
| 11th | Joe Williams | $8,575 |
| 12th | Andy McComb | $7,995 |
| 13th | Ofir Schmuel | $7,820 |
| 14th | Brandon Merril | $6,725 |
| 15th | Ronny Coto | $6,205 |
| 16th | James Ladeira | $5,755 |
| 17th | German Beckford | $4,650 |
| 18th | Aleksandar Tojcic | $2,890 |
| 19th | Kevin McCormack | $2,030 |
Once again, thank you to everyone who made their way to San Jose to make our Live Cage a big success. But we’re not done yet.
We can't wait for the next Cage Live from November 30th through December 3rd. If you want to play in it, jump into the $55 buy-in satellite this Sunday night at 6pm ET where three $8,000 Cage Live packages are on the table, guaranteed.
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