The ARIA Resort & Casino performed host to a number of excessive stakes poker tournaments over the previous couple of days, together with the $25,000 buy-in PokerGO Tour Heads-Up Showdown invitational occasion that was received by Chino Rheem. Prior to that occasion, Ali Imsirovic had received a $10,000 buy-in excessive curler occasion for $149,600 and his fifth title of the 12 months.
The 27-year-old poker professional was certainly one of a number of high-stakes match stars accused of dishonest prior to now week. Imsirovic has not but made a public assertion in response to these claims. He has been enjoying and successful lots since then, although. Just two days after the beforehand talked about win at ARIA, Imsirovic outlasted a subject of 32 entries in one other $10,000 buy-in excessive curler to earn his sixth title of 2022, together with the $101,903 prime prize and 240 Card Player Player of the Year factors.
This was Imsirovic’s 18th final-table end of the 12 months, which introduced his to-date POY earnings to greater than $3.1 million. He was already the chief within the 2022 POY race, however now this win gave him an excellent bigger benefit over second-ranked Jeremy Ausmus within the 2022 factors race, which is sponsored by Global Poker.
Chris Brewer completed because the runner-up in that occasion, incomes $91,011 and 200 factors. Brewer and Imsirovic had been removed from completed with this sequence. The pair each made podium finishes within the $15,000 buy-in occasion that came about the very subsequent day. That match noticed 23 entries made, with Brewer coming away with the title and the highest prize of $126,519. This was the second title and eleventh final-table exhibiting of 2022 for Brewer. The 216 factors he earned because the champion had been sufficient to see him transfer into eighth place within the POY standings.
Imsirovic completed third for $84,995 and one other 144 factors, to deliver his level whole to 4,383 and his earnings for the 12 months to greater than $3.2 million. He additionally secured a complete of 187 PokerGO Tour factors for his two leads to these occasions, bringing his whole in that factors race to 2,176 to increase his lead. Brewer added 218 factors to his tally, climbing to twenty third place in consequence.
Here is a have a look at the payouts and rankings factors awarded at each ultimate tables:
ARIA High Roller $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Place | Player | Earnings (USD) | POY Points | PGT Points |
1 | Ali Imsirovic | $101,903 | 240 | 102 |
2 | Chris Brewer | $91,011 | 200 | 91 |
3 | Vikenty Shegal | $69,486 | 160 | 69 |
4 | Tamon Nakamura | $35,200 | 120 | 35 |
5 | John Andress | $22,400 | 100 | 22 |
ARIA High Roller $15,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Place | Player | Earnings (USD) | POY Points | PGT Points |
1 | Chris Brewer | $126,519 | 216 | 127 |
2 | Justin Saliba | $98,986 | 180 | 99 |
3 | Ali Imsirovic | $84,995 | 144 | 85 |
4 | Stanley Tang | $34,500 | 108 | 35 |
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