A trio of $10,000 buy-in excessive curler occasions wrapped up this weekend on the PokerGO studio at Aria in Las Vegas as a part of the continuing PGT Last Chance, highlighted by Artur Martirosian’s second win of the collection.
You can watch a replay of every last desk on PokerGO or on PokerGO’s YouTube web page.
Sam Laskowitz Wins Event No. 3
Thursday’s occasion drew a discipline of 82 entries, making a prize pool of $820,000. The last 12 gamers made the cash, incomes not less than $16,400.
Kristen Foxen completed twelfth, incomes her third consecutive money of the collection. She beforehand completed thirteenth in occasion no. 1, and sixth in occasion no. 2 to provide her $87,400 in mixed earnings.
Like Foxen, Daniel Smiljkovic additionally made it three for 3, taking ninth place for $28,700. The German professional had beforehand completed runner-up within the first occasion to Daniel Negreanu for $150,150, and seventh the subsequent day for $44,000.
After ending seventh in occasion no. 1, Issac Haxton continued his assault on the excessive curler group with a second-place displaying for $139,400. Haxton stays in pole place heading into the PGT Championship later this week, having earned almost $16 million in 2023.
In the top, the title went to Sam Laskowitz, who banked $205,000 for the win. The American professional has been on a little bit of a tear, successful the NAPT Resorts World $5,000 occasion in November for $180,850 and second within the Wynn Fall Classic thriller bounty for an additional $133,820 in October. He now has greater than $1.7 million in profession cashes.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout | POY | PGT |
| 1 | Sam Laskowitz | $205,000 | 480 | 205 |
| 2 | Isaac Haxton | $139,400 | 400 | 139 |
| 3 | Seth Davies | $106,600 | 320 | 106 |
| 4 | Dylan Linde | $82,000 | 240 | 82 |
| 5 | Aram Zobian | $65,600 | 200 | 65 |
| 6 | David Peters | $49,200 | 160 | 49 |
| 7 | Jonathan Little | $36,900 | 120 | 36 |
| 8 | Chris Brewer | $36,900 | 80 | 36 |
Dylan DeStefano Takes Down Event No. 4
The fourth occasion of the collection attracted 78 entries to battle for the $780,000 prize pool. The last 12 gamers made the cash, together with the red-hot Artur Martirosian, who completed ninth for $31,200 after already successful occasion no. 2. He would add to his collection totals in a giant manner the subsequent day.
Sam Laskowitz adopted up his win with one other last desk, taking seventh for $39,000. He has recorded 5 last tables on the PokerGO studio since September. Although he stays far exterior the highest 40 of the PGT rankings, he nonetheless has an opportunity at incomes a seat within the end-of-the-season championship freeroll by being one of many high 2 not-qualified finishers within the Last Chance collection.
Masashi Oya, Ren Lin, and Jim Collopy had been all making their second money of the collection. Collopy’s third-place end for $101,400 was simply sufficient to see him transfer into fortieth place within the PGT rankings because the race winds down.
The heads-up showdown featured American execs Joey Weissman and Dylan DeStefano. DeStefano was capable of get the very best of the bracelet winner, dragging the ultimate pot for the $195,000 first-place prize. Weissman settled for $132,600 because the runner-up.
This was DeStefano’s second largest profession rating, trailing solely the $198,800 he pocketed within the PokerStars PSPC within the Bahamas final yr. He now has $1.4 million in profession earnings.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout | POY | PGT |
| 1 | Dylan DeStefano | $195,000 | 420 | 195 |
| 2 | Joey Weissman | $132,600 | 350 | 132 |
| 3 | Jim Collopy | $101,400 | 280 | 101 |
| 4 | Ren Lin | $78,000 | 210 | 78 |
| 5 | Aram Oganyan | $62,400 | 175 | 62 |
| 6 | Masashi Oya | $46,800 | 140 | 46 |
| 7 | Sam Laskowitz | $39,000 | 105 | 39 |
| 8 | Erik Seidel | $31,200 | 70 | 31 |
Artur Martirosian Wins Second Title Of Series
The fifth match on the schedule noticed 79 entries, with 12 gamers making a share of the $790,000 prize pool. Among them was Nick Schulman, who was making his third money of the collection.
Lewis Spencer, Aram Zobian, Dylan Linde, Chino Rheem, and Stephen Chidwick additionally completed within the cash, every marking their second money. With his sixth-place displaying, Rheem earned sufficient factors to maneuver into thirty eighth place within the PGT rankings, basically securing his spot within the season finale.
DeStefano adopted up his win the day earlier than along with his third money of the collection, taking fifth for $63,200. He has now earned a mixed $275,800 for the reason that collection started, placing him within the operating for one of many last two Dreamseat wild card spots within the PGT Championship later this week.
All the chips ultimately discovered their approach to a well-recognized face in Artur Martirosian, who had already received occasion no. 2 earlier within the week for $211,200 and completed ninth in occasion no. 4 for $31,200. This time round he picked up $197,500, taking out Sam Soveral heads-up for his second trophy of the week.
It was truly his third match win in lower than a month, having additionally received a bracelet within the $800 Flip&Go occasion on the inaugural WSOP Paradise collection within the Bahamas. His greatest rating got here on the latest WPT World Championship major occasion, banking $1,207,000 for a sixth-place run in the primary occasion.
Martirosian began off 2023 with two main last tables on the PCA for greater than $1.5 million, after which added one other $1.8 million mixed after seven last tables at Triton Vietnam and EPT Monte Carlo. In the summer time he completed second within the WSOP $250,000 excessive curler for $3.3 million, after which received a bracelet within the WSOP Online collection in September for an additional $425,000. In complete, the Russian professional now has $15.7 million in profession match earnings.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout | POY | PGT |
| 1 | Artur Martirosian | $197,500 | 420 | 197 |
| 2 | Sam Soverel | $134,300 | 350 | 134 |
| 3 | Stephen Chidwick | $102,700 | 280 | 102 |
| 4 | Alex Foxen | $79,000 | 210 | 79 |
| 5 | Dylan DeStefano | $63,200 | 175 | 63 |
| 6 | Chino Rheem | $47,400 | 140 | 47 |
| 7 | Dylan Linde | $39,500 | 105 | 39 |
| 8 | Arthur Morris | $31,600 | 70 | 31 |
*Photos by PokerGO – Antonio Abrego
