Benjamin Juhasz is the newest champion determined on the 2023 PGT PLO Series II. The Hungarian outlasted an 86-entry discipline in occasion no. 7, a $10,100 buy-in pot-limit Omaha match. For the win he was awarded $206,400, the most important rating but on his resume.
This was his third money of the collection, having additionally completed fifth within the kickoff occasion and seventeenth in occasion no. 5. With 275 PGT factors and $275,100 in earnings for the pageant, Juhasz is now ranked third within the series-long standings.
This match performed out over two days contained in the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The ultimate day of this started with six gamers remaining and Juhasz within the lead.
He went on to attain each knockout on day 2, beginning by busting the champion of the kickoff occasion in Matthew Wantman (sixth – $51,600). He then flopped the nut flush to knock out 2019 World Series of Poker predominant occasion sixth-place finisher Zhen Cai in fifth place ($68,800).
At one level throughout four-handed motion, he held greater than 75 p.c of the entire chips in play. He added to that lead when his double-suited A-J-10-9 beat out the pocket kings of Joao Simao, with all the chips getting in preflop. Juhasz made one other flush by the flip to go away his Brazilian opponent drawing useless. Simao cashed for $86,000 because the fourth-place finisher. This was his fifth money of the collection, with a win in occasion no. 6 for $182,000. With 341 PGT factors and $340,650 in earnings accrued so far, the two-time bracelet winner is now sitting atop the collection leaderboard.
Joni Jouhkimainen finally bowed out in third place, getting the final of his quick stack in with center pair and a backdoor flush outs. He was up in opposition to prime and backside pair for Juhasz, which held via the river to ship the Finnish bracelet winner dwelling with $107,500.
Juhasz held greater than a ten:1 chip lead over three-time bracelet winner Jim Collopy when heads-up play started. It didn’t take lengthy for that benefit to be transformed into the title. With a flop of 10
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, Juhasz guess the pot and Collopy known as all-in holding Okay
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98 for a wrap straight draw. Juhasz had Q1022 for prime pair with a ten kicker. The 3 flip and A river saved Juhasz forward to lock up the pot and the title. Collopy earned $141,900 because the runner up, bringing his totals for the collection to $286,200. With 287 factors throughout three cashes, he moved to second within the standings for the pageant.
Here is a take a look at the payouts and rankings factors awarded on the ultimate desk:
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points | PGT Points |
| 1 | Benjamin Juhasz | $206,400 | 480 | 206 |
| 2 | Jim Collopy | $141,900 | 400 | 142 |
| 3 | Joni Jouhkimainen | $107,500 | 320 | 108 |
| 4 | Joao Simao | $86,000 | 240 | 86 |
| 5 | Zhen Cai | $68,800 | 200 | 69 |
| 6 | Matthew Wantman | $51,600 | 160 | 52 |
| 7 | Florian Langmann | $43,000 | 120 | 43 |
Check out the present prime ten within the collection factors race after seven occasions:
1st: Joao Simao – 313 factors
2nd: Jim Collopy – 287 factors
third: Benjamin Juhasz – 275 factors
4th: Stephen Hubbard – 262 factors
fifth: Bryce Yockey – 250 factors
sixth: Richard Gryko – 246 factors
seventh: Eelis Parssinen – 236 factors
eighth: Adam Hendrix 226 factors
ninth: Allan Le – 205 factors
tenth: Matthew Wantman – 203 factors
Photo credit: PokerGO / Antonio Abgrego.
