The inaugural PokerGO Tour Texas Poker Open is now within the books, with greater than $3.9 million in prize cash awarded throughout the 9 occasions of the sequence that certified for PGT factors. More than $2.2 million of that got here within the $2 million assured $3,300 buy-in no-limit maintain’em important occasion that was gained by Ren Lin. Below is a take a look at the outcomes from the eight excessive curler occasions that ran through the sequence, which spanned from April 26 by means of May 3 on the Champions Club Texas in Houston.
PGT Texas Poker Open High Roller #1: $5,100 Turbo NLH
The first high-stakes aspect occasion noticed 13 gamers submit the buy-in of $5,100 for some turbo no-limit maintain’em motion. The high two finishers earned a share of the $65,000 prize pool, with Victoria Livschitz capturing the title and the highest prize of $45,500.
Livschitz has made six closing tables already this yr in occasions awarding Card Player Player of the Year factors, accruing $357,000 throughout these scores. She now has greater than $1.7 million in recorded event earnings after this victory.
Two time bracelet winner Michael Wang positioned second for $19,500.
| Place | Player | Earnings | PGT Points |
| 1 | Victoria Livschitz | $45,500 | 46 |
| 2 | Michael Wang | $19,500 | 20 |
PGT Texas Poker Open High Roller #2: $5,100 Turbo NLH
Livschitz backed up her win with a third-place displaying within the second turbo no-limit maintain’em excessive curler. This time round there have been 18 whole entries, constructing a $90,000 prize pool. Livschitz took residence $14,400 for her efforts.
Aram Zobian, contemporary off of a sequence championship victory within the U.S. Poker Open, got here out on high ($48,600), whereas Jeremy Becker earned $27,000 because the runner-up. Zobian has greater than $6.5 million in profession event earnings, together with a WSOP bracelet win.
Zobian sits inside the highest 20 within the 2024 POY standings, and can be ranked second on the “season-long PGT leaderboard. “:https://www.pgt.com/leaderboard
| Place | Player | Earnings | PGT Points |
| 1 | Aram Zobian | $48,600 | 49 |
| 2 | Jeremy Becker | $27,000 | 27 |
| 3 | Victoria Livschitz | $14,400 | 14 |
PGT Texas Poker Open High Roller #3: $5,100 Turbo NLH
The third turbo occasion drew a good bigger discipline, with 33 entries made by the tip of registration. That resulted in a $165,000 prize pool that was cut up among the many high 5 finishers.
The lion’s share was captured by reigning WPT World Championship winner Dan Sepiol. He took residence $52,740 for the win. Josh Arieh completed second for $54,510. The two reduce a deal primarily based on their chip counts on the time after which ran a pot-limit Omaha flip to find out who would take residence the title and the belt buckle trophy.
Zobian positioned third for one more $26,400. Three-time WPT champion Chino Rheem cashed for $18,150 because the fourth-place finisher.
Sepiol was not but completed making deep runs at this sequence, although.
| Place | Player | Earnings | PGT Points |
| 1 | Daniel Sepiol | $52,740 | 53 |
| 2 | Josh Arieh | $54,510 | 55 |
| 3 | Aram Zobian | $26,400 | 26 |
| 4 | Chino Rheem | $18,150 | 18 |
| 5 | Phu Tan Vo | $13,200 | 13 |
PGT Texas Poker Open High Roller #4: $5,100 NLH
The fourth and closing $5,100 no-limit maintain’em occasion noticed 49 entries construct a prize pool of $245,000. Sepiol made it all the way down to heads-up for the second staight event in a row, however ended up ending second to Clemen Deng.
Deng earned $87,750 because the champion, whereas Sepiol cashed for $53,900. This rating pushed Deng previous $1.1 million in earnings. Sepiol climbed to mroe than $7.1 million in profession cashes.
Bracelet winner Andrew Lichtenberger rounded out the rostrum finishers, taking residence $35,525 for a third-place displaying.
| Place | Player | Earnings | PGT Points |
| 1 | Clemen Deng | $85,750 | 86 |
| 2 | Daniel Sepiol | $53,900 | 54 |
| 3 | Andrew Lichtenberger | $35,525 | 36 |
| 4 | Han Ming Feng | $25,725 | 26 |
| 5 | Philip Shing | $19,600 | 20 |
| 6 | David Mzareulov | $14,700 | 15 |
| 7 | Michael Wang | $9,800 | 10 |
PGT Texas Poker Open High Roller #5: $5,100 PLO
The first of a number of pot-limit Omaha excessive rollers drew a 105-entry turnout, making a prize pool of $525,000. The high 15 finishers cashed, with six-figure payouts for the ultimate two.
In the tip, four-time bracelet winner Brad Ruben got here out on high, incomes $115,250 for the win. Frederic Normand completed second for $105,250, whereas bracelet winner Tyler Brown positioned third for $60,375.
Ruben earned 480 POY factors for the win. With 1,568 whole factors, he now sits in 61st place within the total rankings offered by Global Poker.
Ren Lin, just some days faraway from successful the primary occasion, positioned ninth for $15,750.
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points | PGT Points |
| 1 | Bradley Ruben | $115,250 | 480 | 115 |
| 2 | Frederic Normand | $105,250 | 400 | 105 |
| 3 | Tyler Brown | $60,375 | 320 | 60 |
| 4 | David Mzareulov | $47,250 | 240 | 47 |
| 5 | Joshua Barney | $34,125 | 200 | 34 |
| 6 | Philip Shing | $26,250 | 160 | 26 |
| 7 | Andrew Ige | $21,000 | 120 | 21 |
| 8 | Jonathan Gaviao | $21,000 | 80 | 21 |
| 9 | Ren Lin | $15,750 | 40 | 16 |
PGT Texas Poker Open High Roller #6: $10,100 NLH
Joey Weissman bested a discipline of 29 entries within the $10,100 buy-in no-limit maintain’’em occasion, incomes $116,000 for the win. The bracelet winner primarily based out of Las Vegas defeated three-time bracelet winner Upeshka De Silva heads-up to safe the title.
Weissman now has almost $7.2 million in lifetime earnings.
The $290,000 prize pool was cut up amongst the highest 5, with present POY and PGT race factors chief David Coleman including to his haul with a fourth-place end for $31,900. Coleman has 4 wins and 13 POY-qualified closing tables.
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points | PGT Points |
| 1 | Joey Weissman | $116,000 | 180 | 116 |
| 2 | Upeshka De Silva | $72,500 | 150 | 73 |
| 3 | Edward Sebesta | $46,400 | 120 | 46 |
| 4 | David Coleman | $31,900 | 90 | 32 |
| 5 | Joris Ruijs | $23,200 | 75 | 23 |
PGT Texas Poker Open High Roller #7: $5,100 PLO
The closing two occasions of the pageant had been pot-limit Omaha affairs. The $5,100 buy-in noticed 38 entries made, making a $190,000 prize pool.
David Mzareulov dragged the final pot, incomes $68,400 for the win. He ended up cashing in 5 occasions at this pageant, together with 4 final-table showings within the excessive curler tournaments. He now has greater than $2.4 million in profession earnings after cashing for $293,950 at Champions Club Texas.
Tyler Brown recorded his third final-table end of the sequence, including $20,900 to his haul.
| Place | Player | Earnings | PGT Points |
| 1 | David Mzareulov | $68,400 | 68 |
| 2 | Harry Cullen Jr | $45,600 | 46 |
| 3 | Daniel Holmes | $28,500 | 29 |
| 4 | Tyler Brown | $20,900 | 21 |
| 5 | Ashly Butler | $15,200 | 15 |
| 6 | James Mendoza | $11,400 | 11 |
PGT Texas Poker Open High Roller #8: $10,100 PLO
Isaac Kempton took down the second and closing $10,100 buy-in occasion. This time across the event was contested over pot-limit Omaha. The 16-entry discipline made a $160,000 prize pool for the highest three finishers to share. Kempton cashed for $86,400 to eke over $5 million in profession earnings.
Andrew Lichtenberger earned $48,000 because the runner-up, whereas David Mzareulov accomplished his unbelievable run with a $25,600 rating for one more final-table end.
| Place | Player | Earnings | PGT Points |
| 1 | Isaac Kempton | $86,400 | 86 |
| 2 | Andrew Lichtenberger | $48,000 | 48 |
| 3 | David Mzareulov | $25,600 | 26 |
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