Chino Rheem Wins $10,000 Event At PokerGO Tour Pot-Limit Omaha Series

Chino Rheem now has greater than $16 million in automobile poker event earnings after his newest triumph on the stay circuit. The longtime professional participant topped a subject of 118 entries to seize the title in occasion no. 4 of the 2025 PokerGO Tour Pot-Limit Omaha Series, a $10,000 buy-in affair. The victory got here with $295,000 in prize cash, which grew Rheem’s general haul to $16,002,538.

This was the fifth profession PGT title for Rheem, who has twice been topped the PGT Mixed Games sequence champion. The three-time World Poker Tour essential occasion winner and 2019 European Poker Tour PokerStars Caribbean Adventure champion has secured {hardware} on almost the entire main excursions on the scene, exterior of incomes a World Series of Poker bracelet. While a win on the sequence has up to now eluded Rheem, he did make the primary occasion remaining desk again in 2008, ending seventh for almost $1.8 million.

Rheem was awarded 600 Card Player Player of the Year factors after popping out on high on this PLO occasion. This was his second title and fourth final-table end of 2025. As a end result, he now sits in fortieth place on the POY leaderboard offered by Global Poker. He additionally climbed to fourth place within the PGT season-long standings, with all 4 of his remaining tables coming in PGT tournaments.

A complete of 118 entries had been made on this high-stakes four-card occasion, leading to a prize pool of $1,180,000 that was cut up amongst the highest 17 finishers. Only six gamers superior to day 2 motion contained in the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino Las Vegas, with notables like Alex Foxen (sixteenth), Nick Schulman (14th), Jeremy Ausmus (thirteenth), Dylan Linde (tenth), Lautaro Guerra (ninth), and Sean Winter (eighth) working deep however falling in need of the ultimate desk.

The first knockout of the day pitted the UK’s Richard Gryko towards American poker professional Ben Tollerene. The two had been the most important stacks on the desk, however the entire chips managed to go in due to Gryko choosing up pocket aces (AA107) towards Tollerene’s pocket kings (OkOk83). The facet playing cards ended up mattering greater than the massive pocket pairs, although, as Tollerene flopped journey three’s and held from there to take an enormous chip lead into five-handed motion. Gryko earned $59,000 because the sixth-place finisher.

Aces cracked! Ben Tollerene spikes journeys to ship Richard Gryko out in sixth.

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2022 WSOP essential occasion third-place finisher Michael Duek was forward when he bought the final of his stack in preflop with pocket kings. He flopped center set towards the highest and backside pair of Rheem, however the river introduced an ace to provide Rheem the upper boat. Duek walked away with $76,700 for his fifth-place displaying.

In holding with the theme of the day, Arthur Morris was additionally eradicated with pocket kings in his hand. He had simply three huge blinds to start out his remaining hand, and was known as in two spots. Bracelet winner Allan Le wager Rheem out of the pot after a nine-high flop, and revealed AA99 for high set. Morris picked up a backdoor flush draw to maintain his hopes alive, however the river was of no assist and he was despatched packing in fourth place ($100,300).

Le was in the end the following to fall, together with his backside pair and flush attract tough form towards the highest set and nut flush draw of Tollerene. Le picked up a second flush draw on the flip, however the board paired on the river to ship the chips to Tollerene, who had improved to aces stuffed with queens. Le earned $129,800 because the third-place finisher.

Tollerene entered heads-up play with 8,925,000 to Rheem’s 5,775,000. Tollerene prolonged that benefit early, however Rheem discovered a double-up with a set of tens towards an overpair of aces to almost even the match.

After some back-and-forth, Rheem claimed the lead in time for the ultimate hand of the event. Rheem raised to 625,000 on the button with AJ88 and Tollerene known as from the massive blind with J966. The flop got here down 984 and Tollerene checked. Rheem wager 400,000 and Tollerene check-raised to 2,700,000. Rheem re-potted and Tollerene known as all-in for 4,800,000. The 7 flip gave Tollerene a flush and the lead, however the 7 river improved Rheem to eights full to lock up the pot and the title.

Tollerene was awarded $182,900 because the runner-up. He now has greater than $22.5 million in profession event cashes to his identify. Rheem secured 295 PGT factors because the champion. This was his second money of the sequence. With 307 complete factors, he’s now sitting atop the series-long standings.

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