Dylan Weisman Dominates PGT PLO Series II Progressive Bounty Event

Dylan Weisman got here into the ultimate desk of the 2024 PGT PLO Series II $5,100 progressive bounty occasion with the chip lead and proceeded to knock out each one of many 5 opponents that joined him in making day 2.

As a consequence, the two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner ran away with the title and the highest prize of $88,245, securing $107,000 in bounty payouts as he went. That brings his total haul for the event to $195,245.

This was the fourth PokerGO Tour triumph on Weisman’s resume this season, and second win in his most popular self-discipline of pot-limit Omaha. Weisman now has greater than $6.1 million in recorded event earnings after this newest victory.

Weisman has made 13 last tables this yr, profitable 5 titles alongside the best way. This newest exhibiting got here with 576 Card Player Player of the Year factors, growing his complete to five,558. As a consequence, he has climbed to eighth place within the 2024 POY standings offered by Global Poker.

This was additionally Weisman’s fifteenth recorded money in a PGT-qualified occasion, bringing his factors complete in that high-stakes-centric race to 1,559. He now sits in tenth place on the PGT leaderboard, and is simply 823 factors away from the highest spot.

This occasion drew 159 complete entries, constructing a prize pool of $795,000. The high 23 finishers made the cash, with notables like bracelet winner Eelis Parssinen (twentieth), Christian Harder (nineteenth), three-time bracelet winner Anson Tsang (18th), 2024 WSOP most important occasion runner-up Jordan Griff (fifteenth), six-time bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus (14th), two-time bracelet winner Bryce Yockey (eleventh), bracelet winner Ken Aldridge (tenth), World Poker Tour champion Matthew Wantman (ninth), and up to date Poker Masters collection champion Jim Collopy (eighth) all working deep.

The last day started with Weisman sitting on roughly 40 p.c of the whole chips in play. He scored his first elimination when his flopped set of fives held in opposition to the turned two pair of seven-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu. The river saved Weisman’s set finest to remove Negreanu in sixth place ($23,850). The Poker Hall of Famer now has almost $53.1 million in profession event earnings throughout almost 500 recorded in-the-money finishes. Negreanu additionally climbed to twenty ninth within the POY rankings and fifth within the season-long PGT standings due to this newest final-table end.

Two-time bracelet winner John Riordan was the following to fall at Weisman’s fingers. He received all-in with A-Ok-J-7 double suited in opposition to the A-Q-5-3 with ace-high hearts of Weisman and flopped high pair. Weisman picked up a wrap draw on the flop and turned a straight to safe the hand. Riordan earned $28,620 because the fifth-place finisher.

Bruno Furth was eradicated in fourth place through a three-way all-in in opposition to Weisman and Sean Winter. Winter received the principle pot with a flush, however Weisman’s set of kings earned him the facet pot and the knockout. Furth walked away with $35,775 for his efforts.

After tripling up in that hand, Winter got here all the best way again to maneuver into second place for a time. In his last hand he dedicated nearly all of his stack preflop with AAQ4. Weisman got here together with 10743 and flopped a pair of tens, which was sufficient to entice him to name off Winter’s remaining couple of blinds. Weisman turned tens and threes to take the lead. Winter bricked out on the top and was despatched packing in third place ($47,700).

Heads-up play started with Weisman holding 16,200,000 to Richard Gryko’s 3,675,000. He remained effectively out in entrance when the ultimate hand of the event was dealt. Gryko raised to 750,000 from the button with AQQ4. Weisman defended his massive blind with J885 and the flop got here down 842 to provide Weisman high set. He checked and Gryko wager pot. Weisman moved all-in and Gryko known as. The flip introduced the 7, leaving Gryko in want of a queen on the top. It was the A as a substitute, ending Gryko’s run in second place ($88,245). The current Super High Roller Bowl Series Cyprus $25,750 PLO occasion winner now has nearly $2.3 million in recorded scores.

Here is a have a look at the payouts and rankings factors awarded on the last desk:

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