Jonas Kronwitter Crowned 2026 PGT PLO Series Champion

Jonas Kronwitter has formally come out on high within the last 2026 PGT PLO Series standings. The Austrian poker professional made the cash in 5 of the eight occasions, successful two titles and cashing for a complete of $576,088 alongside the best way. With 598 PGT factors throughout these deep runs, he secured collection champion honors, together with a $10,000 PGT Passport in the direction of future buy-ins on the high-stakes-centric poker tour.

This cashing spree contained in the PokerGO Studio noticed the pot-limit Omaha specialist improve his recorded match earnings to over $4.5 million.

Prior to this pageant, Kronwitter had not logged a PGT-qualified rating. Now, he sits inside the highest 70 within the season-long standings. He additionally climbed to one hundred and sixtieth within the Card Player Player of the Year race, introduced by CoinPoker.

Kronwitter’s Road To Victory

Kronwitter kicked off the pageant with a runner-up exhibiting within the first of two $5,300 buy-in choices. He earned $79,625 because the second-place finisher, with Sam Soverel taking residence the title. Like Kronwitter, Soverel finally took down two occasions at this cease. Soverel was an all-or-nothing participant this week, as his two victories have been his solely cashes recorded. His 376 factors accrued with these two triumphs positioned him second within the last standings.

The subsequent three occasions on the schedule noticed Kronwitter log two ninth-place finishes, including $27,300 in earnings to his complete haul.

The again half of the collection started with a bang for Kronwitter, who emerged victorious from a subject of 63 entries in occasion no. 5, a $10,500 buy-in affair. He defeated Richard Gryko heads-up in that match to earn his first profession PGT title, $201,600, and 202 PGT factors.

Just two days after that win, Kronwitter got here out on high in occasion no. 7 for an ever bigger payday. He outlasted 65 entries in that $15,700 buy-in, putting a heads-up take care of Joni Jouhkimainen that noticed him safe the title and the highest prize of $267,563. Kronwitter was nicely out in entrance when the settlement was made, with roughly a 3:1 chip benefit over his lone remaining opponent.

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Sam Soverel

The 234 PGT factors that got here with that victory introduced Kronwitter’s complete to 598, which was finally enough to lock up collection champion honors. He completed with a 222-point margin over second-ranked Soverel.

Cesar Garcia, who gained the $26,000 finale for $420,000, completed third within the factors race. He cashed twice throughout the collection, with a fifth-place end within the second occasion to go along with his triumph within the nearer.

Lautaro Guerra completed fourth. The Spanish professional now has greater than $11.8 million in PLO scores, the second-most of any participant in poker historical past. Only Eelis Parssinen has cashed for extra within the recreation, with over $12.1 million in recorded earnings.

Robert Cowen, who completed second to Garcia within the finale, rounds out the highest 5.

2026 PGT PLO Series Final Standings

Photo credit score: PGT / Antonio Abrego.