The final match of the six-event PokerGO Tour Last Chance sequence got here right down to Nick Schulman and Chino Rheem, two gamers who had carried out nicely all week lengthy, and who have been sitting on comparable chip stacks.
One was a four-time WSOP bracelet winner with $18 million in match earnings. The different was a three-time WPT champion with $15 million in cashes of his personal. The heads-up match may go both manner.
In the tip, with the clock displaying at 2 a.m., the 2 pals determined to let destiny resolve, chopping the prize cash primarily based on stack sizes and flipping for the title. It ended up taking six flips, truly, with the brief stack getting the higher of it on the primary 5 shuffles. Ultimately, it was Schulman who bought to tug the final pot, incomes the trophy and the $161,500 payout he negotiated for.
Schulman cashed in 4 of the six sequence occasions, taking eighth in occasion no. 1, eleventh in occasion no. 4, and ninth in occasion no. 5. All collectively, he pocketed a mixed $249,000 throughout his week on the PokerGO studio at Aria Las Vegas.
Despite formally ending runner-up, Rheem earned more cash with a payout of $170,300. This was his third money of the sequence, having completed ninth in occasion no. 2, and sixth in occasion no. 5 for a complete of $252,900. Both gamers had already locked up a seat within the season-ending PGT Championship, having completed within the prime 40 gamers on the year-long leaderboard.
The $10,000 buy-in match drew a discipline of 79 gamers, creating an general prize pool of $790,000. The ultimate 12 made the cash, incomes not less than $15,800. Among them was Kristen Foxen, who like Schulman, made her fourth money of the sequence, taking house a complete of $111,100 minus her buy-ins. Her husband, Alex Foxen, additionally made the cash, cashing in fourth place for the second consecutive day for $79,000.
Other notables with a number of cashes throughout the sequence included ninth-place finisher Ren Lin, eight-place Sam Soverel, sixth-place Stephen Chidwick, and third-place Arthur Morris.
Sam Laskowitz ended his run in fifth place banking one other $63,200. It had been an awesome week for the American professional after he received occasion no. 3 for $205,000 and took seventh in occasion no. 4 for one more $39,000. As a results of his end within the sequence standings, Laskowitz joined Dylan DeStefano as the 2 ultimate Dream Seat qualifiers into the PGT Championship, which begins on Tuesday.
Laskowitz completed second general on the Last Chance sequence leaderboard, with DeStefano taking third place. Both gamers misplaced to two-event winner Artur Martirosian, however he had already certified for the finale with a top-40 end.
The unlucky bubble boy for the PGT Championship was Jim Collopy, who cashed twice on the sequence for $126,000, however completed simply 29 factors shy of the highest 40.
You can watch a replay of every ultimate desk on PokerGO or on PokerGO’s YouTube web page.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout | POY | PGT |
| 1 | Nick Schulman | $161,500 | 420 | 161 |
| 2 | Chino Rheem | $170,300 | 350 | 170 |
| 3 | Arthur Morris | $102,700 | 280 | 102 |
| 4 | Alex Foxen | $79,000 | 210 | 79 |
| 5 | Sam Laskowitz | $63,200 | 175 | 63 |
| 6 | Stephen Chidwick | $47,400 | 140 | 47 |
| 7 | Maxx Coleman | $39,500 | 105 | 39 |
| 8 | Sam Soverel | $31,600 | 70 | 32 |
*Photos by PokerGO – Antonio Abrego
