Nicolas Milgrom Makes Big Comeback To Win PokerGO Mixed Games Kickoff Event

Nicolas Milgrom was down to simply a few huge bets at one level throughout heads-up play within the kickoff $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. occasion on the 2025 PokerGO Tour Mixed Games collection, having misplaced an enormous stud pot on seventh avenue. Bracelet winner Jerry Wong took greater than a 9:1 chip lead after that hand, however Milgrom was not going to go down with no combat. The Frenchman managed to battle all the best way again and seize the title, incomes a career-best rating of $159,250 because the champion.

Prior to this victory, Milgrom’s highest recorded payday got here when he took down a $2,200 buy-in restrict Omaha eight-or-better title ultimately 12 months’s World Poker Tour World Championship pageant for $55,487. He now has greater than $492,000 in profession cashes.

This was the third remaining desk and second title of 2025 for Milgrom, along with his different triumph coming in a $400 H.O.R.S.E. event on the Wynn Signature Series. With 605 Card Player Player of the Year factors, he’s now sitting inside the highest 150 within the 2025 POY race standings offered by Global Poker.

The robust turnout for this occasion resulted in a prize pool of $650,000 that was paid out amongst the highest 19 finishers. Plenty of massive names cashed, together with Ari Engel (18th), Jim Collopy (thirteenth), Benny Glaser (twelfth), Mike Gorodisnky (eleventh), Jeff Madsen (eighth), Josh Arieh (seventh), and Steve Zolotow (sixth).

The remaining day started with 5 gamers remaining and Wong out in entrance. It took nicely over an hour for the primary knockout of the day to happen. Wong raised from the cutoff throughout a spherical of restrict maintain’em with 97 and Huabao Chen three-bet holding A3 on the button. Walter Chambers 4 guess with QQ out of the large blind and was referred to as in each spots. The flop got here down 876 and Chambers led out along with his overpair. Wong raised along with his pair and open-ended straight draw and Chen referred to as all-in for much less with the nut flush draw. Chambers referred to as and the flip introduced the 6. Chambers check-called the flip and the 5 accomplished Wong’s straight. Chambers check-called once more and the huge pot of 6,000,000 was shipped to Wong, who was already atop the leaderboard. Chen earned $39,000 because the fifth-place finisher.

Chambers misplaced one other huge maintain’em pot to fall to just some huge bets forward of the following spherical swap in video games. He was capable of survive the Omaha eight-or-better spherical, however Chambers was ultimately knocked out throughout razz. He obtained all-in for simply over a single huge guess with (Q-5)8 dealing with the (5-2)10 of Milgrom. Chamber’s finest five-card low by the tip was J-8-7-5-2, which was second-best to the 9-8-5-2-A of Milgrom. Chambers headed to the payout desk to gather $52,000 for his fourth-place displaying. The Baton Rouge, LA resident is approaching $1.6 million in lifetime cashes due to this newest deep run.

That left Benjamin Miner because the clear quick stack. His final stand got here just a few palms later, along with his remaining chip getting in on fifth avenue in razz along with his (A-2)5-Q-J trailing the (J-3)2-8-4 of Wong. Miner continued to catch dangerous, hitting a ten on sixth avenue and one other queen on the tip to finish with a J-10-5-2-A. Wong paired on sixth, however improved to 8-4-3-2-A due to an ace on the river. Miner was awarded $71,500 for his podium end. This is the fifth-largest money of his event profession.

Heads-up play obtained underway with Wong holding higher than a 2:1 chip lead over Milgrom. The early motion favored Wong, however Milgrom gained a large pot in seven card stud with only a pair of sevens to erase these losses after which some.

The two quickly clashed once more in the identical recreation, with Milgrom’s buried kings main Wong’s break up queens up till Wong rivered journey queens.

Milgrom:(OkOk)5J7Q(8)
Wong: (Q5)QJ26(Q)

The motion noticed Wong full after which three-bet over Milgrom’s increase.on third avenue. Milgrom simply referred to as and then flat referred to as Wong’s guess on fourth avenue. Wong led once more on fifth avenue, and referred to as when Milgrom raised. Wong referred to as on sixth after Milgrom’s board gave him the betting lead. Milgrom then check-called on seventh avenue and was proven the dangerous information. He fell to simply over two huge bets after the hand.

Milgrom doubled with aces up besting a pair of kings for Wong in a stud eight-or-better pot to rebuild a bit. He was quickly all-in once more with a flush draw and made low, however was unable to finest the pair of nines of Wong ended up chopping the pot.

The subsequent huge showdown noticed Milgrom double up in razz, along with his 10-9-4-2-A incomes him the pot price 8,400,000. Not too lengthy after that, he gained an enormous stud pot to maneuver right into a commanding lead. The hand started with Milgrom bringing it in with buried kings, whereas Wong referred to as with three to a straight. Wong led out on fourth avenue and Milgrom raised. Wong referred to as and picked up an open-ender on fifth avenue. He guess and Milgrom raised. Wong made it three bets and Milgrom got here again excessive. Wong referred to as after which check-called on sixth avenue. Milgrom improved to 2 pair on the tip and guess, and Wong folded after lacking his draw (his gap card was not picked up by the printed).

Milgrom: (OkOk)4256(4)
Wong: (75)6Q42(X)

Wong was left with roughly 2.5 huge bets after folding on the tip. That quickly went in along with his buried nines in opposition to the break up tens of Milgrom in stud. Milgrom raised and Wong accomplished. Milgrom raised and Wong referred to as. Wong check-raised on fourth avenue and referred to as all-in when Milgrom three-bet. The remaining boards for the ultimate hand seemed as follows:

Milgrom: (Q10)105107(7)
Wong: (99)Ok886(J)

Milgrom made tens stuffed with sevens to safe the pot and the title. Wong earned $97,500 because the runner-up, rising his lifetime haul to just about $6.6 million.

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