On Tuesday, Jerry Wong continued the PokerGO Tour's recent run of first-time Tour winners by claiming the title in Event #6 of the PGT's ongoing Mixed Games series, Event #6: $10,200 Triple Draw Mix. Wong dominated much of the second half of the event, ending Monday's Day 1 with a dominant lead. Except for a brief stretch in Day 2's opening level, he held the lead throughout on his way to victory.
Wong earned $164,500 in addition to his WPT Mixed Games winner's trophy in this triple-draw tourney, which featured rotating rounds in three popular triple-draw variants -- deuce-to-seven lowball, ace-to-five lowball, and badugi. The live-streamed Day 2 action featured the final four players, with Max Hoffman finishing as the runner-up, Scott Lake placing third, and "Johnny World" Hennigan claiming fourth.
Three other players cashed in the event, which broke through the money bubble late in Monday's action. Felipe Ramos, Hal Rotholz, and Philip Sternheimer finished in spots five through seven. Event #6 drew 47 entries, creating a $470,000 prize pool.
Wong outlasts Hoffman's early surge
Day 2's early storyline centered on Hoffman, not Wong. Hoffman began the day as the short stack but claimed several early pots against Wong, briefly taking the lead at one point. Hoffman surged past Lake and Hennigan to emerge as Wong's final foe, even as Womg closed in on the win.
The final hand, in an ace-to-five round, found an all-in Hoffman drawing thin on his last draw, taking one card to his 6-5-3-A. Wong, though, had a made hand (8-6-3-2-A) and held pat. When Hoffman missee his outs, needing a seven, four, or deuce, the final pot and the win went Wong's way.
Wong, who won his first WSOP bracelet last summer, continued his post-pandemic surge of strong finishes in major poker events. Tuesday's payday pushed him over the $6 million mark in career live-tourney winnings.
Event #2 winner Hennigan began the day in second place but ended the day as the first player to hit the rail.. Johnny World still expanded his lead in the Mixed Games series' leaderboard race with his third final table and fourth cash of the series through six completed events.
Event #6: $10,200 Triple Draw Mix Payouts
| Place | Name | Country | PGT Points | Prize |
| 1st | Jerry Wong | United States | 165 | $164,500 |
| 2nd | Max Hoffman | United States | 103 | $103,400 |
| 3rd | Scott Lake | United States | 68 | $68,150 |
| 4th | John Hennigan | United States | 49 | $49,350 |
| 5th | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 38 | $37,600 |
| 6th | Hal Rotholz | United States | 28 | $28,200 |
| 7th | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | 19 | $18,800 |
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