The PokerGO Tour is back in on the Las Vegas Strip with the PGT Mixed Games series, a seven-event tour stop that will lead into the prestigious $100,000 Super High Roller Bowl at the PokerGO Studio on Thursday.
The first five events are in the books and the series has attracted a long roster of familiar faces from the mixed games scene. Among the top stories — Mori Eskandani had a deep run in his namesake event, Adam Friedman returned to elite form, and Chino Rheem is on top of the overall leaderboard after a deep run in the third event and a win in the $10K 8-Game.
The series continues this week with a $15K Dealer's Choice that will conclude on Tuesday and a $25K 10-Game that ends on Wednesday. It all leads up to the opening day of the $100K Super High Roller Bowl on Thursday.
Milgrom and Friedman win $5K events
The opening event of the series — a $5,100 H.O.R.S.E. event — drew 130 entrants and a long list of the best mixed players in the game. Nikolas Milgrom beat runner-up Jerry Wong at a final table that also included Josh Arieh, satellite qualifier Huabao Chen, and Benjamin Miner.
Event #1: $5,100 H.O.R.S.E. final table results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Milgrom | $159,250 |
| 2 | Jerry Wong | $97,500 |
| 3 | Benjamin Miner | $71,500 |
| 4 | Walter Chambers | $52,000 |
| 5 | Huabao Chen |
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The second of two $5,100 events welcomed 148 entrants to an 8-Game event won by WSOP Dealer's Choice final boss Adam Friedman. Friedman had to turn away Nick Schulman in third place before he beat Tal Avivi heads-up to win $170,200 for first place.
Event #2: $5,100 8-Game final table results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Friedman | $170,200 |
| 2 | Tal Avivi | $107,300 |
| 3 | Nick Schulman | $74,000 |
| 4 | Samuel Sternfield | $55,500 |
| 5 | Fu Wong | $44,400 |
| 6 | Toby Lewis | $37,000 |
| 7 | Anthony Arvidson | $29,600 |
Miller captures $10K H.O.R.S.E.
The $10,200 H.O.R.S.E. bumped up the series stakes and 95 entries piled up to create a prize pool of just under $1 million. Ryan Miller, who was down to the felt after a big fold in final table player, fought back to beat Samuel Sternfield for the top prize of $156,750. It was no easy final table, starting with Robert Mizrachi in seventh, Alex Livington in sixth, and Johannes Becker in fifth. If that wasn't tough enough, Miller outlasted Glaser in fourth and Chino Rheem in third before the final showdown with Sternfield.
Event #3: $10,200 H.O.R.S.E. final table results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Miller | $247,000 |
| 2 | Samuel Sternfield | $156,750 |
| 3 | Chino Rheem | $114,000 |
| 4 | Benny Glaser | $85,500 |
| 5 | Johannes Becker | $66,500 |
| 6 | Alex Livingston | $47,500 |
| 7 | Robert Mizrachi | $38,000 |
Rheem scoops 8-Game
Rheem followed up his final table performance in Event #3 with a victory in the $10,200 8-Game over a field of 92 entrants. The final table welcomed PGT newcomer Brian Breck, who carried a chip lead into Day 2. Breck was unable to leverage his chip lead at a final table that included Livingston, Schulman, Arieh, and Rheem, so he was out in fifth.
Arieh finished in second and Schulman picked up another third-place finish. The victory propelled Rheem to the top of the overall leaderboard, where he still sits at the conclusion of five events.
Event #4: $10,200 8-Game final table payouts
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chino Rheem | $195,500 |
| 2 | Josh Arieh | $195,500 |
| 3 | Nick Schulman | $110,400 |
| 4 | David Funkhouser | $82,800 |
| 5 | Brian Breck | $64,400 |
| 6 | Aaron Kupin | $46,000 |
| 7 | Alex Livingston | $36,800 |
Coleman spoils Mori's moment
The fifth event, $10,200 Mori's Mix, was named for PokerGO President and Hall of Famer Mori Eskandani, who won his first PGT title in the 2024 PGT Mixed Games series. Eskandani was back again and running deep in his own tournament, sitting at the final table along size Daniel Negreanu, Steve Zolotow, and David Funkhouser. Negreanu bowed out in sixth and Zolotow in fifth before Funkhouser lost in fourth. Eskandani made it a tight game in heads-up play against Maxx Coleman but he couldn't get it done for the $210,000 top prize.
Event #5: $10,200 Mori's Mix final table payouts
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxx Coleman | $210,000 |
| 2 | Mori Eskandani | $136,500 |
| 3 | Mike Gorodinsky | $94,500 |
| 4 | David Funkhouser | $70,000 |
| 5 | Steve Zolotow | $52,500 |
| 6 | Daniel Negreanu | $38,500 |
| 7 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | $28,000 |
The PGT Mixed Games Series will continue on Tuesday with Day 2 of the $15,200 Dealer's Choice and Day 1 of the $25,300 10-Game Championship. Wednesday's $25K finale will wrap up the PGT Mixed Games series before the start of the $100K Super High Roller Bowl starts on Thursday.
