Tony Gregg wins first PGT title as WSOP ‘spring training’ pays off

2026 PokerGO Cup #7

March 11-12, 2026

ENTRIES ($10100) IN THE MONEY

67

10

PRIZE POOL $670,000

2ND PRIZE $158.6K

FIRST PRIZE $173.1K

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This was Tony Gregg's first PGT title in only his second ever cash on the tour. 

1st

VS

2nd

1st

Tony Gregg

Prize

$173,075

Career Earnings: $13,014,885

PRIZE

2nd

Darren Elias

Prize

$158,575

Career Earnings: $15,291,146

PRIZE

1st

Tony Gregg

2nd

Darren Elias

Final Hand

Prize

$173,075

Career Earnings: $13,014,885

PRIZE

Prize

$158,575

Career Earnings: $15,291,146

PRIZE

RESULTS

1. 1ST Tony Gregg $173,075
2. 2ND Darren Elias $158,575
3. 3RD Qinghai Pan $90,450
4. 4TH Neil Warren $67,000
5. 5TH Landon Tice $50,250
6. 6TH Chris Hunichen $36,850
7. 7TH Jeremy Ausmus $26,800

Final Hand

EXPAND GRAPHIC

Tony Gregg has always been a big hitter. 

His second recorded tournament cash came when he finished runner-up in the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event for $1.7 million. His biggest score came four years later when he won the $111,111 One Drop High Roller at the 2013 WSOP for $4,830,619.

Gregg went deep in last year’s WSOP Main Event but just missed out on the final table, finishing 11th for $750,000.

He hasn't played a full tournament schedule in recent years, though, recording just eight cashes in the 2020s. That could be set to change at this summer's WSOP.

In just his second career PGT cash, Gregg won his first PGT title on Thursday night, taking down Event #7 in the PokerGO Cup series for $173,075 after an ICM deal with Darren Elias. You can watch the final hand play out below.

Pre-WSOP training

Talking afterwards, he said, "What I've been trying to focus on the most this trip is just how much I am enjoying the process of getting to play every day."

"I've been running really bad this trip before this tournament," he added, "and part of the way I was rationalizing it with myself was just telling myself, 'it's okay, this is part of the process of playing tournaments.'" 

"This was like spring training because I want to make a few trips over the summer," Gregg said. "Talking to friends, I said I wanted to get some hands in against some tougher competition so that I can be comfortable enough to fire the WSOP $25ks."

Elias bounced straight back into Event #8, where he built up a chip lead heading into tonight's final table. 

Darren Elias playing at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.

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PokerGO Cup Event #8 final table

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