Two event wins, a massive lead at the top of the leaderboard and two trophies gleaming on his mantelpiece. It’s been a stellar week at the felt for Finnish professional Samuli Sipila as he bagged Event #7 to add to his win in Event #4 in the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. Now in command of the 2024 PGT PLO Series with three events to conclude, will he win the $10,000 PGT Passport and the overall championship title? It’s his to lose.
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Dylan Weisman Takes Third PGT Victory in PLO Series Event #6 for $229,000
Event 6 of the PokerGO Tour PLO Series provided more thrills as Dylan Weisman eventually took the title to grab the lead in both the PGT PLO Series and the overall PokerGO Leaderboard for 2024. At an entertaining final table, players such as Jordan Spurlin, Lautaro Guerra and Isaac Kempton went close as Weisman won to give himself a great chance of another PGT Championship victory at the weekend.
PGT PLO Series Events #4 and #5 Won as Keijzer is New King of the Leaderboard
Two more events have concluded in the 2024 PGT PLO Series and after Event #4 was won by the Finnish player Samuli Sipila, Dutch professional Ronald Keijzer became the king of the leaderboard at the halfway stage. Winning Event #5 of the 10 that are scheduled, Keijzer took over at the top of the leaderboard with the $10,000 Championship Bonus and PGT Passport on the line.
Daniel Negreanu Welcomes Ambassador Chess Queen Alexandra Botez to GGPoker
GGPoker have swooped for the chess grandmaster Alexandra Botez, announcing her as a new GGPoker Global Ambassador… with a little help from Daniel Negreanu. Kid Poker took to the felt to play a friendly heads-up with his fellow Canadian-Romanian as the pair discussed parental influence, the synergy between poker and chess and what the future holds for both one of poker’s all-time greats and one of its newest stars.
Eelis Parssinen and Daniel Negreanu Scoop PokerGO Tour PLO Series Titles
The second and third events on the schedule of this year’s 2024 PokerGO Tour PLO Series saw a Finnish masterclass and a Poker Hall of Famer the hero as Eelis Parssinen and Daniel Negreanu both took home PGT PLO titles in Las Vegas. With other players such as Isaac Kempton, Josh Arieh and Dylan Weisman all coming close, it was an entertaining weekend in the PokerGO Studio as hundreds of thousands of dollars were won in Sin City.
Stephen Chidwick Wins Final Triton Poker Series Jeju Event for $265,000
The final event of the Triton Poker Series in Jeju was a classic. Costing $20,000 to play, the Short Deck tournament saw 42 entries and featured legends of the felt such as Phil Ivey, Isaac Haxton and Stephen Chidwick at the final table. In the end it was the latter who claimed his second title as the British bracelet winner Chidwick took the title and over a quarter of a million dollars after beating Tan Xuan heads up in the South Korean province.