The PGT Blended Sport collection wrapped up in Las Vegas, and whereas two Poker Corridor of Famers have captured titles, it was Max Hoffman who emerged as the general champion by cashing in 5 occasions for $376,300.
Mori Eskandani and John Hennigan, who had been each inducted into the Corridor in 2018, grew to become first-time PGT Blended Sport champs, becoming a member of Dan Shak, Alex Livingston, Walter Chambers, Philip Sternheimer, Maksim Pisarenko and 2012 World Sequence of Poker Foremost Occasion runner-up John Racener as first-time winners.
President Mori wins
Eskandani took his his first PGT trophy house by successful the $10,200 H.O.R.S.E. occasion for a profession finest $201,600. It pushes him over the $1 million in lifetime winnings.
Eskandani is the President of PokerGO, which runs the PGT collection and broadcasts the ultimate tables on its subscription-based platform. The 68-year-old was inducted into the Poker Corridor of Fame for his work as a tv producer. He’s the person behind a few of the hottest poker exhibits this century, together with Poker After Darkish, Excessive Stakes Poker, Nationwide Heads-Up Poker Championship, and Face the Ace.
Hoffman earns total champ title
Max Hoffman completed on high of the collection’ total leaderboard by making 5 ultimate tables, ending second in two of them. His reward is a $10,000 “PGT passport,” which he can use to enter PGT occasions, the PokerGO Cup trophy.
Hoffman appears to be a star on the rise. In line with the Hendon Mob, Hoffman gained $587,761 taking part in event poker — however a majority of that got here on this collection.
He began this run at October’s PGT Blended Sport collection with. fourth place end in an 8-game combine occasion for $56,000. His finest money got here in a $1,650 occasion in 2017 on the MegaStack Problem at Foxwoods.
Abruptly, the participant from West Newton, Mass., is difficult a few of the finest gamers on the planet in massive buy-in occasions. Go get them, Max.
The remainder of the most effective
Maksim Pisarenko, who’s approaching $1 million in cashes, opened the collection by successful Occasion #1, a $5,100 H.O.R.S.E contest for $117,450, his second career-best money. His better of $183,533 was for a third-place in 2019 on the European Poker Tour Sochi’s Foremost Occasion.
Six-time WSOP bracelet winner John Hennigan gained his first PGT title in Occasion #2, $10,200 Triple Stud for $120,500. He additionally has a 3rd, fourth and seventh within the collection, persevering with the success he discovered on the final Blended Sport collection the place he made three ultimate tables. Henngian additionally gained a $10,200 occasion on the PGT Dash collection in November.
After Eskandani gained Occasion #3, 2022 WSOP Participant of the 12 months Dan Zack took house his first PGT title within the $10,200 8-Sport occasion for $195,200.
In Occasion #5, a $10,200 Triple Stud Combine contest, John Racener was the one to win his first PGT title. Whereas the $151,200 is means behind his career-best of $5.1 million for being the runner-up within the 2010 WSOP Foremost Occasion, he’ll take it. He made two extra ultimate tables within the collection.
Jerry Wong pushed his profession winnings over the $6 million mark with a win in $10,200 Triple Draw Combine occasion for $164,500. A person with many victories, successful Occasion #6 was his first on the PGT tour. He additionally had two fifths and a seventh on this collection.
Philip Sternheimer needed to combat off two Poker Corridor of Famers and a tableful of WSOP bracelet and PGT winners to seize his first PGT title in Occasion #7, a $10,200 Seller’s Selection occasion. He gained $164,500 for outlasting Phil Hellmuth (fifth), Max Coleman (4th), Adam Friedman (third), simply to get to beat Daniel Negreanu heads-up. It was Sternheimer’s fourth ultimate desk in PGT combined occasions since October.
Businessmen Dan Shak gained Occasion #8, the $10,200 Massive Guess Combine contest, for his first PGT title. He additionally had a tricky ultimate desk to get by: Jeremy Ausmus (2nd), Negreanu (third), Walter Chambers (4th), and Jerry Wong (fifth).
Alex Livingston began the ultimate desk of Occasion #9, the $25,000 10-game Championship, because the chip chief and he by no means seemed again. “I lastly acquired one,” he instructed PGT reporters after the match. He gained $324,465, pushing is profession winnings in the direction of the $9 million mark.
Walter Chambers got here into the ultimate occasion, a $5,100 2-7 No-Restrict contest, after making two ultimate tables in consecutive occasions. The third time was the attraction, and he would up with all of the chips, the trophy, and $63,000.
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