Ben Tollerene Wins PGT PLO a23 rummyChampionship as Matthew Wantman Crowned Series Winner

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PGT PLO Series II

Table Of Contents

  • $25,200 PLO Championship Final Table Results
  • Tollerene Closes Out Again
  • Wantman Wins Series Title
  • 2024 PGT PLO Series II Top 10
  • PGT PLO Series II Winners

The exciting PokerGO Tour (PGT) PLO Series II inside PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas has wrapped up and saw Ben Tollerene winning the $25,200 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha Championship for $496,000 and his second PGT title in a month.

The Omaha specialist's victory over Finland's Samuli Sipila locked up the overall series race for Matthew Wantman, who had six series cashes, including a victory in Event #3: $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha for $178,250.

$25,200 PLO Championship Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (In USD)
1Ben TollereneUnited States$496,000
2Samuli SipilaFinland$310,000
3Joni JouhkimainenFinland$217,000
4Michael DuekUnited States$155,000
5Ben LambUnited States$116,250
6Josh AriehUnited States$85,250
7Fernando HabeggerSwitzerland$62,000
8Jesse LonisUnited States$62,000
9Billy TarangoUnited States$46,500

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Tollerene Closes Out Again

Tollerene added to his more than $16 million in Hendon Mob earnings as he topped a field of 62 players that included American crushers like Ben Lamb (5th - $116,250), Josh Arieh (6th - $85,250) and Jesse Lonis (8th - $62,000), Finland's Sipila and Joni Jouhkimainen (3rd - $217,000) and Switzerland's Fernando Habegger (7th - $62,000).

Ben Tollerene
Ben Tollerene

Tollerene may excel in Omaha, but what he really excels in is closing out a high roller series. Just weeks ago, inside the same PokerGO studio, Tollerene won the final event of the Poker Masters series, a $25,200 No-Limit Hold'em event that earned him $510,000.

Earlier this year, Tollerene finished runner-up in the WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller for a career-best $3.5 million.

Wantman Wins Series Title

Matthew Wantman
Matthew Wantman

Wantman secured the top spot on the series leaderboard by finishing seventh in the series finale for $10,080. The final table of Event #9: $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty also included Poker Hall of Famers Daniel Negreanu and Erik Seidel, while Anthony Hu took home the $70,560 prize and final title of the series.

Wantman ended the series ahead of overall PGT leader Jeremy Ausmus (420 points), Alex Foxen (378 points) and Negreanu (366 points), who won Event #6: $10,100 Pot-Limit Omaha for $265,200.

2024 PGT PLO Series II Top 10

RankPlayerCountryPoints
1Matthew WantmanUnited States453
2Jeremy AusmusUnited States420
3Alex FoxenUnited States378
4Daniel NegreanuCanada366
5Samuli SipilaFinland347
6Isaac HaxtonUnited States340
7Ben LambUnited States307
8Ben TollereneUnited States298
9Joni JouhkimainenFinland268
10James Chen (US)United States263

Ausmus remains the overall season leader with 2,789 points, followed by Negreanu (2,054 points) and Michael Rocco (1,835 points).

A full list of winners at the 2024 PGT PLO Series II is available in the table below.

PGT PLO Series II Winners

EventEntriesPrize PoolWinnerCountryPrize (In USD)
Event #1 : $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha155$775,000Lautaro GuerraSpain$178,250
Event #2: $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Progressive Bounty ($2,000)159$795,000Dylan WeismanUnited States$195,245
Event #3: $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha155$775,000Matthew WantmanUnited States$192,560
Event #4: $10,100 Pot-Limit Omaha100$1,000,000James ChenUnited States$220,000
Event #5: $15,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Progressive Bounty ($6,000)82$1,230,000Isaac HaxtonUnited States$383,740
Event #6: $10,100 Pot-Limit Omaha104$1,040,000Daniel NegreanuCanada$265,200
Event #7: $15,100 Pot-Limit Omaha64$960,000Jeremy AusmusUnited States$288,000
Event #8: $25,200 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship62$1,550,000Ben TollereneUnited States$496,000
Event #9: $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty84$420,000Anthony HuUnited States$86,560

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