The 2024 PokerGO Tour Pot-Limit Omaha Series II is officially in the books, with more than $8.8 million in prize money paid out across the nine-event festival that ran from Oct. 14-22 at the PokerGO Studio inside ARIA Resort & Casino Las Vegas.
The latest PGT PLO wrapped up with a $5,100 buy-in bounty event on the final day of action. The tournament drew 84 entries, resulting in a prize pool of $420,000.
When the dust settled, Anthony Hu collected the final bounty of the tournament. This was Hu’s second career PGT title, having also won a 2023 PokerGO Cup $15,000 buy-in event. This most recent victory saw him walk away with the trophy, the top payout of $70,560, and $16,000 in bounties.
Hu overcame a stacked final table on his way to victory, outlasting the likes of two-time bracelet winner Bryce Yockey (8th), eventual series champion Matthew Wantman (7th), seven-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu (6th), ten-time bracelet winner Erik Seidel (4th), and bracelet winner Frank Brannan (3rd).
This win saw Hu’s career tournament earnings grow to nearly $2.9 million. This was his second cash of the series, as well. With 122 total PGT points, he finished just outside the top 20 in the festival points race.
Here is a look at the payouts and rankings points awarded at the final table:
Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points | PGT Points |
1 | Anthony Hu | $70,560 | 384 | 99 |
2 | Jonathan Bowers | $45,360 | 320 | 64 |
3 | Frank Brannan | $32,760 | 256 | 46 |
4 | Erik Seidel | $23,940 | 192 | 34 |
5 | Chase Steely | $17,640 | 160 | 25 |
6 | Daniel Negreanu | $12,600 | 128 | 18 |
7 | Matthew Wantman | $10,080 | 96 | 14 |
Here is a look at the final top ten in the series points race:
Rank | Player | Points | Wins | Cashes | Winnings |
1 | Matthew Wantman | 453 | 1 | 6 | $434,380 |
2 | Jeremy Ausmus | 420 | 1 | 4 | $416,140 |
3 | Alex Foxen | 378 | 0 | 3 | $339,540 |
4 | Daniel Negreanu | 366 | 1 | 5 | $351,675 |
5 | Samuli Sipila | 347 | 0 | 3 | $471,000 |
6 | Isaac Haxton | 340 | 1 | 3 | $220,540 |
7 | Ben Lamb | 307 | 0 | 4 | $336,790 |
8 | Ben Tollerene | 298 | 1 | 1 | $496,000 |
9 | Joni Jouhkimainen | 268 | 0 | 4 | $334,660 |
10 | James Chen (US) | 263 | 1 | 2 | $227,750 |
Photo credits: PokerGO / Antonio Abrego.