Isaac Haxton Gets $200K in Bounties During PGT PLO Series II in Las Vegas

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PGT PLO Series Winners

The PokerGO Tour (PGT) continues inside PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas with a Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) series running Oct. 14-22. The PGT PLO Series II, sponsored by PLO Mastermind, culminates with today’s $25,200 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha Championship, which got underway on Monday at 1 p.m. local time.

The series has already seen some of poker’s biggest and most accomplished names winning PokerGO titles, such as Daniel Negreanu, who last night defeated Alex Foxen in Event #6 – $10,100 Pot-Limit Omaha for $265,200.

Here’s a look at some of the other winners of the PLO series, including longtime high-stakes crusher Isaac Haxton, PLO specialist Dylan Weisman and 2023 PGT PLO champion Lautaro Guerra.

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Guerra, Weisman & Haxton Win PLO Titles

The PLO series kicked off with a $5,100 buy-in event that saw last year’s PGT PLO champion Lautaro Guerra defeating heads-up opponent Josh Arieh, a six-time bracelet winner who has three bracelets in Omaha events. Spain’s Guerra is a PLO crusher of his own and won several PGT titles last year, including in the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship that brought him $518,750.

Lautaro Guerra
Lautaro Guerra

The next event, a progressive bounty tournament, saw Dylan Weisman winning a total of $195,245, including bounties, as he topped the field of 159 players. Weisman is a PLO specialist and coach who already had three PGT titles before he defeated Britain’s Richard Gryko during heads-up play.

The next two winners were Americans Matthew Wantman and James Chen, who respectively earned $192,560 and $220,000 for their victories.

Another bounty event took place in the form of Event #5 – $15,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Progressive Bounty, which drew 82 runners and saw Isaac Haxton winning $383,740 and his second title of the PGT season.

Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton

According to PokerGO updates, Haxton’s prize money notably included $214,000 in bounties he secured after defeating 2011 WSOP Player of the Year Ben Lamb during heads-up play.

The next event in the series is currently underway with a final table that includes Alex Foxen, Nick Schulman and Jeremy Ausmus. A preview of the final table is available on YouTube and the full stream can be watched on PokerGO.

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

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2024 PGT PLO Series II Winners So Far

Event Entries Prize Pool Winner Country Prize (In USD)
Event #1 – $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 155 $775,000 Lautaro Guerra Spain $178,250
Event #2 – $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Progressive Bounty ($2,000) 159 $795,000 Dylan Weisman United States $195,245
Event #3 – $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 155 $775,000 Matthew Wantman United States $192,560
Event #4 – $10,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 100 $1,000,000 James Chen United States $220,000
Event #5 – $15,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Progressive Bounty ($6,000) 82 $1,230,000 Isaac Haxton United States $383,740
Event #6 – $10,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 104 $1,040,000 Daniel Negreanu Canada $265,200
Event #7 – $15,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 64 $960,000 TBD TBD $288,000

*Photos courtesy PokerGO

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Connor Richards
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Connor Richards is an Editor & Live Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for two Global Poker Awards for his writing.



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