Alex Livingston Earns Title in PGT Mixed Games Series Championship Event, Max Hoffman Takes Overall Title

In an interesting conclusion to their most current occasion, the PokerGO Tour put the covers on their 2024 PGT Mixed Games Series. The $25,000 Ten-Game Championship Event showed to be a test of poker abilities for the males who came out for the fight. As that fight played out, the race for the total champion boiled down to the last day of action.

Thirteen Men in the Game to Start Day Two

The Championship Event saw an overall of 41 gamers come forward, which put the reward swimming pool for the competition simply over the $1 million mark ($1,025,000, to be specific). The drawback of this was that just 6 gamers would make anything from the occasion, implying there would be some dissatisfied faces around the PokerGO Studios in ARIA on Friday afternoon. Understanding that majority the field would have absolutely nothing to reveal for their efforts, the last thirteen males went to deal with Friday to identify a champ.

Not just did much of the gamers wish to take home that PGT prize, however they were likewise aiming to possibly take the Mixed Games Series total title. Max Hoffman led that total chase as they went into Day Two of the Championship Event, and Hoffman remained in good shape searching for just at Walter Chambers (1.035 million) and Alex Livingston (1.83 million) on the Championship Event leaderboard. There were still hazards for the general title, nevertheless, in the kinds of Dan Zack, Philip Sternheimer, and Jeremy Ausmus.

For Hoffman, numerous of those in contention for the general title were on much shorter stacks. Ausmus was initially out in thirteenth location, falling in Limit Hold ’em to Jared Bleznick after Bleznick captured 2 set on the flop with his A-4 to finest Ausmus’ pocket 6s. Sternheimer was beside go, dropping to Zack in twelfth location, as the competition sneaked closer to the last table bubble.

After the removal of Adam Friedman in 8th location, the last 7 assembled with another removal to the cash. It would take practically an hour for that to take place and, when it did, it was a case of the abundant getting richer. Livingston did the deed versus Bleznick, capturing a Broadway directly while Bleznick struck a seven-high variation. As Bleznick left the table empty-handed, the last 6 remained in the cash.

Prolonged Battle for the cash

The ten-game mix saw the chips flying around the table, however it was either Livingston or Hoffman who kept the lead through much of the night. Zack and Dylan Weisman would dismiss Chambers and Racener in 6th and 5th locations, respectively, and Zack would ultimately increase to challenge Livingston. What occurred to Hoffman? His chips moved through his fingers and ultimately wound up in the hands of Weisman, who bested Hoffman in No Limit Deuce to Seven Triple Draw when each took one on the last draw and Weisman made a 9-8-5-4-2 to beat Hoffman’s A-8-7-4-3 (the Ace in Deuce to Seven is played high).

Livingston made his relocation at this mark, taking chips from both Weisman and Zack to take control of the chip lead. Weisman would resist, nevertheless, in getting rid of Zack in 3rd location in Limit Deuce to Seven Triple Draw in an enormous cooler. Zack drew 2 on the last draw and, after Weisman remained pat, Zack revealed down practically completely with the 7-6-4-3-2. The issue was Weisman WAS ideal, revealing a 7-5-4-3-2 for a Deuce to Seven wheel and the hand win.

Livingston and Weisman negotiated before heads-up play began, with Weisman getting about $6000 more than Livingston. They did leave $40,000 and the points for very first and 2nd on the table, nevertheless, leaving the duo something to bet. Bet it they did as, over the next 2 hours, they punched it out for the 2024 PGT Mixed Games Series Championship Event title.

Just 600K in chips separated the males at the start, so it was not a surprise to see Livingston take an early edge. What was unexpected is that he never ever let Weisman back in the video game. Whether the video game was Razz, No Limit Hold ’em, Omaha Hi/Lo, or the completing hand of No Limit Deuce to Seven Triple Draw, Livingston had the edge over Weisman, ultimately making a 9-8 hand to finest Weisman’s 10-6 to end the competition.1.

Alex Livingston, $324,465 * (221 points)
2. Dylan Weisman, $290,535 * (148 )
3. Dan Zack, $153,750 (92 )
4. Max Hoffman, $112,750 (68 )
5. John Racener, $82,000 (49 )
6. Walter Chambers, $61,500 (37 )

Hoffman Holds Off Zack for Overall Title

When he was removed in 4th location, Max Hoffman had just one concern left in the race for the total champion of the 2024 PGT Mixed Games Series. That was Dan Zack, who was still in the competition as Hoffman got his fourth-place jackpots. The bright side for Hoffman was that Zack would need to fight through Livingston and Weisman and win the competition to nab the general title from Hoffman.

For Zack, his departure in 3rd location locked up the total title for Hoffman. For winning this series title, Hoffman got a PGT Gold Cup and a $10,000 PGT Passport, helpful for entry into ANY PGT competition throughout the next fiscal year. And Hoffman managed the technique without winning an occasion throughout the schedule, although 5 strong money will have a method of getting rid of a first-place effort.1.

Max Hoffman, 331 points
2. Dan Zack, 287
3. Jerry Wong, 261
4. John Hennigan, 256
5. Daniel Negreanu, 252

Up next for the PGT will be something for the Omaholics among us. The PGT PLO Series, a host of competitions in Pot Limit Omaha, will start on March 18-29. The week after that, the 2024 U. S. Poker Open requires to the phase in ARIA’s PokerGO Studios, which constantly extracts the crème of the poker world for fight. In addition to other competitions worldwide, it is a hectic time to be a high-stakes poker gamer.

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