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

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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 defeatedAlex 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.

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 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 According to PokerGO updates, Haxton’s prize money notably included $214,000 in bounties he secured after defeating 2011 WSOP Player of the YearBen 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.

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

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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