Lawrence Chang Wins PGT Texas PLO Roundup in New PLO Capital of the World

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The first-ever PokerGO Tour (PGT) PLO Roundup at Champions Club Texas in Houston wrapped up with Lawrence Chang taking down the $3,300 buy-in Main Event for a career-best $300,000.

The pot-limit Omaha series in Texas was a success with big prize pools and plenty of entries, including notable names like reigning WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo, Isaac Kempton and Josh Arieh. The six-time bracelet winner complimented the dealers, staff and food and even dubbed the Houston poker club the “new PLO capital of the world.”

The $1 million guaranteed Main Event drew 474 entrants to push the prize pool to over $1.4 million. The event paid 55 places, and those who cashed included Sean Troha, Ren Lin, Anthony Hu, Michael Wang and Martin Zamani, according to PokerGO updates.

Chang, a Houston native, bested heads-up opponent Andrew Ige after navigating a final table that included Senovio Ramirez (3rd - $120,000), Sterling Savill (4th - $80,000) and Kyle Arora (5th - $60,000).

PGT Texas PLO Roundup Main Event Final Table Results

PLACE PLAYER COUNTRY PRIZE (IN USD)
1 Lawrence Chang United States $300,000
2 Andrew Ige United States $200,000
3 Senovio Ramirez United States $120,000
4 Sterling Savill United States $80,000
5 Kyle Arora United States $60,000
6 Sean Rafael United States $51,000
7 LaDarren Banks United States $43,000

Hendrix, Miller & Keijzer Win High Roller Titles

The PLO series in Houston kicked off with three $5,100 High Roller events. The first event drew 23 entrants and saw Alaska all-time money leader Adam Hendrix winning a golden belt buckle and $51,750. The young high-stakes pro defeated runner-up Sean Rafael and went on to finish 39th in the Main Event for $9,000 (Rafael finished sixth for $51,000).

Adam HendrixThe next high roller drew 20 players as Canada’s Curtis Miller defeated Arthur Morris for $54,000. Morris went on to chop the third and final high roller with Ronald Keijzer of the Netherlands with both players receiving $40,150. Ky Nguyen finished third in both events.

Ronald KeijzerAs the PGT season closes out, there is one opportunity remaining for players to qualify for the PGT $1 million Championship in the form of the PGT Last Chance Series, a collection of eight $10,100 no-limit Hold’em events running Jan. 2-9 inside PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.

A full list of winners at the first-ever PGT Texas PLO Roundup is available in the table below.

PGT Texas PLO Roundup Winners

EVENT ENTRANTS PRIZE POOL WINNER COUNTRY PRIZE (IN USD)
High Roller #1: $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 23 $115,000 Adam Hendrix United States $51,750
High Roller #2: $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 20 $100,000 Curtis Miller Canada $54,000
High Roller #3: $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 22 $110,000 Ronald Keijzer Netherlands $40,150*
PGT Texas PLO Roundup $3,300 Main Event 474 $1,422,000 Lawrence Chang United States $300,000

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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