Chino Rheem Defeats Josh Arieh at PokerGO Mixed Games Series
The world’s top mixed game players are grinding away in Las Vegas at the PokerGO Tour (PGT) Mixed Games 2025 festival taking place Feb. 25-March 5.
Chino Rheem is the latest winner at the mixed game series as the three-time World Poker Tour (WPT) champion took down a $10,200 buy-in 8-Game event for $195,500. He defeated Josh Arieh, a six-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and the 2021 WSOP Player of the Year, after finishing third in the previous event for $114,000.
The final table included five-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman and other bracelet winners like David Funkhouser (4th - $82,800) and Alex Livingston (7th - $36,800). The event drew 92 runners for a $920,000 prize pool.
PGT Mixed Games $10,200 8-Game Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Country | Prize (In USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chino Rheem | United States | $195,500 |
| 2 | Josh Arieh | United States | $195,500 |
| 3 | Nick Schulman | United States | $110,400 |
| 4 | David Funkhouser | United States | $82,800 |
| 5 | Brian Breck | United States | $64,400 |
| 6 | Aaron Kupin | United States | $46,000 |
| 7 | Alex Livingston | Canada | $36,800 |
Adam Friedman & Ryan Miller Win Mixed Game Events
Other big names picked up trophies at the mixed game series inside PokerGo Studio, which kicked off with France’s Nicolas Milgrom winning Event #1: $5,100 H.O.R.S.E for $159,250.
Five-time bracelet winner Adam Friedman, best known for winning the $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship three years in a row, continued his dominance across variants by winning Event #2: $5,100 8-Game for $170,200. Israel’s Tal Avivi finished runner-up for $107,300 as Schulman finished third for $74,000.
Ryan Miller won Event #3: $10,200 H.O.R.S.E. for $247,000, the same format he won his second bracelet in just a few events after winning the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship at the 2023 WSOP, as he defeated heads-up opponent Samuel Sternfield.
There’s plenty of action to come in the PGT Mixed Games series, including the currently underway final table of Event #5: Mori’s Mix featuring Maxx Coleman, Steve Zolotow and Mike Gorodinsky.
The series will wrap up with the Event #7: $25,300 10-Game Championship getting underway on March 4 at 12 p.m. Pacific Time.
A list of winners so far at the PGT Mixed Games series is available in the table below.
2025 PGT Mixed Games Winners So Far
| Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Prize (In USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $5,100 H.O.R.S.E | 130 | $650,000 | Nicolas Milgrom | France | $159,250 |
| Event #2: $5,100 8-Game | 148 | $740,000 | Adam Friedman | United States | $170,200 |
| Event #3: $10,200 H.O.R.S.E. | 95 | $950,000 | Ryan Miller | United States | $247,000 |
| Event #4: $10,200 8-Game | 92 | $920,000 | Chino Rheem | United States | $195,500 |
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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