Andrew “LuckyChewy” Lichtenberger is the primary winner of the PokerGO Tour Kickoff collection as he held off red-hot Nick Schulman to win $117,600 and his seventh PGT title.
The $5,100 buy-in occasion marked the beginning of a collection with 5 excessive curler tournaments in PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas from Jan. 20-25. It drew 84 runners for a prize pool of $420,000.
The ultimate desk included Poker Corridor of Famer Erik Seidel (seventh – $16,800), on-line all-star Patrick Leonard (sixth – $21,000) in a uncommon PokerGO Studio look and two-time bracelet winner John Riordan (4th – $39,900).
PGT Kickoff Occasion 1 Remaining Desk Payouts
| Place | Identify | Nation | Prize (In USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | $117,600 |
| 2 | Nick Schulman | United States | $75,600 |
| 3 | Matthew McEwan | United States | $54,600 |
| 4 | John Riordan | United States | $39,900 |
| 5 | Dennis Beres | United States | $29,400 |
| 6 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | $21,000 |
| 7 | Erik Seidel | United States | $16,800 |
Cooling Down Schulman
Schulman’s runner-up end is simply weeks faraway from ending runner-up to PGT Participant of the 12 months Jeremy Ausmus within the $1 Million PGT Championship for $200,000. Not lengthy earlier than, he gained a PGT Last Chance high roller for $283,050 in Las Vegas and his sixth World Sequence of Poker bracelet and $145,000 at WSOP Paradise.
Schulman had a robust begin on the last desk as he cracked Seidel’s queens with ace-queen to ship the 10-time bracelet winner to the rail in seventh place. He later eradicated third-place finisher Matthew McEwan as his ace-eight pipped McEwan’s nine-eight.
Lichtenberger and Schulman had been near even in chips as they performed a virtually hourlong heads-up battle. Schulman was on the ropes when he moved all in with jack-seven as was referred to as by Lichtenberger with a suited king-nine. Neither participant improved on the flop however “LuckyChewy” turned a king to have the poker commentator drawing lifeless.
The victory introduced Lichtenberger his seventh PGT title and his first stay event win since September 2023 when he gained a PokerGO Masters occasion for $204,000, including to his $21 million in Hendon Mob earnings.
There will likely be 4 extra winners topped within the PokerGO Studio this week, together with within the presently underway Occasion #2: $5,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em that drew 96 gamers for a prize pool of $480,000.
Try the ultimate desk motion of the PGT Kickoff opening occasion on YouTube.
*Lead photograph courtesy PokerGO
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