The PokerGO Tour (PGT) Las Chance is the last tournament series in which players can still earn points in the 2024 leaderboard, followed by a $1 million freeroll where the 40 players with the most points can get in. The entire series takes place at the PokerGO Studio at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
The series features 6 NLH tournaments with a buy-in of $10,100 and we've already recognized a trio of champions. The first one we introduced to you in our last article was Nick Schulman, so it's time to introduce you to the next pair.
Event number 2 brought in a record 119 entries, making it the biggest PGT tournament with a $10,100 buy-in. The prizepool was therefore worth $1,190,000 and the winner was looking at $297,500. That was eventually won by Shannon Shorr, who only needed two hands in heads-up play to win.
Place | Name | Country | PGT Points | Prize |
1st | Shannon Shorr | United States | 298 | $297,500 |
2nd | Joe Serock | United States | 184 | $184,450 |
3rd | David Chen | United States | 131 | $130,900 |
4th | Stephen Song | United States | 101 | $101,150 |
5th | Ben Tollerene | United States | 77 | $77,350 |
6th | Ren Lin | China | 60 | $59,500 |
7th | Adam Hendrix | United States | 48 | $47,600 |
Brandon Wilson Night
The third tournament brought the same 119 entries and the same $1,190,000 prizepool. The prize for the winner was also the same, and Brandon Wilson, who started with the second-smallest stack, was fighting for it at the final table. In the end, however, it was he who rejoiced in the $297,500 prize.
Place | Name | Country | PGT Points | Prize |
1st | Brandon Wilson | United States | 298 | $297,500 |
2nd | Landon Tice | United States | 184 | $184,450 |
3rd | Keith Lehr | United States | 131 | $130,900 |
4th | Sam Soverel | United States | 101 | $101,150 |
5th | Dylan Linde | United States | 77 | $77,350 |
6th | Darren Elias | United States | 60 | $59,500 |
7th | David Chen | United States | 48 | $47,600 |
Immediately following the conclusion of this tournament, Brandon sat down in Event #4, which brought 114 entries and a prizepool of $1,140,000. There is $285,000 waiting for the winner here, which will be contested by the last 7 players today.
Leading them is Brandon Wilson, who managed to amass a huge stack of up to 5,745,000 after his win, representing 40 percent of all the chips in play. At the other end I Stoyan Madanzhiev, who has a stack of just 480,000, which is only 8 blinds. All of the finalists have already pocketed at least $45,600 and we'll know the winner tonight.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
1 | Brandon Wilson | United States | 5,745,000 |
2 | Dylan Linde | United States | 925,000 |
3 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 1,810,000 |
4 | Kristina Holst | United States | 1,720,000 |
5 | Sam Laskowitz | United States | 2,170,000 |
6 | Stoyan Madanzhiev | Bulgaria | 480,000 |
7 | Byron Kaverman | United States | 1,400,000 |
Source - PGT