Chino Rheem Seals the Deal for Event #2: $10,200 Big Bet Mix Win

 

"Anytime you make a final table, it’s always a good feeling, but after you bust you’re a little disappointed," Rheem said of finally getting back into the winner's circle after his recent string of final tables coming up short. "In my entire career, this is the sickest little heater I’ve ever been on for 20 years of playing poker. I’m just riding it, just trying to stay humble, stay present, appreciate everything, be grateful for everything, and just see what happens."

PGT Mixed Games II Event #2 Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize	Points
1st	Chino Rheem	United States	$171,000	171
2nd	Andres Korn	Argentina	$114,000	114
3rd	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	$79,800	80
4th	John Hennigan	United States	$57,000	57
5th	Ben Yu	United States	$45,600	46
6th	Adam Friedman	United States	$34,200	34
7th	Dan Shak	United States	$28,500	29
8th	Nick Schulman	United States	$22,800	23
9th	Arthur Morris	United States	$17,100	17

"I love playing with all of these guys," Rheem said. "You feel like a family here. I’m very close to a lot of these players here. The camaraderie is just great, and the staff does a good job and runs really good tournaments."

Rheem came into the final day of play second in chips, but things were closely contested. Rheem busted Adam Friedman in sixth place, Ben Yu in fifth place, and Stephen Chidwick in third place on his way to getting heads up with Andres Korn. Korn started the heads-up match with the lead, but Rheem stormed back to take the lead and then finish the deal after some pot-limit Omaha hi-lo action.

PGT Mixed Games II Series Leaderboard Top 10

To go along with his win, Rheem has a fourth-place finish in Event #1: $10,200 H.O.R.S.E. at PGT Mixed Games II. The results have him at the top of the series leaderboard and make him the frontrunner to win the series title and $25,000 championship bonus.

"Let’s just keep it real, it’s a really nice feeling," Rheem said of being atop the series leaderboard. "I’m obviously trying to play much better and running really, really good here in this studio. I love playing in the studio. Things are going really well, and I’ll take it."

In the first two events of PGT Mixed Games II, Rheem has one win, two cashes, $243,000 in prize money won, and 243 PGT leaderboard points.

Rank	Player	Wins	Cashes	Winnings	Points
1	Chino Rheem	1	2	$243,000	243
2	David Funkhouser	1	1	$187,200	187
3	Paul Volpe	0	1	$136,800	137
4	Andres Korn	0	1	$114,000	114
5	Eli Elezra	0	1	$93,600	94
6	Stephen Chidwick	0	1	$79,800	80
7	Ben Yu	0	2	$67,200	68
8	Anthony Zinno	0	1	$57,600	58
9	John Hennigan	0	1	$57,000	57
10	Dylan Weisman	0	1	$43,200	43

Speaking of the PGT leaderboard, the addition of 171 points for winning Event #2 at PGT MIxed Games II pushed Rheem into the top 40 of the 2023 PGT leaderboard. That's important because the top 40 of the PGT leaderboard qualify for the season-ending PGT Championship that has a $1,000,000 freeroll.

"I just hope to qualify for it by the end of the year, obviously," Rheem said. "I’m just happy to be in the top 40 right now and hopefully things just keep going well."

During the second half of the 2023 PGT season, Rheem won $602,650 during the 2023 Poker Masters and has already tallied $243,000 from the start of the 2023 PGT MIxed Games II series. This PGT season, Rheem is up to two wins, 10 cashes, and $954,193 in winnings.

You can view the full and up-to-date PGT leaderboard at pgt.com/leaderboard.

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