Daniel Negreanu Takes Top Spot on PGT Leaderboard

The 2024 World Series of Poker is in full swing at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, with 17 PGT-qualifying events concluding as part of the 2024 PGT season. With the completion of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship this week, a new number one has emerged on the PGT leaderboard as Daniel Negreanu has propelled his way to the top after winning his seventh WSOP bracelet.

Negreanu has amassed 1,645 PGT points from his 14 cashes and two victories, amounting to $2,004,231 in 2024 PGT earnings. Negreanu's first victory of the season came in the PGT PLO Series, where he won Event #3: $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha for $147,500. His most recent victory was in WSOP Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship for $1,178,703, where it was his first WSOP bracelet in roughly 3,900 days following his October 2013 win in the WSOP Europe €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller. At the 2024 WSOP, Negreanu has amassed 749 PGT points from three PGT-qualifying cashes.

Jeremy Ausmus has cashed four times in PGT-qualifying events at the 2024 WSOP and has picked up 858 PGT points. He now moves into second on the PGT leaderboard with 1,368 PGT points. Ausmus has 14 cashes for the 2024 PGT season and $3,403,782 in PGT earnings. David Coleman, Dylan Weisman, and Aram Zobian have had quiet series relative to PGT events as they slip to third, fourth, and fifth overall, respectively.

Chris Hunichen has emerged as the biggest winner at the WSOP, having cashed twice for 1,050 PGT points. He now sits sixth on the PGT leaderboard with $5,235,701 in PGT earnings at the WSOP. Chance Kornuth hasn't secured a victory yet, but has positioned himself nicely entering the back half of the 2024 PGT season with four cashes for 1,041 PGT points. Nearly assured of a seat in the PGT Championship $1,000,000 freeroll, Kornuth still has plenty of opportunities to increase his PGT points total at the 2024 WSOP.

Nick Schulman won the $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller and claimed three other cashes to add 815 PGT points to his season total. He now sits eighth on the PGT leaderboard with 1,035 PGT points, just ahead of Viktor Blom with 1,000 PGT points. Blom has cashed three times in PGT-qualifying events at the WSOP for $2,291,709 in PGT earnings. 

Other big movers into the Top 40 on the PGT leaderboard courtesy of strong WSOP performances include Sergio Aido (11th - 888 PGT points), Santhosh Suvarna (12th - 847 PGT points), Michael Rocco (13th - 750 PGT points), Phil Ivey (18th - 706 PGT points), Brek Schutten (19th - 700 PGT points), Calvin Anderson (23rd - 672 PGT points), Frank Funaro (25th - 645 PGT points), and Bryce Yockey (28th - 632 PGT points).

PGT Leaderboard Top 10 

These are the leaderboard standings as of Friday, June 28, 2024. The complete and current PGT leaderboard is at pgt.com/leaderboard.

PGT Championship Qualification & Player of the Year Bonus

Players who finish the 2024 PGT season ranked in the top 40 of the PGT leaderboard and have cashed in three PGT events throughout the season will earn qualification for the season-ending PGT Championship $1,000,000 freeroll. The PGT Championship winner will take home $500,000 with additional payouts for the final table paid as a combination of cash and a PGT Passport. The player who finishes the 2024 PGT season with the most leaderboard points will be named PGT Player of the Year and be awarded a $50,000 PGT Passport.

What's Next On the PGT Schedule?

Upcoming on the PGT schedule at the 2024 World Series of Poker from Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas are ten PGT-qualifying events. The June schedule includes the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship, the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller, and the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship. July will begin with the $10,000 Mystery Bounty and $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller before the $10,000 WSOP Main Event begins on July 3. 

The back half of the WSOP schedule includes the $10,000 8-Game Mix Championship, the $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller, the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship, and the $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. High Roller. Following the completion of the WSOP, the high roller scene will turn its attention to the upcoming Super High Roller Bowl at the Onyx Club at Merit Royal Cyprus from August 17 to 25, 2024. The series will include a total of ten events, with the marquee $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl IX running from August 23-25. There will be a mix of No-Limit Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments and a Mystery Bounty event in each variant.

For full PGT schedule information, check out pgt.com/schedule.

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