David Coleman Retakes Top Spot on PGT Leaderboard

Following some mixed games and Omaha dominating the past few months of the 2024 PokerGO Tour (PGT) season, the month of April would welcome back some two-card action with the U.S. Poker Open taking center stage at the PokerGO Studio.

David Coleman regained top spot on the PGT leaderboard after winning Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $202,300. Coleman also cashed two additional times and added 322 PGT points to his season tally, which now stands at 1,259 PGT points. The biggest mover at the U.S. Poker Open was the series champion Aram Zobian. Zobian won Event #6: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em and cashed three additional times, including the $25k finale, to accumulate 616 PGT points. Along with winning the U.S. Poker Golden Eagle trophy and a $25,000 PGT Passport, Zobian moved into third place on the PGT leaderboard with 1,048 PGT points.

Dylan Weisman and Daniel Negreanu didn't have a strong U.S. Poker Open, but they sit in second and fourth on the PGT leaderboard, respectively. Stephen Chidwick was a big mover following his U.S. Poker Open campaign, which saw him win Event #8: $25,200 No-Limit Hold'em for $429,000. Chidwick cashed a total of four times for 427 PGT points and moved into sixth on the PGT leaderboard with 711 PGT points. Kristen Foxen sits seventh overall with 678 PGT points, while Jesse Lonis surged up into eighth overall on the PGT leaderboard with 634 PGT points. Lonis won Event #2: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $252,450 and cashed an additional three times to collect 400 PGT points during the U.S. Poker Open.

Rounding out the top ten on the PGT leaderboard include PokerGO Cup champion Jonathan Little with 591 PGT points and PGT PLO Series $25k Championship winner Seth Davies with 590 PGT points.

PGT Leaderboard Top 10 Through U.S. Poker Open

These are the leaderboard standings as of Monday, April 1, 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?

The next series on the 2024 PGT season schedule is the inaugural Texas Poker Open from Champions Club in Houston, Texas. The series runs from April 24 to May 5, with the marquee event being the $3,300 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Main Event. There is a $2,000,000 prize pool guarantee and eight opening flights, including four turbo flights. Players will earn PGT points in the Texas Poker Open Main Event, as well as the seven high rollers on the schedule: five $5,100 buy-in events and two $10,100 buy-in events. The Texas Poker Open Main Event will be livestreamed every day on PokerGO, along with the final four high roller final tables.

Once these two series conclude, attention will turn to the 2024 World Series of Poker and the ARIA High Roller Series. The WSOP will host 28 PGT-qualifying events from May 27 to July 17, while the ARIA High Roller Series will run from June 19 to July 8 and include 14 one-day high rollers from the PokerGO Studio.

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

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