Eric Blair Takes Top Spot on the 2025 PGT Leaderboard

The 2025 PGT season continued with the seventh installment of the U.S. Poker Open from the PokerGO Studio.

It was a massive series for Eric Blair, as he tied the record (Rodger Johnson—2024 U.S. Poker Open) by cashing in five consecutive events. Blair's best result was a second-place finish in Event #5, and the 144 PGT points he earned for that runner-up finish thrust him to the top of the PGT leaderboard with 1,157 PGT points. Blair is tied for second for most PGT cashes this season with 13, and has likely locked up a seat in the PGT $1,000,000 Championship with his outstanding start to 2025.

Alex Foxen has now put two impressive series together after amassing 633 PGT points at the PGT PLO Series and now 354 PGT points at the U.S. Poker Open. He sits second overall with 1,031 PGT points, surpassing his 2024 PGT season points tally. Chino Rheem earned three cashes at the U.S. Poker Open and increased his points tally to 1,026 PGT points, while Kristen Foxen's Event #1 victory - and third PGT title of the season - made her the fourth player with 1,000 PGT points. She sits fourth overall with 1,015 PGT points.

Former number one Joey Weissman cashed in one event and sits fifth overall with 923 PGT points, while Nick Schulman remains the cash leader for the season with 14. He sits sixth overall with 918 PGT points. Daniel Negreanu sits seventh overall with 811 PGT points, while Jesse Lonis went cashless and dropped to eighth overall with 786 PGT points.

Shannon Shorr was crowned the U.S. Poker Open champion after winning Event #5 and Event #8. His 538 PGT points thrust him into the PGT leaderboard top ten, where he sits with 740 PGT points from five cashes. Rounding out the top ten is Jim Collopy, who has 731 PGT points after cashing four times for 244 PGT points.

Other big movers following the U.S. Poker Open include Nacho Barbero (16th - 483 PGT points), Neil Warren (18th - 476 PGT points), Erik Seidel (19th - 440 PGT points), Andrew Moreno (23rd - 415 PGT points) and Brandon Wilson (27th - 385 PGT points).

PGT Leaderboard Top 10 

These are the leaderboard standings as of Friday, April 18, 2025. The complete and current PGT leaderboard is at pgt.com/leaderboard.

PGT Championship Qualification & Player of the Year Bonus

Players who finish the 2025 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 $1,000,000 Championship freeroll. The PGT $1,000,000 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 2025 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 Texas Poker Open is underway at Champions Club in Houston, Texas, with a robust 21-event schedule. The series is highlighted by the $3,300 buy-in Main Event that includes a $2,000,000 prize pool guarantee, and eight starting flights that kickoff on Wednesday, April 23. Alongside the Texas Poker Open Main Event are four PGT-qualifying high roller tournaments from April 25-28. The $5,100 buy-in events will all be single-day tournaments.

The World Series of Poker will follow the Texas Poker Open from May 27 to July 16. There will be 30 PGT-qualifying events throughout the WSOP, with every event with a buy-in of $10,000 or more earning players who cash PGT points. Alongside the WSOP will be 11 ARIA High Rollers at the PokerGO Studio. The first six ARIA High Rollers will run from June 15-16 and June 23-26, and will all be $10,100 Pot-Limit Omaha events. Running from July 3-7 will be $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em events. All events start at 3 p.m. and registration ends at approximately 7:30 p.m., with each event concluding in one day.

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

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