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The 2025 PGT PLO Series has crowned its newest champion, with Jesse Lonis topping the leaderboard to win the PGT Gold Cup and a $10,000 PGT Passport.
Lonis follows in the footsteps of Lautaro Guerra (2023), Daniel Geeng (2023), Samuli Sipila (2024), and Matthew Wantman (2024), who were previous PGT PLO Series champions. Lonis put on an impressive performance throughout the series, having cashed five times, reaching four final tables, and finishing in the top three four times. His lone victory came in Event #9 for $308,850, but his run in the $25k finale would thrust him into top spot on the PGT PLO Series leaderboard.
According to The Hendon Mob, Lonis has amassed more than $15,000,000 in lifetime tournament earnings and now sits 88th on the All-Time Money List. At the PGT PLO Series, Lonis earned $799,140 in prize money from his five cashes. Lonis now has four career PGT titles, along with 23 final tables and 46 cashes. He has $6,196,807 in career PGT earnings.
Jesse Lonis's PGT PLO Series Results
| Event | Place | Prize | PGT Points |
| Event #2: $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Progressive Bounty | 3rd | $47,700 | 79 |
| Event #5: $10,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Progressive Bounty | 9th | $27,840 | 46 |
| Event #7: $15,100 Pot-Limit Omaha | 2nd | $204,750 | 164 |
| Event #9: $15,100 Pot-Limit Omaha | 1st | $308,850 | 247 |
| Event #10: $25,200 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | 3rd | $210,000 | 126 |
Lonis finished with 662 PGT points to be crowned the PGT PLO Series champion after fading the late charge from Alex Foxen, who finished second in Event #11. Lonis now climbs to seventh place on the PGT leaderboard with 786 PGT points, nine cashes, and $912,490 in PGT earnings from this season.
PGT PLO Series Top 10 Leaderboard
| Rank | Player | Country | Winnings | Points |
| 1st | Jesse Lonis | United States | $799,140 | 662 |
| 2nd | Alex Foxen | United States | $647,185 | 633 |
| 3rd | Chino Rheem | United States | $540,475 | 506 |
| 4th | Bryce Yockey | United States | $402,650 | 437 |
| 5th | Tyler Brown | United States | $354,895 | 407 |
| 6th | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $390,900 | 397 |
| 7th | Jim Collopy | United States | $505,492 | 356 |
| 8th | Dylan Weisman | United States | $481,433 | 324 |
| 9th | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | $383,865 | 314 |
| 10th | Dylan Smith | United States | $295,870 | 305 |
2025 PGT PLO Series Results
| Event | Entrants | Winner | 1st Prize | Runner-Up |
| Event #1: $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha | 164 | Ky Nguyen | $180,400 | Matthew McEwan |
| Event #2: $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Progressive Bounty | 159 | Billy Tarango | $88,245 | Stephen Hubbard |
| Event #3: $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha | 159 | Daniel Negreanu | $182,500 | James Chen (US) |
| Event #4: $10,100 Pot-Limit Omaha | 118 | Chino Rheem | $295,000 | Ben Tollerene |
| Event #5: $10,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Progressive Bounty | 116 | Christopher Costa | $123,200 | Alex Foxen |
| Event #6: $10,100 Pot-Limit Omaha | 99 | Dylan Smith | $252,450 | Sean Rafael |
| Event #7: $15,100 Pot-Limit Omaha | 70 | Alex Foxen | $315,000 | Jesse Lonis |
| Event #8: $15,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty | 78 | Bryce Yockey | $218,400 | Tyler Brown |
| Event #9: $15,100 Pot-Limit Omaha | 71 | Jesse Lonis | $308,850 | Chino Rheem |
| Event #10: $25,200 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | 60 | Jim Collopy | $450,367 | Dylan Weisman |
| Event #11: $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty | 73 | Zachary Schwartz | $63,510 | Alex Foxen |
The PLO players were back in action for the fifth installment of the PGT PLO Series, which saw six different events enter the top five for all-time field size at their respective buy-ins in PGT-owned and operated events. The opening event of the series saw Ky "Suited Superman" Nguyen win his first PGT title, while Billy Tarango continued the trend of first wins as he claimed his first PGT title in Event #2. Daniel Negreanu broke his tie with Stephen Chidwick to win his 11th PGT title in Event #3.
Chino Rheem won his fifth PGT title, and along with three final table appearances and four cashes, he moved to the top of the PGT leaderboard with 928 PGT points. Christopher Costa won his first PGT title in Event #5 and took home an additional $190,000 in bounties to go along with his $123,200 first-place prize. Dylan Smith won Event #6 for his first PGT title, while Alex Foxn broke an 803-day drought to win his eighth PGT title.
Bryce Yockey cashed six times this series and made three final tables, closing out Event #8 to take home his second PGT title. Jesse Lonis picked up his fourth PGT title in Event #9, while 2024 Poker Masters Purple Jacket winner Jim Collopy won the $25k Pot-Limit Omaha Championship for his second PGT Title. In the final event of the series, Zachary Schwartz earned his first PGT title and collected a combined $91,510. Schwartz also denied Foxen of his second series victory, meaning he would fall agonizingly short of being crowned the PGT PLO Series champion.
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