Kristen Foxen Tops PGT Leaderboard Following PGT Kickoff

The 2025 PGT season is underway, and Kristen Foxen sits on top of the PGT leaderboard following the conclusion of PGT Kickoff.

The season's opening series awarded double PGT points to springboard people up the PGT leaderboard. The five-event series shattered the previous year's numbers with a massive increase in entrants and unique players. As was the case in 2024, Foxen won the series finale, which was also the only $10,100 buy-in of the series, for $197,625 in prize money after chopping heads-up with Joao Simao. Foxen and Simao opted to play for the PGT points, and Foxen emerged victorious to be awarded 484 PGT points for first place. Combined with her cashes in Event #3 and Event #4, Foxen sits with 525 PGT points and $218,275 in PGT earnings to begin the season on top of the PGT leaderboard.

PokerGO Studio newcomer Patrick Leonard won Event #2: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em, and combined with his cashes in Event #1 and Event #4, sits second on the PGT leaderboard with 342 PGT points. Following his runner-up finish and an Event #3 cash, Simao is third overall with 324 PGT points. Spencer Champlin won the biggest event of the series as Event #4: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em attracted 126 entrants. Champlin captured his second PGT title and won $157,500 in prize money for 315 PGT points. Masato Yokosawa won Event #3: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $142,800 in prize money and 286 PGT points. Champlin and Yokosawa round out the top five on the PGT leaderboard.

Andrew Lichtenberger won Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $117,600 and 235 PGT points and sits sixth on the PGT leaderboard, while Nick Seward, Neil Warren, Stephen Song, and Michael Vanier round out the top ten on the PGT leaderboard.

2024 PGT Player of the Year Jeremy Ausmus finished fourth in Event #5 for his only series cash, and he sits 11th overall on the PGT leaderboard. Aram Zobian (9th in 2024) sits 13th, Nick Schulman (8th in 2024) sits 15th, and Jesse Lonis (4th in 2024) sits 25th. PGT regulars who didn't participate in PGT Kickoff included Daniel Negreanu (2nd in 2024), Seth Davies (3rd in 2024), Jim Collopy (7th in 2024), and David Coleman (10th in 2024). 

PGT Leaderboard Top 10 

These are the leaderboard standings as of Monday, January 27, 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 PokerGO Cup will be held in the PokerGO Studio from February 11-20, 2025, and feature eight No-Limit Hold'em tournaments. The opening event is a $5,100 buy-in, followed by four $10,100 buy-in tournaments. The series will conclude with two $15,100 buy-in events before the $25,200 finale. The player who accumulates the most PGT points throughout the PokerGO Cup will be crowned the PokerGO Cup champion and be awarded the PokerGO Cup trophy and a $25,000 PGT Passport.

Following the PokerGO Cup, No-Limit Hold'em will take a backseat as PGT Mixed Games will run from February 25 to March 5, and the inaugural Super High Roller Bowl: $100k Mixed Games will follow that from March 6-8. The highly successful PGT PLO Series will return from March 25 to April 5, while the U.S. Poker Open will run from April 8-17, and it will be the final PokerGO Studio-based series before the WSOP.

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

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