PGT Sprint Recap: Soverel Extends Title Record, Wilson and Foxen Closing in on Winter

The PGT Sprint poker series has come to a close, with several big names winning titles. Chino Rheem, Brock Wilson, Jesse Lonis, Sergei Kislinskii, Sam Soverel, Andrew Lichtenberger, and Joe McKeehen all recorded victories, with Soverel winning a record-extending 18th PokerGO Tour title.

With PGT Leaderboard front-runner Sean Winter not recording a single cash, Brock Wilson took full advantage by recording two cashes, including a $110,600 victory in Event #2. Wilson passed Jeremy Ausmus, Eelis Parssinen, and Alex Foxen to go into second place on the season-long leaderboard, cutting Winter’s advantage from 411 points to just 281.

2025 PGT Player of the Year Alex Foxen moved up from fourth to third, thanks to his second-place finish in Event #6, picking up $120,000 despite falling to Andrew “Lucky Chewy” Lichtenberger ($192,000) in heads-up play after starting with a whopping 10-to-1 chip lead.

Lichtenberger, the PGT Sprint Player of the Series, was the biggest mover in the top 40 of the PGT Leaderboard, earning 379 points and $316,150 across four final tables to see him jump from 35th all the way up to 13th. Chino Rheem, who won Event #1, moved up from 33rd to 19th.

With just the top 40 qualified players making the $500,000 PokerGO Championship freeroll, there was some important movement towards the bottom of that leaderboard. 

With 15 players ineligible, the top 55 on the leaderboard plus sweepstakes winners will qualify to play in the January showcase. Jesse Lonis moved up from 48th to 23rd after reaching four final tables, which included three top-three finishes and a win in Event #3. Sam Laskowitz moved up from 45th to 37th with his two cashes, finishing second to Lonis in Event #3.

Jamie Dwan moved into the qualifying places, earning 83 points to move up from 56th to 51st, while Nick Seward got a little more comfortable by moving up from 51st to 48th. David Coleman made the biggest jump of the series by moving from 53rd to 45th. 

PGT Leaderboard Top 10

*Not eligible, as Jumalon has not met the minimum requirements of four PGT cashes, including one PGT owned-and-operated event.

PokerGO Tour Final Tournament Stops

There are two PGT-specific tournament series to finish the PokerGO Tour season. The PGT ARIA High Roller Series will take place from November 28 to December 2, with five $5,300 buy-in events on the schedule. 

The PGT Last Chance series concludes the season, with six $10,500 buy-in events taking place from January 4 to January 9. That series will determine PGT Player of the Year, as well as who qualifies for the PGT Championship. The top five finishers on the PGT Last Chance leaderboard who have not already qualified for the PGT Championship will win a “Dream Seat”, giving them direct entry to the tournament.

Those are not the only events where players can earn valuable PGT Leaderboard points. WSOP Paradise will host 14 PGT Championship qualifying events, while the WPT World Championship will host six. All 20 events will reward players with 50% of standard PGT points.