Chino Rheem, Having Another Career Year, Wins Back-to-Back PGT PLO Series Titles

In February, PokerNews wrote that Chino Rheem could have an excellent larger 12 months coming after a career-best 2026. That prediction is already proving itself true because the longtime professional received his second straight PokerGO Tour (PGT) PLO Collection title.

Rheem received final 12 months’s PGT PLO Collection II, culminating with a victory within the $25,200 Pot-Restrict Omaha Championship for $510,000. This time round, he secured 4 cashes to earn $136,555 and 281 leaderboard factors.

But Rheem did not high the sequence leaderboard this time. That distinction went to Omaha crusher Bruno Furth, who did not stroll away with the title regardless of ending first on the leaderboard.

Furth Loses Collection Title on Technicality

Rheem’s finest results of the sequence, which came about at Venetian Las Vegas, got here within the $3,300 buy-in Principal Occasion, the place he completed runner-up to Furth for $100,000 and 200 sequence factors. Furth, in the meantime, received the trophy, $150,000 and 300 factors.

PGT PLO Collection Principal Occasion Closing Desk Outcomes

It ended up being Furth’s solely money of the sequence, and leaderboard guidelines required gamers to earn a minimum of two cashes to qualify. That left the title going Rheem’s approach after an eighth-place end in Occasion #2, a fourth-place end in Occasion #3 and a fifth-place end in Occasion #5.

Rheem was humble when he realized he received the sequence title on a technicality.

“I am probably not accepting this sequence factor as a result of Bruno technically had extra factors than me,” he instructed PokerGO. “I misplaced. Bruno had 16 extra factors than me, however he solely cashed in a single occasion. I cashed in 4.

“So boys at the moment are right here on the studio saying that I received, which no matter, cool, however technically I did not win the leaderboard, anybody. However no matter, thanks.”

2026 PGT PLO Collection Leaderboard Outcomes

Ausmus, Soverel Amongst Different Collection Winners

There have been a number of PokerGO regulars who picked up their newest PGT titles, and that features high-stakes vlogger Jeremy Ausmus (Occasion #3: $5,100 Pot-Restrict Omaha Quattro Bounty – $51,450) and Sam Soverel (Occasion #2: $5,100 Pot-Restrict Omaha – $89,100), who bought redemption after ending runner-up within the PokerGO Cup finale earlier this month.

The most important rating of the sequence went to Jeremy Druckman, who topped a area of 57 gamers within the $10,100 Pot-Restrict Omaha Championship to win $182,400.

The sequence closed out with Qinghai Pan profitable Occasion #8: $5,100 Pot-Restrict Omaha after a dominant efficiency by The Fisherman on the PokerGO Cup earlier this month that included three remaining desk appearances.

Subsequent up on the PGT schedule is the US Poker Open, a sequence that may happen April 10-23 again contained in the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & On line casino.

A full listing of winners on the PGT PLO Collection at Venetian Las Vegas is on the market within the desk under.

2026 PGT PLO Collection Winners

*Photographs courtesy of PokerGO & Antonio Abrego

Connor Richards is a Senior Editor U.S. for PokerNews and host of the Life Outdoors Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for 3 International Poker Awards for his writing.