Short stack to steamroller — Bryce Yockey turned Day 2 into a clinic and captured PGT PLO Series II Event #9: $15,100 Pot‑Limit Omaha for $290,000. The win delivered 232 PGT points and vaulted Yockey to the top of the PGT PLO Series II leaderboard with 487 points, ahead of Sean Winter (459) and Veselin Karakitukov (358) with one event to play.
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Event Facts
- Event: PGT PLO Series II Event #9: $15,100 Pot‑Limit Omaha
- Entrants: 65
- Buy‑in: $15,100
- Prize Pool: $975,000
- Places Paid: 10
- Venue: PokerGO Studio at ARIA, Las Vegas
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Final Table Action
6th — Matthew Wantman ($53,000)
Preflop: Wantman raised the cutoff to 175,000 with K♥ Q♥ Q♠ J♥. Isaac Haxton defended the big blind with T♥ 8♣ 6♣ 2♠.
Flop: Q♠ 9♥ 6♥ — top set for Wantman; pair + backdoors for Haxton. Haxton shoved; Wantman called off his last 55,000.
Runout: J♣, 5♠ — the J♣ gave Haxton the straight (8‑9‑T‑J‑Q), fading hearts on the river to bust Wantman in 6th.
5th — Artur Martirosyan ($73,000)
Action limped to the big blind where Bryce Yockey bumped it to 300,000 with K♠ K♦ J♠ 4♣. Artur Martirosyan defended his limp with A♥ 6♠ 5♠ 5♥; Haxton did as well with Q♠ Q♥ 7♥ 7♣.
Flop: A♣ 4♠ 3♠ — Yockey led pot; Martirosyan shoved; Haxton folded; Yockey called. Yockey had the king‑high ♠️‑draw + a 4, Martirosyan held top pair, and the spade + straight draw.
Runout: J♣, T♥ — Yockey improved to two pair (Jacks & Fours) and held off spades/straight cards to score the knockout and take the chip lead.
4th — Veselin Karakitukov ($99,000)
Yockey opened the button to 125,000 with K♥ Q♦ 9♥ 8♦. From the big blind Veselin Karakitukov potted to 405,000 with A♥ Q♣ T♥ 8♣; Yockey called.
Flop: 9♦ 7♣ 5♣ — Karakitukov potted 765,000; Yockey called to put him at risk.
Runout: T♠, K♠ — clubs bricked and the river K♠ sealed it for Yockey, who padded a massive lead three‑handed.
3rd — Isaac Haxton ($130,000)
Preflop: Yockey limped the small blind with K♠ J♣ 5♠ 4♦; Isaac Haxton potted to 180,000 in the big blind with 9♥ 7♦ 6♦ 3♥. Yockey called.
Flop: 9♣ 6♠ 4♥ — Yockey bet enough to put Haxton all‑in; quick call.
Runout: 8♦, 7♣ — Yockey hit the 7♣ to complete 8‑7‑6‑5‑4, eliminating Isaac Haxton and carrying a hefty advantage into heads‑up.
2nd — Ben Tollerene ($190,000)
Preflop: Yockey raised to 240,000 with Q♣ 9♣ 9♥ 8♣. Ben Tollerene three‑bet to 720,000 holding A♥ Q♦ 8♥ 3♦; Yockey called.
Flop: J♠ T♣ 5♥ — Tollerene ripped it; Yockey called.
Turn/River: K♣, A♣ — the K♣ gave Ben Tollerene Broadway with A♥ Q♦; the A♣ river brought in Yockey’s club flush, shutting the door on the final sweat and locking up Event #9: $15,100 Pot‑Limit Omaha.
Result: Yockey banked $290,000 and 232 PGT points; Ben Tollerene earned $190,000 and 152 points for runner‑up.
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Event #9: $15,100 Pot‑Limit Omaha — Final Table Payouts
Leaderboard Context (PGT PLO Series II)
With just the PGT PLO Series II Championship remaining, Bryce Yockey sits at 487 points (two wins, three cashes, $537,600), ahead of Sean Winter (459) and Veselin Karakitukov (358). The chase is live — a deep run in Event #10 could still flip the script.
About the Winner: Bryce Yockey
A long‑time Omaha specialist, Bryce Yockey owns two WSOP bracelets — the 2017 $10,000 PLO Hi‑Lo Championship and the 2024 $5,000 PLO 8‑Handed — plus multiple high‑roller PLO titles. His 2017 win was a “called‑shot” bracelet for $511,147, and in 2024 he returned to the Rio/Strip to bag $606,654 for bracelet No. 2.
Beyond the bracelets, Yockey has amassed more than $7 million in live tournament earnings and posted a runner‑up in the 2024 WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship for $768,467, underscoring his all‑around mixed‑game chops. (Career figures vary slightly by database; CardPlayer and the WSOP database are the most frequently updated.)
Key Takeaways
- Bryce Yockey wins Event #9: $15,100 Pot‑Limit Omaha for $290,000 and the PGT PLO Series II points lead.
- Bustouts: Matthew Wantman (6th), Artur Martirosyan (5th), Veselin Karakitukov (4th), Isaac Haxton (3rd), Ben Tollerene (2nd).
- Winner résumé: two WSOP bracelets, lifetime live cashes $7M+, and elite PLO pedigree.
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