PokerGO Tour

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PokerGO Tour
Current season, competition or edition:
Poker current event.svg 2023 PokerGO Tour
PokerGO Tour 2022.png
Sport Poker
FoundedApril 22, 2021 (2021-04-22) [1]
Most recent
champion(s)		 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Smiljkovic
Most titles Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ali Imsirovic (20)
Official website PGT.com

The PokerGO Tour (PGT) is the official tour and ranking system for professional poker players that play in high roller poker tournaments with a minimum $5,000 buy-in. [1] The PGT awards points to poker players based on prize money won in approximately 150 tournaments around the globe. [2] [3] The player who accumulates the most points during the year is crowned PGT Player of the Year. A predetermined cutoff point of the top point earners each year determines who will compete in a season ending event, with the winner of that event crowned PGT Champion.

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History

Launched in April, 2021, the PokerGO Tour was created for poker players that played in high roller poker tournaments around the world. The top three finishers would share in $175,000 in prize money, and when residential mortgage company Guaranteed Rate was announced as the presenting sponsor in September, the prize money was increased to $350,000, awarded as: $200,000 and the Guaranteed Rate Cup for the points leader, $100,000 for second place, and $50,000 for third place. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Following the conclusion of all qualifying PokerGO Tour tournaments for the 2022 season, the top 21 players on the PokerGO Tour leaderboard were to be invited to play in the season-ending PGT Championship. [7] Players were to receive starting chips based on how many points they earned during the season, and the PGT Championship was to be a winner-take-all where the winner would collect the $500,000 first-place prize. [8] [9] [10]

Following the conclusion of all qualifying PokerGO Tour tournaments for the 2023 season, the top 40 players on the PokerGO Tour leaderboard and select "Dream Seat" winners were to be invited to play in the season-ending PGT Championship. [11] All players were to receive starting chips based on how many points they earned during the season, with the minimum set at 100 big blinds. The PGT Championship was to be a $1,000,000 freeroll with a $500,000 first-place prize. [12]

Points system

The PokerGO Tour calculates all cashes that are less than $1,000,000 in prize money by using three percentages based on buy-in amounts; 0.0010% for $5,000 to $24,999 buy-in events, 0.0006% for $25,000 to $99,999 buy-in events, and 0.0003% for $100,000+ buy-in events. [13] For cashes more than $1,000,000 in prize money, the following points table is used for cashes that fall within structured segments. [13]

PokerGO Tour Points System
Cash$10,000 - $24,999$25,000 - $99,999$100,000+
$5,000,000 - $5,999,9991,6001,100800
$4,000,000 - $4,999,9991,5001,000700
$3,000,000 - $3,999,9991,400900600
$2,500,000 - $2,999,9991,350850550
$2,000,000 - $2,499,9991,300800500
$1,500,000 - $1,999,9991,250750450
$1,000,000 - $1,499,9991,200700400
< $1,000,0000.0010%0.0006%0.0003%

Seasons and champions

Each year, players compete throughout the entire year in poker tournaments and are ranked by the PGT leaderboard. Each PGT season, there is a season-ending event called the PGT Championship.

In 2021, Ali Imsirovic was crowned the 2021 PGT champion ahead of Michael Addamo and Sean Perry. [14] [15] [16]

In 2022, Stephen Chidwick finished as the 2022 PGT Player of the Year, while Jason Koon won the PGT Championship. [17] [18]

In 2023, Isaac Haxton finished as the 2023 PGT Player of the Year, while Daniel Smiljkovic won the PGT Championship. [19] [20] [21]

SeasonEventsPGT ChampionMost winsMost cashesHighest earnings
2021 145 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ali Imsirovic Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ali Imsirovic (14) Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ali Imsirovic (34) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Addamo ($9,418,837)
2022 175 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Koon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Chidwick (6) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Chidwick (32) Flag of Norway.svg Espen Jørstad ($10,217,955)
2023 133 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Smiljkovic Flag of the United States.svg Isaac Haxton (4)

Flag of the United States.svg Isaac Kempton (4)

 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Negreanu (25)

Flag of the United States.svg Jason Koon (25)

 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Weinman ($12,180,000)

PGT majors

There are currently four PGT majors, three of which (PokerGO Cup, Poker Masters, U.S. Poker Open) include multiple events through the year to determine the overall winner of that major. They exception is the Super High Roller Bowl, a single event major.

PokerGO Cup

SeasonEventsCup winnerTournament winningsRunner-up
2021 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Negreanu $1,016,200 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ali Imsirovic
2022 8 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Ausmus $824,500 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Perry
2023 8 Flag of the United States.svg Cary Katz $655,800 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Hu

Poker Masters

SeasonEventsPurple Jacket winnerTotal winningsRunner-up
2021 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Addamo $1,840,000 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Petrangelo
2022 10 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Winter $777,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Koon
2023 10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Chidwick $1,109,000 Flag of Lithuania.svg Vladas Tamasauskas

The Poker Masters was first held in 2017. It was first included in the PGT in 2021 as the PGT launched for that year.

U.S. Poker Open

SeasonEventsGolden Eagle winnerTotal winningsRunner-up
2021 12 Flag of the United States.svg David Peters $832,950 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Winter
2022 12 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Winter $1,196,000 Flag of Japan.svg Tamon Nakamura
2023 10 Flag of the United States.svg Martin Zamani$835,800 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ren Lin

The U.S. Poker Open was first held in 2018. It was first included in the PGT in 2021 as the PGT launched for that year.

Super High Roller Bowl

SeasonEventsChampionship ring winnerTotal winningsRunner-up
Super High Roller Bowl VI1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Addamo $3,402,000 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Bonomo
Super High Roller Bowl VII1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Negreanu $3,312,000 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Petrangelo
Super High Roller Bowl VIII1 Flag of the United States.svg Isaac Haxton $2,760,000 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Lichtenberger
Super High Roller Bow: PLO1 Flag of the United States.svg Jared Bleznick$1,292,000 Flag of the United States.svg Isaac Haxton

The Super High Roller Bowl was first held in 2015. It was first included in the PGT in 2021 as the PGT launched for that year.

Player stats

Top 10 all-time money list

Information correct as of 24 December 2022.

RankPlayerPGT winnings
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Addamo $11,225,480
2 Flag of Norway.svg Espen Jørstad $10,217,955
3 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Schindler $10,179,541
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Koon $9,655,677
5 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ali Imsirovic $9,641,477
6 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Foxen $9,312,620
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Chidwick $9,223,404
8 Flag of Germany.svg Koray Aldemir $9,204,452
9 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Petrangelo $8,499,074
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Negreanu $7,735,079

Top 10 most tournament wins

Information correct as of January 27, 2023.

RankPlayerTotal PGT wins PokerGO Cup Poker Masters U.S. Poker Open Super High Roller Bowl Other
1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ali Imsirovic 2031115
T-2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Addamo 8215
T-2 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Perry 8215
T-2 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Schindler 8116
T-5 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Bonomo 77
T-5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Chidwick 716
T-5 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Foxen 7214
T-8 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Winter 61131
T-8 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Brewer 615
T-8 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Petrangelo 615
T-11 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Lichtenberger 514
T-11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Negreanu 52111
T-11 Flag of the United States.svg David Peters 532
T-11 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Koon 5113
T-11 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Ausmus 51112

Top 10 most cashes

Information correct as of January 27, 2023.

RankPlayerPGT cashes
1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ali Imsirovic 55
T-2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Chidwick 53
T2 Flag of the United States.svg Cary Katz 53
4 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Foxen 47
5 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Brewer 43
T-6 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Soverel 42
T-6 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Winter 42
8 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Perry 37
9 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Ausmus 36
10 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Schindler 32

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