Rast's Third PGT Title
The final tournament of the PGT Mixed Games series saw a record-breaking participation of 64 entries, surpassing the previous high from 2023 for the event with a $25,000 buy-in. After two days of intense battles across ten different disciplines, Hall of Famer Brian Rast emerged victorious, taking home $480,000 from a total prize pool of $1,600,000.
You can watch the dramatic final table showdown here:
With this triumph, Rast secured his third PGT title, surpassing the $29.5 million mark in lifetime winnings. The journey to the title was anything but easy. At the final table, he faced the in-form Dzivielevski, who entered the finale in great form as the chipleader and reached heads-up play in his third consecutive tournament.
The tournament's resolution came in the Badugi discipline, where Rast first eliminated Sternheimer in third place and needed just four more hands to defeat Dzivielevski.
Final Table Results of Event #7: $25,300 10-Game Championship
|
Place |
Player |
Country |
Win |
|
1. |
Brian Rast |
USA |
$480,000 |
|
2. |
Yuri Dzivielevski |
Brazil |
$312,000 |
|
3. |
Philip Sternheimer |
United Kingdom |
$216,000 |
|
4. |
Ryan Miller |
USA |
$160,000 |
|
5. |
Justin Liberto |
USA |
$120,000 |
|
6. |
Ariel Mantel |
Argentina |
$88,000 |
|
7. |
Matthew Wantman |
USA |
$64,000 |
The New King of PGT Mixed Games
Although Yuri Dzivielevski finished just short of the top in the final tournament, his overall performance in the series is breathtaking. Thanks to his victory in Event #5 and two consecutive runner-up finishes (Event #6 and #7), the Brazilian securely clinched the title of overall series champion and claimed the PGT Gold Cup.
Dzivielevski concluded the series with 534 PGT points and total earnings of $745,350, catapulting him to the top of this year's overall PGT leaderboard.
Final Standings of the PGT Mixed Games Leaderboard:
|
Rank |
Player |
PGT Points |
Winnings |
|
1. |
Yuri Dzivielevski |
534 |
$745,350 |
|
2. |
Qinghai Pan |
478 |
$532,700 |
|
3. |
Brian Rast |
340 |
$514,750 |
|
4. |
Philip Sternheimer |
279 |
$365,400 |
|
5. |
Ryan Hoenig |
269 |
$256,900 |
Super High Roller Bowl Kicks Off
As soon as the celebrations of the previous series quieted down, attention shifted to the ultimate spectacle, the $100,000 Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games. The first day confirmed that the newly crowned champion Yuri Dzivielevski has no intentions of slowing down. He joined the tournament late, yet impressively enters the second day as the chipleader with a stack of 903,000.
The tournament has so far recorded 33 entries, with registration remaining open until the start of the second day, when the total prize pool and prize distribution will be announced. Among the packed field of 23 remaining players are notable names like Benny Glaser, Jesse Lonis, Brian Rast, and Daniel Negreanu.
The total number of entries is expected to approach a record-breaking 40, as participation on the first day already exceeded that of the inaugural SHRB Mixed Games in 2025 (29 entries).
The prestigious event can also be followed via livestream on the PokerGO YouTube channel. The progress of the first day is available for replay:
Current Standings of SHRB $100K Mixed Games (Top 10):
|
Rank |
Player |
Country |
Stack |
|
1. |
Yuri Dzivielevski |
Brazil |
903,000 |
|
2. |
Benny Glaser |
United Kingdom |
807,000 |
|
3. |
Chris Brewer |
USA |
783,000 |
|
4. |
Jesse Lonis |
USA |
569,000 |
|
5. |
Tobias Leknes |
Norway |
568,000 |
|
6. |
Albert Daher |
Lebanon |
549,000 |
|
7. |
Aaron Katz |
USA |
507,000 |
|
8. |
Chino Rheem |
USA |
484,000 |
|
9. |
Brian Rast |
USA |
484,000 |
|
10. |
Scott Seiver |
USA |
475,000 |
Sources: PGT, YouTube, Wikipedia, X
