Chino Rheem claimed his tenth PGT title and $119,600 in prize money by winning the $5,000 NLH event at the PokerGO Sprint Series in Las Vegas.
The 2026 PokerGO Sprint kicked off yesterday at ARIA Las Vegas. The schedule features seven turbo tournaments, with 53 players taking to the felt at the PokerGO Studio for the opening event.
Including re-entries, the prize pool reached $460,000. Fourteen players made the money, with Jim Collopy finishing as the bubble boy. After Nick Seward ($18,400) bowed out in eighth place, the final table got underway.
In the end, Chino Rheem came out on top. Rheem and Andrew Lichtenberger battled it out for the title heads-up. The decisive moment came when Lichtenberger attempted a massive river bluff with 
on a 
board, only for Rheem to call with pocket tens.
Andrew Lichtenberger ($75,900) then lost a pre-flop race while extremely short-stacked, holding 
against 
on a 
board. For Chino Rheem, it was his second PGT victory of the season and the tenth title of his career.
2026 PokerGO Tour – PGT Sprint
Date: October 27 to November 4
Location: PokerGO Studio at ARIA, Las Vegas
Events: 7
Buy-Ins: $5,000 to $10,000
–> PGT Sprint Schedule
Event #1: No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $5,000
Entries: 92
Prize Pool: $460,000
ITM: 14
Payouts
1st: Chino Rheem, $119,600
2nd: Andrew Lichtenberger, $75,900
3rd: Patrick Leonard, $55,200
4th: Michael Berk, $41,400
5th: Neil Warren, $32,200
6th: Jesse Lonis, $23,000
7th: John Riordan, $18,400
8th: Nick Seward, $18,400
9th: Brock Wilson, $13,800
10th: Darren Rabinowitz, $13,800
11th: David Coleman, $13,800
12th: Joe McKeehen, $11,500
13th: Justin Vaysman, $11,500
14th: Michael Rossitto, $11,500
