Alex Foxen Reclaims Top Spot on PGT Leaderboard

The second half of the 2025 PGT season began with an action-packed September featuring three series and 20 PGT-qualifying events. The first-ever PGT Bounty Blitz and PGT Venetian Las Vegas Classic were followed by the Poker Masters and the debut of the $1,000,000 Showcase.

Michael Mizrachi closed out the WSOP on top of the PGT leaderboard, and although he participated in the PGT Bounty Blitz, he was unable to secure his third cash to qualify him for the PGT $1,000,000 Championship. Alex Foxen picked up a win and another cash at the Poker Masters to reclaim top spot on the PGT leaderboard with 2,561 PGT points, and in the process of notching up his 10th career PGT title, his runner-up finish in Event #8 earned him his 100th career PGT cash - the first player in PGT history to accomplish this milestone.

Sam Soverel added two cashes and sits with 1,939 PGT points to remain in third place, while Nick Schulman added four cashes to sit with 1,921 PGT points to remain in fourth place. Daniel Negreanu didn't play any PGT events during September and dropped from fifth to seventh on the PGT leaderboard. Taking his place in fifth is Chino Rheem with 1,743 PGT points. Rheem won a PGT Bounty Blitz event and a Poker Masters title, to take his season tally to four PGT wins and 21 cashes. He now has 1,743 PGT points and sits ahead of Adam Hendrix on 1,610 PGT points after he earned two cashes during the Poker Masters.

Andrew Lichtenbger collected seven cashes throughout September and moved into eighth on the PGT leaderboard with 1,516 PGT points. He bumped WSOP Main Event runner-up John Wasnock down to ninth place. Wasnock earned a cash in the PGT Venetian Las Vegas Classic $3,300 Main Event, and now needs just one more cash like Mizrachi to be eligible to participate in the PGT $1,000,000 Championship.

Rounding out the top ten on the PGT leaderboard is Jesse Lonis with 1,326 PGT points. Lonis earned three cashes at the Poker Masters, and will now have his favorite series on deck where he is the defending series champion.

Other big movers following September include Mike Zulker (17th - 1,187 PGT points), Andrew Ostapchenko (38th - 949 PGT points), Darren Elias (48th - 861 PGT points), Jeremy Ausmus (57th - 788 PGT points), David Chen (59th - 776 PGT points), Andrew Moreno (65th - 760 PGT points), and David Coleman (74th - 713 PGT points). These players are all within striking distance of reaching the Top 40 and qualifying for the PGT $1,000,000 Championship.

PGT Leaderboard Top 10 

These are the leaderboard standings as of Monday, October 6, 2025. The complete and current PGT leaderboard is at pgt.com/leaderboard.

PGT Championship Qualification & Player of the Year Bonus

Players who finish the 2025 PGT season ranked in the top 40 of the PGT leaderboard and have cashed in three PGT events throughout the season will earn qualification for the season-ending PGT $1,000,000 Championship freeroll. The PGT $1,000,000 Championship winner will take home $500,000 with additional payouts for the final table paid as a combination of cash and a PGT Passport. The player who finishes the 2025 PGT season with the most leaderboard points will be named PGT Player of the Year and be awarded a $50,000 PGT Passport.

What's Next On the PGT Schedule?

The PGT PLO Series takes center stage at the PokerGO Studio from October 14-25, 2025, featuring a 10-event schedule. The series will be exclusively Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $5,100 to the $25,200 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship. There will be three bounty events on the schedule, including a Quattro Bounty that will pay the final 25% of the field an equal share of the bounty prize pool for each elimination. The player who earns the most PGT points throughout the series will be awarded the PGT Gold Cup and a $10,000 PGT Passport.

The Super High Roller Bowl: $100k Pot-Limit Omaha returns from October 27-29, with players allowed a single reentry and registration open until the start of Day 2. On the final two days of the event, there will be two single-day $25,200 Pot-Limit Omaha high roller events to appeal to those players who have been eliminated from the Super High Roller Bowl. The NAPT Las Vegas returns to Resorts World from November 3-12, and there will be eight PGT-qualifying events on the schedule. For the first time at NAPT Las Vegas, there will also be a Dream Seat Leaderboard with the player who earns the most PGT points throughout the series earning a Dream Seat and gaining direct entry into the PGT $1,000,000 Championship.

The PGT will head back to Champions Club in Houston, Texas, from November 20-25 for the Texas PLO Roundup $3,300 Main Event. There will be six starting flights and a $1,000,000 prize pool guarantee, and alongside the $3,300 Main Event will be three single-day $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha High Rollers from November 22-24. The PGT True Classic Rags to Riches $3,300 Main Event will take place in the PokerGO Studio from December 2-5, and will include 25 special qualifiers - 15 awarded through a True Classic giveaway, and 10 via guaranteed live satellites.

The 2025 PGT season concludes in January with PGT Last Chance (January 5-10) and the PGT $1,000,000 Championship (January 12-13). The 2026 PGT Season will begin with PGT Kickoff from January 26-31, and players will earn double PGT points for all cashes.

For full PGT schedule information, check out pgt.com/schedule.

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