ARIA High Rollers Won by Dan Smith, Isaac Kempton, Seth Davies, and Vladas Tamasauskas

The ARIA High Roller Series concluded from the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino, with the final four events of the year-long series crowning four champions and awarding much-needed PGT points.

The final four ARIA High Rollers of 2023 would all be $10,100 buy-in events, and Event #16 attracted 26 entrants, which paid the final four spots. Dan Smith claimed victory after defeating Isaac Kempton heads-up, while Shunsuke Tokoo and Andrew Lichtenberger finished in the money. Smith's win pushed him into the Top 40 on the PGT leaderboard. Event #17 attracted 25 entrants and would see Kempton improve on his runner-up finish the day prior when he defeated Maxx Coleman to win his second ARIA High Roller event of the year. Also in the money were Victoria Livschitz and Isaac Haxton.

Event #18 attracted 28 entrants as Seth Davies defeated Sam Soverel to score his first victory of the season. Soverel's runner-up finish saw him climb to fifth on the PGT leaderboard from his 22nd cash, while Erik Seidel finished third, and Smith finished fourth. The final event of the series saw 29 entrants as a few new faces joined the played group, having traveled from Hollywood, Florida, where the WPT Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open had just concluded. Recent Poker Masters crusher Vladas Tamasauskas won his third event of the season, defeating Chris Brewer, who moved into second place on the PGT leaderboard courtesy of his runner-up finish. Lichtenberger finished third for his second cash of the week, while Sean Winter and Joe McKeehen rounded out the final two spots.

Dan Smith Wins ARIA High Roller #16 

Place	Player	Prize	PGT Points
1st	Dan Smith	$119,600	120
2nd	Isaac Kempton	$72,800	73
3rd	Shunsuke Tokoo	$41,600	42
4th	Andrew Lichtenberger	$26,000	26

Isaac Kempton Wins 2nd ARIA High Roller Title of 2023

Place	Player	Prize	PGT Points
1st	Isaac Kempton	$115,000	115
2nd	Maxx Coleman	$70,000	70
3rd	Victoria Livschitz	$40,000	40
4th	Isaac Haxton	$25,000	25

Seth Davies Scores 1st Win of Season

Place	Player	Prize	PGT Points
1st	Seth Davies	$128,800	129
2nd	Sam Soverel	$78,400	78
3rd	Erik Seidel	$44,800	45
4th	Dan Smith	$28,000	28

Vladas Tamasausakas Wins 3rd Event of 2023

Place	Player	Prize	PGT Points
1st	Vladas Tamasauskas	$116,000	116
2nd	Chris Brewer	$75,400	75
3rd	Andrew Lichtenberger	$46,400	46
4th	Sean Winter	$31,900	32
5th	Joe McKeehen	$20,300	20

PGT Leaderboard Top 40 Heading into WSOP Paradise

Isaac Haxton extended his lead on top, while Chris Brewer and Sam Soverel rose and solidified their spot in the top five. On the back of a win and runner-up finish, Isaac Kempton climbed to equal 16th, while Sean Winter moved into 19th. Maxx Coleman's runner-up finish to Kempton sees him move to 30th, while Andrew Lichtenberger and Dan Smith are on the fringe in 37th and 39th place following their two cashes each.

Rank	Player	PGT Points
1st	Isaac Haxton	2,573
2nd	Chris Brewer	2,371
3rd	Daniel Weinman	2,300
4th	Stephen Chidwick	2,108
5th	Sam Soverel	1,770
6th	Alex Foxen	1,743
7th	Steven Jones	1,700
8th	Jeremy Ausmus	1,695
9th	Ren Lin	1,687
10th	Adam Walton	1,500
11th	Cary Katz	1,441
12th	Jan-Peter Jachtmann	1,420
13th	Jesse Lonis	1,385
14th	Alex Kulev	1,333
15th	Chance Kornuth	1,321
16th	Phil Hellmuth	1,304
17th	Isaac Kempton	1,304
18th	Ruslan Prydryk	1,300
19th	Sean Winter	1,275
20th	Dean Hutchison	1,250
21st	Max Neugebauer	1,250
22nd	Lou Garza	1,246
23rd	Darren Elias	1,204
24th	Juan Maceiras	1,200
25th	Toby Lewis	1,200
26th	Alexandre Reard	1,200
27th	Josh Arieh	1,169
28th	Ben Lamb	1,108
29th	Nick Schulman	1,105
30th	Maxx Coleman	1,097
31st	Adam Hendrix	1,080
32nd	Daniel Negreanu	1,071
33rd	Arthur Morris	1,048
34th	Jans Arends	1,032
35th	Jonas Kronwitter	1,032
36th	Chino Rheem	1,029
37th	Andrew Lichtenberger	1,001
38th	Nacho Barbero	982
39th	Dan Smith	964
40th	Ka Kwan Lau	945

PGT leaderboard standings as of Friday, December 1, 2023. See the complete and current PGT leaderboard at pgt.com/leaderboard.

What's Next On the PGT Schedule?

Just 12 events remain on the PGT schedule for the 2023 season, with six qualifying events at WSOP Paradise and then six PGT Last Chance events in January. Players to cash in Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Roller, Event #5: $25,000 PLO High Roller, Event #7: $50,000 Super High Roller, Event #9: $100,000 Ultra High Roller, Event #13: $10,000 PLO Championship, and Event #15: $10,000 High Roller 6-Handed will all earn PGT leaderboard points.

The PGT Last Chance series is a series of six $10,100 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournaments scheduled for January 2-7, 2024, at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The first-of-its-kind series will allow players to improve their leaderboard standing and qualify for the season-ending PGT Championship $1,000,000 Freeroll. Two Dream Seats will be up for grabs during the PGT Last Chance series, with the winners of the Dream Seats granted automatic entry into the season-ending PGT Championship $1,000,000 freeroll. These two Dream Seats will be awarded to the two highest-ranked players on the PGT Last Chance leaderboard who do not finish inside the Top 40 at the completion of PGT Last Chance.

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

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