Michael Wang and Jordan Glazer win the Venetian PGT PLO Series.

Wang secured his fourth PGT championship, while Glazer claimed his second PGT victory at the Venetian PLO Series.

As the Pot Limit Omaha Series (PGT) at The Venetian Macao in Las Vegas draws to a close, several familiar faces have added to their championship collections. Michael Wang secured his fourth PGT title and a substantial mystery prize, while Jordan Glazer triumphed in a standard PLO event, winning his second PGT trophy.

Jeremy Ausmus continued his impressive run in the series, adding two more final table appearances to his four-consecutive-final-table run, winning one of them. James Chen, John Riordan, and Chino Rheem also made multiple final table appearances over the past week.

Ahead of the start of the $10,100 buy-in, $500,000 margin championship, here's a recap of some recently concluded tournaments.

Glazer adds another title

Glazer narrowly missed out on the PGT championship. He engaged in a nearly two-hour heads-up duel with Jason Funke, during which he was at a disadvantage several times. But Glazer ultimately broke through and came from behind to win the fourth event—a PLO tournament with a buy-in of $5,300.

Glazer defeated a field of 48 players to win the $84,000 prize. The Miami-based player won his first PGT title last November at Resorts World in Las Vegas, winning a $10,200 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Bounty event.

When the tournament reached the final table of seven, the competition was quite open. Ausmus held a chip lead, but the gap was very small. Glazer, Funke, and LaDarren Banks were all close behind the leader in chip stacks.

Funke took the lead early at the final table with two eliminations. He eliminated Zachary Schwartz in seventh place with a double pair of K and 9 ($9,600); then Funke's A♦A♣Q♣3♦ defeated Brevin Andreadis' K♠K♦J♥6♦, sending Andreadis to sixth place ($14,400).

Securing the victory

Ausmus then encountered a tough hand, flopping a middle set of 6s against Banks' top set of Jacks, losing his chips to Banks. This marked his third final table appearance in three consecutive days, ultimately finishing in fifth place (1TP 4T 19,200). Chen went all-in with a straight draw but couldn't beat Funke's sevens and fives pair, finishing in fourth place (1TP 4T 25,200).

Glazer then hit a set of twos on the flop, and after the 2♣ on the turn, Banks' A♣A♥Q♦9♠ had no chance. Banks won $34,800 for his outstanding performance in this event.

Funke and Glazer traded leads multiple times in heads-up play, but the momentum ultimately shifted in Glazer's favor. On the flop of A♦K♥3♠, Funke went all-in with A♠9♠8♠7♦, and Glazer called with J♠10♦5♥4♥. Glazer initially needed two gutshot straights or a backdoor flush to turn the tide, but the 10♣ on the turn and the 4♠ on the river gave him winning two pair, sealing the victory. Funke finished as runner-up, earning $52,800.

$5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha – Final Table Results

Wang sweeps the bounty and wins the championship with overwhelming force.

If you're looking for the perfect ending to a mystery bounty tournament, Michael Wang in Event #5 of the PGT PLO Series is the perfect example. In this $5,300 buy-in mystery bounty PLO event, Wang won four out of eight bounties, including the three highest-value ones.

Wang's prize money for the championship was $45,150, but he also won additional prizes of $30,000, $20,000, $15,000, and $2,000, totaling $67,000, bringing his total winnings for this victory (his fourth PGT title) to $112,150. Wang's PGT titles were won at four different venues, including a "Ladder to the Millions" event, a Wynn Millions High Roller event, and a WSOP bracelet (he has three WSOP titles, one of which overlapped with a PGT event). His current career PGT winnings total $7,443,422.

In this victory, Wang faced off heads-up against Riordan, the 2025 Super High Roller Bowl PLO champion. It was an amazing comeback – Wang entered the final table as one of five short-stacked players, only able to look up at Riordan's massive chip advantage.

Riordan's lead widened further after eliminating Chen. After Chen went all-in from the big blind, Riordan and Philip Shing hit the river on a board of A♣Q♦2♠J♣5♦. Shing revealed pocket kings and a failed club flush draw, while Riordan made two pair of queens and j with Q♣J♦9♥4♦. Chen's single pair of aces was no match, and he finished in seventh place ($5, 160) after advancing to the PLO final table for the second consecutive time.

Riordan helped several short-stacked players double up, but Ausmus's fate was sealed. Ausmus's A♣A♠J♦3♣ was ahead on the flop of 9♦3♠2♠, but Riordan's J♠10♠10♥3♠ still had a chance. The turn 5♠ gave Riordan a flush, and Ausmus's amazing run to the final table for the fourth consecutive day ended in sixth place ($7,740).

Reversal Prelude

Riordan earned his third and final prize of the tournament by eliminating Rheem. Both players went all-in pre-flop, with Rheem holding A♣K♣Q♣J♦ against Riordan's A♦K♠2♣2♠. On a board of 8♣8♦4♠Q♦, Rheem briefly held the lead, but the river 8♥ rendered Rheem's pair of Queens ineffective, allowing Riordan to win with a full house. Rheem finished in fifth place, earning $10,320.

From this moment on, the tide of the game began to turn. After Riordan opened the pot and raised, Qinghai Pan tripled in, and Wang then raised again and went all in. Riordan called, preparing to fight for two bounties and gain an overwhelming chip advantage.

• Riordan：K♥10♠4♣3♣

• Wang: A♠9♦8♠7♦

• Pan：A♥Q♣10♦3♥

The community cards revealed Q♠9♠5♦8♦J♠. Wang won the crucial pot with an Ace-high suited flush of spades, earning a $15,000 bounty. Pan finished in fourth place, receiving a $13,545 prize and a $2,000 bounty.

Wang further extended his lead in another three-way pot. After Riordan opened, Shing tripled, Wang quadrupled, Riordan called, and Shing went all-in with slightly more than one big blind. Wang and Riordan both called, the flop came Q♥5♥5♠, and Wang bet, forcing Riordan to fold.

Wang's A♣J♣J♥8♥ was behind, but his flush draw still had a chance, while Shing's A♦A♠10♠4♠ was temporarily in the lead. The turn 4♥ gave Wang a flush of hearts, earning him the highest prize of $30,000. Shing finished in third place, winning $18,705.

Riordan fought back fiercely, even doubling up once in heads-up play, but Wang never relinquished his chip lead. In the final hand, Riordan went all-in on Q♠9♥6♣7♦, holding K♥K♣J♣J♠. Wang, with 10♣9♠7♥5♣, made two pair on the turn and held on the river with the 4♠. He also earned two bounties—Riordan's and his own—worth $20,000 and $2,000 respectively. Riordan took home $28,380 in prize money and $17,000 in bounty.

$5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty Tournament – Final Table Results

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