After Jonas Kronwitter's dominant performance in the PGT series, will he become the next PLO star in the poker world?

Jonas Kronwitter won the 2026 PGT PLO Series with 598 points, cashing five times and winning twice, for a total of $576,088. Sam Soverel also won two championships, while Cesar Garcia took the $26,000 PLO Championship.

The PGT PLO series brought together some of the world's top pot-limit Omaha players to the PokerGO studio, and after eight tournaments, one name stood out.

Jonas Kronwitter entered the series with a strong PLO heritage, but what happened next was arguably the best performance of his career.

The Austrian player topped the 2026 PGT PLO series leaderboard with 598 points, accumulating five cashes and two wins, earning a total of $576,088.

He nearly won the opening tournament, finishing as runner-up in Event #1:$5,300 PLO, losing to Sam Soverel for $79,625. He then finished ninth in Event #2:$5,300 PLO, followed by another ninth place in Event #4:$10,500 PLO Quattro Bounty.

The trophy arrived quickly as Kronwitter defeated Richard Gryko in a head-to-head match of #5:$10,500 PLO, winning $201,600 and his first victory in the series.

Tournament #5: $10, 500 PLO Results

After just two tournaments, Kronwitter returned to the championship in the tournament #7:$15,700 PLO.

He reached a heads-up deal with Joni Jouhkimainen, securing the series title and a prize of $267,563 for the winner.

In the eight-game series, Kronwitter reached heads-up three times, won twice, and cashed five times. This was enough to easily propel him to the top of the leaderboard and further solidify his place as one of the most noteworthy names in four-card poker.

Match #7: $15,700 PLO Results

Soverel adds two more championships

Kronwitter may have won the series, but Soverel continues to add to his already impressive PGT record.

He defeated Kronwitter heads-up in the #1:$5,300 PLO event, winning $122,850. This victory propelled Soverel to the top of the $455,000 prize pool from a field of 91 players.

Match #1: $5, 300 PLO Results

After four events, Soverel didn't cash again, but when he did, he went straight back to the championship.

Soverel won the #6:$15,700 PLO Mystery Bounty event, earning $160,000 from the regular prize pool plus an additional $90,000 bounty, bringing his total winnings to $250,000.

More importantly, this victory extended Soverel's record-breaking 17th PGT championship. He finished second on the PGT PLO Series leaderboard with 376 points and $282,850 PGT winnings, while his $90,000 mystery bounty brought his total winnings from these two events to $372,850.

Tournament #6: $15,700 PLO Mystery Bounty Results

Garcia wins $26K PLO tournament

Although Kronwitter has enough results to control the series standings, the highest buy-in events on the schedule are still important.

The $26,000 PLO tournament attracted 48 participants, with a total prize pool of $1.2 million. Cesar Garcia won the tournament and took home $420,000.

Garcia had only cashed once before in the series, finishing fifth in Event #2 for $34,450, but his victory in the finals brought his series winnings to $454,450 and helped him secure third place on the leaderboard.

Robert Cowen finished second, earning $264,000, after losing to Soverel in the Mystery Bounty event. Lautaro Guerra continued his consistent performance in the series, finishing fourth ($126,000), while Youness Barakat, Sean Rafael, and Brevin Andreadis completed their money runs.

Tournament #8: $26,000 PLO Championship Results

Chorlian, Koliakoudakis, and Chen join the championship circle.

Kronwitter and Soverel are the only two double champions, but there are many other notable champions in the eight-game series.

Robert Chorlian won his first PGT title in the #2:$5,300 PLO event. Chorlian started the six-handed final table with a short stack and fought his way to a heads-up match against Guerra. He entered the final showdown with a chip lead of approximately 2:1 and capitalized on it to win $135,150, the biggest live tournament prize of his career.

Match #2: $5, 300 PLO Results

Roussos Koliakoudakis then redeemed himself in the tournament #3:$10,500 PLO.

Three years after finishing as runner-up in the opening event of the 2023 PGT PLO Series, Koliakoudakis returned to the heads-up matches at the PokerGO Studios, and this time he accomplished his mission.

He started the final table with more than half the chips in the deck, eliminated the last four opponents, and secured victory with just one heads-up hand. The $198,000 jackpot was also the biggest live tournament winnings of his career.

Tournament #3: $10, 500 PLO Results

James Chen (USA) maintained his Omaha winning streak in the #4:$10,500 PLO Quattro Bounty event.

According to The Hendon Mob, every live tournament victory Chen has recorded has come from the Omaha variant, with the WSOP bracelet winner reaching four with his latest win.

Chen earned $107,000 from the regular prize pool, plus an additional $132,000 in bonuses, for a total of $239,000. He also finished fourth in the opening event, bringing his total winnings from these two cashes to $279,950.

Match #4: $10, 500 PLO Quattro Bounty Result

Guerra and Cowen are the best in the series.

Winning trophies isn't the only way to make an impact in a series.

Guerra ultimately cashed four times and earned $302,725 in PGT prize money. His best result was a runner-up finish to Chorlian in Event #2, and he also cashed in the Quattro Bounty, Event #7, and the $26,000 PLO Championship.

Despite not winning the championship, Cowen had an impressive series. He finished as runner-up to Soverel in the $15,700 PLO Mystery Bounty event, and then lost again to Garcia in the tournament, finishing second. This helped him reach the $365,000 PGT prize pool and fifth place on the leaderboard.

Gryko is another player who has advanced multiple times. He finished tenth in tournament #3, and then won runner-up in tournaments #4 and #5, for a total score of $246,200.

PGT PLO Series Full Results

The eight events attracted 542 participants, with a total prize pool of $5.48 million. Kronwitter and Soverel won four of the eight titles together.

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