LAS VEGAS, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Samuli Sipila is the 2024 PokerGO Tour® (PGT®) PLO Series champion. Sipila proved best among an elite group of poker players to win the series leaderboard.
Sipila cashed four times in 10 events at the PGT PLO Series. He won two of the tournaments and hauled in a total of $1,015,140 in prize money.
The four cashes earned Sipila 749 PGT points, nearly 200 points more than any other competitor, and allowed him to capture the $10,000 PGT Passport bonus prize.
- Event #4: $10,100 Pot-Limit Omaha - 1st place for $240,300
- Event #6: $10,100 Pot-Limit Omaha - 7th place for $34,000
- Event #7: $15,100 PLO Progressive Bounty - 1st place for $159,840 plus $239,000 in bounties
- Event #9: $25,200 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship - 2nd place for $342,000
Sipila is a professional poker player out of Helsinki, Finland, who specializes in pot-limit Omaha. He began playing poker as a teenager, influenced by his father. Sipila now has more than $1,700,000 in live tournament winnings according to the poker database TheHendonMob.com.
On the schedule next for the 2024 PGT season is the U.S. Poker Open, slated for April 8-17 at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The series has eight events and buy-ins range from $5,100 to $25,200. Poker fans can watch the U.S. Poker Open live on PokerGO. PokerGO is available worldwide on all your favorite devices, including Android phone, Android tablet, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV. You can also stream PokerGO on any web or mobile browser by going to PokerGO.com. Live updates from the series can be found daily at PGT.com/live-reporting.
For the latest PGT news, event schedules, leaderboard updates, and more, please visit PGT.com.
About PokerGO®
PokerGO® is the world's largest poker content company delivering industry-leading programming around the world to consumers. PokerGO delivers more than 100 days of live poker annually. PokerGO's video-on-demand library includes original content that provides unmatched access to the world of poker. For more information, visit www.pokergo.com. Become a part of the PokerGO community on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Discord, and by listening to the PokerGO Podcast. Shop the best and newest poker apparel and more at shop.pokergo.com.
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