Bruno Furth Wins First Event of 2026 PGT PLO Series at Venetian

The first event of the 2026 PGT PLO Series at Venetian Las Vegas drew 254 entries at $3,300 apiece, resulting in a prize pool of $762,000. Bruno Furth emerged victorious with the title and the top prize of $150,000. Bruno Furth topped a tough final table on his way to securing the trophies, concluding with a heads-up showdown against nine-time PGT champion Chino Rheem.

The top 40 finishers earned a piece of the prize money in this event, with notables like Andrew Lichtenberger (33rd), Dylan Linde (28th), Anthony Zinno (26th), Justin Young (24th), Maxx Coleman (20th), Qinghai Pan (17th), Cary Katz (13th), and Bryce Yockey (10th) all running deep.

Bruno Furth raised to 350,000 from the cutoff with A♥A♣J♠7♣. Eran Carmi shoved for 925,000 from the button with K♠K♣3♣2♥ and Rheem four-bet shoved from the big blind with A♠A♦Q♠9♦. The board came down 5♣4♠3♦9♣J♣ to give Furth the nut flush and the pot. Bruno Furth held A♥J♦10♠10♦ against A♦J♠7♦4♠ for Rheem. The runout of 9♠9♦8♣5♣10♥ gave Furth tens full of nines for the win.