2026 PGT PLO Series: Kronwitter Wins Overall Leaderboard with 598 Points; Soverel Claims 17th Title
PokerNews and CardPlayer reported on Oct. 4, 2026, that Jonas Kronwitter won the 2026 PGT PLO Series overall leaderboard with 598 points and $576,088 in series cash. PokerNews also reported runner-up Soverel claimed his 17th PGT title.
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Kronwitter Wins the Series Leaderboard
PokerNews and CardPlayer reported on Oct. 4, 2026, that Jonas Kronwitter won the 2026 PGT PLO Series overall leaderboard with 598 points. He finished in the money five times and won twice across eight events, collecting $576,088 in the series. CardPlayer also said his documented career tournament earnings are more than $4.5 million; that is separate from his earnings in this series.
Soverel Takes Two Wins and Second on the Leaderboard
PokerNews reported that Soverel placed second on the series leaderboard with 376 points and won his 17th PGT title. In the first event, a $5,300 buy-in PLO tournament, he beat Kronwitter for $122,850. The event had 91 entries and a $455,000 prize pool; the individual payout and the full-event prize pool are not the same figure.
Soverel's other win brought $160,000 in regular prize money plus a $90,000 mystery bounty, $250,000 in combined payouts for that event. His two wins provided $282,850 in PGT cash; adding the $90,000 bounty made his series total $372,850. CardPlayer also reported Soverel won twice, finished with 376 points, and trailed Kronwitter by 222 points.
Other Results Across the Eight Events
PokerNews listed Garcia third with $454,450 in series earnings and counted 542 entries and $5.48 million in total prize pools across eight events; Kronwitter and Soverel captured four of the eight titles between them. CardPlayer said Guerra ranked fourth, with documented PLO earnings above $11.8 million, behind only Eelis Parssinen's more than $12.1 million.
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Kronwitter cashed five times and won twice across eight events, finishing 222 points ahead of runner-up Soverel. Soverel also won twice; his $282,850 in PGT cash for the series, plus a $90,000 mystery bounty, totalled $372,850.
Source report dates: 2026-10-04
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PokerNews reported on Oct. 4, 2026: Jonas Kronwitter won the 2026 PGT PLO Series overall leaderboard with 598 points, cashed five times and won twice in eight events, and earned $576,088 in the series; Soverel placed second with 376 points and won his 17th PGT title, beating Kronwitter in the first $5,300 buy-in PLO event for $122,850, with 91 entries and a $455,000 prize pool; the other win paid $160,000 regular cash plus a $90,000 mystery bounty, $250,000 in combined payouts for that event, and the two wins' PGT cash was $282,850, which with the mystery bounty made $372,850; Garcia ranked third with $454,450; the eight events had 542 entries and $5.48 million in total prize pools, with Kronwitter and Soverel winning four titles between them.
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- CardPlayer
CardPlayer reported on Oct. 4, 2026: Jonas Kronwitter won the 2026 PGT PLO Series with 598 points, cashed five times and won twice in eight events, earned $576,088 in the series, and had documented career tournament earnings above $4.5 million; Soverel won twice and placed second with 376 points, 222 points behind Kronwitter; Guerra ranked fourth with documented PLO earnings above $11.8 million, behind only Eelis Parssinen's more than $12.1 million.
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