Jesse Lonis PGT Sprint Title: $101,000 After 3 Straight Final Tables
Updated on October 31, 2026.
Jesse Lonis won PGT Sprint Event #3, a $5,300 No-Limit Hold’em tournament at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas, for $101,000. He beat Sam Laskowitz heads-up with a flopped flush, the PGT reported on Friday, Oct. 30. It was Lonis’ third final table in the series’ first three events.
Quick summary
- Winner: Jesse Lonis, $101,000 and 164 PGT points.
- Runner-up: Sam Laskowitz, $78,400. The top two made a deal before heads-up.
- Field: 78 entries, a $390,000 prize pool and 12 places paid.
- Bubble: Alex Foxen busted in 13th, one spot short of the money.
- Series run: Lonis finished sixth in Event #1, third in Event #2 and first in Event #3, for $175,350 in total.
How did Jesse Lonis win PGT Sprint Event #3?
Lonis won with a flopped flush on the final hand. He shoved ace-four of clubs from the big blind, Laskowitz called with ace-six, and the flop gave Lonis the flush, leaving Laskowitz drawing dead, according to PGT.com.
Two big hands got him there. In fifth place, Jim Collopy three-bet shoved ace-ten over Lonis’ raise, and Lonis called with pocket aces, which held. Then, in a preflop flip for about 60% of the chips in play, Lonis’ pocket sixes beat Adam Hendrix’s ace-queen, and Hendrix went out in third for $50,700.
Laskowitz had his own run to heads-up. He knocked out Patrick Leonard in sixth when his pocket kings rivered a full house against Leonard’s aces, and he sent Brandon Sunshine out in fourth with ace-jack against ace-six. Laskowitz also finished second to Sean Winter in the Poker Masters finale last week.
PGT Sprint Event #3 results
The 78 entries built a $390,000 prize pool, and 12 players were paid, according to PGT.com.
Place | Player | Prize | PGT points |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jesse Lonis | $101,000* | 164 |
2 | Sam Laskowitz | $78,400* | 105 |
3 | Adam Hendrix | $50,700 | 76 |
4 | Brandon Sunshine | $37,050 | 56 |
5 | Jim Collopy | $27,300 | 41 |
6 | Patrick Leonard | $19,500 | 29 |
7 | Natalie Ferguson | $15,600 | 23 |
*Heads-up deal. Eighth through 12th were Sam Soverel ($15,600), Cary Katz ($11,700), Martin Zamani ($11,700), Cherish Andrews ($10,725) and Sean Perry ($10,725).
What does the win mean for the PGT leaderboard?
The win moved Lonis from 49th to 34th on the PokerGO Tour leaderboard, with 1,099 points, according to PGT.com. Laskowitz climbed to 39th with 997 points, so both are now inside the top 40, and the top-40 cutoff rose to 974 points.
That line matters because the top 40 on the year-end leaderboard qualify for the PGT Championship freeroll, which pays $500,000 to the top 40 on Jan. 11-12. Brock Wilson took PGT Sprint Event #2 on Oct. 29, and Sergei Kislinskii won Event #4, the PGT reported on Saturday, Oct. 31.
The Sprint runs through Nov. 4 at the PokerGO Studio, with seven single-day tournaments. The first four had $5,300 buy-ins, and the last three cost $10,500.
Lonis is no stranger to this stage. He won Event #2 of the 2024 U.S. Poker Open, a $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em event, for $252,450, according to PokerNews.
What it means for players in the US
The PGT Sprint is a live series in Las Vegas, so you can’t play it online. You can watch it on PokerGO, and you can play tournaments online at international rooms that accept players from most states.
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Frequently asked questions
How much did Jesse Lonis win in the PGT Sprint?
Jesse Lonis won $101,000 in PGT Sprint Event #3, a $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em tournament. The top two made a deal before heads-up, so Sam Laskowitz took $78,400 for second, according to PGT.com.
How many players entered PGT Sprint Event #3?
The event drew 78 entries, for a $390,000 prize pool. The top 12 were paid, and Alex Foxen was the bubble boy in 13th.
When does the PGT Sprint end?
The PGT Sprint runs through Nov. 4 at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. It has seven single-day events, four at $5,300 and three at $10,500.
Can I play PGT Sprint events online?
No. The PGT Sprint is a live series at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. You can follow it on PokerGO and play online tournaments at other sites where they are available to you.
Sources
- PGT.com: Jesse Lonis Wins 2026 PGT Sprint Event #3
- PGT.com: Sergei Kislinskii Wins 2026 PGT Sprint Event #4
- PokerNews: Jesse Lonis Captures a 2024 U.S. Poker Open Title with a Straight Flush
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