Chino Rheem Wins First-Ever PGT Heads-Up Showdown

Chino Rheem wins first-ever PGT Heads-Up Showdown

Chino Rheem wins the first-ever PGT Heads-Up Showdown, taking home a first-place prize of $400,000 after he defeated Darren Elias in the final duel on Saturday at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. Rheem bested a field of 32 players in the $25,000 buy-in heads-up bracket-style tournament to get the

Chino Rheem Eliminated by Masashi Oya

Chino Rheem ended up getting his stack of approximately 550,000 in from the small blind and was at risk against Masashi Oya in the big blind. Rheem: [khqh] Oya: [asjs] The board ran out all low cards as it came [6c3d2h9c9h], and Rheem was eliminated in 11th place.

Jake Schindler Doubles Through Chino Rheem

With 45,000 in the pot on a [8h7h2h3sqs] board, Chino Rheem was in the big blind and had 30,000 committed to the pot. Jake Schindler was in the small blind and jammed for 190,000. Rheem thought about folding but ultimately called. Schindler showed [qh4h] to take the pot with a flush,

Cary Katz Eliminated by Chino Rheem

Cary Katz jammed for 146,000 in early position and Chino Rheem called in middle position. Katz: [8s8d] Rheem: [adah] The board ran out [9h5d5h9skh] and Rheem held to eliminate Katz in 14th place.

Chino Rheem Adds to Stack

Chino Rheem opened to 23,000 from the hijack and Ali Imsirovic called on the button. Rheem led for 25,000 on the [ks8c8h] flop and Imsirovic called. Both players checked the [kh] and [2h]. Rheem revealed [adas] and took the pot.