Max Hoffman Crowned PokerGO Mixed Series Champion

After cashing in half of the events offered, Max Hoffman was crowned as the third ever champion of the PokerGO Mixed Games Series. The Massachusetts native racked up $376,300 in total prize money to fend off defending series champion Dan Zack to take the trophy and $10,000 leaderboard bonus.

Hoffman’s campaign started a week and a half ago with a fifth-place showing in the $5,000 8-Game event for $31,150. He then scored back-to-back runner-up finishes, earning $100,800 in the $10,000 Triple Stud Mix and $103,400 in the $10,000 Triple Draw Mix.

He cashed for a third day in a row in the $10,000 Dealer’s Choice, finishing sixth for another $28,200. But he saved the best for last, taking fourth in the $25,000 10-Game Championship for a career-best cash of $112,750.

Hoffman now has $580,000 in earnings, more than two-thirds of which has come at the Mixed Games Series. He also banked $56,000 for a fourth-place finish in the $10,000 8-Game event last October.

Despite taking fourth in the finale, Hoffman did have a bit of a sweat with three-time bracelet winner Dan Zack still in contention. The New Jersey native needed a runner-up finish or better to defend his 2023 title, but fell just short by busting in third place for $153,750.

This was Zack’s second cash of the series, having won the $10,000 8-Game mix earlier in the week for $195,200.

The 10-Game Championship would ultimately come down to WSOP main event third-place finisher Alex Livingston and bracelet winner Dylan Weisman. Weisman is no stranger to wins in the PokerGO studio, having already won a Mixed Games Series event in 2023 and the $25,000 pot-limit Omaha championship at the U.S. Poker Open back in 2022.

This year he already has two wins, banking $121,500 in the PGT Kickoff series and $240,300 in the PokerGO Cup. As a result, he has climbed to 20th place in the Card Player Player of the Year rankings with a total of 1,502 points. The California pro is up to $3.2 million in cashes.

This latest title, however, went to Livingston, who took the last of Weisman’s chips in a round of no-limit 2-7 single draw to top the field of 41. Livingston pocketed $324,465 for the win, the fourth biggest score of his career. The Canadian poker pro now has $8.5 million in career earnings.

Another previous event winner who cashed in the championship was WSOP main event runner up John Racener, who not only took down the $10,000 Triple Stud for $151,200, but also finished sixth in the $10,000 Big Bet Mix for $22,200 before adding $82,000 for fifth place in the Championship. Racener now has $11.8 million in earnings.

Walter Chambers didn’t have a win under his belt like Racener when he busted from the championship in sixth place for $61,500, but he did have an itch to keep playing. The Lousiana mixed-games specialist immediately hopped into the final event of the series, the $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw, and made good use of his last chance, beating 28 entries for the title and $63,000.

This was Chambers third consecutive cash in a row, having also finished fourth in the $10,000 Big Bet Mix for $40,700. Chambers is perhaps best known for winning the WSOP Circuit Championship back in 2005 for $787,340, but has been playing more lately, including a runner-up at the WSOP in the $3,000 9-Game event.

The PokerGO Tour continues later this March with the PLO Series, which runs from March 20-30 before the U.S. Poker Open begins in April.

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