Chino Rheem Defeats rummy heartJosh Arieh at PokerGO Mixed Games Series

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The world's top mixed game players are grinding away in Las Vegas at the PokerGO Tour (PGT) Mixed Games 2025 festival taking place Feb. 25-March 5.

Chino Rheem is the latest winner at the mixed game series as the three-time World Poker Tour (WPT) champion took down a $10,200 buy-in 8-Game event for $195,500. He defeated Josh Arieh, a six-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and the 2021 WSOP Player of the Year, after finishing third in the previous event for $114,000.

The final table included five-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman and other bracelet winners like David Funkhouser (4th - $82,800) and Alex Livingston (7th - $36,800). The event drew 92 runners for a $920,000 prize pool.

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PGT Mixed Games $10,200 8-Game Final Table Results

Place	Name	Country	Prize (In USD)
1	Chino Rheem	United States	$195,500
2	Josh Arieh	United States	$195,500
3	Nick Schulman	United States	$110,400
4	David Funkhouser	United States	$82,800
5	Brian Breck	United States	$64,400
6	Aaron Kupin	United States	$46,000
7	Alex Livingston	Canada	$36,800

Adam Friedman & Ryan Miller Win Mixed Game Events

Other big names picked up trophies at the mixed game series inside PokerGo Studio, which kicked off with France's Nicolas Milgrom winning Event #1: $5,100 H.O.R.S.E for $159,250.

Five-time bracelet winner Adam Friedman, best known for winning the $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship three years in a row, continued his dominance across variants by winning Event #2: $5,100 8-Game for $170,200. Israel's Tal Avivi finished runner-up for $107,300 as Schulman finished third for $74,000.

Ryan Miller won Event #3: $10,200 H.O.R.S.E. for $247,000, the same format he won his second bracelet in just a few events after winning the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship at the 2023 WSOP, as he defeated heads-up opponent Samuel Sternfield.

There's plenty of action to come in the PGT Mixed Games series, including the currently underway final table of Event #5: Mori's Mix featuring Maxx Coleman, Steve Zolotow and Mike Gorodinsky.

The series will wrap up with the Event #7: $25,300 10-Game Championship getting underway on March 4 at 12 p.m. Pacific Time.

A list of winners so far at the PGT Mixed Games series is available in the table below.

2025 PGT Mixed Games Winners So Far

Event	Entrants	Prize Pool	Winner	Country	Prize (In USD)
Event #1: $5,100 H.O.R.S.E	130	$650,000	Nicolas Milgrom	France	$159,250
Event #2: $5,100 8-Game	148	$740,000	Adam Friedman	United States	$170,200
Event #3: $10,200 H.O.R.S.E.	95	$950,000	Ryan Miller	United States	$247,000
Event #4: $10,200 8-Game	92	$920,000	Chino Rheem	United States	$195,500

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