Overview
- Event #5, the $10,100 PLO Progressive Bounty at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas, drew 106 entries for a prize pool exceeding $1 million.
- Winter earned $277,300 including $155,000 in bounties and 253 PGT points, defeating Sam Soverel heads-up to claim the title.
- Soverel finished second for $122,300 plus $19,000 in bounties, with Nick Palma third, Taylor Wilson fourth, and Jesse Lonis fifth after a three-way clash.
- The updated standings after five events show Winter leading with 416 points, followed by Ben Lamb with 293 and Lonis with 264, with Fernando Habegger and Soverel completing the top five.
- Earlier series winners included Erik Seidel in Event #3 ($5,000) and Lamb in Event #4 ($10,000), as the schedule now builds to higher buy-ins culminating in the October 24 championship.