Zhen Cai and Benjamin Juhasz have won the last two events at the PGT PLO Series II with both still being in contention to win the leaderboard before Tuesday’s Main Event.
Benjamin Juhasz Wins Event #7 for $206,400
In what was his third cash of the PGT PLO Series II, Benjamin Juhasz won Event #7: a $10,100 Pot-Limit Omaha.
He completely dominated the event, entering the final table as chip leader and eliminating all five of his opponents to capture an impressive victory.
Watch the final table in full-length here:
PGT PLO Series II Event #7 Payouts:
- 1st: Benjamin Juhasz – $206,400
- 2nd: Jim Collopy – $141,900
- 3rd: Joni Jouhkimainen – $107,500
- 4th: Jao Simao – $86,000
- 5th: Zhen Cai – $68,800
- 6th: Matthew Wantman – $51,600
- 7th: Florian Langmann – $43,000
- 8th: Allan Le – $34,400
- 9th: Roussos Koliakoudakis – $34,400
- 10th: Adam Hendrix – $25,800
- 11th: Jordan Spurlin – $21,500
- 12th: Josh Arieh – $21,500
- 13th: Alex Foxen – $17,200
Zhen Cai triumphs in PGT PLO Series II Event #8
Zhen Cai came to the final table as chip leader and was off to a great start by eliminating Adam Hendrix in fifth and Nick Schulman in fourth place to build a monster lead.
After busting Jesse Lonis in 3rd place, Cai had a huge 5 to 1 chip lead at the start of heads-up play.
It didn’t take him long to finish his opponent Ryan Rapaski off, when he turned trips threes to best Rapaski’s flopped pair of nines.
Zhen Cai was rewarded with a whopping $176,000 first-place prize and moved into 3rd place in the leaderboard.
Watch the final table in full-length here:
PGT PLO Series II Event #8 Payouts:
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
| 1st | Zhen Cai | United States | $176,000 |
| 2nd | Ryan Rapaski | United States | $115,500 |
| 3rd | Jesse Lonis | United States | $77,000 |
| 4th | Nick Schulman | United States | $55,000 |
| 5th | Adam Hendrix | United States | $44,000 |
PGT PLO Series II Leaderboard | |||||
| Rank | Player | Points | Wins | Cashes | Winnings |
| 1 | Joao Simao | 341 | 1 | 5 | $340,650 |
| 2 | Jim Collopy | 287 | 0 | 3 | $286,200 |
| 3 | Zhen Cai | 284 | 1 | 3 | $283,800 |
| 4 | Bryce Yockey | 283 | 1 | 3 | $283,575 |
| 5 | Benjamin Juhasz | 275 | 1 | 3 | $275,100 |
| 6 | Adam Hendrix | 270 | 1 | 3 | $242,510 |
| 7 | Stephen Hubbard | 262 | 1 | 2 | $261,550 |
| 8 | Richard Gryko | 246 | 0 | 3 | $245,580 |
| 9 | Eelis Parssinen | 236 | 1 | 4 | $235,880 |
| 10 | Allan Le | 205 | 0 | 4 | $205,960 |
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