James Obst Gets Third Vicinstagram gold plustory in Last Four Cashes in PGT Mixed Games Finale

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• PGT Mixed Games Event #7 Final Table Results
• Australian Pro Makes Most of Return to Poker
• Lots of Big Mixed Game Winners
• 2025 PGT Mixed Games Series Winners

Australian poker pro James Obst continued his mixed game dominance as he took down the $25,000 10-Game Mix Championship in PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas for $462,000.

The victory early Thursday morning in the PGT Mixed Games series finale gave Obst, who rarely plays tournaments outside of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), his third tournament victory in under a year and his third win of his last four cashes.

James Obst Wins Second WSOP Bracelet

PGT Mixed Games Event #7 Final Table Results

Place	Name	Country	Prize (In USD)
1	James Obst	Australia	$462,000
2	Aaron Sacks	United States	$294,000
3	Michael Duek	Argentina	$196,000
4	Philip Sternheimer	United Kingdom	$140,000
5	Robert Wells	United States	$112,000
6	Nick Guagenti	United States	$84,000
7	Jason Mercier	United States	$56,000
8	Maxx Coleman	United States	$56,000

Australian Pro Makes Most of Return to Poker

Though his first cash dates back to the 2009 Aussie Millions, Obst took a break from poker for several years as he took a shot at professional tennis.

Since reemerging at the 2023 WSOP, he has made six final tables and had four victories across 15 cashes. He won his second bracelet in the $10,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Championship at the 2024 WSOP and went on to win the WPT Australia Championship for $398,488 later that year.

According to PokerGO updates, the winner was determined in a hand of Badugi that saw runner-up Aaron Sacks drawing dead against Obst's six-five dugi.

Six-time bracelet winner Jason Mercier, who won the 2023 10-Game Championship, finished seventh for $56,000 as he came short of a second PGT title.

The final table also included British pro Philip Sternheimer (4th - $140,000) and two-time bracelet winners Nick Guagenti (6th - $84,000) and Maxx Coleman (8th - $56,000), who earlier in the series won Event #5: $10,200 Mori's Mix for $700,000.

Lots of Big Mixed Game Winners

There were no shortage of big winners at the PGT Mixed Games series that ran Feb. 25-March 5.

Daniel Negreanu earned his latest PGT title and grabbed his first victory of 2025 as he defeated Nick Schulman in Event #6: $15,200 Dealer's Choice for $292,500.

Before that, Chino Rheem chopped Event #4: $10,200 8-Game with Josh Arieh as both players took home $195,500.

Other players who picked up trophies at the Mixed Games festival include Nicolas Milgrom, Adam Friedman, Ryan Miller and Maxx Coleman.

A complete list of winners at the 2025 PGT Mixed Games series is available in the table below.

2025 PGT Mixed Games Series Winners

Event	Entrants	Winner	Winner Prize	Prize Pool
Event #1: $5,100 H.O.R.S.E	130	Nicolas Milgrom	$159,250	$650,000
Event #2: $5,100 8-Game	148	Adam Friedman	$170,200	$740,000
Event #3: $10,200 H.O.R.S.E.	96	Ryan Miller	$247,000	$950,000
Event #4: $10,200 8-Game	92	Chino Rheem	$195,500	$920,00
Event #5: $10,200 Mori's Mix	70	Maxx Coleman	$210,000	$700,000
Event #6: $15,200 Dealer's Choice	66	Daniel Negreanu	$292,500	$975,000
Event #7: $25,300 10-Game Championship	56	James Obst	$462,000	$1,400,000

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