Imagine not one, but two titanic contests: the $3,300 buy-in PLO Main Event, flaunting a generous $500,000 guarantee, and its equally distinguished counterpart, the $10,500 buy-in PLO Championship. Both events are heralded as the pinnacle of the PGT PLO Series, offering adrenaline-pumping routes to glory and the coveted half-a-million-dollar prize. These tournaments are the crowning jewels in a series of high-stakes challenges, all set against the luxurious backdrop of the Venetian Las Vegas.
Before the main spectacle of the PGT PLO Series unfolds, competitors have the opportunity to secure their places through a series of $360 satellites, beginning on the eve of March 19. This preliminary stage represents the first challenge in accessing the fortress, with the ultimate reward tantalisingly within reach, albeit well defended.
As dawn breaks on March 19, the initial cohort of contenders will set off on their quest, with a second opportunity to join the fray kicking off on March 21, all aiming to ascend to the summit of this competition. By March 23, the final battles will be drawn, observed by an audience of digital onlookers from the technologically advanced confines of the Venetian Poker Room.
The crescendo of the PGT PLO Series, the PLO Championship, will start its symphony on March 27, escalating over two days to reach a grand climax on March 29, where poker legends will be forged on the battlefield of the green felt.
Amid these monumental confrontations, the venue will also host a series of formidable $5,300 PLO High Rollers and a mysterious $5,300 PLO High Roller Mystery Bounty event, each a formidable quest filled with the allure of wealth and intrigue.
For those knights of the felt who demonstrate punctuality, a $200 discount on their entry fees rewards their readiness and strategic foresight.
Reflecting on the heroics of the previous year at the Venetian Poker Room, Daniel Lee emerged victorious, seizing $250,000 in the $3,300 PGT Venetian Las Vegas Classic Main Event, which gathered a prize pool of $1.2 million from 418 contenders. Among these champions, Jeremy Ausmus and Ryan Leng also claimed their spots in poker history, with respective winnings of $35,000 and $63,000, showcasing the might of poker titans.
The PGT Tour’s narrative unfolds beyond the Venetian, with the PGT Mixed Games and the Super High Roller Bowl: Mixed Games in February, followed by the PokerGO Cup in March, all hosted within the mystical confines of the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino.
For those with the courage to navigate this epic narrative, the complete treasure map—the 2026 PGT PLO Series schedule—is revealed to all aspiring explorers.
In the domain of poker journalism, Connor Richards shines as a guiding light, serving as the Senior Editor U.S. at PokerNews and the voice of the Life Outside Poker podcast. With three Global Poker Award nominations, Richards is the chronicler of tales of fortune and valour that unfold on the green felt.
Thus, the stage is set for a grand spectacle of strategy and fortune, where heroes will ascend, and legends will be crafted in the heart of Las Vegas, at the Venetian Poker Room. What lies in wait is not merely a game, but an odyssey into the essence of challenging fate and claiming victory, much like the insights shared through Negreanu Poker Strategy.