Daniel Negreanu Wins PokerGO Tour Mixed Games $15K Dealers Choice

Daniel Negreanu looked to be running away with the title for most of the final day of the 2025 PokerGO Tour Mixed Games $15,000 dealer’s choice event.

The seven-time bracelet winner overtook the lead early in the day and really separated from the pack, such that he held more than a 26:1 chip lead going into heads-up play with six-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman.

Incredibly, Schulman was able to battle almost all the way back to even at one point, but Negreanu eventually closed out the win to secure the title and the top prize of $292,500.

This win brought Negreanu’s career earnings to nearly $54 million. The 50-year-old Poker Hall of Famer now sits in eighth place on the game’s all-time money list.

This victory also came with 432 Card Player Player of the Year points, which were enough to move Negreanu within reach of the top 200 in the 2025 standings. The two-time POY award winner also jumped to third place in the series-long points race with 302 PokerGO Tour points across three cashes during the festival, including a six-place showing in the $10,000 Mori’s Mix event.

Two-time bracelet winner and $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. event champion of this series Ryan Miller was the first to fall at this final table, with his pat J-10-9-6-3 losing to the 10-9-8-2 draw of Negreanu during a round of no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw lowball. Negreanu drew a four to make a 10-9 low, sending Miller packing in seventh place ($39,000). This was the third cash of the series for the Pennsylvania resident.

Negreanu began to pull away from the pack as six-handed play continued, with all of the short stacks simply hoping one of the fellow chip-challenged table mates would hit the rail before they had to take a stand. Several players were down to less than a few big bets each before the next knockout finally occurred.

Mori’s Mix winner Maxx Coleman and Philip Sternheimer squared off during a round of no-limit five card draw. Sternheimer called all-in from the big blind with a pair of sixes and drew three. Coleman, who had raised from the button, drew three with a pair of jacks. Neither player improved and Sternheimer was eliminated in sixth place ($53,625). The score saw the UK resident surpass $3 million in career tournament earnings.

2024 World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Rock’n’Roll Poker Open champion Dylan Smith was the next to hit the rail. He jammed his last six big blinds in no-limit hold’em with J8 from the small blind and Coleman called from the big blind with AK for the majority of his stack. The AQ7610 runout saw Smith bust in fifth place, earning $73,125 to grow his career haul past $3.8 million.

Coleman’s run came to an end in fourth place. The two-time bracelet winner lost the majority of his stack during a no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw lowball clash with Negreanu, who made an 8-7 low. Coleman paired and was forced to fold, leaving himself with just a few big blinds. He was soon essentially forced all in from the big blind. Negreanu raised enough to put Coleman at risk and drew one to make a 9-7-6-5-4. Coleman drew two and was unable to improve. He was awarded $97,500 for his efforts.

Five-time bracelet winner Yuri Dzivielevski was forced all-in two hands after that. He had to draw three, leaving him with 8-6. He was up against a pat A-K-10-7-2 for Negreanu out of the small blind. Dzivielevski paired his four and was knocked out in third place. The Brazilian pro earned $131,625 for his podium finish, bringing his lifetime earnings to more than $8.5 million.

That left Negreanu heads-up with Schulman, who had just 3.5 big blinds left in his stack. Negreanu, on the other hand, had nearly 94 big blinds to work with.

On the first hand of the clash Negreanu was dealt J-10-9-3-2 in the same game. He raised enough from the button to put Schulman at risk. Like the past few players to be sent home, Schulman had most of his stack committed via the big blind and the big blind ante. He called and drew four, dropping an ace, a queen, and a pair of kings. He kept a seven and somehow managed to hit a J-7 low to double to five big blinds.

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Negreanu then was able to select the next game. He opted for pot-limit Omaha. Schulman managed to double again, making a nine-high straight after getting all-in preflop with J-10-7-6 trailing the A-Q-J-6 of Negreanu.

Schulman then flopped fours full to double up yet again before the next game arrived. Schulman selected stud. Schulman soon doubled up yet again, getting all-in with a pair of kings leading a pair of tens and a gutshot for Negreanu with one card to come. He held to close the gap even further. He nearly doubled again, winning a massive pot with eights and fours to chip up to 4,700,000 after starting the heads-up match with 350,000. Negreanu selected pot-limit Omaha again, and was able to win a few pots to put some distance between the two again.

Schulman’s selection saw Negreanu slightly extend his lead before it was back to PLO. On the first deal Schulman picked up AQ73 and potted it to 750,000. Negreanu re-potted with AAKQ for 2,250,000. Schulman moved all-in for 2,925,000 total and Negreanu called. The board came down 6652J and Schulman was eliminated in second place ($190,125). He is now approaching $23 million in lifetime earnings across 250 career cashes. He sits just ahead of Negreanu in the festival’s points race, while Chino Rheem remains atop the standings with one event to play.

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