2025 PGT PLO Series: Jim Collopy Completes Stunning Comeback to Clinch Second PGT Title in Event #10: $25.2K PLO Championship ($450,367)

As Saturday morning began to break over the Vegas Strip, the action inside the PokerGO Studio was still white-hot. The second-to-last event of the 2025 PGT PLO Series, the big one – Event #10: $25,200 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship – was wrapping up. And Jim Collopy (cover image) was the man of the hour. Collopy, a player with serious credentials, including three WSOP bracelets, engineered a monster comeback. From the danger zone on Day 2, he climbed all the way to the top, bagging the $450,367 cash prize and his second PGT title after a heads-up duel that ended before it really began – just one hand was all it took.

Dylan Weisman, who also had his eyes on the prize, had a fantastic run himself but ultimately landed in the runner-up position, collecting $329,633 and 180 valuable PGT points for his efforts.

Jim Collopy victorious in the PGT PLO Series $25,000 PLO Championship! Collopy topped a field of 60 entries to win $450,367. 🏆

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— PGT (@PokerGOTour) April 6, 2025

Collopy’s win was pure determination. He’d already had a strong series with deep runs. His form seemed to be peaking, even after suffering a painful bubble finish in Event #9, knocked out by Daniel Negreanu just short of a payday. But top players find ways to bounce back, and Collopy certainly did, putting on a performance to remember. This win also added 288 PGT points to his tally, vaulting him to #7 on the series leaderboard and pushing his lifetime live tournament earnings very close to the $11.40 Million mark.

Event Highlights

The $25,200 buy-in Championship attracted a field loaded with talent – 60 entries in total. Only the final nine would get a piece of the $1.50 Million prize pool, meaning four players returning for Day 2 would leave empty-handed.

Collopy began Day 2 near the chip basement with 13 players remaining. Things looked grim for the 2024 Poker Master champion. But instead of crumbling under the pressure, he kicked into high gear. He went on a tear, rapidly building a formidable stack. What started as a struggle turned into a surge, landing him second in chips by the time the final table lights beamed down.

Getting to that final table involved navigating some serious PLO chop. Short-stacked Cary Katz was the first to fall within a few hands of the day, setting the tone for what would be a brutal money bubble. Stephen Chidwick and Dylan Linde were next to hit the rail, shrinking the field to two tables of five — and putting everyone on bubble watch.

Then came the money bubble, and it popped with a double bang. In a wild hand of synchronized action across two tables, Dylan Weisman flopped a set of sixes to bounce Tyler Brown, while Jesse Lonis turned quad jacks to end Firas Kashat’s run. Brown and Kashat split the ninth-place cash for $22,500 and 14 PGT points each.

Collopy set the final table lineup himself by taking care of Artem Maksimov in eighth for $60,000. Collopy’s pocket kings stayed ahead of Maksimov’s pocket queens, sending the final seven to the main stage.

Artem Maksimov eliminated in 8th place from the $25,000 PLO Championship.

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The final table was live-streamed on a delay on PokerGO’s YouTube channel. You can watch the replay below.

Final Table Chip Counts

1. Dylan Weisman – 3,650,000
2. Christopher Frank – 2,795,000
3. Jim Collopy – 1,800,000
4. Kamel Mokhammad – 1,295,000
5. Jesse Lonis – 1,045,000
6. Lautaro Guerra – 745,000
7. Jeremy Ausmus – 690,000

Final Table Recap

The action got underway quickly. Jeremy Ausmus was the first to depart in seventh place. He turned a set of tens, a usually strong hand, but ran straight into Dylan Weisman, who had turned the Broadway straight. No miracle river card appeared for Ausmus, and his tournament was over.

Not long after, Jim Collopy landed a huge blow to Christopher Frank, turning quad jacks in a massive pot that doubled his stack to over three million and put him firmly in the driver’s seat.

Frank, who started the final table second in chips, couldn’t recover from that hit. His run ended in sixth place, again courtesy of Collopy. Frank held , but Collopy’s made a full house on the board.

Next to fall was Kamel Mokhammad, the start of Day 2 chip leader. He went out in fifth place in another clash with Collopy. On a flop, Mokhammad got his chips in with , giving him top pair and the nut flush draw. Collopy called with for second pair and a straight draw. The turn was insignificant, but the river gave Collopy two pair, eights and sevens, which was enough to take out Mokhammad, who unfortunately missed his draws.

With four remaining, Lautaro Guerra, making his third final table of the series, saw his journey end in fourth place. He tangled with Dylan Weisman, holding against Weisman’s formidable . The board ran out , and Weisman’s aces held strong.

That left three, and the focus shifted to Jesse Lonis. Lonis, who had just won Event #9, made a push for a repeat victory, even doubling through Collopy twice at the final table. His tournament eventually ended in third place when his turned a pair of tens on the runout . Collopy held for a flopped pair of nines and spiked the river to make two pair, ending Lonis’s impressive run.

Collopy entered the final duel with a solid chip advantage over Dylan Weisman (7.555 Million to 4.445 Million). The stage was set for the final act… which lasted precisely one hand.

The final hand played out like a Hollywood script. Weisman made it 180,000 from the button. Collopy potted to 540,000. Weisman came back over the top, re-potting to 1,620,000. Collopy jammed all-in, and Weisman snapped him off!

Weisman tabled , the premium aces. Collopy showed —double-suited kings and eights, needing help.

The dealer fanned the flop: . Collopy smashed it, hitting top set of kings and taking a near-lock on the hand. The turn changed nothing. The river sealed it. Collopy’s set held, cracking Weisman’s aces and ending the tournament right there.

What a way to end it! 🏆 @Jim_Collopy wins the PGT PLO Series Championship for $480,000.

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Complete Payouts (USD)

1. Jim Collopy – $450,367
2. Dylan Weisman – $329,633
3. Jesse Lonis – $210,000
4. Lautaro Guerra – $150,000
5. Kamel Mokhammad – $112,500
6. Christopher Frank – $82,500
7. Jeremy Ausmus – $60,000
8. Artem Maksimov – $60,000
9. Firas Kashat – $22,500
10. Tyler Brown – $22,500

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