2025 PGT Mixed Games: WSOP Double-Bracelet Holder Ryan Miller Seals His First PGT Title With a Stellar $247K Win in Event #3: $10,200 H.O.R.S.E

The 2025 PGT Mixed Games are in full swing at the PokerGO Studio inside the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and the latest champion to emerge is Ryan Miller (cover image). He took down a stacked 95-entry field in Event #3: $10,200 H.O.R.S.E. Miller started the final table with the chip lead, faced a fierce heads-up against Samuel Sternfield, and even dropped to less than a single big bet at one point. But Miller’s grit and skill won out, leaving Sternfield with a solid $156,750 runner-up payday.

Congratulations to Ryan Miller, winner of Event #3: $10,200 H.O.R.S.E. at PGT Mixed Games.

Miller collects his second career PGT title after topping the 95-entrant field to win $247,000.

Miller also picks up 247 PGT points and moves to the top of the PGT Mixed Games… pic.twitter.com/qagsvp00cr

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Miller, a mixed-game force on the WSOP, has been an active presence on the live circuit for 15 years, now boasting over $1.10 Million in tournament earnings. His poker career has cashes dating back to 2010, but 2023 proved to be a banner year. He claimed his career-best score of $344,677 by winning the gold bracelet in the prestigious $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship. He kept the momentum going, picking up a second WSOP bracelet in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E., adding another $207,833 to his winnings. Miller is clearly a mixed games beast, and this PGT win confirms it.

Final Table Recap

The final day saw some serious movement. Alex Livingston started as the short stack but got a pay jump after Robert Mizrachi’s elimination. Mizrachi, a five-time WSOP bracelet winner, went out in a painful Stud Eight-or-Better hand where his buried aces got cracked by Miller’s split kings, which hit kings-up on fourth street. Mizrachi put all chips in the middle on sixth, needing to improve to two pair or a flush, with neither player holding a low. The cards weren’t kind, and Mizrachi departed in seventh place. Livingston’s fight ended shortly thereafter, in sixth place.

Alex Livingston eliminated in sixth place by Ryan Miller and Chino Rheem in PGT Mixed Games Event #3.@rumnchess was all-in on the flop in Omaha Hi-Lo and finished with two pair and a rough low. Miller won the high with a full house, and @ChinoRheem had the nut low.

Livingston… pic.twitter.com/96hkF3XjV2

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Germany’s Johannes Becker, a mixed-game master, showed up at the PokerGO Studio and meant business. In his first PGT cash in over a year (outside of WSOP events), Becker fought hard, landing a solid fifth-place finish.

Johannes Becker eliminated in fifth place by Samuel Sternfield in PGT Mixed Games Event #3.

Becker called all-in on seventh in Raz with a jack-seven low, but @SamSternfield revealed an eight-seven low.

Becker earns $66,500 and 67 PGT points. pic.twitter.com/Oj2cgzi6cA

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Benny Glaser has been on fire in the PGT Mixed Games series, making his third cash in a row with another final table appearance in Event #3. But luck wasn’t fully on his side this time, and he finished in fourth place.

Benny Glaser eliminated in fourth place by Samuel Sternfield in PGT Mixed Games Event #3.@BennyGlaser was all-in on third street in Stud and finished with a pair of kings, while @SamSternfield improved his split fives to tens-up.

Glaser collects $85,500 and 86 PGT points. pic.twitter.com/DHBGmqHWBI

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Chino Rheem’s tournament run met a dramatic end. Playing Stud Hi-Lo, he committed his chips with straight and trip outs, but Sternfield had buried kings. Neither player made a low, and Rheem needed help from the deck. It didn’t come, and he hit the rail in third place.

Chino Rheem eliminated in third place by Samuel Sternfield in PGT Mixed Games Event #3.@ChinoRheem was all-in on third street in Stud Hi-Lo and improved to tens-up, but @SamSternfield finished with kings-up.

Rheem earns $114,000 and 114 PGT points. pic.twitter.com/DID055mo6f

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Heads-up play started with Samuel Sternfield ahead of Ryan Miller by 2:1 in chips, but what happened next was a fierce back and forth.

Samuel Sternfield and Ryan Miller are heads-up in PGT Mixed Games Event #3.@SamSternfield – 9,725,000
Miller – 4,525,000

Both players have locked up $156,750 but are playing for the $247,000 first-place prize and 247 PGT points. pic.twitter.com/KOqPUnWncO

— PokerGO Tour (@PokerGOTour) March 1, 2025

At one point, Miller was down to less than a single big bet after an astute fold on seventh street in Stud, where Sternfield had a made flush. But Miller wasn’t giving up. He battled for over two hours, picking his moments carefully. His comeback started with trip fives on fifth street in Stud, doubling through Sternfield’s kings. A key Hold’em hand came next, effectively giving Miller another double and closing the gap.

The tide turned decisively when Miller rivered a straight, besting Sternfield’s rivered two pair in Hold’em, taking the chip lead. But, this was a real contest. The lead changed hands four more times over the next hour as the blinds went up, shrinking the total number of big bets in play to less than ten, with limits at a massive 800,000/1,600,000.

With the pressure at its peak, Miller finally broke away, building up almost a 2:1 chip advantage before putting the tournament to bed. In the final hand, his suited outturned Sternfield’s in Hold’em, bringing home the victory and the trophy.

Leaderboard Scramble

This win doesn’t just fill Ryan Miller’s pockets; it also puts him at the head of the 2025 PGT Mixed Games leaderboard with 254 points. Event #3 runner-up Samuel Sternfield is now in second with 213 points, while Event #2 winner Adam Friedman is in third with 170 points. The series continues, and the fight for the PGT Mixed Games leaderboard title is heating up, with the champion set to claim the PGT Gold Cup and a $10,000 PGT Passport.

Event Highlights

The $10,200 buy-in event drew a solid turnout with 95 entrants, all wanting that title. The prize pool reached a sizable $950,000, with only the top 14 getting a slice of the winnings and leaderboard points. Nick Schulman was unfortunately eliminated on the money bubble.

Other notables who cashed but fell short of the final table included Robert Wells (14th for $23,750), Mike Thorpe (11th for $23,750), David Funkhouser (10th for $28,500), and poker legend Daniel Negreanu (9th for $28,500).

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

Final Table Results (USD)

1. Ryan Miller – $247,000
2. Samuel Sternfield – $156,750
3. Chino Rheem – $114,000
4. Benny Glaser – $85,500
5. Johannes Becker – $66,500
6. Alex Livingston – $47,500
7. Robert Mizrachi – $38,000

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