Koliakoudakis Wins First PGT Title in
Roussos Koliakoudakis captured his first PokerGO Tour title, winning Event #3 of the PGT PLO Series for $198,000 after dominating the final table.
Greek Player Dominates From Start to Finish
Roussos Koliakoudakis has claimed his first title on the PokerGO Tour, winning the third event of the PGT PLO Series 2026 at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The Greek player collected a trophy and $198,000, the largest tournament score of his career to date.
The event was a $10,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, the third of a four-card festival. It drew 66 entries, generating a prizepool of $660,000. The top 10 finishers were paid, but only four players returned for the final day.
Koliakoudakis arrived with a commanding lead, holding more than half of the chips in play. He never relinquished that advantage, personally eliminating each of his remaining opponents on the way to the title.
Heads-Up Ends in a Single Hand
The final confrontation pitted Koliakoudakis against Brevin Andreadis, with Koliakoudakis holding close to a 4:1 chip lead. The heads-up battle lasted only one hand.
On a board of T♣ 7♦ 2♦ 9♣, Koliakoudakis bet enough to cover his opponent's stack. Andreadis deliberated at length before calling off his tournament life with J♥ T♦ 6♦ 5♦. Koliakoudakis showed K♠ K♦ Q♣ 6♣. The river 9♠ sealed the result, giving Koliakoudakis his first PGT title.
Event #3: $10,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Results
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- Roussos Koliakoudakis (Greece) — $198,000
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- Brevin Andreadis (USA) — $128,700
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- Chino Rheem (USA) — $89,100
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- Sean Rafael (USA) — $66,000
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- Ariel Mantel (Argentina) — $49,500
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- Jeremy Druckman (USA) — $36,300
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- John Riordan (USA) — $26,400
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- Nino Pansier (Austria) — $26,400
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- Kamel Mokhammad (Ukraine) — $19,800
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- Richard Gryko (United Kingdom) — $19,800
Why the Chip Lead Mattered
Koliakoudakis's performance illustrates a principle that applies across tournament poker, and especially in Pot-Limit Omaha: a large chip lead deep in an event compounds pressure on shorter stacks.
In PLO, hand values run closer together than in no-limit hold'em, because four hole cards create more ways to connect with the board. That means a short stack cannot simply wait for a premium holding and expect to double up reliably. When one player controls more than half the chips in play, opponents are forced into marginal spots, and the leader can apply maximum pressure without risking elimination.
Koliakoudakis's heads-up hand is a typical example of this dynamic. Holding K♠ K♦ Q♣ 6♣ on a T♣ 7♦ 2♦ 9♣ board, he was able to put his opponent to a decision for the entire stack. Andreadis, holding a pair of tens with a flush draw and straight possibilities, had a hand with substantial equity but was still forced to commit everything to continue. In PLO, such spots are common: both players can hold meaningful equity, but only one can be eliminated.
The PGT PLO Series Format
The PGT PLO Series is a festival dedicated to Pot-Limit Omaha, staged at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. Events in the series typically carry four-card PLO formats and award points toward the PokerGO Tour standings alongside prize money. The series is part of a broader schedule of high-stakes tournaments that the PokerGO Tour runs throughout the year.
For Koliakoudakis, the win represents a breakthrough on the tour. While he had previously recorded results in live tournaments, this marks his first PGT title and his largest single cash.
What Comes Next
The PGT PLO Series continues with its remaining events, and the result adds Koliakoudakis's name to the list of players who have broken through on the PokerGO Tour. For players following the series, the takeaway is familiar: in PLO tournaments, accumulating chips early and maintaining pressure is often the most reliable path to a title.
FAQ
- Roussos Koliakoudakis of Greece won the $10,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event, earning $198,000 and his first PokerGO Tour title.