Jesse Lonis Wins First Place at a Third Consecutive PGT Sprint Final Table

Jesse Lonis has been remarkably consistent at final tables during the 2026 PGT Sprint. Lonis finished sixth, third and first in the three completed events. He played no-limit hold'em in each tournament, and each had a buy-in of $5,300. Across the three tournaments, he won more than $175,000 in total prize money.

Lonis's championship in the third event was the largest cash of this festival. In the tournament with 78 players, he took home $101,000, the 64th six-figure score of his career. The victory is his second win of the year and his 19th final table.

The series at PokerGO Studio pushed Lonis's career earnings past $35.2 million. The 30-year-old three-time bracelet winner moved up to fourth place in the 2026 standings and wants to defend his annual points title from last year. With these results, he entered the top 40 of the PGT rankings.

At the final table, Lonis began as the chip leader with seven players left. Natalie Ferguson and CoinPoker ambassador Patrick Leonard were the first players eliminated. Jim Collopy finished fifth after losing with A-10 against Lonis's pocket aces. Sam Laskowitz eliminated Brandon Sunshine. Adam Hendrix lost a big preflop race to Lonis and exited in third place.

In heads-up play, Lonis started with roughly a 4-to-1 chip advantage over Laskowitz. On the final hand, Laskowitz tried to come back, but Lonis won. Laskowitz finished second and took $78,400. Six days before this tournament, Laskowitz had finished second in the last event of the Poker Masters.