2026 PGT Leaderboard: Sean Winter Leads as Brock Wilson and Alex Foxen Close In

The 2026 PokerGO Tour season is into its last lap, and Sean Winter is the man everyone is chasing. The Florida pro has built a lead of 281 points at the top of the PGT leaderboard. That’s a healthy cushion, but in high-stakes poker it isn’t safe. One big score in December could flip the order.

Behind him, Brock Wilson and Alex Foxen are separated by just 45 points, with Jeremy Ausmus close behind. With five series still to come, the Player of the Year race is far from settled.

2026 PGT Leaderboard: Top 10 Standings

Here’s the current top 10, with each player’s distance from first place. The gap is the number that matters most right now.

Rank	Player	Points	Gap to 1st
1	Sean Winter	2,223	–
2	Brock Wilson	1,942	-281
3	Alex Foxen	1,897	-326
4	Jeremy Ausmus	1,836	-387
5	Eelis Parssinen	1,783	-440
6	Adrian Mateos	1,760	-463
7	Brandon Wilson	1,637	-586
8	Yuri Dzivielevski	1,602	-621
9	Sam Soverel	1,590	-633
10	Lucas Jumalon	1,550	-673

Look at how tightly the middle of the table is packed. Only 177 points separate second place from sixth. That’s roughly one decent cash in a $25K event, so places two to six could change several times before January.

What a 281-Point Lead Really Means

If you’re new to the PGT, the points system is simpler than it looks. Points follow prize money. In a standard $10,000 tournament, every $1,000 you win is worth about one point. Winter’s PokerGO Cup win in March is a good example: he banked $210,000 and 210 points.

That makes Winter’s lead worth roughly one outright win in a $10K event, or a final-table finish in something bigger. Higher buy-ins carry bigger prize pools, so a deep run in a $50K or $100K event could wipe out the gap in a single day.

The other side of that coin is that Winter can extend his lead just as quickly. He has been one of the most consistent players in the PokerGO Studio for years. By March he had 105 PGT cashes and 68 final tables. Players with that kind of volume rarely go quiet for a whole month.

The Chasers: Wilson, Foxen and Ausmus

Brock Wilson (1,942 points)
Wilson started 2026 fast and has stayed near the top all year. He was second in the PokerGO Cup standings in March with two titles, just behind Filipp Khavin. Staying in the top two from March to November takes steady cashing across very different series, and that’s exactly what he’s done.

Alex Foxen (1,897 points)
Foxen knows exactly how to finish a season. Last January he won PGT Last Chance Event #6, his 12th PGT title, to clinch first place on the 2025 leaderboard. He’s 326 points back, and few players are more dangerous when the season comes down to a handful of events.

Jeremy Ausmus (1,836 points)
Ausmus is the quiet threat. Steady results throughout the year have kept him in the top four, just 61 points behind Foxen. If December’s bracelet events go his way, he could easily jump into the top two.

Remaining PGT Schedule: Where the Points Are

After the PGT Sprint at the PokerGO Studio wrapped up in early November, these are the remaining point-scoring events:

Series	Dates	Venue	PGT Events
ARIA High Roller Series	Late November 2026	PokerGO Studio, ARIA, Las Vegas	5 events
WPT World Championship festival	27 Nov – 21 Dec 2026 (Championship: 13–20 Dec)	Wynn Las Vegas	$10,400 WPT World Championship + 5 WPT High Rollers
WSOP Paradise	2–17 December 2026	Baha Mar, Bahamas	14 bracelet events
PGT Last Chance Series	4–9 January 2027	PokerGO Studio, Las Vegas	6 events
PGT Championship	11–12 January 2027	PokerGO Studio, Las Vegas	$500,000 freeroll

December is where the title race will probably be decided. WSOP Paradise and the WPT World Championship overlap, so the top players will have to choose between the Bahamas and Las Vegas for parts of the month. Paradise carries $120 million in total guarantees across its schedule. The WPT’s $10,400 Championship usually draws a field of well over 1,000 entries, which means huge top prizes and, with them, huge point totals.

Watch for: the high roller events at WSOP Paradise. They combine big buy-ins with small, elite fields, which is exactly where the leaderboard regulars tend to cash. A single final table there could be worth several hundred points.

The $500,000 PGT Championship Freeroll

Everything builds to the PGT Championship on 11–12 January 2027 at the PokerGO Studio. It’s a freeroll: nobody pays a buy-in, and PokerGO puts up $500,000 in prize money. Five places get paid, and the winner takes $250,000.

Detail	2026 PGT Championship	2025 PGT Championship
Dates	11–12 January 2027	12–13 January 2026
Venue	PokerGO Studio, Las Vegas	PokerGO Studio, Las Vegas
Prize pool	$500,000 freeroll	$1,000,000 freeroll
First prize	$250,000	$500,000
Field	Top 40 + Dream Seat winners	54 players
Winner	To be decided	Chad Eveslage

Getting a seat isn’t just about points. To qualify, a player must:

• Finish in the top 40 eligible players on the leaderboard, or win a Dream Seat.
• Cash in at least four PGT events during the season.
• Include at least one cash in a PGT-owned event.
• Opt in before the PGT Last Chance Series begins.

If a qualified player doesn’t claim a seat, it rolls down to the next eligible name on the list. Dream Seats also go to the top five performers in the Last Chance Series who aren’t already in the top 40.

Who Wins Player of the Year? Our Read

Winter is the clear favourite. He has the lead, the volume and the experience to protect it. But a 281-point cushion with five series left is not a lock.

Foxen is the chaser we’d watch most closely. He has already closed out one season with a late surge, and the January Last Chance Series plays right into his hands. Wilson has been the most consistent challenger all year and needs only one big December result.

For fans, the practical tip is simple: follow the WSOP Paradise high rollers and the WPT World Championship final days. That’s where the biggest point swings will happen. Most of the action streams on PokerGO, so you can watch the race unfold live.

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