It may only be mid-February, but there seems to be a new sheriff in town when it comes to the mixed game world of tournament poker. After several competitions on the PokerGO Tour, Brazil’s Yuri Dzivielevski has dominated two different mixed game events. That domination has earned his way to the top of the PGT Championship Invitational leaderboard, and by a sizeable margin.
Mixed Game Domination
Dzivielevski, the proud owner of a World Series of Poker in the mixed game realm (2019 $2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo/Stud Hi/Lo), came to this year’s PGT Mixed Game Series and proceeded to dominate the schedule. Of the six tournaments on the schedule, Dzivielevski won one and placed second in two others. When the smoke cleared, Dzivielevski had racked up over $745K in earnings on his way to capturing the overall championship of the series.
That was not enough for Dzivielevski, however. Just as soon as the PGT Mixed Game Series was completed, he leapt into a battleground that would be a true test of any poker player: the second-ever running of the $100,000 Super High Roller Bowl: Mixed Games tournament. With thirty-six of the most dangerous poker players on the planet against him, Dzivielevski ran roughshod over the field on the way to the second-biggest payday of his career.
The final seven players would take home cash from the $3.6 million prize pool, and Dzivielevski positioned himself after Day One as the chip leader. He still had to run through players like defending PGT World Champion Chad Eveslage, Nick Schulman, Jared Bleznick, and Norway’s Tobias Leknes, to capture the title. The tournament was basically decided during three-handed play, when Dzivielevski held more than a 4:1 lead over Eveslage and Benny Glaser’s stacks combined. On the final hand of badugi, Eveslage failed to mount any offense against Dzivielevski, earning the win for the Brazilian, a massive $1.3 million payout, and the Super High Roller Bowl ring.
1. Yuri Dzivielevski (Brazil), $1,300,000
2. Chad Eveslage (USA), $835,000
3. Benny Glaser (United Kingdom), $570,000
4. Robert Wells (Wales), $415,000
5. Tobias Leknes (Norway), $300,000
6. Jared Bleznick (USA), $225,000
7. Nick Schulman (USA), $155,000
Dzivielevski Rides to Top of Leaderboard
The dominance of the PGT Mixed Game Series and the SHRB Mixed Game tournament has given Dzivielevski a great deal of momentum in the year-long race for the PGT Championship Invitational. Of course, all events on the PGT earn the players points towards the $1 million freeroll invitational. That invitational will see the Top 40 players on the PGT Championship Leaderboard contest for the PGT World Championship.
As of February 15, Dzivielevski has devastated the pack to capture the top spot on the PGT Championship Invitational leaderboard. With 934 points from his work in the PGT Mixed Games Series and the SHRB $100,000 Mixed Game, Dzivielevski is dominating those players who leapt out at the start of the 2026 tournament poker calendar. Andrew Lichtenberger, a big winner during the PGT Kickoff Series, has only earned 531 points, but it is enough for second place.
Here is the current PGT Championship Invitational leaderboard at the conclusion of the Super High Roller Bowl $100,000 Mixed Game event:
1. Yuri Dzivielevski, 934 points
2. Andrew Lichtenberger, 531
3. Michael Berk, 525
4. Andrew Moreno, 518
5. Qinghai Pan, 478
6. Ariel Mantel, 453
7. Dan Smith, 427
8. Clemen Deng, 423
9. Chad Eveslage, 420
10. Daniel Maor, 386
(tie) Nick Schulman
As the PGT roster of events is thoroughly slanted towards Texas Hold’em tournaments, it is unlikely that Dzivielevski will be atop the standings at the end of the season. However, if the Brazilian can show even a little aptitude towards the predominant poker style in the tournament world, he might be able to make a run to be around for next year’s Invitational – and could make some noise there.
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