RbPkr Field Reports
PokerGO Tour Kickoff Starts 2025 With High Roller Fireworks
January 2025 got the new poker year rolling immediately with the PGT Kickoff series at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The elite of the poker world wasted no time getting back to the felt, eager to establish themselves as early contenders for the 2025 PGT Player of the Year race.
Early Leaderboard Frontrunners
The series featured multiple $5,000 and $10,000 buy-in events. As tracked closely by Poker.org, familiar high-roller regulars like Kristen Foxen, Alex Foxen, and Daniel Negreanu made deep runs.
The high roller scene continues to thrive, with the introduction of stricter shot clocks keeping the pace of play incredibly fast. The debates over tanking have largely been solved at this level by forcing players to act within 20 to 30 seconds, a format heavily praised by the community on r/poker.
The High Roller Pace
High rollers use shot clocks because they understand that hands per hour equals profitability. In a home game, the biggest time sink isn't usually player tanking—it's the physical act of shuffling and dealing.
If you want to play at a high-roller pace, you don't necessarily need a shot clock. You need a faster dealer. RbPkr eliminates the physical deck entirely, increasing your hands per hour by up to 50% so you can play efficiently without rushing your friends' decisions. You get the speed of a digital game with the face-to-face interaction of live poker.