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Poker Masters

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Poker Masters
SportPoker
FoundedSeptember 2017
Country United States
Venue(s)PokerGO Studio at Aria Resort and Casino
Most recent
champion(s)
United Kingdom Stephen Chidwick
(Purple Jacket winner);
United States Jonathan Jaffe
(Main Event winner)
Sponsor(s)PokerGO
Official websitePokerMasters.com

The Poker Masters is a series of high-stakes poker tournaments. Created in 2017, it takes place at ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and online at partypoker. Final tables are streamed on PokerGO, and the player who accumulates the most points during the series wins the Purple Jacket.[1][2]

History

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The first season took place in September 2017 and had five events on the schedule. Steffen Sontheimer won the $100,000 Main Event and was awarded the Purple Jacket for accumulating the most winnings after winning two events and making five final tables.[3] For the second season, a points system was introduced to award the Purple Jacket. There were seven events on the schedule in September 2019, and David Peters won the $100,000 Main Event, while Ali Imsirovic was awarded the Purple Jacket by winning two events and making three final tables.[4]

The third season was held in November 2019 and had ten events on the schedule. Sam Soverel won the $50,000 Main Event and was awarded the Purple Jacket after winning two events and making seven final tables.[5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fourth season was held online at partypoker in April 2020 and had 30 events on the schedule.[6][7] Linus Loeliger won the $50,000 Main Event, while Alexandros Kolonias was awarded the Purple Jacket with 11 cashes and over $1.2 million in winnings.[8]

The fifth season was held in June 2020 on partypoker and had 16 events on the schedule that were all Pot-Limit Omaha.[9] Isaac Haxton won the $50,000 Main Event, while Eelis Pärssinen was awarded the Purple Jacket by winning one event and cashing six times.[10]

The sixth season was held in September 2021 at the PokerGO Studio and had 12 events on the schedule.[11] Australian Michael Addamo won the final two events of the series including the $50,000 Main Event and was awarded the Purple Jacket and $50,000 championship bonus.[12]

The seventh season was held in September 2022 at the PokerGO Studio and had 10 events on the schedule. Sean Winter cashed in two events including a win in Event #9 and was awarded the Purple Jacket.[13] Jason Koon won the $50,000 Main Event.[14]

The eighth season was held in September 2023 at the PokerGO Studio and had 10 events on the schedule. Stephen Chidwick cashed in four events including winning Event #8 and was awarded the Purple Jacket.[15] Jonathan Jaffe won the $50,000 Main Event.[16]

Poker Masters Schedule

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The 2017 Poker Masters was held at ARIA Resort & Casino, and for 2018 and 2019, the event played out from the PokerGO Studio.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Poker Masters would move online to partypoker where there would be two series for the year.[7] The second series would be unique with every event being Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments only.[9]

The 2021 Poker Masters was announced by PokerGO in April 2021 with a 12-event schedule returning to the PokerGO Studio.[17][18] The 2022 Poker Masters was announced by PokerGO in July 2022 with a 12-event schedule but was reduced to 10 events mid-series.[11]

Poker Masters Schedule
Dates Series Name Location Events
September 13-20, 2017 2017 Poker Masters ARIA Resort & Casino 5
September 8-15, 2018 2018 Poker Masters PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino 7
November 4-14, 2019 2019 Poker Masters PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino 10
April 12-26, 2020 2020 Poker Masters Online partypoker (online) 30
June 21-29, 2020 2020 Poker Masters Online PLO Series partypoker (online) 16
September 7-19, 2021 2021 Poker Masters PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino 12
September 21-October 3, 2022 2022 Poker Masters PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino 10
September 14-26, 2023 2023 Poker Masters PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino 10

Purple Jacket winners

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The 2017 Poker Masters awarded the Purple Jacket based on total winnings for the series, but since the 2018 Poker Masters, the Purple Jacket has been awarded based on the points system used by the High Roller of the Year scoring system.[19] For the 2021 Poker Masters, the PokerGO Tour points system was used to decide the Purple Jacket winner.[20] The winner also received a $50,000 championship bonus.[21]

Poker Masters Purple Jacket Winners
Series Events Winner Wins Final Tables Cashes Earnings (US$) Points Runner-up Points
2017 Poker Masters 5 Germany Steffen Sontheimer 2 5 4 $2,733,000 -- United States Bryn Kenney --
2018 Poker Masters 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ali Imsirovic 2 3 3 $1,288,600 660 United States David Peters 650
2019 Poker Masters 10 United States Sam Soverel 2 7 7 $1,396,800 1,160 Australia Kahle Burns 630
2020 Poker Masters Online 30 Greece Alexandros Kolonias 2 5 11 $1,266,296 1,191 Russia Artur Martirosian 1,048
2020 Poker Masters Online PLO Series 16 Finland Eelis Pärssinen 1 6 6 $735,359 625 Hungary Andras Nemeth 624
2021 Poker Masters 12 Australia Michael Addamo 2 2 2 $1,840,000 808 United States Nick Petrangelo 402
2022 Poker Masters 10 United States Sean Winter 1 2 2 $777,000 466 United States Jason Koon 449
2023 Poker Masters 10 United Kingdom Stephen Chidwick 1 4 4 $1,109,000 688 Lithuania Vladas Tamasauskas 506

Main Event winners

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Poker Masters Main Event Winners
Series Entrants Winner Winning Hand Prize (US$) Runner-Up Losing Hand
2017 Poker Masters 36 Germany Steffen Sontheimer Q Q $1,512,000 Germany Christian Christner 2 2
2018 Poker Masters 25 United States David Peters K 7 $1,150,000 United States Dan Smith A 7
2019 Poker Masters 34 United States Sam Soverel Q 10 $1,512,000 United States Chris Hunichen 2 2
2020 Poker Masters Online 77 Switzerland Linus Loeliger 9 6 $1,097,250 Venezuela Giuseppe Iadisernia 4 4
2020 Poker Masters Online PLO Series 29 United States Isaac Haxton A J 8 3 $675,000 Lithuania Grazvydas Kontautas 10 10 3 2
2021 Poker Masters 29 Australia Michael Addamo 7 3 $1,160,000 United States Nick Petrangelo K 8
2022 Poker Masters 37 United States Jason Koon K 6 $666,000 Spain Adrián Mateos A 2
2023 Poker Masters 42 United States Jonathan Jaffe A 3 $756,000 United Kingdom Stephen Chidwick A 9

Event wins

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Information correct as of September 29, 2023.

Poker Masters Event Wins
Total Wins Player Live Online
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ali Imsirovic 2 2
4 Hungary Andras Nemeth 0 4
3 Australia Michael Addamo 2 1
3 Finland Jens Kyllönen 0 3
2 Germany Steffen Sontheimer 2 0
2 United States David Peters 2 0
2 United States Sam Soverel 2 0
2 United States Brandon Adams 2 0
2 Australia Kahle Burns 1 1
2 Finland Pauli Ayras 0 2
2 Canada Pascal Lefrancois 0 2
2 Greece Alexandros Kolonias 0 2
2 Italy Mustapha Kanit 0 2
2 Switzerland Linus Loeliger 0 2
2 United States Isaac Haxton 1 1
2 Finland Eelis Pärssinen 0 2
2 Sweden Bengt Sonnert 0 2
2 United States Jason Koon 1 1
2 United States Adam Hendrix 2 0
2 United States Nick Schulman 2 0
2 United Kingdom Stephen Chidwick 2 0
2 United States Andrew Lichtenberger 2 0
2 Lithuania Vladas Tamasauskas 2 0
1 United States Darren Elias 1 0
1 United States Chino Rheem 1 0
1 Turkey Orpen Kisacikoglu 1 0
1 United States Justin Bonomo 1 0
1 United States Jonathan Jaffe 1 0
1 United States Jeremy Ausmus 1 0
1 United States Ethan Yau 1 0
1 United States Bryn Kenney 1 0
1 United States Keith Lehr 1 0
1 United States Isaac Baron 1 0
1 Canada Daniel Negreanu 1 0
1 Belarus Mikita Badziakouski 1 0
1 United States Miles Rampel 1 0
1 United States Chris Brewer 1 0
1 United States Maxx Coleman 1 0
1 United States Ryan Laplante 1 0
1 United States Shannon Shorr 1 0
1 United States Sean Perry 1 0
1 United States Martin Zamani 1 0
1 United Kingdom Tony Bloom 1 0
1 United States Nick Guagenti 1 0
1 Netherlands Ronald Keijzer 1 0
1 United States Brock Wilson 1 0
1 United States Jonathan Depa 1 0
1 United States Jared Bleznick 1 0
1 France Julian Martini 1 0
1 Canada Kristen Bicknell 1 0
1 Spain Sergi Reixach 1 0
1 Finland Elias Talvitie 0 1
1 Germany Tobias Ziegler 0 1
1 United States Alex Foxen 0 1
1 Canada Mike Watson 0 1
1 Finland Joni Jouhkimainen 0 1
1 Hungary Laszlo Bujtas 0 1
1 Netherlands Luuk Gieles 0 1
1 Canada Timothy Adams 0 1
1 United States Sean Winter 1 0
1 United States Steve O'Dwyer 0 1
1 United States Dan Smith 0 1
1 Canada Sebastian Lewin 0 1
1 Finland Samuel Vousden 0 1
1 Republic of Ireland Mark Davis 0 1
1 Italy Marcello Marigliano 0 1
1 Denmark Jesper Hougaard 0 1
1 Finland Sami Kelopuro 0 1
1 Finland Aku Joentausta 0 1
1 United States Chance Kornuth 0 1
1 Denmark Alexander Petersen 0 1

References

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