2018 Poker Masters
The 2018 Poker Masters was the second season of the Poker Masters . It took place from September 8-15, 2018, from the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada . The event was sponsored by Poker Central , and every final table was streamed on PokerGO . There were seven events on the schedule including five No-Limit Hold'em tournaments, along with a Pot-Limit Omaha and Short Deck event.[ 1] [ 2]
The Main Event was won by America's David Peters , and the Poker Masters Purple Jacket was awarded to Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ali Imsirovic .[ 3]
Schedule
The schedule for the 2018 Poker Masters included five No-Limit Hold'em tournaments, and both a Pot-Limit Omaha and Short Deck event.[ 1] PokerGO . The Main Event was a $100,000 buy-in and played out over three days with the final two days streamed on PokerGO .[ 4]
2018 Poker Masters
#
Event
Entrants
Prize Pool (US$)
Winner
Winning Hand
Prize (US$)
Runner-Up
Losing Hand
Results
1
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
69
$690,000
David Peters
K ♦ K ♣ $193,200
8 ♠ 8 ♦ Results [ 5]
2
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
50
$1,250,000
Brandon Adams
A ♣ 9 ♥ $400,000
K ♣ 5 ♠ Results [ 5]
3
$25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
37
$925,000
Keith Lehr
K ♠ J ♥ 8 ♦ 5 ♦ $333,000
7 ♥ 4 ♥ 3 ♠ 2 ♠ Results [ 5]
4
$10,000 Short Deck
55
$550,000
Isaac Haxton
A ♣ Q ♦ $176,000
9 ♦ 7 ♦ Results [ 5]
5
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
66
$1,650,000
Ali Imsirovic
5 ♠ 5 ♥ $462,000
Ben Yu
A ♣ 6 ♦ Results [ 5]
6
$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
47
$2,350,000
Ali Imsirovic
K ♣ Q ♥ $799,000
Koray Aldemir
9 ♥ 8 ♦ Results [ 5]
7
$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
25
$2,500,000
David Peters
K ♦ 7 ♠ $1,150,000
Dan Smith
A ♦ 7 ♦ Results [ 5]
Purple Jacket standings
The 2018 Poker Masters awarded the Purple Jacket to the player that accumulated the most points during the series unlike in 2017 when the winner was determined by the most winnings. Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ali Imsirovic won two events, and cashed three times on his way to accumulating $1,288,600 in winnings. Imsirovic accumulated 660 points and was awarded the Purple Jacket.[ 3] [ 6]
Poker Masters Purple Jacket Standings
Rank
Name
Earnings
Points
1
Ali Imsirovic
$1,288,600
660
2
David Peters
$1,343,200
650
3
Brandon Adams
$543,000
510
4
Isaac Haxton
$309,900
480
5
Jake Schindler
$575,000
390
6
Koray Aldemir
$917,000
385
7
Ben Yu
$478,000
360
8
Dan Smith
$749,500
305
9
Keith Lehr
$333,000
300
10
$249,500
270
Results
2-Day Event: September 7-8, 2018Number of Entrants: 69Total Prize Pool: $690,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand: K ♦ K ♣
Event #1 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
David Peters
$193,200
2nd
$138,000
3rd
Rainer Kempe
$89,700
4th
Brandon Adams
$69,000
5th
$55,200
6th
Isaac Haxton
$41,400
7th
$34,500
8th
Ali Imsirovic
$27,600
9th
Cary Katz
$20,700
10th
$20,700
2-Day Event: September 8-9, 2018Number of Entrants: 50Total Prize Pool: $1,250,000Number of Payouts: 8Winning Hand: A ♣ 9 ♥
2-Day Event: September 9-10, 2018Number of Entrants: 37Total Prize Pool: $925,000Number of Payouts: 6Winning Hand: K ♠ J ♥ 8 ♦ 5 ♦
2-Day Event: September 10-11, 2018Number of Entrants: 55Total Prize Pool: $550,000Number of Payouts: 8Winning Hand: A ♣ Q ♦
2-Day Event: September 11-12, 2018Number of Entrants: 66Total Prize Pool: $1,650,000Number of Payouts: 10Winning Hand: 5 ♠ 5 ♥
Event #5 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Ali Imsirovic
$462,000
2nd
Ben Yu
$330,000
3rd
Brian Rast
$214,500
4th
Jake Schindler
$165,000
5th
Jason Koon
$132,000
6th
Daniel Negreanu
$99,000
7th
Elio Fox
$82,500
8th
Dan Shak
$66,000
9th
Bryn Kenney
$49,500
10th
Dan Smith
$49,500
2-Day Event: September 12-13, 2018Number of Entrants: 47Total Prize Pool: $2,350,000Number of Payouts: 7Winning Hand: K ♣ Q ♥
3-Day Event: September 13-15, 2018Number of Entrants: 25Total Prize Pool: $2,500,000Number of Payouts: 4Winning Hand: K ♦ 7 ♠
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