2023 Poker Masters
The 2023 Poker Masters is the eighth season of the Poker Masters . It will take place from September 14-26, 2023, from the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada .[ 1] There are 10 events on the schedule and all the events are No-Limit Hold'em .[ 2] Buy-ins range from $10,000 to the $50,000 Main Event. Final tables will be streamed on PokerGO .[ 3]
Stephen Chidwick cashed four times including winning Event #8 to earn the Purple Jacket as the series champion.[ 4]
Schedule
The schedule for the 2023 Poker Masters includes ten No-Limit Hold'em tournaments.[ 1]
2023 Poker Masters
#
Event
Entrants
Prize Pool (US$)
Winner
Winning Hand
Prize (US$)
Runner-Up
Losing Hand
Results
1
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
114
$1,140,000
Vladas Tamasauskas
9 ♥ 9 ♣
$239,400
Aram Zobian
Q ♠ 2 ♥
Results [ 5]
2
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
97
$970,000
Darren Elias
A ♥ Q ♥
$223,100
Eric Baldwin
J ♠ 8 ♠
Results [ 5]
3
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
87
$870,000
Vladas Tamasauskas
Q ♦ 3 ♠
$208,800
Ren Lin
J ♥ 9 ♥
Results [ 5]
4
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
91
$910,000
Chino Reem
K ♥ J ♥
$218,400
Jonathan Little
Q ♣ 9 ♥
Results [ 5]
5
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
85
$850,000
Andrew Lichtenberger
A ♥ 6 ♠
$204,000
Brian Kim
A ♠ Q ♠
Results [ 5]
6
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
95
$950,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu
10 ♦ 6 ♥
$218,500
Jack Hardcastle
Q ♣ J ♥
Results [ 5]
7
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
44
$1,100,000
Nick Schulman
A ♦ J ♥
$374,000
Nick Petrangelo
A ♥ 4 ♣
Results [ 5]
8
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
50
$1,250,000
Stephen Chidwick
6 ♠ 2 ♠
$400,000
Sam Soverel
Q ♣ J ♥
Results [ 5]
9
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
37
$925,000
Justin Bonomo
A ♣ Q ♠
$333,000
Daniel Rezaei
Q ♦ 2 ♣
Results [ 5]
10
$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
42
$2,100,000
Jonathan Jaffe
A ♦ 3 ♥
$756,000
Stephen Chidwick
A ♠ 9 ♦
Results [ 5]
Purple Jacket standings
The 2023 Poker Masters will award the Purple Jacket and a $50,000 championship bonus to the player that accumulates the most PokerGO Tour points during the series.[ 6] Stephen Chidwick won Event #8 and made three additional final tables, including finishing runner-up in the $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em finale to earn the most PGT points and be awarded the $50,000 championship bonus and 2023 Poker Masters Purple Jacket.[ 7]
Poker Masters Purple Jacket Standings
Rank
Name
Points
Earnings
1
Stephen Chidwick
688
$1,109,000
2
Vladas Tamasauskas
506
$506,400
3
Chino Reem
487
$602,650
4
Alex Foxen
460
$663,500
5
Jonathan Jaffe
454
$756,000
Results
Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
2-Day Event: September 14-15, 2023
Number of Entrants: 114
Total Prize Pool: $1,140,000
Number of Payouts: 17
Winning Hand: 9 ♥ 9 ♣ [ 8]
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Vladas Tamasauskas
$239,400
2nd
Aram Zobian
$171,000
3rd
Ren Lin
$125,400
4th
Filipp Khavin
$102,600
5th
Victoria Livschitz
$79,800
6th
Samuel Laskowitz
$68,400
Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
2-Day Event: September 15-16, 2023
Number of Entrants: 97
Total Prize Pool: $970,000
Number of Payouts: 14
Winning Hand: A ♥ Q ♥ [ 9]
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Darren Elias
$223,100
2nd
Eric Baldwin
$155,200
3rd
Bin Weng
$116,400
4th
Antonio De La Cruz
$97,000
5th
Erik Seidel
$77,600
6th
Vladas Tamasauskas
$58,200
Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
2-Day Event: September 16, 18, 2023
Number of Entrants: 87
Total Prize Pool: $870,000
Number of Payouts: 13
Winning Hand: Q ♦ 3 ♠ [ 10]
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Vladas Tamasauskas
$208,800
2nd
Ren Lin
$147,900
3rd
Daniel Rezaei
$104,400
4th
Alex Foxen
$87,000
5th
Michael Rocco
$69,600
6th
Chance Kornuth
$52,200
Event #4: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
2-Day Event: September 18-19, 2023
Number of Entrants: 91
Total Prize Pool: $910,000
Number of Payouts: 13
Winning Hand: K ♥ J ♥ [ 11]
Event #5: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
2-Day Event: September 19-20, 2023
Number of Entrants: 85
Total Prize Pool: $850,000
Number of Payouts: 13
Winning Hand: A ♥ 6 ♠ [ 12]
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Andrew Lichtenberger
$204,000
2nd
Brian Kim
$144,500
3rd
Daniel Lazrus
$102,000
4th
Niko Koop
$85,000
5th
Brock Wilson
$68,000
6th
Koray Aldemir
$41,000
Event #6: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
2-Day Event: September 20-21, 2023
Number of Entrants: 95
Total Prize Pool: $950,000
Number of Payouts: 14
Winning Hand: 10 ♦ 6 ♥ [ 13]
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Orpen Kisacikoglu
$218,500
2nd
Jack Hardcastle
$152,000
3rd
Justin Bonomo
$114,000
4th
Chino Reem
$95,000
5th
Samuel Laskowitz
$76,000
6th
Stephen Chidwick
$57,000
Event #7: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
2-Day Event: September 21-22, 2023
Number of Entrants: 44
Total Prize Pool: $1,100,000
Number of Payouts: 7
Winning Hand: A ♦ J ♥ [ 14]
Event #8: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
2-Day Event: September 22-23, 2023
Number of Entrants: 50
Total Prize Pool: $1,250,000
Number of Payouts: 8
Winning Hand: 6 ♠ 2 ♠ [ 15]
Event #9: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
2-Day Event: September 23, 25, 2023
Number of Entrants: 37
Total Prize Pool: $925,000
Number of Payouts: 6
Winning Hand: A ♣ Q ♠ [ 16]
Event #10: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
2-Day Event: September 25-26, 2023
Number of Entrants: 42
Total Prize Pool: $2,100,000
Number of Payouts: 6
Winning Hand: A ♦ 3 ♥ [ 17]
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^ "Chino Rheem Wins 2023 Poker Masters Event #4 for $218,400 | PGT" . PokerGO Tour . Retrieved 2023-09-29 .
^ "Andrew Lichtenberger Wins 2023 Poker Masters Event #5 on his 36th Birthday for $204,000 | PGT" . PokerGO Tour . Retrieved 2023-09-29 .
^ "Orpen Kisacikoglu Wins 2023 Poker Masters Event #6 for $218,500 | PGT" . PokerGO Tour . Retrieved 2023-09-29 .
^ "Nick Schulman Books a Win, Rheem Stays Hot at 2023 Poker Masters" . www.pokernews.com . 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-29 .
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