# 2022 Poker Masters

The 2022 Poker Masters was the seventh season of the Poker Masters. It took place from September 21 to October 3, 2022, from the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. There were 10 events on the schedule including nine No-Limit Hold'em, two Pot-Limit Omaha, and one 8-Game event. Buy-ins ranged from $10,000 to the $50,000 Main Event. Final tables were streamed on PokerGO.
Sean Winter cashed twice including winning Event #9 to earn the Purple Jacket as the series champion.

## Schedule

The schedule for the 2022 Poker Masters included seven No-Limit Hold'em tournaments, two Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments, and an 8-Game event. 8-Game is a rotation of H.O.R.S.E., No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, and 2-7 Triple Draw.
2022 Poker Masters :
| # | Event | Entrants | Prize Pool (US$) | Winner | Winning Hand | Prize (US$) | Runner-Up | Losing Hand | Results |
| 1 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 85 | $850,000 | Jeremy Ausmus | 7♣ 7♠ | $204,000 | Nick Schulman | A♥ 3♦ | Results |
| 2 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 76 | $760,000 | Ethan Yau | 8♠ 8♥ | $197,600 | Alex Foxen | A♣ K♠ | Results |
| 3 | $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 81 | $810,000 | Ronald Keijzer | A♠ 10♣ 6♠ 6♣ | $202,500 | Ben Lamb | Q♠ 8♥ 6♥ 4♦ | Results |
| 4 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 74 | $740,000 | Adam Hendrix | A♣ 9♣ | $192,400 | Nate Silver | 7♥ 4♥ | Results |
| 5 | $10,000 8-Game | 62 | $620,000 | Nick Guagenti | A♥ A♣ Q♥ 2♥ | $186,000 | Cary Katz | J♣ J♦ 10♥ 8♣ | Results |
| 6 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 97 | $970,000 | Martin Zamani | Q♥ 9♥ | $223,100 | Jared Jaffee | A♦ J♥ | Results |
| 7 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 69 | $1,725,000 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 9♥ 4♠ | $465,750 | Sean Winter | 8♥ 8♣ | Results |
| 8 | $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 40 | $1,000,000 | Tony Bloom | 10♣ 9♣ 8♦ 6♦ | $360,000 | Alex Livingston | A♠ A♣ Q♦ 9♥ | Results |
| 9 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 54 | $1,350,000 | Sean Winter | A♦ 7♦ | $432,000 | Nick Schulman | K♠ 4♠ | Results |
| 10 | $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 37 | $1,850,000 | Jason Koon | K♥ 6♥ | $666,000 | Adrian Mateos | A♠ 2♠ | Results |

## Purple Jacket standings

The 2022 Poker Masters awarded the Purple Jacket and a $50,000 championship bonus to the player that accumulated the most PokerGO Tour points during the series.
Poker Masters Purple Jacket Standings :
| Rank | Name | Points | Earnings |
| 1 | Sean Winter | 466 | $777,000 |
| 2 | Jason Koon | 449 | $747,000 |
| 3 | Nick Schulman | 361 | $473,800 |
| 4 | Erik Seidel | 309 | $418,900 |
| 5 | Alex Livingston | 291 | $386,800 |

## Results
### Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: September 21–22, 2022
* Number of Entrants: 85
* Total Prize Pool: $850,000
* Number of Payouts: 13
* Winning Hand: 7♣ 7♠
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Jeremy Ausmus | $204,000 |
| 2nd | Nick Schulman | $144,500 |
| 3rd | Erik Seidel | $102,000 |
| 4th | Anthony Hu | $85,000 |
| 5th | Jacky Wang | $68,000 |
| 6th | Cole Ferraro | $51,000 |
| 7th | Cary Katz | $42,500 |

### Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: September 22–23, 2022
* Number of Entrants: 76
* Total Prize Pool: $760,000
* Number of Payouts: 11
* Winning Hand: 8♠ 8♥
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Ethan Yau | $197,600 |
| 2nd | Alex Foxen | $144,400 |
| 3rd | Stephen Song | $98,800 |
| 4th | Michael Brinkenhoff | $76,000 |
| 5th | Dylan DeStefano | $60,800 |
| 6th | Masashi Oya | $45,600 |

### Event #3: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

* 2-Day Event: September 23–24, 2022
* Number of Entrants: 81
* Total Prize Pool: $810,000
* Number of Payouts: 12
* Winning Hand: A♠ 10♣ 6♠ 6♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Roland Keijzer | $202,500 |
| 2nd | Ben Lamb | $145,800 |
| 3rd | Alex Livingston | $97,200 |
| 4th | Damjan Radanov | $81,000 |
| 5th | Allan Le | $64,800 |
| 6th | Dan Shak | $48,600 |

### Event #4: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: September 24–26, 2022
* Number of Entrants: 74
* Total Prize Pool: $740,000
* Number of Payouts: 11
* Winning Hand: A♣ 9♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Adam Hendrix | $192,400 |
| 2nd | Nate Silver | $140,600 |
| 3rd | Xuan Liu | $96,200 |
| 4th | Victoria Livschitz | $74,000 |
| 5th | Ed Sebesta | $59,200 |
| 6th | Erik Seidel | $44,400 |

### Event #5: $10,000 8-Game

* 2-Day Event: September 26–27, 2022
* Number of Entrants: 62
* Total Prize Pool: $620,000
* Number of Payouts: 9
* Winning Hand: A♥ A♣ Q♥ 2♥
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Nick Guagenti | $186,000 |
| 2nd | Cary Katz | $124,000 |
| 3rd | Benjamin Diebold | $86,800 |
| 4th | Steve Zolotow | $62,000 |
| 5th | Alex Livingston | $49,600 |
| 6th | Jacky Wang | $37,200 |
| 7th | Brian Rast | $31,000 |

### Event #6: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: September 27–28, 2022
* Number of Entrants: 97
* Total Prize Pool: $970,000
* Number of Payouts: 14
* Winning Hand: Q♥ 9♥
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Martin Zamani | $223,100 |
| 2nd | Jared Jaffee | $155,200 |
| 3rd | Justin Saliba | $116,400 |
| 4th | Matthew Wantman | $97,000 |
| 5th | Anthony Hu | $77,600 |
| 6th | Masashi Oya | $58,200 |

### Event #7: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: September 28–29, 2022
* Number of Entrants: 69
* Total Prize Pool: $1,725,000
* Number of Payouts: 10
* Winning Hand: 9♥ 4♠
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Andrew Lichtenberger | $465,750 |
| 2nd | Sean Winter | $345,000 |
| 3rd | Kazuhiko Yotsushika | $224,250 |
| 4th | Cary Katz | $172,500 |
| 5th | Chance Kornuth | $138,000 |
| 6th | Billy Wragg | $103,500 |

### Event #8: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

* 2-Day Event: September 29–30, 2022
* Number of Entrants: 40
* Total Prize Pool: $1,000,000
* Number of Payouts: 6
* Winning Hand: 10♣ 9♣ 8♦ 6♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Tony Bloom | $360,000 |
| 2nd | Alex Livingston | $240,000 |
| 3rd | John Riordan | $160,000 |
| 4th | Isaac Kempton | $110,000 |
| 5th | Matthew Wantman | $80,000 |
| 6th | Sam Soverel | $50,000 |

### Event #9: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: September 30-October 1, 2022
* Number of Entrants: 54
* Total Prize Pool: $1,350,000
* Number of Payouts: 8
* Winning Hand: A♦ 7♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Sean Winter | $432,000 |
| 2nd | Nick Schulman | $283,500 |
| 3rd | Justin Bonomo | $189,000 |
| 4th | Seth Davies | $135,000 |
| 5th | Brian Rast | $108,000 |
| 6th | Jason Koon | $81,000 |

### Event #10: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: October 1–3, 2022
* Number of Entrants: 37
* Total Prize Pool: $1,850,000
* Number of Payouts: 6
* Winning Hand: K♥ 6♥
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Jason Koon | $666,000 |
| 2nd | Adrian Mateos | $444,000 |
| 3rd | Scott Seiver | $296,000 |
| 4th | Erik Seidel | $203,500 |
| 5th | Seth Davies | $148,000 |
| 6th | Mikita Badziakouski | $92,500 |