# 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. There are 10 events on the schedule and all the events are No-Limit Hold'em. Buy-ins range from $10,000 to the $50,000 Main Event. Final tables will be streamed on PokerGO.
Stephen Chidwick cashed four times including winning Event #8 to earn the Purple Jacket as the series champion.

## Schedule

The schedule for the 2023 Poker Masters includes ten No-Limit Hold'em tournaments.
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 |
| 2 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 97 | $970,000 | Darren Elias | A♥ Q♥ | $223,100 | Eric Baldwin | J♠ 8♠ | Results |
| 3 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 87 | $870,000 | Vladas Tamasauskas | Q♦ 3♠ | $208,800 | Ren Lin | J♥ 9♥ | Results |
| 4 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 91 | $910,000 | Chino Reem | K♥ J♥ | $218,400 | Jonathan Little | Q♣ 9♥ | Results |
| 5 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 85 | $850,000 | Andrew Lichtenberger | A♥ 6♠ | $204,000 | Brian Kim | A♠ Q♠ | Results |
| 6 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 95 | $950,000 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | 10♦ 6♥ | $218,500 | Jack Hardcastle | Q♣ J♥ | Results |
| 7 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 44 | $1,100,000 | Nick Schulman | A♦ J♥ | $374,000 | Nick Petrangelo | A♥ 4♣ | Results |
| 8 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 50 | $1,250,000 | Stephen Chidwick | 6♠ 2♠ | $400,000 | Sam Soverel | Q♣ J♥ | Results |
| 9 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 37 | $925,000 | Justin Bonomo | A♣ Q♠ | $333,000 | Daniel Rezaei | Q♦ 2♣ | Results |
| 10 | $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 42 | $2,100,000 | Jonathan Jaffe | A♦ 3♥ | $756,000 | Stephen Chidwick | A♠ 9♦ | Results |

## 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. 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.
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♣
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♥
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♠
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♥
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Chino Reem | $218,400 |
| 2nd | Jonathan Little | $154,700 |
| 3rd | Brock Wilson | $109,200 |
| 4th | Chris Brewer | $91,000 |
| 5th | Justin Saliba | $72,800 |
| 6th | Daniel Negreanu | $54,600 |

### 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♠
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♥
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♥
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Nick Schulman | $374,000 |
| 2nd | Nick Petrangelo | $242,000 |
| 3rd | Brian Rast | $165,000 |
| 4th | Chris Brewer | $121,000 |
| 5th | Victoria Livschitz | $88,000 |
| 6th | Justin Saliba | $66,000 |

### 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♠
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Stephen Chidwick | $400,000 |
| 2nd | Sam Soverel | $262,500 |
| 3rd | Alex Foxen | $175,000 |
| 4th | Chris Brewer | $125,000 |
| 5th | Darren Elias | $100,000 |
| 6th | Chino Reem | $75,000 |

### 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♠
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Justin Bonomo | $333,000 |
| 2nd | Daniel Rezaei | $222,000 |
| 3rd | Stephen Chidwick | $148,000 |
| 4th | Andrew Lichtenberger | $101,750 |
| 5th | Orpen Kisacikoglu | $74,000 |
| 6th | Chino Reem | $46,250 |

### 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♥
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Jonathan Jaffe | $756,000 |
| 2nd | Stephen Chidwick | $504,000 |
| 3rd | Alex Foxen | $336,000 |
| 4th | Brian Kim | $231,000 |
| 5th | Chino Reem | $168,000 |
| 6th | Nick Petrangelo | $105,000 |