# 2019 Poker Masters

The 2019 Poker Masters was the third season of the Poker Masters. It took place from November 4-14, 2019, 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 ten events on the schedule including five No-Limit Hold'em, two Pot-Limit Omaha, and then a Short Deck, 8-Game, and Big Bet Mix. Buy-ins ranged from $10,000 to the $50,000 Main Event.
The Main Event was won by America's Sam Soverel, and he also won the Poker Masters Purple Jacket.

## Schedule

The schedule for the 2019 Poker Masters included five No-Limit Hold'em tournaments, two Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments, and a Short Deck event. New additions to the schedule from the 2018 Poker Masters included an 8-Game Mix tournament and Big Bet Mix. 8-Game is a rotation of H.O.R.S.E., No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, and 2-7 Triple Draw. Big Bet Mix is a rotation of No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, and No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw.
Each event lasted two days, with the first day ending once the final table was down to six players. Those players returned the next day to resume play with the action streamed on PokerGO.
2019 Poker Masters :
| # | Event | Entrants | Prize Pool (US$) | Winner | Winning Hand | Prize (US$) | Runner-Up | Losing Hand | Results |
| 1 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 97 | $970,000 | Isaac Baron | 5♣ 3♣ | $223,100 | Chance Kornuth | A♥ 9♥ | Results |
| 2 | $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 62 | $620,000 | Ryan Laplante | 10♠ 10♥ 9♣ 8♠ | $186,000 | Chance Kornuth | Q♥ Q♦ 6♣ 3♠ | Results |
| 3 | $10,000 Short Deck | 37 | $370,000 | Jonathan Depa | Q♠ J♦ | $133,200 | Alex Foxen | J♥ 9♦ | Results |
| 4 | $10,000 8-Game Mix | 45 | $450,000 | Jared Bleznick | A♠ K♣ 10♦ 2♦ | $153,000 | Cary Katz | 10♥ 5♥ 4♠ 4♣ | Results |
| 5 | $10,000 Big Bet Mix | 52 | $520,000 | Julien Martini | A♥ 8♦ | $166,400 | Kahle Burns | K♦ 3♣ | Results |
| 6 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 51 | $1,275,000 | Kristen Bicknell | 8♠ 8♥ | $408,000 | Chance Kornuth | 9♦ 9♥ | Results |
| 7 | $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 34 | $850,000 | Sam Soverel | J♠ 9♣ 6♥ 4♣ | $340,000 | Sean Winter | A♠ K♦ 10♣ 8♥ | Results |
| 8 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 41 | $1,025,000 | Sergi Reixach | A♥ A♣ | $369,000 | George Wolff | 6♥ 4♥ | Results |
| 9 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 49 | $1,225,000 | Kahle Burns | A♦ J♥ | $416,500 | Ali Imsirovic | Q♣ J♣ | Results |
| 10 | $50,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | 34 | $1,700,000 | Sam Soverel | Q♦ 10♥ | $680,000 | Chris Hunichen | 2♠ 2♥ | Results |

## Purple Jacket standings

The 2019 Poker Masters awarded the Purple Jacket to the player that accumulated the most points during the series. American Sam Soverel won two events and cashed seven times on his way to accumulating $1,396,800 in winnings. Soverel accumulated 1,160 points and was awarded the Purple Jacket.
Poker Masters Purple Jacket Standings :
| Rank | Name | Earnings | Points |
| 1 | Sam Soverel | $1,396,800 | 1,160 |
| 2 | Kahle Burns | $585,950 | 630 |
| 3 | Chance Kornuth | $556,400 | 630 |
| 4 | Sean Winter | $495,350 | 480 |
| 5 | Ali Imsirovic | $497,600 | 450 |
| 6 | George Wolff | $404,500 | 420 |
| 7 | Alex Foxen | $169,450 | 330 |
| 8 | Kristen Bicknell | $408,000 | 300 |
| 9 | Sergi Reixach | $369,000 | 300 |
| 10 | Isaac Baron | $223,100 | 300 |

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

* 2-Day Event: November 4-5, 2019
* Number of Entrants: 97
* Total Prize Pool: $970,000
* Number of Payouts: 14
* Winning Hand: 5♣ 3♣
Event #1 Results :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Isaac Baron | $223,100 |
| 2nd | Chance Kornuth | $164,900 |
| 3rd | Ralph Wong | $116,400 |
| 4th | Jeremy Ausmus | $97,000 |
| 5th | Sam Soverel | $77,600 |
| 6th | Scott Blumstein | $58,200 |
| 7th | Dan Shak | $48,500 |
| 8th | Thai Ha | $38,800 |
| 9th | Sean Winter | $29,100 |
| 10th | Antonios Roungeris | $29,100 |
| 11th | Joseph Orsino | $291,00 |
| 12th | Alex Foxen | $19,400 |
| 13th | Randall Emmett | $19,400 |
| 14th | Stephen Chidwick | $19,400 |

### Event #2: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

* 2-Day Event: November 5-6, 2019
* Number of Entrants: 62
* Total Prize Pool: $620,000
* Number of Payouts: 9
* Winning Hand:10♠ 10♥ 9♣ 8♠
Event #2 Results :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Ryan Laplante | $186,000 |
| 2nd | Chance Kornuth | $124,000 |
| 3rd | Thai Ha | $86,000 |
| 4th | John Riordan | $62,000 |
| 5th | Ali Imsirovic | $49,600 |
| 6th | Tim McDermott | $37,200 |
| 7th | Damjan Radanov | $31,000 |
| 8th | Brent Roberts | $24,800 |
| 9th | Anthony Zinno | $18,600 |

### Event #3: $10,000 Short Deck

* 2-Day Event: November 6-7, 2019
* Number of Entrants: 37
* Total Prize Pool: $370,000
* Number of Payouts: 6
* Winning Hand:Q♠ J♦
Event #3 Results :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Jonathan Depa | $133,200 |
| 2nd | Alex Foxen | $88,800 |
| 3rd | Erik Seidel | $59,200 |
| 4th | Jorryt van Hoof | $37,000 |
| 5th | Ben Yu | $29,600 |
| 6th | Sam Soverel | $22,200 |

### Event #4: $10,000 8-Game Mix

* 2-Day Event: November 7-8, 2019
* Number of Entrants: 45
* Total Prize Pool: $450,000
* Number of Payouts: 7
* Winning Hand:A♠ K♣ 10♦ 2♦ (Pot-Limit Omaha)
Event #4 Results :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Jared Bleznick | $153,000 |
| 2nd | Cary Katz | $99,000 |
| 3rd | Nick Schulman | $67,500 |
| 4th | Mike Gorodinsky | $45,000 |
| 5th | Jake Abdalla | $36,000 |
| 6th | Brandon Adams | $27,000 |
| 7th | George Wolff | $22,500 |

### Event #5: $10,000 Big Bet Mix

* 2-Day Event: November 8-9, 2019
* Number of Entrants: 52
* Total Prize Pool: $520,000
* Number of Payouts: 8
* Winning Hand: A♥ 8♦ (No-Limit Hold'em)
Event #5 Results :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Julien Martini | $166,400 |
| 2nd | Kahle Burns | $109,200 |
| 3rd | Jorryt van Hoof | $72,800 |
| 4th | Sam Soverel | $52,000 |
| 5th | Stephen Chidwick | $41,600 |
| 6th | Pedro Bromfman | $31,200 |
| 7th | Yuri Dzivielevski | $26,000 |
| 8th | Erik Seidel | $20,800 |

### Event #6: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: November 9-10, 2019
* Number of Entrants: 51
* Total Prize Pool: $1,275,000
* Number of Payouts: 8
* Winning Hand:8♠ 8♥
Event #6 Results :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Kristen Bicknell | $408,000 |
| 2nd | Chance Kornuth | $267,500 |
| 3rd | Ali Imsirovic | $178,500 |
| 4th | Andras Nemeth | $127,500 |
| 5th | Ralph Wong | $102,000 |
| 6th | Ben Heath | $76,500 |
| 7th | David Stamm | $63,750 |
| 8th | Elio Fox | $51,000 |

### Event #7: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

* 2-Day Event: November 10-11, 2019
* Number of Entrants: 34
* Total Prize Pool: $850,000
* Number of Payouts: 5
* Winning Hand:J♠ 9♣ 6♥ 4♣
Event #7 Results :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Sam Soverel | $340,000 |
| 2nd | Sean Winter | $221,000 |
| 3rd | George Wolff | $136,000 |
| 4th | Kahle Burns | $85,000 |
| 5th | Anthony Zinno | $68,000 |

### Event #8: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

* 2-Day Event: November 11-12, 2019
* Number of Entrants: 41
* Total Prize Pool: $1,025,000
* Number of Payouts: 6
* Winning Hand:A♥ A♣
Event #8 Results :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Sergi Reixach | $369,000 |
| 2nd | George Wolff | $246,000 |
| 3rd | Orpen Kisacikoglu | $164,000 |
| 4th | Sam Soverel | $102,500 |
| 5th | Andras Nemeth | $82,000 |
| 6th | Sean Winter | $61,500 |

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

* 2-Day Event: November 12-13, 2019
* Number of Entrants: 49
* Total Prize Pool: $1,225,000
* Number of Payouts: 7
* Winning Hand: A♦ J♥
Event #9 Results :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Kahle Burns | $416,500 |
| 2nd | Ali Imsirovic | $269,500 |
| 3rd | Sean Winter | $183,750 |
| 4th | Sam Soverel | $122,500 |
| 5th | Elio Fox | $98,000 |
| 6th | David Peters | $73,500 |
| 7th | Alex Foxen | $61,250 |

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

* 2-Day Event: November 13-14, 2019
* Number of Entrants: 34
* Total Prize Pool: $1,700,000
* Number of Payouts: 5
* Winning Hand: Q♦ 10♥
Event #10 Results :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Sam Soverel | $680,000 |
| 2nd | Chris Hunichen | $442,000 |
| 3rd | Elio Fox | $272,000 |
| 4th | Stephen Chidwick | $170,000 |
| 5th | Seth Davies | $136,000 |