2018 Poker Masters

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2018 Poker Masters
Poker Masters 2018.png
Venue PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino
Location Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesSeptember 8-15, 2018
Champion
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ali Imsirovic
(Purple Jacket winner);
Flag of the United States.svg David Peters
(Main Event winner)
  2017
2019  

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] Buy-ins ranged from $10,000 to the $100,000 Main Event. [2]

Contents

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] The first six events 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. 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
#EventEntrantsPrize Pool (US$)WinnerWinning HandPrize (US$)Runner-UpLosing HandResults
1$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em69$690,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Peters K K$193,200 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Green8 8 Results [5]
2$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em50$1,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Adams A 9$400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jared JaffeeK 5 Results [5]
3$25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha37$925,000 Flag of the United States.svg Keith Lehr K J 8 5$333,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Depa7 4 3 2 Results [5]
4$10,000 Short Deck55$550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Isaac Haxton A Q$176,000 Flag of the United States.svg Maurice Hawkins9 7 Results [5]
5$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em66$1,650,000 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ali Imsirovic 5 5$462,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Yu A 6 Results [5]
6$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em47$2,350,000 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ali Imsirovic K Q$799,000 Flag of Germany.svg Koray Aldemir 9 8 Results [5]
7$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event25$2,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Peters K 7$1,150,000 Flag of the United States.svg 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
RankNameEarningsPoints
1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ali Imsirovic $1,288,600660
2 Flag of the United States.svg David Peters $1,343,200650
3 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Adams $543,000510
4 Flag of the United States.svg Isaac Haxton $309,900480
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Schindler $575,000390
6 Flag of Germany.svg Koray Aldemir $917,000385
7 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Yu $478,000360
8 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Smith $749,500305
9 Flag of the United States.svg Keith Lehr $333,000300
10 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Depa$249,500270

Results

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

Event #1 Results
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg David Peters $193,200
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Brian Green$138,000
3rd Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Kempe $89,700
4th Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Adams $69,000
5th Flag of the United States.svg Cord Garcia$55,200
6th Flag of the United States.svg Isaac Haxton $41,400
7th Flag of the United States.svg David Eldridge$34,500
8th Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ali Imsirovic $27,600
9th Flag of the United States.svg Cary Katz $20,700
10th Flag of Austria.svg Matthias Eibinger$20,700

Event #2: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Event #2 Results
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Adams $400,000
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Jared Jaffee$262,000
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Jake Schindler $175,000
4th Flag of the United States.svg Bill Klein $125,000
5th Flag of the United States.svg Jason Koon $100,000
6th Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Negreanu $75,000
7th Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Nitsche $62,500
8th Flag of the United States.svg Cary Katz $50,000

Event #3: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

Event #3 Results
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg Keith Lehr $333,000
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Depa$222,000
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Ben Yu $148,000
4th Flag of the United States.svg Isaac Haxton $92,500
5th Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Adams $74,000
6th Flag of the United States.svg Dan Shak $55,500

Event #4: $10,000 Short Deck

Event #4 Results
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg Isaac Haxton $176,000
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Maurice Hawkins$115,500
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Tosoc$77,000
4th Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Robl $55,000
5th Flag of the United States.svg Cary Katz $44,000
6th Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Nitsche $33,000
7th Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Depa$27,500
8th Flag of the United States.svg Jason Koon $22,000

Event #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Event #5 Results
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ali Imsirovic $462,000
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Ben Yu $330,000
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Brian Rast $214,500
4th Flag of the United States.svg Jake Schindler $165,000
5th Flag of the United States.svg Jason Koon $132,000
6th Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Negreanu $99,000
7th Flag of the United States.svg Elio Fox $82,500
8th Flag of the United States.svg Dan Shak $66,000
9th Flag of the United States.svg Bryn Kenney $49,500
10th Flag of the United States.svg Dan Smith $49,500

Event #6: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Event #6 Results
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ali Imsirovic $799,000
2nd Flag of Germany.svg Koray Aldemir $517,000
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Seth Davies$352,500
4th Flag of the United States.svg Jake Schindler $235,000
5th Flag of the United States.svg Sam Soverel$188,000
6th Flag of the United States.svg Justin Bonomo $141,000
7th Flag of the United States.svg Bryn Kenney $117,500

Event #7: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event

Event #7 Results
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg David Peters $1,150,000
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Dan Smith $700,000
3rd Flag of Germany.svg Koray Aldemir $400,000
4th Flag of the United States.svg Bryn Kenney $250,000

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