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2018 Poker Masters

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]

2018 Poker Masters
VenuePokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
DatesSeptember 8-15, 2018
Champion
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ali Imsirovic
(Purple Jacket winner);
United States David Peters
(Main Event winner)
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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 edit

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
# Event Entrants Prize Pool (US$) Winner Winning Hand Prize (US$) Runner-Up Losing Hand Results
1 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 69 $690,000   David Peters K♦ K♣ $193,200   Brian Green 8♠ 8♦ Results[5]
2 $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 50 $1,250,000   Brandon Adams A♣ 9♥ $400,000   Jared Jaffee K♣ 5♠ Results[5]
3 $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 37 $925,000   Keith Lehr K♠ J♥ 8♦ 5♦ $333,000   Jonathan Depa 7♥ 4♥ 3♠ 2♠ Results[5]
4 $10,000 Short Deck 55 $550,000   Isaac Haxton A♣ Q♦ $176,000   Maurice Hawkins 9♦ 7♦ Results[5]
5 $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 66 $1,650,000   Ali Imsirovic 5♠ 5♥ $462,000   Ben Yu A♣ 6♦ Results[5]
6 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em 47 $2,350,000   Ali Imsirovic K♣ Q♥ $799,000   Koray Aldemir 9♥ 8♦ Results[5]
7 $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event 25 $2,500,000   David Peters K♦ 7♠ $1,150,000   Dan Smith A♦ 7♦ Results[5]

Purple Jacket standings edit

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
Rank Name Earnings Points
1   Ali Imsirovic $1,288,600 660
2   David Peters $1,343,200 650
3   Brandon Adams $543,000 510
4   Isaac Haxton $309,900 480
5   Jake Schindler $575,000 390
6   Koray Aldemir $917,000 385
7   Ben Yu $478,000 360
8   Dan Smith $749,500 305
9   Keith Lehr $333,000 300
10   Jonathan Depa $249,500 270

Results edit

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

  • 2-Day Event: September 7-8, 2018
  • Number of Entrants: 69
  • Total Prize Pool: $690,000
  • Number of Payouts: 10
  • Winning Hand: K♦ K♣
Event #1 Results
Place Name Prize
1st   David Peters $193,200
2nd   Brian Green $138,000
3rd   Rainer Kempe $89,700
4th   Brandon Adams $69,000
5th   Cord Garcia $55,200
6th   Isaac Haxton $41,400
7th   David Eldridge $34,500
8th   Ali Imsirovic $27,600
9th   Cary Katz $20,700
10th   Matthias Eibinger $20,700

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

  • 2-Day Event: September 8-9, 2018
  • Number of Entrants: 50
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,250,000
  • Number of Payouts: 8
  • Winning Hand: A♣ 9♥
Event #2 Results
Place Name Prize
1st   Brandon Adams $400,000
2nd   Jared Jaffee $262,000
3rd   Jake Schindler $175,000
4th   Bill Klein $125,000
5th   Jason Koon $100,000
6th   Daniel Negreanu $75,000
7th   Dominik Nitsche $62,500
8th   Cary Katz $50,000

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

  • 2-Day Event: September 9-10, 2018
  • Number of Entrants: 37
  • Total Prize Pool: $925,000
  • Number of Payouts: 6
  • Winning Hand: K♠ J♥ 8♦ 5♦
Event #3 Results
Place Name Prize
1st   Keith Lehr $333,000
2nd   Jonathan Depa $222,000
3rd   Ben Yu $148,000
4th   Isaac Haxton $92,500
5th   Brandon Adams $74,000
6th   Dan Shak $55,500

Event #4: $10,000 Short Deck edit

  • 2-Day Event: September 10-11, 2018
  • Number of Entrants: 55
  • Total Prize Pool: $550,000
  • Number of Payouts: 8
  • Winning Hand: A♣ Q♦
Event #4 Results
Place Name Prize
1st   Isaac Haxton $176,000
2nd   Maurice Hawkins $115,500
3rd   Ryan Tosoc $77,000
4th   Andrew Robl $55,000
5th   Cary Katz $44,000
6th   Dominik Nitsche $33,000
7th   Jonathan Depa $27,500
8th   Jason Koon $22,000

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

  • 2-Day Event: September 11-12, 2018
  • Number of Entrants: 66
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,650,000
  • Number of Payouts: 10
  • Winning Hand: 5♠ 5♥
Event #5 Results
Place Name Prize
1st   Ali Imsirovic $462,000
2nd   Ben Yu $330,000
3rd   Brian Rast $214,500
4th   Jake Schindler $165,000
5th   Jason Koon $132,000
6th   Daniel Negreanu $99,000
7th   Elio Fox $82,500
8th   Dan Shak $66,000
9th   Bryn Kenney $49,500
10th   Dan Smith $49,500

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

  • 2-Day Event: September 12-13, 2018
  • Number of Entrants: 47
  • Total Prize Pool: $2,350,000
  • Number of Payouts: 7
  • Winning Hand: K♣ Q♥
Event #6 Results
Place Name Prize
1st   Ali Imsirovic $799,000
2nd   Koray Aldemir $517,000
3rd   Seth Davies $352,500
4th   Jake Schindler $235,000
5th   Sam Soverel $188,000
6th   Justin Bonomo $141,000
7th   Bryn Kenney $117,500

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

  • 3-Day Event: September 13-15, 2018
  • Number of Entrants: 25
  • Total Prize Pool: $2,500,000
  • Number of Payouts: 4
  • Winning Hand: K♦ 7♠
Event #7 Results
Place Name Prize
1st   David Peters $1,150,000
2nd   Dan Smith $700,000
3rd   Koray Aldemir $400,000
4th   Bryn Kenney $250,000

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Short Deck Hold'em Event Makes 2018 Poker Masters Schedule". www.pokernews.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  2. ^ "Who And What To Watch At The 2018 Poker Masters". www.uspoker.com. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  3. ^ a b "2018 Poker Masters: Ali Imsirovic Wins Purple Jacket, David Peters Takes Down $100,000 Buy-In Main Event - Poker News". www.cardplayer.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  4. ^ "2018 Poker Masters High Roller Tournament Schedule Announced". Poker Central. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "2018 Poker Masters: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  6. ^ "History of the Poker Masters Purple Jacket". Poker Central. 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2021-03-27.

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