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.[1] There are 10 events on the schedule and all the events are No-Limit Hold'em.[2] Buy-ins range from $10,000 to the $50,000 Main Event. Final tables will be streamed on PokerGO.[3]

2023 Poker Masters
VenuePokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
DatesSeptember 14-26, 2023
Champion
United Kingdom Stephen Chidwick
(Purple Jacket winner);
United States Jonathan Jaffe
(Main Event winner)
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Stephen Chidwick cashed four times including winning Event #8 to earn the Purple Jacket as the series champion.[4]

Schedule

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The schedule for the 2023 Poker Masters includes ten No-Limit Hold'em tournaments.[1]

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

Purple Jacket standings

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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.[6] 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.[7]

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

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

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  • 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[8]
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

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  • 2-Day Event: September 15-16, 2023
  • Number of Entrants: 97
  • Total Prize Pool: $970,000
  • Number of Payouts: 14
  • Winning Hand: A Q[9]
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

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  • 2-Day Event: September 16, 18, 2023
  • Number of Entrants: 87
  • Total Prize Pool: $870,000
  • Number of Payouts: 13
  • Winning Hand: Q 3[10]
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

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  • 2-Day Event: September 18-19, 2023
  • Number of Entrants: 91
  • Total Prize Pool: $910,000
  • Number of Payouts: 13
  • Winning Hand: K J[11]
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

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  • 2-Day Event: September 19-20, 2023
  • Number of Entrants: 85
  • Total Prize Pool: $850,000
  • Number of Payouts: 13
  • Winning Hand: A 6[12]
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

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  • 2-Day Event: September 20-21, 2023
  • Number of Entrants: 95
  • Total Prize Pool: $950,000
  • Number of Payouts: 14
  • Winning Hand: 10 6[13]
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

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  • 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[14]
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

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  • 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[15]
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

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  • 2-Day Event: September 23, 25, 2023
  • Number of Entrants: 37
  • Total Prize Pool: $925,000
  • Number of Payouts: 6
  • Winning Hand: A Q[16]
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

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  • 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[17]
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

References

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  8. ^ "Vladas Tamasauskas Claims the Title and $239,600 First Place Prize in Event #1 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | PGT". PokerGO Tour. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  9. ^ "Darren Elias Books a Win in Opening Weekend of 2023 Poker Masters". www.pokernews.com. 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  10. ^ "Vladas Tamasauskas Wins Poker Masters Event #3 for $208,800 | PGT". PokerGO Tour. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  11. ^ "Chino Rheem Wins 2023 Poker Masters Event #4 for $218,400 | PGT". PokerGO Tour. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  12. ^ "Andrew Lichtenberger Wins 2023 Poker Masters Event #5 on his 36th Birthday for $204,000 | PGT". PokerGO Tour. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  13. ^ "Orpen Kisacikoglu Wins 2023 Poker Masters Event #6 for $218,500 | PGT". PokerGO Tour. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
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