The Poker Masters is a series of high-stakes poker tournaments. Created in 2017, it takes place at ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and online at partypoker. Final tables are streamed on PokerGO, and the player who accumulates the most points during the series wins the Purple Jacket.
History The first season took place in September 2017 and had five events on the schedule. Steffen Sontheimer won the $100,000 Main Event and was awarded the Purple Jacket for accumulating the most winnings after winning two events and making five final tables. For the second season, a points system was introduced to award the Purple Jacket. There were seven events on the schedule in September 2019, and David Peters won the $100,000 Main Event, while Ali Imsirovic was awarded the Purple Jacket by winning two events and making three final tables.
The third season was held in November 2019 and had ten events on the schedule. Sam Soverel won the $50,000 Main Event and was awarded the Purple Jacket after winning two events and making seven final tables. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fourth season was held online at partypoker in April 2020 and had 30 events on the schedule. Linus Loeliger won the $50,000 Main Event, while Alexandros Kolonias was awarded the Purple Jacket with 11 cashes and over $1.2 million in winnings.
The fifth season was held in June 2020 on partypoker and had 16 events on the schedule that were all Pot-Limit Omaha. Isaac Haxton won the $50,000 Main Event, while Eelis Pärssinen was awarded the Purple Jacket by winning one event and cashing six times.
The sixth season was held in September 2021 at the PokerGO Studio and had 12 events on the schedule. Australian Michael Addamo won the final two events of the series including the $50,000 Main Event and was awarded the Purple Jacket and $50,000 championship bonus.
The seventh season was held in September 2022 at the PokerGO Studio and had 10 events on the schedule. Sean Winter cashed in two events including a win in Event #9 and was awarded the Purple Jacket. Jason Koon won the $50,000 Main Event.
The eighth season was held in September 2023 at the PokerGO Studio and had 10 events on the schedule. Stephen Chidwick cashed in four events including winning Event #8 and was awarded the Purple Jacket. Jonathan Jaffe won the $50,000 Main Event.
The ninth season was held in September 2024 at the PokerGO Studio and had 8 events on the schedule. James Collopy cashed in four events and was awarded the Purple Jacket. Ben Tollerene won the $25,000 Main Event.
The tenth season was held in September 2025 at the PokerGO Studio and had 10 events on the schedule. David Coleman cashed in three events and was awarded the Purple Jacket. Brandon Wilson won the $25,200 Main Event.
Poker Masters Schedule The 2017 Poker Masters was held at ARIA Resort & Casino, and for 2018 and 2019, the event played out from the PokerGO Studio. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Poker Masters would move online to partypoker where there would be two series for the year. The second series would be unique with every event being Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments only.
The 2021 Poker Masters was announced by PokerGO in April 2021 with a 12-event schedule returning to the PokerGO Studio. The 2022 Poker Masters was announced by PokerGO in July 2022 with a 12-event schedule but was reduced to 10 events mid-series.
The 2024 Poker Masters take place from September 10-19, 2024, was presented by the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) from the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In 2025 the Poker Masters will be held inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and run from September 19 to October 2, 2025.
+Poker Masters ScheduleDatesSeries NameLocationEventsSeptember 13-20, 20172017 Poker MastersARIA Resort & Casino5September 8-15, 20182018 Poker MastersPokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino7November 4-14, 20192019 Poker MastersPokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino10April 12-26, 20202020 Poker Masters Onlinepartypoker (online)30June 21-29, 20202020 Poker Masters Online PLO Seriespartypoker (online)16September 7-19, 20212021 Poker MastersPokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino12September 21-October 3, 20222022 Poker MastersPokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino10September 14-26, 20232023 Poker MastersPokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino10September 10-19, 20242024 Poker MastersPokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino8September 19-October 2, 20252025 Poker MastersPokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino10
Purple Jacket winners The 2017 Poker Masters awarded the Purple Jacket based on total winnings for the series, but since the 2018 Poker Masters, the Purple Jacket has been awarded based on the points system used by the High Roller of the Year scoring system. For the 2021 Poker Masters, the PokerGO Tour points system was used to decide the Purple Jacket winner. The winner also received a $50,000 championship bonus. +Poker Masters Purple Jacket WinnersSeriesEventsWinnerWinsFinal TablesCashesEarnings (US$)PointsRunner-upPoints2017 Poker Masters5 Steffen Sontheimer254$2,733,000 -- Bryn Kenney --2018 Poker Masters7 Ali Imsirovic233$1,288,600660 David Peters6502019 Poker Masters10 Sam Soverel277$1,396,8001,160 Kahle Burns6302020 Poker Masters Online30 Alexandros Kolonias 2 511$1,266,2961,191 Artur Martirosian1,0482020 Poker Masters Online PLO Series16 Eelis Pärssinen166$735,359625 Andras Nemeth6242021 Poker Masters12 Michael Addamo222$1,840,000808 Nick Petrangelo4022022 Poker Masters10 Sean Winter122$777,000466 Jason Koon4492023 Poker Masters10 Stephen Chidwick144$1,109,000688 Vladas Tamasauskas5062024 Poker Masters8 James Collopy044$521,600522 Isaac Haxton4582025 Poker Masters10 David Coleman123 $657,700492 Alex Foxen429
Main Event winners +Poker Masters Main Event WinnersSeriesEntrantsWinnerWinning HandPrize (US$)Runner-upLosing hand2017 Poker Masters36 Steffen Sontheimer$1,512,000 Christian Christner2018 Poker Masters25 David Peters$1,150,000 Dan Smith2019 Poker Masters34 Sam Soverel$1,512,000 Chris Hunichen2020 Poker Masters Online77 Linus Loeliger$1,097,250 Giuseppe Iadisernia2020 Poker Masters Online PLO Series29 Isaac Haxton$675,000 Grazvydas Kontautas2021 Poker Masters29 Michael Addamo$1,160,000 Nick Petrangelo2022 Poker Masters37 Jason Koon$666,000 Adrián Mateos2023 Poker Masters42 Jonathan Jaffe$756,000 Stephen Chidwick2024 Poker Masters68 Benjamin Tollerene$510,000 Taylor von Kriegenbergh2025 Poker Masters63 Brandon Wilson$464,000 David Coleman
Event wins
Information correct as of September 29, 2023. +Poker Masters Event WinsTotal winsPlayerLiveOnline4 Ali Imsirovic224 Andras Nemeth043 Michael Addamo213 Jens Kyllönen032 Steffen Sontheimer202 David Peters202 Sam Soverel202 Brandon Adams202 Kahle Burns112 Pauli Ayras022 Pascal Lefrancois022 Alexandros Kolonias022 Mustapha Kanit022 Linus Loeliger022 Isaac Haxton112 Eelis Pärssinen022 Bengt Sonnert022 Jason Koon112 Adam Hendrix202 Nick Schulman202 Stephen Chidwick202 Andrew Lichtenberger202 Vladas Tamasauskas201 Darren Elias101 Chino Rheem101 Orpen Kisacikoglu101 Justin Bonomo101 Jonathan Jaffe101 Jeremy Ausmus101 Ethan Yau101 Bryn Kenney101 Keith Lehr101 Isaac Baron101 Daniel Negreanu101 Mikita Badziakouski101 Miles Rampel101 Chris Brewer101 Maxx Coleman101 Ryan Laplante101 Shannon Shorr101 Sean Perry101 Martin Zamani101 Tony Bloom101 Nick Guagenti101 Ronald Keijzer101 Brock Wilson101 Jonathan Depa101 Jared Bleznick101 Julian Martini101 Kristen Bicknell101 Sergi Reixach101 Elias Talvitie011 Tobias Ziegler011 Alex Foxen011 Mike Watson011 Joni Jouhkimainen011 Laszlo Bujtas011 Luuk Gieles011 Timothy Adams011 Sean Winter101 Steve O'Dwyer011 Dan Smith011 Sebastian Lewin011 Samuel Vousden011 Mark Davis011 Marcello Marigliano011 Jesper Hougaard011 Sami Kelopuro011 Aku Joentausta011 Chance Kornuth011 Alexander Petersen01
References
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