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

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.

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. 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 $100,000 buy-in and played out over three days with the final two days streamed on PokerGO. +2018 Poker Masters#EventEntrantsPrize Pool (US$)WinnerWinning HandPrize (US$)Runner-upLosing handResults1$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em69$690,000 David Peters$193,200 Brian GreenResults2$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em50$1,250,000 Brandon Adams$400,000 Jared JaffeeResults3$25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha37$925,000 Keith Lehr$333,000 Jonathan DepaResults4$10,000 Short Deck55$550,000 Isaac Haxton$176,000 Maurice HawkinsResults5$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em66$1,650,000 Ali Imsirovic$462,000 Ben YuResults6$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em47$2,350,000 Ali Imsirovic$799,000 Koray AldemirResults7$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event25$2,500,000 David Peters$1,150,000 Dan SmithResults

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. +Poker Masters Purple Jacket StandingsRankNameEarningsPoints1 Ali Imsirovic$1,288,6006602 David Peters$1,343,2006503 Brandon Adams$543,0005104 Isaac Haxton$309,9004805 Jake Schindler$575,0003906 Koray Aldemir$917,0003857 Ben Yu$478,0003608 Dan Smith$749,5003059 Keith Lehr$333,00030010 Jonathan Depa$249,500270

Results

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

2-Day Event: September 7-8, 2018 Number of Entrants: 69 Total Prize Pool: $690,000 Number of Payouts: 10 Winning Hand:

+Event #1 ResultsPlaceNamePrize1st David Peters$193,2002nd Brian Green$138,0003rd Rainer Kempe$89,7004th Brandon Adams$69,0005th Cord Garcia$55,2006th Isaac Haxton$41,4007th David Eldridge$34,5008th Ali Imsirovic$27,6009th Cary Katz$20,70010th Matthias Eibinger$20,700

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

2-Day Event: September 8-9, 2018 Number of Entrants: 50 Total Prize Pool: $1,250,000 Number of Payouts: 8 Winning Hand:

+Event #2 ResultsPlaceNamePrize1st Brandon Adams$400,0002nd Jared Jaffee$262,0003rd Jake Schindler$175,0004th Bill Klein$125,0005th Jason Koon$100,0006th Daniel Negreanu$75,0007th Dominik Nitsche$62,5008th Cary Katz$50,000

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

2-Day Event: September 9-10, 2018 Number of Entrants: 37 Total Prize Pool: $925,000 Number of Payouts: 6 Winning Hand:

+Event #3 ResultsPlaceNamePrize1st Keith Lehr$333,0002nd Jonathan Depa$222,0003rd Ben Yu$148,0004th Isaac Haxton$92,5005th Brandon Adams$74,0006th Dan Shak$55,500

Event #4: $10,000 Short Deck

2-Day Event: September 10-11, 2018 Number of Entrants: 55 Total Prize Pool: $550,000 Number of Payouts: 8 Winning Hand:

+Event #4 ResultsPlaceNamePrize1st Isaac Haxton$176,0002nd Maurice Hawkins$115,5003rd Ryan Tosoc$77,0004th Andrew Robl$55,0005th Cary Katz$44,0006th Dominik Nitsche$33,0007th Jonathan Depa$27,5008th Jason Koon$22,000

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

2-Day Event: September 11-12, 2018 Number of Entrants: 66 Total Prize Pool: $1,650,000 Number of Payouts: 10 Winning Hand:

+Event #5 ResultsPlaceNamePrize1st Ali Imsirovic$462,0002nd Ben Yu$330,0003rd Brian Rast$214,5004th Jake Schindler$165,0005th Jason Koon$132,0006th Daniel Negreanu$99,0007th Elio Fox$82,5008th Dan Shak$66,0009th Bryn Kenney$49,50010th Dan Smith$49,500

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

2-Day Event: September 12-13, 2018 Number of Entrants: 47 Total Prize Pool: $2,350,000 Number of Payouts: 7 Winning Hand:

+Event #6 ResultsPlaceNamePrize1st Ali Imsirovic$799,0002nd Koray Aldemir$517,0003rd Seth Davies$352,5004th Jake Schindler$235,0005th Sam Soverel$188,0006th Justin Bonomo$141,0007th Bryn Kenney$117,500

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

3-Day Event: September 13-15, 2018 Number of Entrants: 25 Total Prize Pool: $2,500,000 Number of Payouts: 4 Winning Hand:

+Event #7 ResultsPlaceNamePrize1st David Peters$1,150,0002nd Dan Smith$700,0003rd Koray Aldemir$400,0004th Bryn Kenney$250,000

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