American Poker Pro Jason Koon is the winner of the final event of 2022 Poker Masters. He beat a field of 37 players in $50,000 NLHE tournament for $666,000 after beating Adrian Mateos Heads-Up.
Seven players remained after Day 1 of play, but only top 6 were paid. It was Daniel Negreanu who got stone-bubbled with pocket Aces, nonetheless.
Turned a sick beat into a sick promo, at least @RealKidPoker pic.twitter.com/XRhn6Nnay8
— Jeff Platt (@jeffplatt) October 3, 2022
A very tough field of Koon, Mateos, Scott Seiver, Erik Seidel, Seth Davies, and Mikita Badziakouski fought for the win. There was also a question of who will win a Purple Jacket, but when Davies was eliminated in 6th and Seidel in 5th the race was over, and Sean Winter was crowned Poker Master champion.
Koon entered heads-up battle against Mateos with a significant chip lead, however the lead has changed several times during the match. In the final hand, Spaniard made a hero call, and it was all over.
It's all over as Jason Koon (@JasonKoon) claims the title in Poker Masters - Event #10!
— PokerGO (@PokerGO) October 4, 2022
In the final hand, @Amadi_17 calls down with his pair but it's Koon with the better pair to earn the win.
He takes home $666,000 for his victory.
- Event Replay: https://t.co/YE0omjEmOl pic.twitter.com/vo1PYXfOjU
2022 Poker Masters Event #10 $50,000 NLHE Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jason Koon | United States | $666,000 |
| 2nd | Adrian Mateos | Spain | $444,000 |
| 3rd | Scott Seiver | United States | $296,000 |
| 4th | Erik Seidel | United States | $203,500 |
| 5th | Seth Davies | United States | $148,000 |
| 6th | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | $92,500 |
Sean Winter Captures Purple Jacket
In the final day there were two players who could beat Sean Winter on the 2022 Poker Masters Leaderboard, both needing a win and both qualified for Day 2 of the event. Fortunately for Winter, Davis and Seidel busted in 5th and 4th place, locking up the leaderboard for him.
As a Poker Masters champion he won coveted Purple Jacket and $50,000 money prize. He made two cashes during the series, while taking down $25,000 NLHE for a total of $777,000 money prizes.
Winter joins Steffen Sontheimer (2017), Ali Imsirovic (2018), Sam Soverel (2019), Alexandros Kolonias (2020 online), Eelis Parssinen (2020 online PLO), and Michael Addamo (2021) as Poker Masters Purple Jacket winners.
2022 Poker Masters Leaderboard Top 10
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sean Winter | United States | 466 |
| 2nd | Nick Schulman | United States | 361 |
| 3rd | Alex Livingston | Canada | 291 |
| 4th | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 279 |
| 5th | Cary Katz | United States | 271 |
| 6th | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 242 |
| 7th | Martin Zamani | United States | 223 |
| 8th | Adam Hendrix | United States | 216 |
| 9th | Tony Bloom | United Kingdom | 216 |
| 10th | Ronald Keijzer | Netherlands | 203 |
PGT Tour continues with Bellagio High Rollers
With a win in the final tournament, Jason Koon is now 3rd in PokerGo Tour leaderboard, not far behind Phil Ivey and Stephen Chidwick.
PGT will continue with 13 tournaments at Bellagio High Rollers from October 8-22, as part of the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic schedule.
| Date | Time | Event | Starting Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, October 8 | 12 p.m. PT | Event #1: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 125,000 |
| Sunday, October 9 | 12 p.m. PT | Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 100,000 |
| Monday, October 10 | 12 p.m. PT | Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 100,000 |
| Tuesday, October 11 | 12 p.m. PT | Event #4: $10,000 8-Game | 125,000 |
| Wednesday, October 12 | 12 p.m. PT | Event #5: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 100,000 |
| Thursday, October 13 | 12 p.m. PT | Event #6: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 100,000 |
| Friday, October 14 | 12 p.m. PT | Event #7: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 100,000 |
| Saturday, October 15 | 12 p.m. PT | Event #8: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 100,000 |
| Sunday, October 16 | 12 p.m. PT | Event #9: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 100,000 |
| Monday, October 17 | 12 p.m. PT | Event #10: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 125,000 |
| Tuesday, October 18 | 12 p.m. PT | Event #11: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 125,000 |
| Wednesday, October 19 | 12 p.m. PT | WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic | 50,000 |
| Friday, October 21 | 12 p.m. PT | Event #12: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 125,000 |
| Saturday, October 22 | 12 p.m. PT | Event #13: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 100,000 |
