2021 Poker Masters

2021 Poker Masters
Venue	PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	September 7-19, 2021
Champion
Michael Addamo (Purple Jacket winner); Michael Addamo (Main Event winner)
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The 2021 Poker Masters was the sixth season of the Poker Masters. It took place from September 7-19, 2021, from the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. ^[1] There were 12 events on the schedule including nine No-Limit Hold'em, two Pot-Limit Omaha, and one 8-Game event. ^[2] Buy-ins ranged from $10,000 to the $100,000 Main Event. ^[2] Final tables were streamed on PokerGO. ^[3]

Michael Addamo won the final two events, including the $100,000 Main Event, to earn the Purple Jacket as series champion. ^[4]

Schedule

The schedule for the 2021 Poker Masters included nine No-Limit Hold'em tournaments, two Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments, and an 8-Game event. 8-Game is a rotation of H.O.R.S.E., No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, and 2-7 Triple Draw. ^[2]

2021 Poker Masters

#	Event	Entrants	Prize Pool (US$)	Winner	Winning Hand	Prize (US$)	Runner-up	Losing hand	Results
1	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	82	$820,000	Shannon Shorr	10♥ 8♣	$205,000	David Peters	6♠ 2♥	Results [5]
2	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	86	$860,000	Sean Perry	K♦ J♣	$206,400	Jeremy Ausmus	Q♥ J♥	Results [5]
3	$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	69	$690,000	Adam Hendrix	A♠ K♣ 7♠ 2♣	$186,300	Matthew Wantman	Q♥ 10♣ 8♥ 5♦	Results [5]
4	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	73	$730,000	Brock Wilson	8♠ 7♣	$189,800	Elio Fox	8♣ 5♦	Results [5]
5	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	66	$660,000	Daniel Negreanu	A♠ A♦	$178,200	Nick Petrangelo	Q♠ 10♠	Results [5]
6	$10,000 8-Game	30	$300,000	Maxx Coleman	2♥ A♣ Q♣ 9♦ 8♣ 3♦ 8♥	$120,000	Chad Eveslage	9♣ J♥ 8♠ 5♥ 4♥ 3♠ Q♠	Results [5]
7	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	68	$680,000	Stephen Chidwick	K♦ K♣	$183,600	Dylan DeStefano	Q♥ 10♠	Results [5]
8	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em	57	$1,425,000	Chris Brewer	K♦ 9♣	$427,500	Darren Elias	10♣ 9♥	Results [5]
9	$25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	43	$1,075,000	Miles Rampel	J♣ 10♣ 2♠ 2♥	$365,500	Lou Garza	A♥ K♥ 8♦ 7♠	Results [5]
10	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em	38	$950,000	Mikita Badziakouski	Q♥ 10♠	$342,000	Seth Davies	J♠ 4♥	Results [5]
11	$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em	34	$1,700,000	Michael Addamo	K♦ J♥	$680,000	Jason Koon	K♣ 6♦	Results [5]
12	$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em	29	$2,900,000	Michael Addamo	7♥ 3♣	$1,160,000	Nick Petrangelo	K♣ 8♦	Results [5]

Purple Jacket standings

Michael Addamo won two events to earn the Purple Jacket

The 2021 Poker Masters awarded the Purple Jacket to the player that accumulated the most PokerGO Tour points during the series.

Poker Masters Purple Jacket Standings

Rank	Name	Points	Earnings
1	Michael Addamo	808	$1,840,000
2	Nick Petrangelo	402	$929,800
3	Lou Garza	376	$550,200
4	Daniel Negreanu	372	$433,400
5	Brock Wilson	358	$414,300

Results

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

Event #1 champion Shannon Shorr

• 2-Day Event: September 7-8, 2021
• Number of Entrants: 82
• Total Prize Pool: $820,000
• Number of Payouts: 12
• Winning Hand:10♥ 8♣ ^[6]

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Shannon Shorr	$205,000
2nd	David Peters	$147,600
3rd	Dylan DeStefano	$98,400
4th	Brock Wilson	$82,000
5th	Jonathan Jaffe	$65,600
6th	John Riordan	$49,200

Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

• 2-Day Event: September 8-9, 2021
• Number of Entrants: 86
• Total Prize Pool: $860,000
• Number of Payouts: 13
• Winning Hand:K♦ J♣ ^[7]

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Sean Perry	$206,400
2nd	Jeremy Ausmus	$146,200
3rd	Daniel Negreanu	$103,200
4th	Jake Schindler	$86,000
5th	Sam Soverel	$68,800
6th	John Riordan	$51,600

Event #3: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

• 2-Day Event: September 9-10, 2021
• Number of Entrants: 69
• Total Prize Pool: $690,000
• Number of Payouts: 10
• Winning Hand:A♠ K♣ 7♠ 2♣

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Adam Hendrix	$186,300
2nd	Matthew Wantman	$138,000
3rd	Jake Daniels	$89,700
4th	Brent Roberts	$69,000
5th	Jake Schindler	$55,200
6th	Chris Brewer	$41,400

Event #4: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

• 2-Day Event: September 10-11, 2021
• Number of Entrants: 73
• Total Prize Pool: $730,000
• Number of Payouts: 11
• Winning Hand:8♠ 7♣

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Brock Wilson	$189,800
2nd	Elio Fox	$138,800
3rd	Brek Schutten	$94,900
4th	Chad Eveslage	$73,000
5th	Sam Soverel	$58,400
6th	Nick Petrangelo	$43,800

Event #5: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu won Event #5

• 2-Day Event: September 11-12, 2021
• Number of Entrants: 66
• Total Prize Pool: $660,000
• Number of Payouts: 10
• Winning Hand:A♠ A♦

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Daniel Negreanu	$178,200
2nd	Nick Petrangelo	$132,000
3rd	Vikenty Shegal	$85,800
4th	Jake Daniels	$66,000
5th	Jeffrey Trudeau	$52,800

Event #6: $10,000 8-Game

• 2-Day Event: September 12-13, 2021
• Number of Entrants: 30
• Total Prize Pool: $300,000
• Number of Payouts: 5
• Winning Hand:2♥ A♣ Q♣ 9♦ 8♣ 3♦ 8♥ (Razz)

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Maxx Coleman	$120,000
2nd	Chad Eveslage	$78,000
3rd	Stephen Chidwick	$48,000
4th	Erik Sagstrom	$33,000
5th	Jeremy Ausmus	$21,000

Event #7: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

British pro Stephen Chidwick won Event #7

• 2-Day Event: September 13-14, 2021
• Number of Entrants: 68
• Total Prize Pool: $680,000
• Number of Payouts: 10
• Winning Hand:K♦ K♣

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Stephen Chidwick	$183,600
2nd	Dylan DeStefano	$136,000
3rd	Lou Garza	$88,400
4th	Brek Schutten	$68,000
5th	Dan Smith	$54,400

Event #8: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

• 2-Day Event: September 14-15, 2021
• Number of Entrants: 57
• Total Prize Pool: $1,425,000
• Number of Payouts: 9
• Winning Hand:K♦ 9♣

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Chris Brewer	$427,500
2nd	Darren Elias	$285,000
3rd	Lou Garza	$199,500
4th	Brock Wilson	$142,500
5th	John Riordan	$114,000

Event #9: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

• 2-Day Event: September 15-16, 2021
• Number of Entrants: 43
• Total Prize Pool: $1,075,000
• Number of Payouts: 7
• Winning Hand:J♣ 10♣ 2♠ 2♥

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Miles Rampel	$365,500
2nd	Lou Garza	$236,500
3rd	Sean Winter	$161,250
4th	Ben Lamb	$118,250
5th	Jeremy Ausmus	$86,000

Event #10: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Event #10 champion Mikita Badziakouski

• 2-Day Event: September 16-17, 2021
• Number of Entrants: 38
• Total Prize Pool: $950,000
• Number of Payouts: 6
• Winning Hand:Q♥ 10♠

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Mikita Badziakouski	$342,000
2nd	Seth Davies	$228,000
3rd	Daniel Negreanu	$152,000
4th	Ali Imsirovic	$104,500
5th	Jason Koon	$76,000

Event #11: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

• 2-Day Event: September 17-18, 2021
• Number of Entrants: 34
• Total Prize Pool: $1,700,000
• Number of Payouts: 5
• Winning Hand:K♦ J♥

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Michael Addamo	$680,000
2nd	Jason Koon	$442,000
3rd	David Coleman	$272,000
4th	Alex Foxen	$187,000
5th	Cary Katz	$119,000

Event #12: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em

• 2-Day Event: September 18-19, 2021
• Number of Entrants: 29
• Total Prize Pool: $2,900,000
• Number of Payouts: 5
• Winning Hand:7♥ 3♣

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Michael Addamo	$1,160,000
2nd	Nick Petrangelo	$754,000
3rd	Alex Foxen	$464,000
4th	Stanley Tang	$319,000
5th	Mikita Badziakouski	$203,000

References

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4. Peters, Donnie (September 19, 2021). "MICHAEL ADDAMO WINS FINAL POKER MASTERS EVENT FOR $1,160,000 AND PURPLE JACKET". Poker Central. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
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6. "Wild Finish as Shannon Shorr Ships First 2021 Poker Masters Event for $205k". www.pokernews.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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External links

• Results