The 2022 Poker Masters was the seventh season of the Poker Masters. It took place from September 21 to October 3, 2022, from the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] There were 10 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 $50,000 Main Event. Final tables were streamed on PokerGO.[3]

2022 Poker Masters
VenuePokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
DatesSeptember 21-October 3, 2022
Champion
United States Sean Winter
(Purple Jacket winner);
United States Jason Koon
(Main Event winner)
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Sean Winter cashed twice including winning Event #9 to earn the Purple Jacket as the series champion.[4]

Schedule

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The schedule for the 2022 Poker Masters included seven 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.[1][5]

2022 Poker Masters
# Event Entrants Prize Pool (US$) Winner Winning Hand Prize (US$) Runner-Up Losing Hand Results
1 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 85 $850,000   Jeremy Ausmus 7 7 $204,000   Nick Schulman A 3 Results[5]
2 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 76 $760,000   Ethan Yau 8 8 $197,600   Alex Foxen A K Results[5]
3 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 81 $810,000   Ronald Keijzer A 10 6 6 $202,500   Ben Lamb Q 8 6 4 Results[5]
4 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 74 $740,000   Adam Hendrix A 9 $192,400   Nate Silver 7 4 Results[5]
5 $10,000 8-Game 62 $620,000   Nick Guagenti A A Q 2 $186,000   Cary Katz J J 10 8 Results[5]
6 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 97 $970,000   Martin Zamani Q 9 $223,100   Jared Jaffee A J Results[5]
7 $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 69 $1,725,000   Andrew Lichtenberger 9 4 $465,750   Sean Winter 8 8 Results[5]
8 $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 40 $1,000,000   Tony Bloom 10 9 8 6 $360,000   Alex Livingston A A Q 9 Results[5]
9 $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 54 $1,350,000   Sean Winter A 7 $432,000   Nick Schulman K 4 Results[5]
10 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em 37 $1,850,000   Jason Koon K 6 $666,000   Adrian Mateos A 2 Results[5]

Purple Jacket standings

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The 2022 Poker Masters awarded the Purple Jacket and a $50,000 championship bonus to the player that accumulated the most PokerGO Tour points during the series.[1]

Poker Masters Purple Jacket Standings
Rank Name Points Earnings
1   Sean Winter 466 $777,000
2   Jason Koon 449 $747,000
3   Nick Schulman 361 $473,800
4   Erik Seidel 309 $418,900
5   Alex Livingston 291 $386,800

Results

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

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  • 2-Day Event: September 21–22, 2022
  • Number of Entrants: 85
  • Total Prize Pool: $850,000
  • Number of Payouts: 13
  • Winning Hand: 7 7[6]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Jeremy Ausmus $204,000
2nd   Nick Schulman $144,500
3rd   Erik Seidel $102,000
4th   Anthony Hu $85,000
5th   Jacky Wang $68,000
6th   Cole Ferraro $51,000
7th   Cary Katz $42,500

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

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  • 2-Day Event: September 22–23, 2022
  • Number of Entrants: 76
  • Total Prize Pool: $760,000
  • Number of Payouts: 11
  • Winning Hand: 8 8[7]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Ethan Yau $197,600
2nd   Alex Foxen $144,400
3rd   Stephen Song $98,800
4th   Michael Brinkenhoff $76,000
5th   Dylan DeStefano $60,800
6th   Masashi Oya $45,600

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

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  • 2-Day Event: September 23–24, 2022
  • Number of Entrants: 81
  • Total Prize Pool: $810,000
  • Number of Payouts: 12
  • Winning Hand: A 10 6 6[8]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Roland Keijzer $202,500
2nd   Ben Lamb $145,800
3rd   Alex Livingston $97,200
4th   Damjan Radanov $81,000
5th   Allan Le $64,800
6th   Dan Shak $48,600

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

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  • 2-Day Event: September 24–26, 2022
  • Number of Entrants: 74
  • Total Prize Pool: $740,000
  • Number of Payouts: 11
  • Winning Hand: A 9[9]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Adam Hendrix $192,400
2nd   Nate Silver $140,600
3rd   Xuan Liu $96,200
4th   Victoria Livschitz $74,000
5th   Ed Sebesta $59,200
6th   Erik Seidel $44,400

Event #5: $10,000 8-Game

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  • 2-Day Event: September 26–27, 2022
  • Number of Entrants: 62
  • Total Prize Pool: $620,000
  • Number of Payouts: 9
  • Winning Hand: A A Q 2[10]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Nick Guagenti $186,000
2nd   Cary Katz $124,000
3rd   Benjamin Diebold $86,800
4th   Steve Zolotow $62,000
5th   Alex Livingston $49,600
6th   Jacky Wang $37,200
7th   Brian Rast $31,000

Event #6: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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  • 2-Day Event: September 27–28, 2022
  • Number of Entrants: 97
  • Total Prize Pool: $970,000
  • Number of Payouts: 14
  • Winning Hand: Q 9[11]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Martin Zamani $223,100
2nd   Jared Jaffee $155,200
3rd   Justin Saliba $116,400
4th   Matthew Wantman $97,000
5th   Anthony Hu $77,600
6th   Masashi Oya $58,200

Event #7: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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  • 2-Day Event: September 28–29, 2022
  • Number of Entrants: 69
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,725,000
  • Number of Payouts: 10
  • Winning Hand: 9 4[12]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Andrew Lichtenberger $465,750
2nd   Sean Winter $345,000
3rd   Kazuhiko Yotsushika $224,250
4th   Cary Katz $172,500
5th   Chance Kornuth $138,000
6th   Billy Wragg $103,500

Event #8: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

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  • 2-Day Event: September 29–30, 2022
  • Number of Entrants: 40
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,000,000
  • Number of Payouts: 6
  • Winning Hand: 10 9 8 6[13]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Tony Bloom $360,000
2nd   Alex Livingston $240,000
3rd   John Riordan $160,000
4th   Isaac Kempton $110,000
5th   Matthew Wantman $80,000
6th   Sam Soverel $50,000

Event #9: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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  • 2-Day Event: September 30-October 1, 2022
  • Number of Entrants: 54
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,350,000
  • Number of Payouts: 8
  • Winning Hand: A 7[14]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Sean Winter $432,000
2nd   Nick Schulman $283,500
3rd   Justin Bonomo $189,000
4th   Seth Davies $135,000
5th   Brian Rast $108,000
6th   Jason Koon $81,000

Event #10: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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  • 2-Day Event: October 1–3, 2022
  • Number of Entrants: 37
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,850,000
  • Number of Payouts: 6
  • Winning Hand: K 6[4]
Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st   Jason Koon $666,000
2nd   Adrian Mateos $444,000
3rd   Scott Seiver $296,000
4th   Erik Seidel $203,500
5th   Seth Davies $148,000
6th   Mikita Badziakouski $92,500

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