2021 Poker Masters

{{Infobox sports competition event|competition=2021 Poker Masters|image=150px|venue=PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino|location=Las Vegas, Nevada|dates=September 7-19, 2021|champion={{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Addamo
(Purple Jacket winner);
{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Addamo
(Main Event winner)|previous=2020 PLO|next=2022}}

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.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-22|title=PokerGO Tour Unveiled: A Groundbreaking Professional Poker Tour & Ranking System|url=https://www.pokergonews.com/articles/pokergo-tour-unveiled-a-groundbreaking-professional-poker-tour-ranking-system/|access-date=2021-07-30|website=PokerGO News|language=en-US}} There were 12 events on the schedule including nine No-Limit Hold'em, two Pot-Limit Omaha, and one 8-Game event.{{Cite web|title=2021 Poker Masters Schedule - Poker Tournaments|url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/9191-2021-poker-masters|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.cardplayer.com}} Buy-ins ranged from $10,000 to the $100,000 Main Event. Final tables were streamed on PokerGO.{{Cite web|title=PokerGO Announces 2021 Schedule, Cash Prizes Under New Point System|url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2021/04/pokergo-cash-prizes-yearly-points-39022.htm|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.pokernews.com|language=en}}

Michael Addamo won the final two events, including the $100,000 Main Event, to earn the Purple Jacket as series champion.{{cite web|last=Peters|first=Donnie|title=MICHAEL ADDAMO WINS FINAL POKER MASTERS EVENT FOR $1,160,000 AND PURPLE JACKET|url=https://www.pokergonews.com/articles/michael-addamo-wins-final-poker-masters-event-for-1160000-and-purple-jacket/|publisher=Poker Central|date=September 19, 2021|accessdate=September 19, 2021}}

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.

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|+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

|{{flagicon|USA}} Shannon Shorr

|{{cards|10h|8c}}

|$205,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Peters

|{{cards|6s|2h}}

|Results{{Cite web|title=PokerGO Tour - Poker Masters: Hendon Mob Poker Database|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/festival.php?a=r&n=36985|access-date=2021-07-30|website=The Hendon Mob|language=en}}

2

|$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

|86

|$860,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sean Perry

|{{cards|Kd|Jc}}

|$206,400

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Ausmus

|{{cards|Qh|Jh}}

|Results

3

|$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

|69

|$690,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Adam Hendrix

|{{cards|As|Kc|7s|2c}}

|$186,300

|{{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Wantman

|{{cards|Qh|10c|8h|5d}}

|Results

4

|$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

|73

|$730,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brock Wilson

|{{cards|8s|7c}}

|$189,800

|{{flagicon|USA}} Elio Fox

|{{cards|8c|5d}}

|Results

5

|$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

|66

|$660,000

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Negreanu

|{{cards|As|Ad}}

|$178,200

|{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Petrangelo

|{{cards|Qs|10s}}

|Results

6

|$10,000 8-Game

|30

|$300,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Maxx Coleman

|{{cards|2h|Ac|Qc|9d|8c|3d|8h}}

|$120,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chad Eveslage

|{{cards|9c|Jh|8s|5h|4h|3s|Qs}}

|Results

7

|$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em

|68

|$680,000

|{{flagicon|UK}} Stephen Chidwick

|{{cards|Kd|Kc}}

|$183,600

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dylan DeStefano

|{{cards|Qh|10s}}

|Results

8

|$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

|57

|$1,425,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Brewer

|{{cards|Kd|9c}}

|$427,500

|{{flagicon|USA}} Darren Elias

|{{cards|10c|9h}}

|Results

9

|$25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

|43

|$1,075,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Miles Rampel

|{{cards|Jc|10c|2s|2h}}

|$365,500

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lou Garza

|{{cards|Ah|Kh|8d|7s}}

|Results

10

|$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

|38

|$950,000

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Mikita Badziakouski

|{{cards|Qh|10s}}

|$342,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Seth Davies

|{{cards|Js|4h}}

|Results

11

|$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

|34

|$1,700,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Addamo

|{{cards|Kd|Jh}}

|$680,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Koon

|{{cards|Kc|6d}}

|Results

12

|$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em

|29

|$2,900,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Addamo

|{{cards|7h|3c}}

|$1,160,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Petrangelo

|{{cards|Kc|8d}}

|Results

Purple Jacket standings

File:Michael Addamo 2017 (2).jpg 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.

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|+Poker Masters Purple Jacket Standings

!Rank

!Name

!Points

!Earnings

1

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Addamo

|808

|$1,840,000

2

|{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Petrangelo

|402

|$929,800

3

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lou Garza

|376

|$550,200

4

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Negreanu

|372

|$433,400

5

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brock Wilson

|358

|$414,300

Results

= {{anchor|Event 1}} Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em =

File:Shannon Shorr 2019.jpg]]

  • 2-Day Event: September 7-8, 2021
  • Number of Entrants: 82
  • Total Prize Pool: $820,000
  • Number of Payouts: 12
  • Winning Hand: {{cards|10h|8c}}{{Cite web|title=Wild Finish as Shannon Shorr Ships First 2021 Poker Masters Event for $205k|url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2021/09/shannon-shorr-poker-masters-39802.htm|access-date=2021-09-10|website=www.pokernews.com|language=en}}

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|+Final table

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|USA}} Shannon Shorr

|$205,000

2nd

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Peters

|$147,600

3rd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dylan DeStefano

|$98,400

4th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brock Wilson

|$82,000

5th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Jaffe

|$65,600

6th

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Riordan

|$49,200

= {{anchor|Event 2}} 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: {{cards|Kd|Jc}}{{Cite web|title=Sean Perry Wins Poker Masters Event No. 2 For $206,400 - Poker News|url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/26209-sean-perry-wins-poker-masters-event-no-2-for-206-400|access-date=2021-09-10|website=www.cardplayer.com}}

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|+Final table

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sean Perry

|$206,400

2nd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Ausmus

|$146,200

3rd

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Negreanu

|$103,200

4th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jake Schindler

|$86,000

5th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Soverel

|$68,800

6th

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Riordan

|$51,600

= {{anchor|Event 3}} 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: {{cards|As|Kc|7s|2c}}

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|+Final table

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|USA}} Adam Hendrix

|$186,300

2nd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Wantman

|$138,000

3rd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jake Daniels

|$89,700

4th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brent Roberts

|$69,000

5th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jake Schindler

|$55,200

6th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Brewer

|$41,400

= {{anchor|Event 4}} 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: {{cards|8s|7c}}

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|+Final table

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brock Wilson

|$189,800

2nd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Elio Fox

|$138,800

3rd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brek Schutten

|$94,900

4th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chad Eveslage

|$73,000

5th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Soverel

|$58,400

6th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Petrangelo

|$43,800

= {{anchor|Event 5}} Event #5: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em =

File:Daniel Negreanu 2021.jpg 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: {{cards|As|Ad}}

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|+Final table

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Negreanu

|$178,200

2nd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Petrangelo

|$132,000

3rd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Vikenty Shegal

|$85,800

4th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jake Daniels

|$66,000

5th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeffrey Trudeau

|$52,800

= {{anchor|Event 6}} 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: {{cards|2h|Ac|Qc|9d|8c|3d|8h}} (Razz)

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|+Final table

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|USA}} Maxx Coleman

|$120,000

2nd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chad Eveslage

|$78,000

3rd

|{{flagicon|UK}} Stephen Chidwick

|$48,000

4th

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Erik Sagstrom

|$33,000

5th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Ausmus

|$21,000

= {{anchor|Event 7}} Event #7: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em =

File:Stephen Chidwick 2018.jpg 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: {{cards|Kd|Kc}}

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|+Final table

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|UK}} Stephen Chidwick

|$183,600

2nd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dylan DeStefano

|$136,000

3rd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lou Garza

|$88,400

4th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brek Schutten

|$68,000

5th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Smith

|$54,400

= {{anchor|Event 8}} 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: {{cards|Kd|9c}}

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|+Final table

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Brewer

|$427,500

2nd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Darren Elias

|$285,000

3rd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lou Garza

|$199,500

4th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brock Wilson

|$142,500

5th

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Riordan

|$114,000

= {{anchor|Event 9}} 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: {{cards|Jc|10c|2s|2h}}

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|+Final table

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|USA}} Miles Rampel

|$365,500

2nd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lou Garza

|$236,500

3rd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sean Winter

|$161,250

4th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Lamb

|$118,250

5th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Ausmus

|$86,000

= {{anchor|Event 10}} Event #10: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em =

File:Mikita Badziakouski 2020.jpg]]

  • 2-Day Event: September 16-17, 2021
  • Number of Entrants: 38
  • Total Prize Pool: $950,000
  • Number of Payouts: 6
  • Winning Hand: {{cards|Qh|10s}}

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|+Final table

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Mikita Badziakouski

|$342,000

2nd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Seth Davies

|$228,000

3rd

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Negreanu

|$152,000

4th

|{{flagicon|BIH}} Ali Imsirovic

|$104,500

5th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Koon

|$76,000

= {{anchor|Event 11}} 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: {{cards|Kd|Jh}}

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|+Final table

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Addamo

|$680,000

2nd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Koon

|$442,000

3rd

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Coleman

|$272,000

4th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Alex Foxen

|$187,000

5th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Cary Katz

|$119,000

= {{anchor|Event 12}} 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: {{cards|7h|3c}}

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|+Final table

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Addamo

|$1,160,000

2nd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Petrangelo

|$754,000

3rd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Alex Foxen

|$464,000

4th

|{{flagicon|HK}} Stanley Tang

|$319,000

5th

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Mikita Badziakouski

|$203,000

References