Poker Masters Online: Linus Loeliger Wins Main Event, Alexandros Kolonias Claims the Purple Jacket
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- Attreyee Khasnabis April 27, 2020
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The 15-day-long 2020 Poker Masters Online series is now in the books. Culminating on April 26, it was Linus Loeliger who was crowned the Main Event champion. Alexandros Kolonias
Loeliger outmaneuvered 77 players en-route to claiming his second title at the series, which also happened to be the much sought-after Main Event title. He defeated Giuseppe Iadisernia in the final showdown and ultimately walked away with the title and top prize of $1.09 Million!
Entering the final day of play, 28 events from the 30 scheduled had been completed with Artur Martirosian leading the Championship Leaderboard by almost 100 points. Although Martirosian managed a fifth-place finish in the final event of the series, it was Kolonias who won the last tournament to take first place overall.
Kolonias cashed 11 times in the series, including two victories (Event#7 and Event#30), one second-place result (Event#14), and two third-place finishes (Event#22 and Event#27). Kolonias’s results allowed him to amass 1,191 points, which was 143 points more than Martirosian in second place.
Poker Masters – Complete List of Winners
| Event | Player | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| #01: $25,500 NLH 8-Max | Elias Talvitie | $481,250 |
| #02: $10,300 PLO 6-Max | Tobias Ziegler | $190,249 |
| #03: $10,300 NLH 6-Max | Alex Foxen | $309,678 |
| #04: $10,300 NLH 8-Max | Mike Watson | $249,900 |
| #05: $10,300 NLH 6-Max | Andras Nemeth | $259,629 |
| #06: $10,300 PLO 6-Max | Pauli Ayras | $303,422 |
| #07: $10,300 NLH 6-Max | Alexandros Kolonias | $269,013 |
| #08: $10,300 NLH 8-Max | Joni Jouhkimainen | $254,800 |
| #09: $10,300 NLH 6-Max | Pascal Lefrancois | $243,989 |
| #10: $10,300 NLH 8-Max | Kahle Burns | $291,550 |
| #11: $10,300 NLH 6-Max | Michael Addamo | $294,038 |
| #12: $10,300 PLO 6-Max | Laszlo Bujtas | $272,141 |
| #13: $10,300 NLH 6-Max | Luuk Gieles | $235,217 |
| #14: $10,300 NLH 8-Max | Mustapha Kanit | $279,300 |
| #15: $10,300 NLH 6-Max | Timothy Adams | $243,989 |
| #16: $25,500 NLH 8-Max | Jason Koon | $549,000 |
| #17: $10,300 PLO 6-Max | Eelis Parssinen | $287,782 |
| #18: $10,300 NLH 6-Max | Linus Loeliger | $325,318 |
| #19: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | Pauli Ayras | $548,625 |
| #20: $10,300 No-Limit Hold'em | Steve O'Dwyer | $269,013 |
| #21: $25,500 No-Limit Hold'em | Dan Smith | $511,875 |
| #22: $10,300 No-Limit Hold'em | Sebastian Lewin | $240,861 |
| #23: $25,500 Pot Limit Omaha | Pascal Lefrancois | $527,510 |
| #24 $10,300 No-Limit Hold'em | Ali Imsirovic | $277,097 |
| #25: $1M GTD NLH 8-Max | Samuel Vousden | $520,000 |
| #26: $500K GTD NLH 6-Max | Mark Davis | $284,653 |
| #27: $1M GTD NLH 8-Max | Ali Imsirovic | $446,250 |
| #28: $500K GTD NLH 6-Max | Mustapha Kanit | $237,732 |
| #29: Main Event $2M GTD | Linus Loeliger | $1,097,250 |
| #30: $250K GTD NLH 6-Max | Alexandros Kolonias | $367,782 |
Poker Masters #25: $1M GTD NLH 8-Max
Total Entries – 64
Prize Pool – $1,600,000
Places Paid – 8
Samuel Vousden topped a field of 64 entries in the $1M GTD NLH 8-Max, banking the $520,000 first-place prize.
Artur Martirosian (3rd for $232,000), Pascal Lefrancois (4th for $144,000), Timothy Adams (5th for $112,000) and Elio Fox (8th for $76,000) were the prominent ITM finishers.
Final Table Results (USD)
1. Samuel Vousden – $520,000
2. Wiktor Malinowski – $352,000
3. Artur Martirosian – $232,000
4. Pascal Lefrancois – $144,000
5. Timothy Adams – $112,000
6. Joni Jouhkimainen – $88,000
7. Guillaume Nolet – $76,000
8. Elio Fox – $76,000
Poker Masters #26: $500K GTD NLH 6-Max
Total Entries – 91
Prize Pool – $910,000
Places Paid – 12
Mark Davis beat Rob Lipkin heads-up in the $500K GTD NLH 6-Max and took home $284,653 in first-place prize money. Lipkin received $177,450 for his runner-up finish.
Pascal Lefrancois (5th for $56,875) and Ali Imsirovic (9th for $29,575) final tabled the tourney, while Nick Petrangelo (10th for $24,932), Timothy Adams (11th for $24,932) and Pauli Ayras (12th for $24,932), finished ITM.
Final Table Results (USD)
1. Mark Davis – $284,653
2. Rob Lipkin – $177,450
3. Wiktor Malinowski – $109,200
4. Pavel Plesuv – $79,625
5. Pascal Lefrancois – $56,875
6. Thomas Muehloecker – $38,675
7. Luuk Gieles – $29,575
8. Lukas Matthias Nowakowski – $29,575
9. Ali Imsirovic – $29,575
Poker Masters #27: $1M GTD NLH 8-Max
Total Entries – 51
Prize Pool – $1,275,000
Places Paid – 7
A fan favorite at the series Ali Imsirovic became the third player to pick up a second title at the series. Imsirovic defeated Finnish pro Elias Talvitie heads-up to take down the 27th event for $446,250. Imsirovic, who was another player in the hunt for his second title, took home $299,625 for placing second.
Benjamin Heath (7th for $60,562), David Peters (6th for $73,312), and Linus Loeliger (5th for $89,250) were among the notables who cashed the event.
Final Table Results (USD)
1. Ali Imsirovic – $446,250
2. Elias Talvitie – $299,625
3. Alexandros Kolonias – $191,250
4. Jorryt Van Hoof – $114,750
5. Linus Loeliger – $89,250
6. David Peters – $73,312.50
7. Benjamin Heath – $60,562.50
Poker Masters #28: $500K GTD NLH 6-Max
Total Entries – 76
Prize Pool – $760,000
Places Paid – 12
The $500K GTD NLH 6-Max was the 28th tournament of the series, and it registered 76 entries, generating $760,000 in the prize pool.
It the end, it was Mustapha Kanit who outlasted Matthias Eibinger (runner-up for $148,200) in the heads-up play with Sergi Reixach finishing third for $91,200. Kanit pocketed $237,732 for his win.
Koray Aldemir (4th for $66,500), Timothy Adams (5th for $47,500), David Peters (8th for $24,700), and Dan Smith (10th for $20,822) also boarded the money bus.
Final Table Results (USD)
1. Mustapha Kanit – $237,732
2. Matthias Eibinger – $148,200
3. Sergi Reixach – $91,200
4. Koray Aldemir – $66,500
5. Timothy Adams – $47,500
6. Pascal Hartmann – $32,300
7. Juan Pardo Dominguez – $24,700
8. David Peters – $24,700
9. Michail Manolakis – $24,700
Poker Masters #29: Main Event $2M GTD
Total Entries – 77
Prize Pool – $3,85,000
Places Paid – 10
The most awaited tournament at the series, the $2M GTD Main Event, logged in 77 entries, generating a prize pool worth $3.85 Million.
Linus Loeliger, who had shipped the 18th event of the series, championed the Main Event for a mouth-watering $1.09 Million, after besting Giuseppe Iadisernia (runner-up for $750,750), heads-up.
The top 10 spots were assured payouts, and Vicent Bosca Ramon bubbled the final table, finishing 10th for $154,000.
Steve O’Dwyer (4th for $346,500), David Peters (7th for $182,875), and Kahle Burns (8th for $163,625) were the well-known names on the final table.
Final Table Results (USD)
1. Linus Loeliger – $1,097,250
2. Giuseppe Iadisernia – $750,750
3. Christopher Kruk – $519,750
4. Steve O’Dwyer – $346,500
5. Ole Schemion – $269,500
6. Elias Talvitie – $211,750
7. David Peters – $182,875
8. Kahle Burns – $163,625
9. Conor Beresford – $154,000
Poker Masters #30: $250K GTD NLH 6-Max
Total Entries – 146
Prize Pool – $1,46,000
Places Paid – 18
In the final event of the series, Alexandros Kolonias ran past a field of 146 entries to take home the lion’s share of the $1.46 million prize pool worth $367,782.
The top 18 spots were paid. This included pros like Mustapha Kanit (4th for $124,100), Artur Martirosian (5th for $91,250), Pascal Lefrancois (7th for $45,990), Benjamin Heath (14th for $26,789), and Steve O’Dwyer (17th for $26,789).
Final Table Results (USD)
1. Alexandros Kolonias – $367,782
2. Jason McConnon – $248,200
3. Mark Demirjian – $175,200
4. Mustapha Kanit – $124,100
5. Artur Martirosian – $91,250
6. Christopher Kruk – $60,590
7. Pascal Lefrancois – $45,990
8. Samuel Vousden – $45,990
9. Mark Radoja – $45,990
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