Poker Masters Online Update: Elias Talvitie Scoops Largest Prize So Far
Table Of Contents
- Elias Talvitie Wins Poker Masters Event #1 for $481,250
- Final Table Results
- Tobias Ziegler Wins Poker Masters Event #02 for $190,249
- Final Table Results
- Alex Foxen Wins Poker Masters Event #03 for $309,678
- Final Table Results
- Mike Watson Wins Poker Masters Event #04 for $249,900
- Final Table Results
- Andras Nemeth Wins Poker Masters Event #05 for $259,629
- Final Table Results
- Big Winners So Far
- Full Poker Masters Results
The Poker Masters is underway on partypoker with five events of a jam-packed 30 event schedule already completed. In total almost $5 million in prize money has been won by some of the biggest names on the High Roller scene, with several players already putting themselves into contention to win the coveted purple jacket and the $50,000 that comes with it.
Elias Talvitie Wins Poker Masters Event #1 for $481,250
The first of seven $25,500 buy-in tournaments on the Poker Masters schedule attracted 55 players this past Sunday with several big names in attendance. They included Kahle Burns, Dan Smith, Justin Bonomo, Steve O'Dwyer, Fedor Holz, Laszlo Bujtas and David Peters to name but a few.
Just seven places were paid, with Canada's Timothy Adams falling just short of the money. In the end it was Finland's Elias Talvitie who secured victory in the first event of the festival, defeating Sergi Reixach heads-up for $481,250.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elias Talvitie | Finland | $481,250 |
| 2 | Sergi Reixach | United Kingdom | $323,125 |
| 3 | Ole Schemion | Austria | $206,250 |
| 4 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | $123,750 |
| 5 | Michael Addamo | United Kingdom | $96,250 |
| 6 | Chris Hunichen | Costa Rica | $79,063 |
| 7 | Juan Pardo | United Kingdom | $65,313 |
Tobias Ziegler Wins Poker Masters Event #02 for $190,249
A total of 55 players entered the second event of the Poker Masters, with Germany's Tobias Ziegler coming out on top. This is the first pot-limit Omaha tournament of the festival, and Ziegler defeated James Akenhead heads-up to win $190,249. Akenhead would have to settle for $123,750 for his second-place finish.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobias Ziegler | Germany | $190,249 |
| 2 | James Akenhead | United Kingdom | $123,750 |
| 3 | Espen Myrmo | Norway | $66,000 |
| 4 | Matthew Kirk | Bahamas | $49,500 |
| 5 | Ola Amundsgaard | Norway | $35,750 |
| 6 | Kai Erik Juhani Lehto | Finland | $24,750 |
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Alex Foxen Wins Poker Masters Event #03 for $309,678
It wouldn't be a high roller tournament festival without a big name getting in on the action, and they don't come much bigger than GPI #1 ranked player Alex Foxen. He took down Event #3 for $309,678, enough to top the overall leaderboard after the first day's play.
Foxen defeated a tough final table featuring Adrian Mateos, Conor Beresford, Timothy Adams and Ali Imsirovic before defeating Artur Martirosian heads-up to secure victory.
Final Table Results
| 1 | Alex Foxen | Canada | $309,678 |
| 2 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | $193,050 |
| 3 | Adrian Mateos | United Kingdom | $118,800 |
| 4 | Conor Beresford | United Kingdom | $86,625 |
| 5 | Timothy Adams | Canada | $61,875 |
| 6 | Ali Imsirovic | Mexico | $42,075 |
Mike Watson Wins Poker Masters Event #04 for $249,900
Mike Watson took down Event #4, securing a Canadian one-two in the process, as Sam Greenwood had to settle for second place. This was Greenwood's second final table of the festival, after his fourth-place finish in Event #1 and it brings his total earnings for the festival to over $300,000.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Watson | Canada | $249,900 |
| 2 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | $178,500 |
| 3 | Jorryt van Hoof | United Kingdom | $127,500 |
| 4 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | United Kingdom | $89,250 |
| 5 | Wiktor Malinowski | Germany | $66,300 |
| 6 | Karim Khayat | Lebanon | $51,000 |
| 7 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | $40,800 |
| 8 | Pauli Ayras | Finland | $33,150 |
Andras Nemeth Wins Poker Masters Event #05 for $259,629
The fifth event of the series was another $10,300, with big names Fedor Holz and Dan Shak both making it to the final table.
Orpen Kisacikoglu notched up his second final table of the festival so far, joining Sam Greenwood as the only player to final table two tournaments this Poker Masters, but Kisacikoglu just missed out on the title as Andras Nemeth secured victory.
The Hungarian adds $259,629 to the €325,423 he earned after his runner-up finish in the Irish Open Online Main Event just one day earlier.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | $259,629 |
| 2 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | United Kingdom | $161,850 |
| 3 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | $99,600 |
| 4 | Fedor Holz | Germany | $72,625 |
| 5 | Dan Shak | Poland | $51,875 |
| 6 | Sami Kelopuro | Finland | $35,275 |
Big Winners So Far
Alex Foxen leads the way in the points standings after the first five events of the Poker Masters. Talvitie's win has him ranked second, with Nemeth right behind him in third before a bit of a gap to Greenwood in fourth.
Here's the full standings through five events:
| Rank | Player | Total Cashes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Foxen | $309,677 | 310 |
| 2 | Elias Talvitie | $481,250 | 289 |
| 3 | Andras Nemeth | $280,092 | 280 |
| 4 | Sam Greenwood | $302,250 | 253 |
| 5 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | $251,100 | 251 |
| 6 | Mike Watson | $249,900 | 250 |
| 7 | Sergi Reixach | $345,865 | 217 |
| 8 | Artur Martirosian | $215,790 | 216 |
| 9 | Tobias Ziegler | $192,249 | 192 |
| 10 | Jorryt van Hoof | $127,500 | 128 |
Full Poker Masters Results
Here is a list of all the Poker Masters winners so far:
| Event | Buy-in | Prize Pool | Entrants | Winner | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poker Masters #01 | $25,500 | $1,375,000 | 55 | Elias Talvitie | $481,250 |
| Poker Masters #02 | $10,300 | $550,000 | 55 | Tobias Ziegler | $190,249 |
| Poker Masters #03 | $10,300 | $990,000 | 99 | Alex Foxen | $309,678 |
| Poker Masters #04 | $10,300 | $1,020,000 | 102 | Mike Watson | $249,900 |
| Poker Masters #05 | $10,300 | $830,000 | 83 | Andras Nemeth | $259,629 |
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