Winners from the Poker Masters PLO Series So Far

Will Shillibier
Managing Editor
4 min read
Two Poker Masters Online PLO titles apiece for Sonnert and Kyllonen, with Parssinen leading the overall leaderboard

Eight winners have been crowned in the Poker Masters Online PLO Series on partypoker so far, with over $2.3m in prize money awarded.

Players are competing across a 14-event schedule, not just for the title of PLO Series champion and the purple jacket that comes with it, but also free entry into the $51,000 buy-in $1.5m GTD Poker Masters Online PLO Series Main Event this Sunday.

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Parssinen Bags Big Win; Leads Overall Standings

The biggest win of the festival so far came in Event #05: $25,500 Super High Roller which saw a field of 44 players generate a prize pool of $1.1 million.

The final table of six were all guaranteed $59,4161, with Ami Barer bubbling in seventh place. Other players who were eliminated short of the money included Pascal Lefrancois, Laszlo Bujtas, Viktor Blom and Andras Nemeth.

In the end it was Eelis Parssinen who emerged triumphant, defeating Gavin Corhane heads-up to secure $440,000.

Poker Masters Online PLO Series Event #5 Results

PlacePlayerCountryPayout
1Eelis ParssinenFinland$440,000
2Gavin CochraneUnited Kingdom$281,539
3Andrew PantlingCanada$143,000
4Aku JoentaustaFinland$99,000
5Jake SchindlerMexico$77,000
6James GreenwoodNew Zealand$59,461

This result was one of four in Poker Masters Online PLO Series, which has seen the Finn cash for $638,873. Along with another PLO victory in the Poker Masters earlier this year, it means Parsinnen has now cashed for almost $1m exclusively in Poker Masters PLO Events.

Doubles for Kyllonen and Sonnert

Jens Kyllonen

Meanwhile, there were two victories apiece for both Jens Kyllonen and Bengt Sonnert. Kyllonen did his double in two $10,300 events, first tasting victory in the third event of the Series, defeating Jonathan Depa heads-up for $220,000, before adding another $200,000 later in the week.

In his second victory, he topped a Finnish one-two-three ahead of Eelis Parssinen and Aku Joentausta. There was also a spot at the final table for partypoker Sponsored Pro Roberto Romanello.

Poker Masters Online PLO Series Event #7 Results

PlacePlayerCountryPayout
1Jens KyllonenFinland$200,000
2Eelis ParssinenFinland$127,973
3Aku JoentaustaFinland$65,000
4Roberto RomanelloUnited Kingdom$45,000
5Laszlo BujtasHungary$35,000
6Andreas TorbergsenNorway$27,028

Sonnert achieved his double in two $5,200 buy-in events for combined cashes of over $212,000. His second victory came in Event #8, where he saw off three Finnish players including the rampant Parssinen, a fact he was very quick to point out on Twitter.


Poker Masters Online PLO Series Event #8 Results

PlacePlayerCountryPayout
1Bengt SonnertSweden$104,000
2Sampo RyynanenFinland$66,546
3Eelis ParssinenFinland$33,800
4Joni JouhkimainenFinland$23,400
5Gavin CochraneUnited Kingdom$18,200
6Ferenc DeakHungary$14,054

Remaining Poker Masters Online PLO Series Events

DateTime (BST)EventBuy-inGuarantee
Friday, 26 June19:00Poker Masters PLO Series Event #11: High Roller$10,300$500,000
Friday, 26 June20:00Poker Masters PLO Series Event #12: High Roller$5,200$250,000
Saturday, 27 June19:00Poker Masters PLO Series Event #13: High Roller$10,300$500,000
Saturday, 27 June20:00Poker Masters PLO Series Event #14: High Roller$5,200$250,000
Sunday, 28 June19:00Poker Masters PLO Series Event #15: Main Event$51,000$1,500,000

Poker Masters Online PLO Series 2020 Standings (Through Eight Events)

Four cashes, including a huge win in the Super High Roller, see Parssinen lead from compatriot Jens Kyllonen in the pursuit of the purple jacket. However, with six events remaining, Parssinen will still have to work hard to secure free entry into the $51,000 PLO Series Main Event.

PlaceNameEarningsPointsCashes
1Eelis Parssinen$638,8734804
2Jens Kyllonen$412,0004122
3Gavin Cochrane$478,9533844
4Bengt Sonnert$212,9613192
5Marcello Marigliano$269,5292802
6Jonathan Depa$238,4512582
7Jesper Hougaard$230,4212312
8Aku Joentausta$210,8931944
9Andrew Pantling$213,8751923
10Andras Nemeth$126,6861901

Poker Masters PLO Series Results (Events 1-8)

DateEventBuy-inPlayersPrize PoolWinnerFirst Prize
Sunday, 21 JunePoker Masters PLO Series Event #01: High Roller$10,30072$720,000Marcello Marigliano$249,054
Sunday, 21 JunePoker Masters PLO Series Event #02: High Roller$5,20081$405,000Andras Nemeth$126,686
Monday, 22 JunePoker Masters PLO Series Event #03: High Roller$10,30053$530,000Jens Kyllonen$212,000
Monday, 22 JunePoker Masters PLO Series Event #04: High Roller$5,20063$315,000Bengt Sonnert$108,961
Tuesday, 23 JunePoker Masters PLO Series Event #05: Super High Roller$25,50044$1,100,000Eelis Parssinen$440,000
Tuesday, 23 JunePoker Masters PLO Series Event #06: High Roller$10,30049$500,000Jesper Hougaard$183,621
Wednesday, 24 JunePoker Masters PLO Series Event #07: High Roller$10,30050$500,000Jens Kyllonen$200,000
Wednesday, 24 JunePoker Masters PLO Series Event #08: High Roller$5,20052$260,000Bengt Sonnert$104,000

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Will Shillibier
Managing Editor

Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He now works as Managing Editor. He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.

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