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The Poker masters series on the PokerGO Tour just wrapped up at the Aria in Las Vegas, and congratulations goes to David Coleman, who not only won the first event, but also finished as runner-up in the last event, which earned him enough points to be named the series’ top player.
Coleman cashed three times in 10 events at the Poker Masters, winning a total of $657,700. For finishing with the most tournament points, he earned the Poker Masters purple jacket, which comes with a $25,000 PGT Passport that could be used to buy-in any PGT event.
He kicked-off the series with a win in the $5,000 buy-in $1,000,000 Showcase, which brought in 239 entrants. It’s the fifth victory on the PGT for the man from Livingston, New Jersey. He now has 29 final tables and 48 cashes and moved into the $12 million lifetime earnings range with his four cashes in September.
Coleman needed to do well in the final event of the series in order to be named as series champion for the first time, and he did just that, coming as close to winning his sixth PGT title before falling to Brandon Wilson in the $25,000 final. He earned $355,000 for second.
In fact, Coleman had to make sure to finish ahead of Doug Lee in the finale event in order to win the purple jacket. If Lee won the event, he would have finished on top of the series’ leaderboard, but he stalled in third place.
Although Foxen was denied his first series championship, he now sits on top of the PGT leaderboard with three months to go in the year. He also had a victory and a runner-up at the Poker Masters.
| Rank | Player | Country | Winnings | Points |
| 1st | David Coleman | United States | $657,700 | 492 |
| 2nd | Alex Foxen | United States | $468,000 | 429 |
| 3rd | Doug Lee | Canada | $462,500 | 374 |
| 4th | Chino Rheem | United States | $367,300 | 342 |
| 5th | Mitchell Halverson | United States | $329,800 | 330 |
| 6th | Cary Katz | United States | $329,450 | 313 |
| 7th | Stephen Song | United States | $301,250 | 302 |
| 8th | Brandon Wilson | United States | $464,000 | 302 |
| 9th | Darren Elias | United States | $280,000 | 280 |
| 10th | Andrew Moreno | United States | $265,000 | 265 |
Moreno, Rheem among winners
The Poker Masters ran from Sept. 19 to Oct 1, at the PokerGO Tour Studio at the Aria, bringing in 1,097 entries.
Mike Zulker won his first PGT title, Andrew Moreno and Justin Saliba both won their second titles, Darren Elias and Brandon Wilson their fourth titles, Chino Rheem and PGT owner Cary Katz both won their seventh titles, and Alex Foxen not only won his tenth PGT title, but also secured his 100th cash on the PokerGO Tour.
| Event | Entrants | Winner | 1st Prize | Runner-Up |
| $1,000,000 Showcase | 239 | David Coleman | $270,000 | Mitchell Halverson |
| Event #2: $5,100 No-Limit Hold’em | 130 | Mike Zulker | $157,000 | Mitchell Halverson |
| Event #3: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em | 101 | Andrew Moreno | $252,000 | Brian Batt |
| Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em | 112 | Darren Elias | $280,000 | David Chen |
| Event #5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em | 112 | Chino Rheem | $280,000 | Daniyal Gheba |
| Event #6: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em | 109 | Alex Foxen | $272,000 | Doug Lee |
| Event #7: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em | 77 | Cary Katz | $223,300 | Jared Hyman |
| Event #8: $15,100 No-Limit Hold’em | 81 | Nguyen Le | $301,000 | Alex Foxen |
| Event #9: $15,100 No-Limit Hold’em | 73 | Justin Saliba | $301,000 | Kristen Foxen |
| Event #10: $25,200 No-Limit Hold’em | 63 | Brandon Wilson | $464,000 | David Coleman |
