2020 Poker Masters Online PLO Series Location partypoker (online)Dates June 21-29, 2020 Eelis Pärssinen (Purple Jacket winner); Isaac Haxton (Main Event winner)
The 2020 Poker Masters Online PLO Series was the fifth season of the Poker Masters . Following the COVID-19 pandemic , the Poker Masters moved online to partypoker with the 2020 Poker Masters Online in April before the addition of a PLO Series from June 21-20, 2020.[ 1] The event was sponsored by Poker Central and partypoker, and some of the final tables were streamed on PokerGO , PokerGO's Facebook page, and partypoker 's Twitch channel.[ 1] There were 16 events on the schedule, and they were exclusively Pot-Limit Omaha . Buy-ins ranged from $5,000 to the $50,000 Main Event.[ 2]
The Main Event was won by American Isaac Haxton , and the Poker Masters Purple Jacket was awarded to Finland's Eelis Pärssinen.[ 3]
The schedule for the 2020 Poker Masters Online PLO Series was a Pot-Limit Omaha exclusive series of 16 events. All tournaments carried a prize pool guarantee of between $250,000 and $1,500,000. Each event last two days, and the final tables were streamed on PokerGO , PokerGO's Facebook page, and partypoker 's Twitch channel.[ 1]
2020 Poker Masters Online PLO Series
#
Event
Entrants
Prize Pool (US$)
Winner
Prize (US$)
Runner-Up
Results
1
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
72
$720,000
Marcello Marigliano
$249,054
Gavin Cochrane
Results [ 4]
2
$5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
81
$405,000
Andras Nemeth
$126,686
Viktor Blom
Results [ 4]
3
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
53
$530,000
Jens Kyllönen
$212,000
Jonathan Depa
Results [ 4]
4
$5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
63
$315,000
Bengt Sonnert
$108,961
Andrew Pantling
Results [ 4]
5
$25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
44
$1,100,000
Eelis Pärssinen
$440,000
Gavin Cochrane
Results [ 4]
6
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
49
$500,000
Jesper Hougaard
$183,621
Pedro Zagalo
Results [ 4]
7
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omha
50
$500,000
Jens Kyllönen
$200,000
Eelis Pärssinen
Results [ 4]
8
$5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
52
$260,000
Bengt Sonnert
$104,000
Sampo Ryynanen
Results [ 4]
9
$25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
43
$1,075,000
Andras Nemeth
$430,000
Gavin Cochrane
Results [ 4]
10
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
52
$520,000
Sami Kelopuro
$208,000
Isaac Haxton
Results [ 4]
11
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
49
$500,000
Aku Joentausta
$200,000
Espen Myrmo
Results [ 4]
12
$5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
46
$250,000
Andras Nemeth
$100,000
Andrew Pantling
Results [ 4]
13
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
47
$500,000
Jens Kyllönen
$200,000
Matthew Wood
Results [ 4]
14
$5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
48
$250,000
Chance Kornuth
$100,000
Eelis Pärssinen
Results [ 4]
15
$50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Main Event
29
$1,500,000
Isaac Haxton
$675,000
Grazvydas Kontautas
Results [ 4]
16
$5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Mini Main Event
118
$590,000
Alexander Petersen
$148,624
Dante Fernandes
Results [ 4]
Purple Jacket standings [ edit ]
The 2020 Poker Masters Online PLO Series awarded the Purple Jacket to the player that accumulated the most points during the series. Finland's Eelis Pärssinen won one event and cashed six times on his way to accumulating $735,359 in winnings. Pärssinen accumulated 625 points and was awarded the Purple Jacket.[ 3]
Poker Masters Purple Jacket Standings
Rank
Name
Earnings
Points
1
Eelis Pärssinen
$735,359
625
2
Andras Nemeth
$674,186
624
3
Jens Kyllönen
$612,000
612
4
Gavin Cochrane
$754,094
549
5
Aku Joentausta
$507,643
452
6
Bengt Sonnert
$259,761
366
7
Sami Kelopuro
$320,700
321
8
Andrew Pantling
$277,861
288
9
Marcello Marigliano
$269,529
280
10
Viktor Blom
$281,225
273
Event #1: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 21-22, 2020
Number of Entrants: 72
Total Prize Pool: $720,000
Number of Payouts: 9
Event #1 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Marcello Marigliano
$249,054
2nd
Gavin Cochrane
$162,000
3rd
Norbert Szecsi
$86,400
4th
Mark Demirjian
$64,800
5th
Jesper Hougaard
$46,800
6th
Lasse Nielsen
$32,400
7th
Niklas Astedt
$26,182
8th
Niko Soininen
$26,182
9th
Andreas Torbergsen
$26,182
Event #2: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 21-22, 2020
Number of Entrants: 81
Total Prize Pool: $405,000
Number of Payouts: 12
Event #2 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Andras Nemeth
$126,686
2nd
Viktor Blom
$78,975
3rd
Alexander Norden
$48,600
4th
Aku Joentausta
$35,438
5th
Jake Schindler
$25,313
6th
Gavin Cochrane
$17,213
7th
Isaac Haxton
$13,163
8th
Niko Soininen
$13,163
9th
Laszlo Bujtas
$13,163
10th
Mark Davis
$11,096
11th
Mark Demirjian
$11,096
12th
Matthew Wood
$11,096
Event #3: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 22-23, 2020
Number of Entrants: 53
Total Prize Pool: $530,000
Number of Payouts: 6
Event #3 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Jens Kyllönen
$212,000
2nd
Jonathan Depa
$135,651
3rd
Andriy Lyubovetskiy
$68,900
4th
Sami Kelopuro
$47,700
5th
Eelis Pärssinen
$37,100
6th
Veselin Karakitukov
$28,649
Event #4: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 22-23, 2020
Number of Entrants: 63
Total Prize Pool: $315,000
Number of Payouts: 9
Event #4 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Bengt Sonnert
$108,961
2nd
Andrew Pantling
$70,875
3rd
Jonathan Depa
$37,800
4th
Andreas Torbergsen
$28,350
5th
Marcello Marigliano
$20,475
6th
Noah Boeken
$14,175
7th
Aku Joentausta
$11,455
8th
Ferenc Deak
$11,455
9th
Pedro Zagalo
$11,455
Event #5: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 23-24, 2020
Number of Entrants: 44
Total Prize Pool: $1,100,000
Number of Payouts: 6
Event #5 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Eelis Pärssinen
$440,000
2nd
Gavin Cochrane
$281,540
3rd
Andrew Pantling
$143,000
4th
Aku Joentausta
$99,000
5th
Jake Schindler
$77,000
6th
James Greenwood
$59,460
Event #6: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 23-24, 2020
Number of Entrants: 49
Total Prize Pool: $500,000
Number of Payouts: 6
Event #6 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Jesper Hougaard
$183,621
2nd
Pedro Zagalo
$144,352
3rd
Jonathan Depa
$65,000
4th
Joni Jouhkimainen
$45,000
5th
Andriy Lyubovetskiy
$35,000
6th
Maxime Lemay
$27,028
Event #7: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 24-25, 2020
Number of Entrants: 50
Total Prize Pool: $500,000
Number of Payouts: 6
Event #7 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Jens Kyllönen
$200,000
2nd
Eelis Pärssinen
$127,973
3rd
Aku Joentausta
$65,000
4th
Roberto Romanello
$45,000
5th
Laszlo Bujtas
$35,000
6th
Andreas Torbergsen
$27,028
Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 24-25, 2020
Number of Entrants: 52
Total Prize Pool: $260,000
Number of Payouts: 6
Event #8 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Bengt Sonnert
$104,000
2nd
Sampo Ryynanen
$66,546
3rd
Eelis Pärssinen
$33,800
4th
Joni Jouhkimainen
$23,400
5th
Gavin Cochrane
$18,200
6th
Ferenc Deak
$14,054
Event #9: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 25-26, 2020
Number of Entrants: 43
Total Prize Pool: $1,075,000
Number of Payouts: 6
Event #9 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Andras Nemeth
$430,000
2nd
Gavin Cochrane
$275,141
3rd
Viktor Blom
$139,750
4th
Aku Joentausta
$96,750
5th
Joao Vieira
$75,250
6th
George Wolff
$58,109
Event #10: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 25-26, 2020
Number of Entrants: 52
Total Prize Pool: $520,000
Number of Payouts: 6
Event #10 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Sami Kelopuro
$208,000
2nd
Isaac Haxton
$133,091
3rd
Joao Vieira
$67,600
4th
Bengt Sonnert
$46,800
5th
Mark Davis
$36,400
6th
Laszlo Bujtas
$28,109
Event #11: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 26-27, 2020
Number of Entrants: 49
Total Prize Pool: $500,000
Number of Payouts: 6
Event #11 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Aku Joentausta
$200,000
2nd
Espen Myrmo
$127,973
3rd
Sami Kelopuro
$65,000
4th
Viktor Blom
$45,000
5th
Henrik Eide
$35,000
6th
Niklas Astedt
$27,028
Event #12: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 26-27, 2020
Number of Entrants: 46
Total Prize Pool: $250,000
Number of Payouts: 6
Event #12 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Andras Nemeth
$100,000
2nd
Andrew Pantling
$63,986
3rd
Eelis Pärssinen
$32,500
4th
Matthew Wood
$22,500
5th
Viktor Blom
$17,500
6th
Dimitrios Michailidis
$13,514
Event #13: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 27-28, 2020
Number of Entrants: 47
Total Prize Pool: $500,000
Number of Payouts: 6
Event #13 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Jens Kyllönen
$200,000
2nd
Matthew Wood
$127,973
3rd
Espen Myrmo
$65,000
4th
Stephen Chidwick
$45,000
5th
Niklas Astedt
$35,000
6th
Ludovic Geilich
$27,028
Event #14: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 27-28, 2020
Number of Entrants: 48
Total Prize Pool: $250,000
Number of Payouts: 6
Event #14 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Chance Kornuth
$100,000
2nd
Eelis Pärssinen
$63,986
3rd
Matthew Wood
$32,500
4th
Simon Trumper
$22,500
5th
Andras Nemeth
$17,500
6th
Espen Myrmo
$13,514
Event #15: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Main Event[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 28-29, 2020
Number of Entrants: 29
Total Prize Pool: $1,500,000
Number of Payouts: 4
Event #15 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Isaac Haxton
$675,000
2nd
Grazvydas Kontautas
$442,104
3rd
Aku Joentausta
$225,000
4th
Chris Kruk
$157,896
Event #16: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Mini Main Event[ edit ]
2-Day Event: June 28-29, 2020
Number of Entrants: 118
Total Prize Pool: $590,000
Number of Payouts: 18
Event #16 Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Alexander Petersen
$148,624
2nd
Dante Fernandes
$100,300
3rd
Jens Lakemeier
$70,800
4th
Joachim Haraldstad
$50,150
5th
Joni Jouhkimainen
$36,865
6th
Alexander Norden
$24,485