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A record 114 participants were registered for the first event of 2023 Poker masters series in the PokerGO studio, breaking the previous record of 97. The prize pool swelled to $1,140,000, with the top 17 players taking home at least $17,100.
In the end, the title went to Lithuanian Vladas Tamasauskas, who is having a great September so far. The 28-year-old took home $239,400 and his first PokerGO trophy.
Just two weeks ago, Tamasauskas finished third in the championship EPT Barcelona 10,000 euro high roller for $439,650. His biggest points remain the $451,112 he earned for fourth place in 2022 WSOP Europe The main event. He now has over $2.2 million in recorded tournament winnings.
Tamasauskas reached the final table as one of the short stack holders, but found double the chips just in time to get back into contention. He eventually beat Aram Zobayan after about an hour of solo play, overcoming an initial 3:1 chip disadvantage.
Zobian was looking for his second PokerGO title of the year, having already won event no. 2 of Poker Joe Cup In January. 2018 WSOP The final main event table settled for second place and $171,000, bringing his career total to more than $5.1 million.
Ren Lin took third place with $125,400, marking his 20th final table of the year. The Chinese player now ranks fifth in the rankings Card player Player of the Year race, with nearly $3.5 million in winnings in 2023 alone.
Notables who finished with the money involved Boy Winner Anthony Zeno (17), current Boy Leader Bin Wong (16th place) and WSOP Main Event Champion Ryan Reese (15th). Other high-stakes regulars include Ben Liu (13th), Byron Caverman (12th), Dylan Linde (11th), Ben Yu (9th), Jesse Lones (8th) and Victoria Lifshitz (5th).
There are 10 events in total Poker masters, which runs through September 26 and features sign-ups ranging from $10,000 to $50,000. The best performing player in the series will receive the Purple Jacket.
The high stakes festival began in 2017 and has been won by Steven Sontheimer (2017), Ali Imsirovic (2018), Sam Souvrell (2019), Michael Adamo (2021), and Shaun Winter (2022).
Final table results
| place | player | He will spend | Boy | Bgt |
| 1 | Vladas Tamasauskas | $239,400 | 600 | 239 |
| 2 | Aram Zobayan | $171,000 | 500 | 171 |
| 3 | Ren Lin | $125,400 | 400 | 125 |
| 4 | Philippe Javin | $102,600 | 300 | 103 |
| 5 | Victoria Lifshitz | $79,800 | 250 | 80 |
| 6 | Sam Laskowitz | $68,400 | 200 | 68 |
| 7 | Scott Jasiewicz O’Kelly | $57,000 | 150 | 57 |
| 8 | Jesse Lonis | $45,600 | 100 | 46 |
*Images from PokerGO – Antonio Abrego
