Vladas Tamasauskas is on fire! The Lithuanian poker pro scored his first ever win in PokerGO studio in event no. 1 of Poker mastersHe then followed that up with sixth place in event no. 2.
Event No. 3 was once again a $10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament, and once again, Tamasauskas was the last person standing. This time, the 28-year-old defeated 87 players, taking home $208,800.
The three-for-three start brings Tamasauskas’ series total to $506,400, $506 for him Bgt His points are double those of his nearest competitor in the race for the purple jacket.
Just over two weeks ago, Tamasauskas also finished third in the championship EPT Barcelona Main Event, Banking $438,750. He now has nearly $2.5 million in career tournament earnings. As a result of his run during the month of September, he rose to 76th place in the rankings Card player Player of the Year race.
Tamauskas had a familiar face at the final table in Ren Lin, who finished third in the first event. The Chinese professional improved his run by one point in event no. 3, earned $147,900 for a second-place finish.
It was his 21st final table of the year, and his 400th Boy The points he gained were enough to move him into fourth place behind Isaac Haxton, Nacho Barbero and current leader Ben Wong.
The final table featured a number of professionals who had already reached their second final table of the series, including Daniel Rezaei (3rd), Alex Voxen (4th), Michael Rocco (5th), Dan Schaack (8th), and Filip Javin (9th). In addition to the most prominent players, Chance Kurnoth (sixth) and Andrew Lichtenberger (seventh).
former WSOP Main event champion Ryan Reese finished 11th, marking his third money finish in as many events.
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 | $208,800 | 480 | 209 |
2 | Ren Lin | $147,900 | 400 | 148 |
3 | Daniel Rezaei | $104,400 | 320 | 104 |
4 | Alex Foxen | $87,000 | 240 | 87 |
5 | Michael Rocco | $69,600 | 200 | 70 |
6 | Chance of Corinth | $52,200 | 160 | 52 |
7 | Andrew Lichtenberger | $43,500 | 120 | 44 |
8 | Dan shack | $34,800 | 80 | 35 |
*Images from PokerGO – Antonio Abrego