{"id":84084,"date":"2020-04-27T08:43:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T08:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=84084"},"modified":"2020-04-27T08:43:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T08:43:21","slug":"linus-loeliger-wins-massive-poker-masters-main-event-for-1-1m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/linus-loeliger-wins-massive-poker-masters-main-event-for-1-1m.html","title":{"rendered":"Linus Loeliger Wins Massive Poker Masters Main Event For $1.1M"},"content":{"rendered":"

Linus Loeliger<\/strong> is the 2020 Poker Masters Online Main Event<\/strong> champion, an accolade that came with an enormous $1,097,250 prize! It was an incredible result for one of the game\u2019s most highly rated poker tournament players. Here\u2019s how things went down.<\/p>\n

Poker Masters #29: $2M Gtd NLHE 8-Max Main Event<\/h2>\n

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The Poker Masters Main Event commanded a $51,000 buy-in but that didn\u2019t prevent 77-players taking part. This crowd created a $3,850,000 prize pool that was almost double the advertised $2 million guarantee.<\/p>\n

Only the final 10 players got their hands on a slice of this juicy prize pool. One of our own, Sam Trickett<\/strong><\/a>, fell short of the money, busting in 13th place. The unfortunate bubble boy was Lebanon\u2019s Karim Khayat<\/strong> whose 11th place exit locked up at least $154,000 for the 10 surviving players.<\/p>\n

Vicent Bosca Ramon<\/strong> and Conor Beresford<\/strong> were the players who won this sum, Beresford\u2019s exit setting a ridiculously tough final table.<\/p>\n

Australian star Kahle Burns<\/strong> was the first finalists to bust. The Aussie got his hands on $163,625. David Peters<\/strong> and Finland\u2019s Elias Talvitie<\/strong> were the next two casualties. They padded their partypoker bankrolls with $182,875 and $211,750 respectively.<\/p>\n

Fifth-place and $269,500 went to Ole Schemion<\/strong> and he was joined on the sidelines by Steve O\u2019Dwyer<\/strong><\/a> who collected $346,500.<\/p>\n

Any of the final three players would have been a worthy champion. Each of that trio was also guaranteed to take home more than half a million dollars.<\/p>\n

Three became two when Chris Kruk<\/strong> crashed out in third for $519,750. This set up a heads-up battle between Giuseppe Iadisernia<\/strong> and Linus Loeliger<\/strong>. Almost $350,000 was the difference between first and second-place prize money, but the superstars didn\u2019t let that faze them.<\/p>\n

A lack of a deal meant Iadisernia scooped $750,750 when he fell in second-place, which left Loeliger to turn his initial investment into the tournament\u2019s only seven-figure prize, namely $1,097,250.<\/p>\n

Poker Masters #30: $500K Gtd NLHE 6-Max<\/h2>\n

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The final event of the Poker masters online was another guarantee buster. Some 146 players ponied up $10,300 to smash the $500,000 guarantee by almost $1 million!<\/p>\n

Eighteen spots were paid, with Team partypoker\u2019s Isaac Haxton<\/strong><\/a> falling in 22nd place and narrowly missing out on a score. Niklas Astedt<\/strong> finished in 20th with Daniel Dvoress<\/strong> helping himself to the unwanted title of bubble boy.<\/p>\n

Places 13-18 all secured $26,789. Among those collecting this sum were Steve O\u2019Dwyer<\/strong>, Connor Drinan<\/strong>, Chris Hunichen<\/strong>, and Ben Heath<\/strong>. Poker Central\u2019s own Dan Shak<\/strong> won $31,390 for his 12th place exit, with 2019 WSOP Main Event champion Hossein Ensan<\/strong> falling in 10th for $31,390 too.<\/p>\n

Mark Radoja<\/strong>, Samuel Vousden<\/strong><\/a>, and Pascal Lefrancois<\/strong><\/a> all crashed out to leave only six players in the hunt for the $367,782 top prize.<\/p>\n

Those six became five when Chris Kruk<\/strong> busted. Russia\u2019s Artur Martirosian<\/strong> ran out of steam in fifth place and walked away with $91,250, the final five-figure prize of the event.<\/p>\n

Mustapha Kanit<\/strong><\/a> collected a cool $124,100 for his fourth-place exit, before Lebanon\u2019s Mark Demirijan<\/strong> busted in third for $175,200.<\/p>\n

Heads-up saw Alexandros Kolonias<\/strong> and Jason McConnon<\/strong> fight it out for the lion\u2019s share of the prize pool. Kolonias already had a Poker Masters title<\/a> to his name and won another by sweeping aside his opponent. Kolonias banked $367,782 with McConnon winning $248,200.<\/p>\n

Kolonias Wins Poker Masters Online Chamionship<\/h2>\n

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Everyone who cashed in a Poker Masters online event was awarded leaderboard points in addition to prize money. The player who earned the most points secure an additional $50,000 payment plus the famous Poker Masters purple jacket.<\/p>\n

Kolonias\u2019 victory in the final event locked up these extra prizes. The Greek star cashed 11 times, including two victories, and won $1,266,296. These awesome results netted Kolonias 1,191 points.<\/p>\n

Artur Martirosian finished in second-place with 1,048 points, with Linus Loeliger being the third-place finisher on 1,037, the only other player to finish with more than 1,000 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nName<\/th>\nWinnings<\/th>\nPoints<\/th>\nCashes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nAlexandros Kolonias<\/td>\n$1,266,296<\/td>\n1,191<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nArtur Martirosian<\/td>\n$1,278,974<\/td>\n1,048<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nLinus Loeliger<\/td>\n$1,511,818<\/td>\n1,037<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nTimothy Adams<\/td>\n$1,043,882<\/td>\n861<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nAli imsirovic<\/td>\n$1,035,696<\/td>\n857<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nAndras Nemeth<\/td>\n$974,987<\/td>\n807<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nPascal Lefrancois<\/td>\n$1,049,887<\/td>\n782<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nPauli Ayras<\/td>\n$968,048<\/td>\n748<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nAlex Foxen<\/td>\n$792,677<\/td>\n736<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nSteve O\u2019Dwyer<\/td>\n$1,005,654<\/td>\n732<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

That concludes the Poker Masters Online, which was supported brilliantly by the game\u2019s high stakes gurus. Some $35.4 million was awarded during the festival with 124 different players cashing at least once!<\/p>\n

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Linus Loeliger is the 2020 Poker Masters Online Main Event champion, an accolade that came with an enormous $1,097,250 prize! It was an incredible result for one of the game\u2019s most highly rated poker tournament players. Here\u2019s how things went down. Poker Masters #29: $2M Gtd NLHE 8-Max Main Event The Poker Masters Main Event<\/p>\n

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