{"id":87935,"date":"2020-06-30T10:52:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T10:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=87935"},"modified":"2020-06-30T10:52:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T10:52:54","slug":"isaac-haxton-wins-the-poker-masters-online-plo-series-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/isaac-haxton-wins-the-poker-masters-online-plo-series-main-event.html","title":{"rendered":"Isaac Haxton Wins the Poker Masters Online PLO Series Main Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Poker Master Online PLO Series<\/strong> concluded in spectacular fashion on June 29 with the two Main Events crowning their champions. $51,000 was the buy-in for the $1.5 million guaranteed Main Event with the Mini, which was anything but, costing $5,200 and featuring a $500,000 guarantee.<\/p>\n

Team partypoker\u2019s Isaac Haxton<\/strong><\/a> walked away with the Main Event title and a cool $675,000 while Alexander Petersen triumphed in the Mini and turned his $5,200 investment into $148,624.<\/p>\n

Poker Masters #15 \u2013 Main Event: $1.5M Gtd<\/h2>\n

The 29 entrants were reduced to only five on Day 1 and these five hopefuls returned to the action on June 29 to complete the tournament. Only four spots were paid so the tournament was immediately on the stone-cold bubble!<\/p>\n

Haxton held a massive chip lead going into Day 2 but there was still plenty to do before he could claim the title, not least, the bubble had to burst first!<\/p>\n

It took almost an hour before the bubble popped and it was Andre Filipe Santos<\/strong> who was the unfortunate bubble boy. With blinds at 20,000\/40,000\/5,000a, the action folded to Haxton in the small blind and he raised to 120,000 with . Santos called in the big blind with leaving himself only 98,121 behind. The flop fell , Haxton set Santos all-in and was called. No help arrived for Santos and he headed home empty-handed.<\/p>\n

This locked up at least $157,896 for the four surviving players and Haxton was in a dominant position. Haxton held 4,466,225 chips, almost 3.5 times the combined total of his other three opponents!<\/p>\n

Haxton Continues In Role of Executioner<\/h2>\n

Chris Kruk<\/strong> was the first player to bust in the money places. He raised to 140,000 first to act with , Haxton three-bet to 480,000 with and Kruk called off the remainder of his stack. The flop kept Kruk ahead but the turn gifted the hot-running Haxton trip nines. The river completed the board and Kruk headed for the showers.<\/p>\n

Third-place and an impressive $225,000 went to Finland\u2019s Aku Joentausta<\/strong>. Three-handed play lasted 90-minutes as the trio of star butted heads over and over. Joentausta\u2019s tournament ended when he limped in from the small blind with , Haxton made it 180,000 to go with before calling the Finn\u2019s check-raise to 540,000. The rest of the Finn\u2019s 563,707 chips went in on the flop and Haxton quickly called. Running spades improved Haxton to an unnecessary flush and heads-up was set.<\/p>\n

Heads-Up Set; Haxton leads<\/h2>\n

Haxton went into the final stage holding a 3,634,488 to 2,165,512 chip lead over the extremely talented Grazvydas Kontautas<\/strong>. Haxton extended his lead and it was only a matter of time before he got his hand on the rest of his Lithuanian opponent\u2019s stack.<\/p>\n

With blinds 40,000\/80,000\/10,000a, Kontautas limped in then called Haxont\u2019s raise to 240,000. The flop saw Haxton bet pot for 500,000 before snap-calling when Kontautas raised all-in for 652,024 in total.<\/p>\n

Haxton: [Jd[p8g]
\nKontautas: <\/p>\n

The turn improved Haxton to top pair but Kontautas could still catch a ten or a non-diamond four to win the hand and double-up. Unfortunately for him, the river was the , giving Haxton the nut flush and the title of Main Event champion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nIsaac Haxton<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n$675,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nGrazvydas Kontautas<\/td>\nLithuania<\/td>\n$442,104<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nAku Joentausta<\/td>\nFinland<\/td>\n$225,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nChris Kruk<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n$157,896<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Watch all the final day’s action, with commentary from James Dempsey, by heading to our official Twitch channel<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Poker Masters #16 \u2013 Mini Main Event: $500K Gtd<\/h2>\n

Alexander Petersen<\/strong> won the Mini Main Event<\/strong> by halting the amazing run of Brazil\u2019s Dante Fernandes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Fernandez topped the Mini leaderboard by a country mile after amassing almost $100,000 in winnings in the Poker Masters events costing between $530 and $2,600. He netted another $100,300 here after falling at the final hurdle in the heads-up battle with Petersen.<\/p>\n

Earlier at the final table, Alexander Norden<\/strong> of Sweden fell in sixth before Team partypoker Joni Jouhkimaunen<\/strong><\/a> busted in fifth-place for a $36,875 prize.<\/p>\n

Joachim Haraldstad<\/strong> and Jens Lakemeier<\/strong> both fell by the wayside in fourth and third place and won $50,150 and $70,800 respectively. This left Fernandes and Petersen to battle one-on-one and Petersen emerged from that fight victoriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nAlexander Petersen<\/td>\nDenmark<\/td>\n$148,624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nDante Fernandes<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n$100,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nJens Lakemeier<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n$70,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nJoachim Haraldstad<\/td>\nNorway<\/td>\n$50,150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nJoni Jouhkimainen<\/td>\nFinland<\/td>\n$36,875<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nAlexander Norden<\/td>\nSweden<\/td>\n$24,485<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Poker Master Online PLO Series concluded in spectacular fashion on June 29 with the two Main Events crowning their champions. $51,000 was the buy-in for the $1.5 million guaranteed Main Event with the Mini, which was anything but, costing $5,200 and featuring a $500,000 guarantee. Team partypoker\u2019s Isaac Haxton walked away with the Main<\/p>\n

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