2020 Poker Masters Online PLO Series explained
| Champion: |  Eelis Pärssinen
(Purple Jacket winner);
 Isaac Haxton
(Main Event winner) |
| Competition: | 2020 Poker Masters Online PLO Series |
| Dates: | June 21-29, 2020 |
| Location: | partypoker (online) |
| Previous: | 2020 |
| Next: | 2021 |
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. 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]
Schedule
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 $1,500,000. Each event last two days, and the final tables were streamed on PokerGO, PokerGO's Facebook page, and partypoker's Twitch channel.
2020 Poker Masters Online PLO Series!#!Event!Entrants!Prize Pool (US$)!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 |
| 3 | $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 53 | $530,000 | Jens Kyllönen | $212,000 | Jonathan Depa | Results |
| 4 | $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 63 | $315,000 | Bengt Sonnert | $108,961 |  Andrew Pantling | Results |
| 5 | $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 44 | $1,100,000 | Eelis Pärssinen | $440,000 | Gavin Cochrane | Results |
| 6 | $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 49 | $500,000 |  Jesper Hougaard | $183,621 |  Pedro Zagalo | Results |
| 7 | $10,000 Pot-Limit Omha | 50 | $500,000 | Jens Kyllönen | $200,000 | Eelis Pärssinen | Results |
| 8 | $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 52 | $260,000 | Bengt Sonnert | $104,000 | Sampo Ryynanen | Results |
| 9 | $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 43 | $1,075,000 | Andras Nemeth | $430,000 | Gavin Cochrane | Results |
| 10 | $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 52 | $520,000 | Sami Kelopuro | $208,000 | Isaac Haxton | Results |
| 11 | $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 49 | $500,000 | Aku Joentausta | $200,000 |  Espen Myrmo | Results |
| 12 | $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 46 | $250,000 | Andras Nemeth | $100,000 | Andrew Pantling | Results |
| 13 | $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 47 | $500,000 | Jens Kyllönen | $200,000 | Matthew Wood | Results |
| 14 | $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 48 | $250,000 | Chance Kornuth | $100,000 | Eelis Pärssinen | Results |
| 15 | $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Main Event | 29 | $1,500,000 | Isaac Haxton | $675,000 |  Grazvydas Kontautas | Results |
| 16 | $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Mini Main Event | 118 | $590,000 | Alexander Petersen | $148,624 |  Dante Fernandes | Results | |
Purple Jacket standings
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.
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 | |
Results
Event #1: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 | |
References
- Web site: 2020-06-11. Poker Central Announces Poker Masters Online PLO Series on partypoker. 2021-04-11. Poker Central. en-US.
- Web site: 2020-06-12. Inaugural Poker Masters Online PLO Series Has More Than $10M Gtd. 2021-04-11. Online Poker News und Updates partypoker Blog. en-US.
- Web site: Parssinen Holds Off Nemeth and Kyllonen to Win Poker Masters Online PLO Series. 2021-04-11. www.pokernews.com. en.
- Web site: Poker Masters Online Pot Limit Omaha Series: Hendon Mob Poker Database. 2021-04-12. The Hendon Mob. en.
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