Isaac “Ike” Haxton took down event #6 of the Poker Masters in Vegas last night, his first win of the series worth $352,800 taking him to within striking distance of $50million lifetime tournament earnings.
Ike Haxton (courtesy of PokerGO)The 2023 PGT Player of the Year was among 84 entries to the first of two $15k buy-in tournaments, the prizepool set at $1,260,000 with 12 players taking home a share.
Kristen Foxen, Daniel Negreanu, Justin Bonomo, Chris Brewer, and Erik Seidel were part of a long list busting before the money, with the bubble boy being Daniel Weinand…
Weinand: A♣ K♣
Jozoff: J♠ J♦
All the chips went in pre-flop…
Flop: 4♥ 7♦ 3♠
Turn: 5♥
River: 5♠
…and that left the remaining dozen with $31,500.
Day one ended when Jozoff himself fell in 8th spot, a rivered higher pair for Jim Collopy sending him to the rail for $50,400.
Back for the final table the following day came seven contenders, led by Haxton and Dylan Linde, with Sean Winter and Nick Schulman bringing up the rear.
Popular commentator and pro Schulman was first to depart when he turned a flush to raise his hopes of survival only to see the river fill Linde’s boat.
Linde himself fell next, in 6th for $63,000, after a quadruple hit – first Haxton, then Winter, Becker, and finally Collopy pulling his stack to pieces.
Big slick vs big slick
Collopy also ended Winter’s dreams, flopped top against bottom pair enough for the KO, and then Zobian was victim of the 5% difference between suited and unsuited…
Zobian: A♠ K♥
Becker: A♣ K♣
Flop: Q♣ 3♦ 3♣
Turn: 6♣
River: Q♥
Down to just three and Jeremy Becker was looking for a second victory after bagging event #2, but would eventually have to settle for a podium spot and $163,800 after he ran into Haxton’s flush draw on the flop…
Becker: A♦ 6♦
Haxton: 10♠ 6♠
Flop: K♥ Q♠ 2♠
Turn: 7♣
…which got there on the river….
River: 9♠
Flipping heads-up
A tough battle ensued which eventually saw Haxton and Collopy agree to chop the money and flip for the title and leaderboard points, their hands forced by the upcoming end of late reg for event #7.
Collopy lost most of his stack on the first flip, won the next two to see a ray of hope, but fell on the fourth when Haxton flopped a pair and rivered trips to seal the deal.
2024 Poker Masters Event #6 Final Table Payouts
PlaceNameCountryPayoutsPGT Points1stIsaac HaxtonUSA$352,8003532nd Jim CollopyUSA$226,8002273rdJeremy BeckerUSA$163,8001644thAram Zobian USA$119,7001205thSean WinterUSA$88,200886thDylan LindeUSA$63,000637thNick SchulmanUSA$50,40050Poker Masters Purple Jacket Leaderboard
Collopy’s fourth cash sees him sitting atop the race for the Purple Jacket with Haxton and Becker in hot pursuit. With the final two events to come things could still change!
RankPlayerPointsWinsCashesWinnings1stJim Collopy52204$521,6002ndIsaac Haxton 45814$457,0003rdJeremy Becker44913$448,0004thJustin Zaki24411$244,4005thJonathan Little22711$226,8006thDavid Chen21811$217,5007thSean Winter20302$203,2008thSpencer Champlin 19012$190,4759thJeremy Ausmus17802$177,60010thDylan Linde 17503$175,050Get the best rakeback dealsSee the best poker promotionsView the latest poker newsGet the best No Deposit Poker BonusesBenefit from the biggest poker bonusCalculate your rakeback with the rakeback calculatorTerms and conditions apply. New customer offer and 18+ only. Should you require help regarding your betting pattern, please visit www.begambleaware.org.
