Alexandros Kolonias now has himself a brand new purple jacket and an additional $50,000 after winning the Poker Masters Online Championship. Taking the event online, PokerCentral partnered with partypoker on a 30-event schedule that had buy-ins ranging from $10,300 to $51,000 mirroring the live version of the Poker Masters.

In Wednesday’s Poker Masters Online action on partypoker, Dan Smith and Sebastian Lewin were the winners of the two events that took place. Smith won Event #21 and Lewin won Event #22. But, it was another high-stakes pro grabbing headlines with a pair of top-four finishes for a combined $291,900.

After a day off on Monday, the Poker Masters Online resumed play on Tuesday at partypoker. On the schedule were two events, Event #19: $1M Gtd [NLH, 8-Max] and Event #20: $500K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max]. Between the two, $2.785 million in prize money was up for grabs. Stealing the show was Pauli Ayras, who was… Continue reading Ayras Lands Second Poker Masters Online Win and $548,625

Sunday was a big day for the Poker Masters Online on partypoker. Three big tournaments took place and $3.76 million in prize money was awarded. The biggest Poker Masters Online winner of the day was Jason Koon, but he wasn’t the only player to grab a title, as Eelis Parssinen and Linus Loeliger also claimed… Continue reading Koon Wins Event #16 of Poker Masters Online for $549,000

More Poker Masters Online action took place on Friday on partypoker, with Event #12: $500K Gtd [PLO, 6-Max] and Event #13: $500K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max] playing out. Both events had buy-ins of $10,300 and together they combined for $1.55 million in prize money. Taking home the titles were Laszlo Bujtas and Luuk Gieles.

Two more winners were crowned in the Poker Masters Online series at partypoker on Thursday. Event #10: $500K Gtd [NLH, 8-Max] was won by Kahle Burns and Michael Addamo took first place in Event #11: $500K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max]. Both earned almost $300,000 for the victories.

On Monday, the first-ever Poker Masters Online continued with more high-stakes action on partypoker. After Sunday’s opening day brought us the first three events of the series, Monday followed it up with two more. Winning the events were Mike Watson and Andras Nemeth, with both taking home right around a quarter of a million dollars.

Just over two weeks after winning a €50,000 Short Deck event at King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Jonathan Depa picked up another short deck title on Thursday after beating Alex Foxen heads-up in the Poker Masters $10,000 Short Deck event.

During the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker last May, Jorryt ‘TheCleaner11’ van Hoof final tabled the $10,000 Six Max Pot Limit Omaha High Roller event, only to finish fifth as Ole Schemion went on to victory. On Thursday night though, van Hoof changed the narrative and came out on top of the World Championship… Continue reading WCOOP: Jorryt ‘TheCleaner11’ van Hoof Cleans Up in PLO HR for $465K

Just one month removed from finishing third in the World Series of Poker Main Eventfor $3.8 million, Jorryt Van Hoof (pictured) hit it big in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up, winning the weekly tournament for $91,000. He plays on PokerStars under the screen name TheCleaner11 and entered the nine-handed final table in third place out of… Continue reading WSOP November Niner Jorryt van Hoof Wins Sunday Warm-Up

We have a winner! Martin Jacobson (pictured) has won the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event, defeating Felix Stephensen heads-up after starting with nearly a 3:1 chip lead. Jacobson received a bundle of praise for playing a near-perfect game from many in the poker community throughout the night. The final tabled last 328 hands.

Who are you rooting for? The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event restarts at 8:30pm Eastern Time from the Penn and Teller Theater in Las Vegas, with the rest of the world able to catch the action on a 30-minute delay starting at 9:00pm Eastern Time on ESPN and other outlets. Jorryt Van Hoof(pictured)… Continue reading WSOP Main Event Restarts at 9:00pm ET on ESPN

We’re down to three players in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. After 244 hands, play ended at the Rio in Las Vegas during the morning rush hour on the East Coast. Jorryt Van Hoof, Martin Jacobson, and Felix Stephensen (pictured) will fight for a $10 million top prize on Tuesday night starting… Continue reading Van Hoof, Jacobson, Stephensen to Vie for WSOP Main Event Title

A huge pot was shipped to Jorryt Van Hoof (pictured) on the 48th hand of final table play in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. On a board of K-K-10-5, according to WSOP coverage, “The river completed the board with the Ah and Felix Stephensen checked for a third time as Van Hoof… Continue reading Jorryt Van Hoof Assumes Massive WSOP Main Event Chip Lead

On the 33rd hand of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event, Felix Stephensen (pictured) muscled the chip lead away from fellow EuropeanJorryt Van Hoof. On a board of A-5-4-K-7, Stephensen fired out a bet of four million and Billy Pappas got out of the way. Just like that, we had our first November… Continue reading Felix Stephensen Takes WSOP November Nine Chip Lead