Poker Masters Online: Alexandros Kolonias Wins The Purple Jacket and $50,000 Cash Prize

The poker world needed this.

With live poker locked in an iron cage, Alexandros Kolonias emerged with the skeleton key.

The reigning World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event Champion proved he has the online skills to match after taking down the inaugural Poker Masters Online Championship.

Kolonias won the Purple Jacket and $50,000 in prize money after winning the final event, ripping both from the grip of Artur Martirosian.

Two events graced the final day, and Kolonias began in fourth place, with Artur Martirosian sitting on top. The $51,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event came first, and neither Kolonias nor Martirosian featured in the money (ITM), and that changed things dramatically.

Due to the lopsided scores given to the Main Event ITM finishers, Loeliger ended up in the Championship lead with one event to go without ever being a supporting cast member in this epic masterpiece.

Fortunately, the script remained intact with Loeliger failing to cash, leaving Kolonias and Martirosian, two of the main protagonists throughout this tournament, fighting it out in the final event.

The Russian refused to release his grip on the title until falling in fifth, leaving Kolonias to march on to claim the title, defeating Jason McConnon, heads-up, to win the Championship.

Kolonias finished ITM 11-times, secured $1,266,116 in gross prize money, made five top-three finishes, and won two events to finish as the 2020 Poker Masters Online Champion.

Here are the stats.

Championship Leaderboard

  1. Alexander Kolonias – 1,191 pts
  2. Artur Martirosian – 1,048
  3. Linus Loeliger – 1,037
  4. Timothy Adams – 861
  5. Ali Imsirovic – 857
  6. Andras Nemeth – 807
  7. Pascal Lefrancois – 782
  8. Paulis Ayras – 748
  9. Alex Foxen – 736
  10. Steve O’Dwyer – 732

Money Earned

  1. Linus Loeliger – $1,511,818
  2. Alexandros Kolonias – $1,316,116
  3. Artur Martirosian – $1,283,973
  4. Elias Talvitie – $1,104,995
  5. Pascal Lefrancois – $1,049,887
  6. Ali Imsirovic – $1,035,696
  7. Steve O’Dwyer – $1,005,654
  8. Timothy Adams – $996,332
  9. Andras Nemeth – $980,023
  10. Pauli Ayras – $968,049

ITM Finishes

  1. Alexandros Kolonias – 11
  2. Timothy Adams – 11
  3. Jorryt Van Hoof – 10
  4. Artur Martirosian – 9
  5. Ali Imsirovic – 9
  6. Andras Nemeth – 8

Multiple Titles

  1. Alexnadros Kolonias – 2
  2. Linus Loeliger – 2
  3. Pacsal Lefrancois – 2
  4. Mustapha Kanit – 2
  5. Ali Imsirovic – 2
  6. Pauli Ayras – 2

Event #29: $51,000, $2m GTD No-Limit Hold’em Main Event

Results

  1. Linus Loeliger – $1,097,250
  2. Giuseppe Iadisernia – $750,750
  3. Chris Kruk – $519,750
  4. Steve O’Dwyer – $346,500
  5. Ole Schemion – $269,500
  6. Elias Talvitie – $211,750
  7. David Peters – $182,875
  8. Kahle Burns – $163,625
  9. Conor Beresford – $154,000
  10. Vicent Bosca Ramon – $154,000

Event #30: $10,300 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max

Results

  1. Alexandros Kolonias – $367,782
  2. Jason McConnon – $248,200
  3. Mark Demirjian – $175,200
  4. Mustapha Kanit – $124,100
  5. Artur Martirosian – $91,250
  6. Chris Kruk – $60,590
  7. Pacsal Lefrancois – $45,990
  8. Samuel Vousden – $45,990
  9. Mark Radoja – $45,990
  10. Hossein Ensan – $31,390
  11. Mark Davis – $31,390
  12. Dan Shak – $31,390
  13. Alexander Ivarsson – $26,789
  14. Ben Heath – $26,789
  15. Chris Hunichen – $26,789
  16. Connor Drinan – $26,789
  17. Steve O’Dwyer – $26,789
  18. Orpen Kisacikoglu – $26,789