Nick Schulman Books a Win, Rheem Stays Hot at 2023 Poker Masters

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Three more champions have been crowned in the 2023 Poker Masters series at PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas and only two more tournaments remain before the newest Purple Jacket winner is crowned at Aria Casino & Resort.

Orpen Kisacikoglu captured the final $10,000 buy-in of the series and Nick Schulman picked up a win in the first of three $25,000 events before the $50,000 series finale. Also taking down a $25,000 event was Stephen Chidwick, who made two final tables in the last three events.

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Light Work for Kisacikoglu

The sixth event of the series drew 95 entrants and Kisacikoglu had a relatively easy ride to the biggest share of a $218,500 prize pool. He beat out a final table that included an early exit from WSOP Main Event champion Ryan Riess and the latest deep run for Chino Rheem.

Kisackikoglu held most of the chips after he eliminated Rheem in fourth place, and he had what amounted to a 14-to-1 lead when it came down to just Jack Hardcastle. The win was good for $218,500.

Orpen Kisacikoglu
Orpen Kisacikoglu

2023 Poker Masters Event #6 Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1Orpen KisacikogluTurkey$218,500
2Jack HardcastleUnited Kingdom$152,000
3Justin BonomoUnited States$114,000
4Chino RheemUnited States$95,000
5Samuel LaskowitzUnited States$76,000
6Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom$57,000
7Ryan RiessUnited States$47,500

Schulman Champ, TKO's Petrangelo

The first $25,000 event of the series drew 44 players and Schulman claimed victory for $374,000 from a total prize pool of $1,100,000. It was a hard-fought win to overcome Nick Petrangelo's chip lead, but the back-to-back eliminations of Victoria Livschitz and Chris Brewer propelled Schulman to a win over a final three that also included Brian Rast.

Chris Brewer and Brian Rast at the final table in Event #7
Chris Brewer and Brian Rast at the final table in Event #7

2023 Poker Masters Event #7 Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1Nick SchulmanUnited States$374,000
2Nick PetrangeloUnited States$242,000
3Brian RastUnited States$165,000
4Chris BrewerUnited States$121,000
5Victoria LivschitzUnited States$88,000
6Justin SalibaUnited States$66,000

Chidwick Triumphs, Rheem Runs Deep Again

Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

A few more entries went through the window for Event #8 and Chidwick outlasted the field of 50 to take the top prize of $400,000. The total prize pool of $1,250,000 was shared among several others, including second-place finisher Sam Soverel and Alex Foxen. Brewer found his way to his second final table in a row, and Rheem closed some ground in the points race with another final table.

Chidwick had an easy day after he entered the final table with well more than half of the chips in play. The champ worked quickly on the rest of the table and beat Soverel after he entered heads-up play with an 8-to-1 advantage.

2023 Poker Masters Event #8 Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom$400,000
2Sam SoverelUnited States$262,500
3Alex FoxenUnited States$175,000
4Chris BrewerUnited States$125,000
5Darren EliasUnited States$100,000
6Chino RheemUnited States$75,000

Poker Masters Leaderboard Update

Nick Schulman Books a Win, Rheem Stays Hot at 2023 Poker Masters 101

The top of the leaderboard remains unchanged after a strong start from Vladas Tamasauskas, but Rheem closed some ground with two final tables in the last three events. Two more events remain, the final $25,000 buy-in and the $50,000 finale.

Be sure to keep an eye on PokerNews for recaps from Poker Masters, or tune in to live coverage on every day of the series on PokerGO.

2023 Poker Masters Leaderboard (Through 8 events)

RankPlayerWinsCashesEarningsPoints
1Vladas Tamasauskas23$506,400506
2Chino Rheem13$388,400358
3Ren Lin04$342,800325
4Darren Elias13$359,500319
5Stephen Chidwick12$457,000297
6Chris Brewer04$365,500268
7Andrew Lichtenberger13$265,700266
8Alex Foxen04$327,500258
9Nick Schulman11$374,000224
10Orpen Kisacikoglu11$218,500219

- Photos courtesy of PokerGO

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