In the first $10,000 tournament 97 players took part in the Poker Masters series. The prize fund of the tournament was $970,000, which was divided among 14 players. Stephen Chidwick was the first to win prizes. The winner of the tournament was Isaac Baron who received $223,100.
Sam Soverel, who excelled at the recent British Poker Open, fell in fifth-place when his eights proved no match for Baron’s aces. Soverel collected $77,600 for this result, taking his earnings for 2019 to almost $4 million. Following Soverel, Isaac Baron alternately knocked Jeremy Ausmus, Ralph Wong out of the tournament and Chance Kornuthin the heads-up, which lasted only 1 hand.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Baron | United States | $223,100 |
| 2 | Chance Kornuth | United States | $164,900 |
| 3 | Ralph Wong | United States | $116,400 |
| 4 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $97,000 |
| 5 | Sam Soverel | United States | $77,600 |
| 6 | Scott Blumstein | United States | $58,200 |
| 7 | Dan Shak | United States | $48,500 |
| 8 | Thai Ha | Vietnam | $38,800 |
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