The 2024 Poker Masters , the latest stop on the PokerGo Tour, concluded on Thursday at the Aria Casino in Las Vegas. American pro Jim Collopy won the coveted Purple Jacket that is awarded to first place on the leaderboard. Collopy did not win any specific events but reached the got hot at the right time and advance to the final table in four- straight events, or in half of the events in this year’s Poker Masters. He was propelled to the top of the leaderboard with two second place finishes and one third-place finish.
Everyone wanted the Purple Jacket. Money is awesome and trophies are cool, but there’s only one Purple Jacket presented each year by the PGT. Inspired by the most prestigious tournament in golf, the Poker Masters wanted to commemorate each series with a special jack . At the Masters in Augusta, the champion each year gets their own iconic green jacket. At the Poker Masters in Las Vegas, the winner at the Aria gets to slide on the majestic Purple Jacket.
Jim Collopy now joins the ranks of former champions who also won a Purple Jacket. Stephen Chidwick was the reigning champion heading into this year’s series after the British pro shipped the 2023 Poker Masters. Steffen Sontheimer won the inaugural event back in 2017. Other champions that donned the Purple Jacket included Ali Imsirovic (2018), Sam Soverel (2019), Alexandros Kolonias (2020), Eelis Parssinen (2020), Michael Addamo (2021), and Sean Winter (2022).
The Poker Masters rewards players who consistently played their best poker throughout the duration of the eight-event series. Even though Collopy did not win an event, he won $521,600 in prize money and amassed 522 points which was enough to top the leaderboard. His heater included four consecutive final tables and two runner-up finishes in Event #5 $10,100 NLHE and Event #6 $15,100 NLHE. He also finished in third place in Event #4 $10,100 NLHE and in sixth place in Event #3 $10,100 NLHE. Not only did Collopy snag the Purple Jacket, he also earned a $25,000 PGT Passport, and a PokerStars Gold […]
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