Many PokerGO Tour collection factors races come all the way down to the wire. That was not the case within the 2024 Poker Masters, although. Jim Collopy had formally secured this 12 months’s Purple Jacket earlier than the ultimate day of the festival-closing $25,000 excessive curler started.
“This run was incredible, no-limit hold’em is definitely a game I’ve played a lot of, but I play a lot of games, so it’s nice to perform well on a big stage against a lot of guys who specialize in specifically this format,” Collopy advised PokerGO’s Jeff Platt after locking up the win.
“Purple will suit me really well,” he supplied when requested in regards to the sartorial spoils of his win.
In addition to the majestic velvet coat, Collopy was additionally awarded a $25,000 PGT Passport, and the PokerStars Gold Pass for the upcoming North American Poker Tour Las Vegas cease at Resorts World.
Collopy made 4 consecutive remaining tables from occasions 3-6, closing his run with back-to-back runner-up showings. All advised, Collopy cashed for $521,600 throughout these 4 scores, essentially the most of any participant who participated on this pageant.
His 522 complete PGT factors alongside the best way gave him a remaining margin of 64 factors over second-ranked Isaac Haxton, who had 4 cashes and one win.
Collopy kicked off his spree with a sixth-place exhibiting from a area of 94 entries in occasion no. 3, a $10,100 buy-in event. He earned $47,000 and 47 PGT factors for that preliminary rating.
The very subsequent day, Collopy navigated his approach via a area of 81 entries in occasion no. 4, which was one other no-limit maintain’em affair on the similar value level. Collopy secured one other $105,300 and 105 factors after hitting the rail in third place.
The remaining $10,100 buy-in of the collection attracted 75 entries. Collopy made it all the way down to heads-up play, solely to fall one spot wanting the title. He added $142,500 and 146 factors after dropping the ultimate hand in opposition to David Chen.
The ending blow for Collopy was one other runner-up end, this time within the first of two $15,100 buy-in no-limit maintain’em occasions on the schedule. There had been 84 entries, which resulted in a $226,800 payday for Collopy, who added one other 227 factors to carry his complete to 522.
Collopy now sits in seventh place on the season-long PGT leaderboard, with 1,574 factors accrued throughout 15 complete cashes. He additionally sits in sixth place within the 2024 Card Player Player of the Year standings, that are introduced by Global Poker.
Here is a take a look at the ultimate prime 10 within the collection factors race:
| Rank | Player | Points | Wins | Cashes | Winnings |
| 1st | Jim Collopy | 522 | 0 | 4 | $521,600 |
| 2nd | Isaac Haxton | 458 | 1 | 4 | $457,000 |
| third | Jeremy Becker | 449 | 1 | 3 | $448,800 |
| 4th | Michael Moncek | 382 | 0 | 2 | $381,600 |
| fifth | Brock Wilson | 355 | 1 | 2 | $354,900 |
| sixth | Ben Tollerene | 306 | 1 | 1 | $510,000 |
| seventh | Justin Zaki | 285 | 1 | 2 | $312,400 |
| eighth | Jonathan Little | 227 | 1 | 1 | $226,800 |
| ninth | Aram Zobian | 225 | 0 | 3 | $275,400 |
| tenth | David Chen | 218 | 1 | 1 | $217,500 |
Photo credit score: PokerGO / Antonio Abrego.
