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The 2025 Poker Masters has crowned its newest champion, with David Coleman topping the leaderboard to win the Poker Masters Purple Jacket and a $25,000 PGT Passport.
Coleman follows in the footsteps of Steffen Sontheimer, Sam Soverel, Michael Addamo, Sean Winter, Stephen Chidwick, and Jim Collopy, who were previous Poker Masters champions. Coleman put on an impressive performance at the Poker Masters by winning the $1,000,000 Showcase for $270,000, cashing in Event #6, and finishing runner-up in the $25k finale. Coleman amassed $657,700 in PGT earnings from his three cashes, amounting to 492 PGT points.
According to The Hendon Mob, Coleman has amassed more than $12,075,000 in lifetime tournament earnings and now sits 131st on the All-Time Money List. Coleman's career PGT accomplishments continue to grow as he now has five PGT titles, 29 final tables, and 48 cashes. He has amassed $4,411,793 in career PGT earnings, which ranks him 75th on the PGT All-Time Money List.
Poker Masters Top 10 Leaderboard
| Rank | Player | Country | Winnings | Points |
| 1st | David Coleman | United States | $657,700 | 492 |
| 2nd | Alex Foxen | United States | $468,000 | 429 |
| 3rd | Doug Lee | Canada | $462,500 | 374 |
| 4th | Chino Rheem | United States | $367,300 | 342 |
| 5th | Mitchell Halverson | United States | $329,800 | 330 |
| 6th | Cary Katz | United States | $329,450 | 313 |
| 7th | Stephen Song | United States | $301,250 | 302 |
| 8th | Brandon Wilson | United States | $464,000 | 302 |
| 9th | Darren Elias | United States | $280,000 | 280 |
| 10th | Andrew Moreno | United States | $265,000 | 265 |
Coleman entered the final table alongside Doug Lee and David Chen, who all had a chance to dethrone Alex Foxen, who held top spot on the Poker Masters leaderboard courtesy of his Event #6 win and Event #8 runner-up finishes. Once Lee was eliminated in third, Coleman secured his first PGT series title and finished the Poker masters with 492 PGT points. His win also propelled him to 74th on the PGT leaderboard with 713 PGT points and $934,441 in PGT earnings from his nine cashes this season.
Although Foxen was denied his first series championship, he sits firmly on top of the PGT leaderboard with 2,561 PGT points after also securing his 100th career PGT cash. Brandon Wilson's victory pushed him to 81st on the PGT leaderboard with 687 PGT points, while Lee climbs to 104th with 494 PGT points. Another successful series from Chino Rheem sees him sit in fifth on the PGT leaderboard with 1,743 PGT points.
2025 Poker Masters Open Results
| Event | Entrants | Winner | 1st Prize | Runner-Up |
| $1,000,000 Showcase | 239 | David Coleman | $270,000 | Mitchell Halverson |
| Event #2: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 130 | Mike Zulker | $157,000 | Mitchell Halverson |
| Event #3: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 101 | Andrew Moreno | $252,000 | Brian Batt |
| Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 112 | Darren Elias | $280,000 | David Chen |
| Event #5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 112 | Chino Rheem | $280,000 | Daniyal Gheba |
| Event #6: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 109 | Alex Foxen | $272,000 | Doug Lee |
| Event #7: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 77 | Cary Katz | $223,300 | Jared Hyman |
| Event #8: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 81 | Nguyen Le | $301,000 | Alex Foxen |
| Event #9: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 73 | Justin Saliba | $301,000 | Kristen Foxen |
| Event #10: $25,200 No-Limit Hold'em | 63 | Brandon Wilson | $464,000 | David Coleman |
The No-Limit Hold'em action continued following the first-ever PGT Bounty Blitz series and the PGT Venetian Las Vegas Classic to kick off the second half of the 2025 PGT season. The PokerGO Studio hosted the tenth installment of the Poker Masters, which would debut the $1,000,000 Showcase - a multi-flight opening event with a $1,000,000 prize pool guarantee. David Coleman was crowned the champion to earn his fifth career PGT title.
Mike Zulker won his first PGT title in Event #2 for $157,000, while Mitchell Halverson logged his second consecutive runner-up finish and shot to the top of the Poker Masters leaderboard. Andrew Moreno broke through to win his second PGT title, but first in the PokerGO Studio, when he won Event #3 for $252,000, while Darren Elias secured his fourth career PGT title in Event #4.
Chino Rheem won his seventh career PGT title and fourth for the season in Event #5, while Alex Foxen won his 10th career PGT title in Event #6. Cary Katz won his seventh career PGT title in Event #7, and although Nguyen Le won Event #8 by defeating Foxen, it would be the remarkable milestone of 100th career PGT cash for Foxen that would be celebrated. Justin Saliba won his second career PGT title in the penultimate event, while Brandon Wilson won his fourth career PGT title after defeating Coleman in the $25k finale.
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