Sam Soverel Enters in Purple Jacket Lead
2019 Poker Masters points leader Sam Soverel just busted from the Event #9 final table and immediately jumped into the $50,000 finale.
Soverel increased his lead to 180 points over Chance Kornuth – meaning that Kornuth will need to either win or finish 2nd in Event #10 to win the Purple Jacket. The players listed with a (*) next to their name below are still alive at the Event #9 final table. An updated top-15 will be posted when those results are finalized.
| RANK | PLAYER | POINTS | CASH |
| 1 | Sam Soverel (6) | 810 | $716,800 |
| 2 | Chance Kornuth (3) | 630 | $556,400 |
| 3 | George Wolff (3) | 420 | $404,500 |
| 4 | Sean Winter (3)* | 330 | $311,600 |
| 5 | Kahle Burns (2)* | 330 | $194,200 |
| 6 | Alex Foxen (3) | 330 | $169,450 |
| 7 | Kristen Bicknell | 300 | $408,000 |
| 8 | Sergi Reixach | 300 | $369,000 |
| 9 | Isaac Baron | 300 | $223,100 |
| 10 | Ryan Laplante | 300 | $186,000 |
| 11 | Julien Martini | 300 | $166,400 |
| 12 | Jared Bleznick | 300 | $153,000 |
| 13 | Jonathan Depa | 300 | $133,200 |
| 14 | Jorryt van Hoof (2) | 270 | $109,800 |
| 15 | Ali Imsirovic (2)* | 240 | $228,100 |
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 200,000 | - |
