Brandon Adams Victorious in Poker Masters Event 2 on PokerGO

Event 2 of Poker Masters proved to be the second act of Brandon Adams’ charge toward the Purple Jacket. The Event 1 fourth-place finisher took down the field of 50 in the $25,000 No Limit Hold’em event to win $400,000. Adams is now 120 points ahead of Event 1 winner David Peters on the overall leaderboard.

Event 2 hits PokerGO at 4 PM ET!@jaredjaffee21 has the chip lead, @badams78 is back, but @RealKidPoker headlines today's #PokerMasters final table stream!
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The final table featured more than a fair share of action and is available on demand on PokerGO.

Relive the entire final table here:

Adams commenced his climb up the leaderboard at the final table by busting Daniel Negreanu in sixth place. Negreanu started the day third in chips but ran into a cooler to fall first in today’s play.

Two big pairs and @RealKidPoker can't get away. @badams78 busts Daniel Negreanu to move up the Event 2 leaderboard!
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Jason Koon and Bill Klein fell in fifth and fourth place, respectively, to set up a lengthy three-handed battle.

Adams and Jaffee clashed in the hand of the tournament and witnessed a dramatic runout. Jaffee held a major lead but the run good of Adams struck at a perfect time to claim the pot and the chip lead.

Runner-runner saves @badams78 and steals the #PokerMasters chip lead from @jaredjaffee21!
Watch the final three play to an Event 2 winner LIVE!
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Jake Schindler was felted by Adams to set up a brief heads up match between Jaffee and Adams for the title. Adams locked up the win in a few hands and assumed control of the Poker Masters leaderboard as a result.

For the second consecutive year, @badams78 books a #PokerMasters win! Adams wins Event 2 and holds the Purple Jacket lead through the opening weekend!
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The next event on the calendar for Poker Masters is the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha event. Poker Masters Event 3 streams at 4 PM ET with the third gold medalist of the series on deck.

Subscribe to PokerGO today to watch all Poker Masters final tables with the Purple Jacket to be awarded on September 15.