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The action on partypoker during the Poker Masters Online continues to be hot and heavy with two more big prize pools being contested last night! Finnish partypoker pro Joni Jouhkimainen took down Event #8 for $254,800 while Pascal Lefrancois won Event #9 for $243,988. By recording two cashes, finishing second and fifth on the night, Hungarian pro Andras Nemeth took a sizeable lead in the Poker Masters Online Championship standings. The winner of Poker Masters Online will receive a $50,000 prize as well as the coveted Purple Jacket.

Event #8 – $10,000 No Limit Hold’em

The eighth event of the series had 104 entrants and turned into a tough battle where the likes of Mike Watson, Sami Kelopuro, Joao Vieira, and Chris Hunichen were among those falling just short of the final table. At the final table, it was anyone’s game with the chip lead bouncing between the final four contestants. Ultimately, Elias Talvitie busted in fourth to jump into third on the Poker Masters Online standings before Serig Reixach departed in third. Andras Nemeth held the lead heads up but it was PLO specialist Joni Jouhkimainen who locked up the victory. Jouhkimainen now sits sixth on the Championship standings with two total cashes.

Event #8 $10,000 NLHE
Place Name Payout Points
1 Joni Jouhkimainen $254,800 255
2 Andras Nemeth $182,000 182
3 Sergi Reixach $130,000 130
4 Elias Talvitie $91,000 91
5 Juan Pardo Dominguez $67,600 68
6 Timothy Adams $52,000 52
7 Alex Foxen $41,600 42
8 Dario Sammartino $33,800 34
9 Chris Hunichen $26,000 26
10 Joao Vieira $26,000 26
11 Carlos Sanchez $26,000 26
12 Simon Pedersen $26,000 26
13 Benjamin Rolle $20,800 21
14 Sami Kelopuro $20,800 21
15 Mike Watson $20,800 21
16 Rui Ferreira $20,800 21

Event #9 – $10,000 No Limit Hold’em 6-Max

The late event, a turbo tournament with 12-minute levels, had 78 total entries and familiar faces snuck into the money such as Pauli Ayras, Ian Engel, Alexandros Kolonias, and Timothy Adams who all gathered valuable Championship points despite missing out on the big payouts. Canadian WSOP bracelet winner Pascal Lefrancois took down the event by outlasting an epic final table that included Justin Bonomo, Kristen Bicknell, Fedor Holz, and Andras Nemeth.

Event #9 $10,000 NLHE 6-Max
Place Name Payout Points
1 Pascal Lefrancois $243,988 244
2 Justin Bonomo $152,100 152
3 Kristen Bicknell $93,600 94
4 Fedor Holz $68,250 68
5 Andras Nemeth $48,750 49
6 Dario Sammartino $33,150 33
7 Ioannis Kostas $25,350 25
8 Jake Schindler $25,350 25
9 Timothy Adams $25,350 25
10 Alexandros Kolonias $21,370 21
11 Ian Engel $21,370 21
12 Pauli Ayras $21,370 21

The Poker Masters Online Championship are now as follows with two $10,000 No Limit Hold’em events on tap for today. Brent Hanks and Jeff Platt will be providing live commentary of Poker Masters Online on Facebook live so don’t forget to tune in once they’ve reached a final table tonight.

Poker Masters Online Championship Standings
Name Earnings Points Cashes
1 Andras Nemeth $510,842 511 4
2 Pauli Ayras $394,491 393 4
3 Elias Talvitie $572,250 380 2
4 Alex Foxen $351,277 352 2
5 Sergi Reixach $475,865 347 4
6 Alexandros Kolonias $290,383 316 3
7 Joni Jouhkimainen $281,775 282 2
8 Pascal Lefrancois $275,513 272 2
9 Mike Watson $270,700 271 2
10 Sam Greenwood $302,250 253 2
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