Renowned poker Coach and two-time World Poker Tour Champion Jonathan Little is the latest winner at the PokerGo‘s 2024 Poker Masters. Little won Event #4: $10,100 NLH of the ongoing series, adding a third-career PGT title to his resume. He was awarded a hefty $226,800 for his latest victory.
With this victory, Jonathan Little’s career earnings exceed the $9 million mark and rank him 3rd in the 2024 Poker Masters Purple Jacket Leaderboard with 227 points.
A total of 81 players gathered inside ARIA Las Vegas, building up a total prize pool of $810,000. The 81-entry field in this two-day event rapidly narrowed down, with the final table being formed by the end of Day 1. Only the 12 players received a payout, whereas others had to leave empty-handed. Players who made the money included two-time World Poker Tour champion Alex Foxen (11th), two-time bracelet winner John Riordan (10th), and Brock Wilson (9th).
Fresh off from his 2024 EPT Barcelona final table finishes, Tony ‘Ren’ Lin was eliminated on the final table bubble, finishing in 8th place and banking $32,400. Here is a quick recap !
Final Table Recap and Standings
| Rank | Player | Prize (USD) |
| 1st | Jonathan Little | $226,800 |
| 2nd | Harvey Castro | $145,800 |
| 3rd | Jim Collopy | $105,300 |
| 4th | Sam Soverel | $76,950 |
| 5th | Wayne Nowak | $56,700 |
| 6th | Isaac Haxton | $40,500 |
| 7th | Clemen Deng | $32,400 |
Jonathan Little entered the final table as the chip leader and showed his dominance by knocking out the remaining 6 players.
Jonathan Little scored the first elimination of the final table by sending out table short Clemen Deng in 7th place for $32,400. Deng, holding Ah-Jh, moved all in and got called by the Ac-Kh of Little. Little’s ace-king held up, ending the deep run of Deng.
Up next, Jonathan Little knocked out every single player. Jonathan Little eliminated Issac Haxton (6th – $37,500), Wayne Nowak (5th – $56,700), and Sam Soverel (4th – $76,950). He moved into the heads-up play after sending out James Collopy in 3rd place for $105,300.
The newbie Harvey Castro had no chance against the formidable Jonathan Little. Little held a massive chip lead and used it to put pressure on Harvey Castro. In the final hand, Little open shoved with Ad-Js and Castro made the call with 10s-9d The board came out 5s-4c-4s-3d-Kc, and Little’s ace-jack remained the best hand. Harvey Castro earned his second six-figure score of $145,800 for his runner-up finish in the tournament.
Besides the cash prize and PGT title, Jonathan Little received 227 PGT points, making him a strong contender for the 2024 Poker Masters Purple Jacket. He currently ranks third in the Purple Jacket leaderboard.
Jeremy Becker holds the first position in the leaderboard. He won Event #3: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em after outlasting a field of 100 players to win his career-first PGT title and $255,000 from the $1 million guaranteed prize pool. Jeremy Ausmus finished runner-up to Becker for $155,100.
| Place | Name | Payouts |
| 1st | Jeremy Becker | $255,000 |
| 2nd | Michael Moncek | $165,000 |
| 3rd | Sean Winter | $115,000 |
| 4th | Daniel Sepiol | $90,000 |
| 5th | Nicholas Seward | $65,000 |
| 6th | Ren Lin | $50,000 |
Justin Zaki, who won Event #2: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em, ranks second in the Purple Jacket leaderboard. Zaki topped a field of 94 players to collect a career-best $244,400 from the $940,000 prize pool. Michael Moncek finished runner-up to him, collecting $165,000 for his efforts.
2024 Poker Masters Event #3 Final Table Payouts
| Place | Name | Payouts |
| 1st | Justin Zaki | $244,400 |
| 2nd | Jeremy Ausmus | $155,100 |
| 3rd | Michael Brinkenhoff | $112,800 |
| 4th | Victoria Livschitz | $84,600 |
| 5th | Cary Katz | $65,800 |
| 6th | Jim Collopy | $47,000 |
| 7th | Ren Lin | 37,600 |
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