Orpen Kisacikoglu Wins 2023 Poker Masters Event #6 for $218,500

For the first time during the 2023 Poker Masters, the chip leader to start a streamed final table emerged victorious as Orpen Kisacikoglu took down Event #6: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $218,500.

It was smooth sailing throughout for Kisacikoglu, as he sat back and watched the rest of the table take care of the first few eliminations. Despite losing the chip lead briefly, Kisacikoglu seized control four-handed when he won a race to eliminate Chino Rheem. With that, Kisacikoglu had about 60% of the chips in play and it only went up from there. He took most of Justin Bonomo's stack a little while later with a rivered ace-high flush that Bonomo paid off and finished him shortly thereafter.

Beginning with more than a 14-to-1 chip lead against Jack Hardcastle heads-up, the chips went in on the first hand. Kisacikoglu was behind but paired on the turn to clinch the victory.

2023 Poker Masters Event #6 Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Orpen Kisacikoglu	Turkey	$218,500
2nd	Jack Hardcastle	United Kingdom	$152,000
3rd	Justin Bonomo	United States	$114,000
4th	Chino Rheem	United States	$95,000
5th	Samuel Laskowitz	United States	$76,000
6th	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	$57,000
7th	Ryan Riess	United States	$47,500
8th	Justin Zaki	United States	$38,000
9th	Dylan Linde	United States	$38,000
10th	Adam Weinraub	United States	$28,500
11th	Chris Brewer	United States	$28,500
12th	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	$19,000
13th	David Coleman	United States	$19,000
14th	Ariel Mantel	Argentina	$19,000

Ryan Riess came into the streamed final table as the short stack and picked up pocket sevens, but his pair failed to hold against the ace-ten suited of Samuel Laskowitz, ending Riess' day in seventh place.

Stephen Chidwick's final stand came with ace-nine and he ran into Bonomo's ace-king. No help came for Chidwick and he was out in sixth place.

Despite scoring the early elimination of Riess, Laskowitz was the next to go. He was slightly ahead with ace-seven suited against Rheem's king-nine, but two kings found the board and Laskowitz was out in fifth place.

Kisacikoglu and Rheem were basically tied for the chip lead when Rheem ran pocket jacks into Hardcastle's pocket aces. Both finished with sets, but it wasn't enough for Rheem. The following hand, Rheem got it in with pocket sixes against Kisacikoglu's ace-ten. A ten fell on the flop, Rheem couldn't catch up, and he finished in fourth place. With that fourth-place finish, Rheem moved into second place on the 2023 Poker Masters leaderboard.

Bonomo bowed out in third place a little while later. After running into the nut flush of Kisacikoglu, Bonomo called all in for his last three big blinds with five-four suited against Kisacikoglu's ace-eight. Nothing helpful materialized for Bonomo, setting the stage for heads-up play where Kisacikoglu had a 14-to-1 chip lead over Hardcastle.

The ensuing heads-up match lasted just one hand. Hardcastle committed his short stack of six blinds with queen-jack and Kisacikoglu looked to end things quickly with ten-six. Kisacikoglu flopped a straight draw, turned a pair, and held up through the river to take down Event #6.

2023 Poker Masters Leaderboard Top 10

Place	Player	Wins	Cashes	Winnings	Points
1st	Vladas Tamasauskas	2	3	$506,400	506
2nd	Chino Rheem	1	2	$313,400	313
3rd	Ren Lin	0	3	$298,800	299
4th	Andrew Lichtenberger	1	3	$265,700	266
5th	Darren Elias	1	2	$259,500	259
6th	Orpen Kisacikoglu	1	1	$218,500	219
7th	Brock Wilson	0	3	$194,600	194
8th	Aram Zobian	0	1	$171,000	171
9th	Eric Baldwin	0	1	$155,200	155
10th	Jonathan Little	0	1	$154,700	155

The 2023 Poker Masters series continues through September 26. The series consists of 10 high-stakes poker tournaments, culminating in the $50,000 NL Hold'em finale. The player to accumulate the most PGT leaderboard points during the series will be crowned Poker Masters champion, winning the Purple Jacket and $50,000 championship bonus. For full schedule details, visit pgt.com/schedule.

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