The 2019 Poker Masters was a three-horse race until the final event, but in the end, Sam Soverel galloped away from his closest challengers, Chance Kornuth and Kahle Burns as he won Event #10, the final event of the series, to capture the Purple Jacket.

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In some senses, Sam Soverel has redefined high roller success in 2019, winning not only this 10-event series, but also the British Poker Open. Soverel, dominant at the felt and blessed with a flawless temperament to the point of being an almost robotically unreadable player, won over $1.3 million in taking down the 2019 Poker Masters, but it never seemed about the money as he first caught, then outran his rivals in stunning fashion.

It is a huge compliment to say that despite Chance Kornuth taking an early lead and Kahle Burns roaring into contention himself, Sam Soverel was never written off for the title, and yet, when he overtook his opponents, he never looked like being caught.