Jim Collopy Captures 2024 Poker Masters Purple JacketFour Consecutive Final Tables, With Two Runner-Up Finishes, Secure Player of the Series Honors For Longtime Poker Pro |
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Many PokerGO Tour series points races come down to the wire. That was not the case in the 2024 Poker Masters, though. Jim Collopy had officially secured this year’s Purple Jacket before the final day of the festival-closing $25,000 high roller began.
“This run was incredible, no-limit hold’em is definitely a game I’ve played a lot of, but I play a lot of games, so it’s nice to perform well on a big stage against a lot of guys who specialize in specifically this format,” Collopy told PokerGO’s Jeff Platt after locking up the win.
“Purple will suit me really well,” the three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner offered when asked about the sartorial spoils of his victory at this festival.
In addition to the majestic velvet coat, Collopy was also awarded a $25,000 PGT Passport, and the PokerStars Gold Pass for the upcoming North American Poker Tour Las Vegas stop at Resorts World.
Collopy made four consecutive final tables from events 3-6, closing his run with back-to-back runner-up showings. All told, Collopy cashed for $521,600 across those four scores, the most of any player who participated in this festival.
His 522 total PGT points along the way gave him a final margin of 64 points over second-ranked Isaac Haxton, who had four cashes and one win.
Collopy kicked off his spree with a sixth-place showing from a field of 94 entries in event no. 3, a $10,100 buy-in tournament. He earned $47,000 and 47 PGT points for that initial score.
The very next day, Collopy navigated his way through a field of 81 entries in event no. 4, which was another no-limit hold’em affair at the same price point. Collopy secured another $105,300 and 105 points after hitting the rail in third place.
The final $10,100 buy-in of the series attracted 75 entries. Collopy made it down to heads-up play, only to fall one spot short of the title. He added $142,500 and 146 points after losing the final hand against David Chen.
The finishing blow for Collopy was another runner-up finish, this time in the first of two $15,100 buy-in no-limit hold’em events on the schedule. There were 84 entries, which resulted in a $226,800 payday for Collopy, who added another 227 points to bring his total to 522.
Collopy now sits in seventh place on the season-long PGT leaderboard, with 1,574 points accrued across 15 total cashes. He also sits in sixth place in the 2024 Card Player Player of the Year standings, which are presented by Global Poker.
Here is a look at the final top 10 in the series points race:
| Rank | Player | Points | Wins | Cashes | Winnings |
| 1st | Jim Collopy | 522 | 0 | 4 | $521,600 |
| 2nd | Isaac Haxton | 458 | 1 | 4 | $457,000 |
| 3rd | Jeremy Becker | 449 | 1 | 3 | $448,800 |
| 4th | Michael Moncek | 382 | 0 | 2 | $381,600 |
| 5th | Brock Wilson | 355 | 1 | 2 | $354,900 |
| 6th | Ben Tollerene | 306 | 1 | 1 | $510,000 |
| 7th | Justin Zaki | 285 | 1 | 2 | $312,400 |
| 8th | Jonathan Little | 227 | 1 | 1 | $226,800 |
| 9th | Aram Zobian | 225 | 0 | 3 | $275,400 |
| 10th | David Chen | 218 | 1 | 1 | $217,500 |
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