Event #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2018 Poker Masters

09-12-2018 00:39 UTC-7

Koon Doubles Through Shak on River

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Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jason Koon jammed under the gun for 275,000 and Dan Shak didn't need to think long before calling in the next seat.

Koon:
Shak:

The board looked for all the world like Koon was headed out but the river saved him.

"So sick," Shak muttered. "That's more like how I run."

"I think you're gonna be all right, Dan," Koon said with a smile.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	1,205,000 -385,000	-385,000
Jason Koon	600,000 370,000	370,000

Tags: Dan Shak Jason Koon

09-12-2018 00:32 UTC-7

David Sands Bubbles Poker Masters Event #5

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Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

From under the gun, David Sands committed his single 5,000-denomination chip, and as the action folded to Daniel Negreanu on the button, he raised to 50,000.

Brian Rast called in the big blind, and then check-folded to a Negreanu continuation-bet of 40,000 on the flop.

Sands:
Negreanu:

The turn and river landed the and , and Sands would be the bubble boy of Event #5.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	1,960,000 -25,000	-25,000

Daniel Negreanu	495,000 35,000	35,000

David Sands	Busted

Tags: Brian Rast Daniel Negreanu David Sands

09-12-2018 00:28 UTC-7

Justin Bonomo Eliminated in 12th Place

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Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Justin Bonomo opened for 40,000 under the gun and Elio Fox called. Dan Shak moved in from the button covering both players. Bonomo looked over to see if anything was happening at the other table then called off his 450,000 or so. Fox mucked.

Bonomo:
Shak:

Grim news for Bonomo and it got worse on the flop. The ended things on fourth and the tournament is now on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	1,590,000 850,000	850,000
Justin Bonomo	Busted

Tags: Dan Shak Elio Fox Justin Bonomo

09-12-2018 00:25 UTC-7

Smith Doubles Through Sands

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Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

David Sands shoved from the cutoff for 205,000 and Dan Smith called all in from the small blind for 200,000.

Sands:
Smith:

The board ran out and Smith made a wheel to double through and leave Sands with just one chip.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	440,000 165,000	165,000

David Sands	5,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: David Sands Dan Smith

09-12-2018 00:22 UTC-7

Final Two Tables

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Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Seat	Table 1	Table 2
1	Jake Schindler	Elio Fox
2	Dan Smith	Jason Koon
3	Daniel Negreanu	Dan Shak
4	Ali Imsirovic	Bryn Kenney
5	Brian Rast	Ben Yu
6	Doc Sands	Justin Bonomo

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	1,985,000 275,000	275,000

Jake Schindler	1,160,000 -65,000	-65,000

Bryn Kenney	770,000 99,000	99,000

Dan Shak	740,000 -39,000	-39,000
Elio Fox	700,000 60,000	60,000

Ali Imsirovic	655,000
Ben Yu	525,000 -10,000	-10,000

Daniel Negreanu	460,000 -190,000	-190,000

Justin Bonomo	450,000 103,000	103,000

Dan Smith	275,000 -50,000	-50,000

Jason Koon	230,000 -117,000	-117,000

David Sands	205,000 -98,000	-98,000