2017 Poker Masters

Event #1 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 Poker Masters

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$918,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$2,550,000
Entries
51
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000

Nick Shulman Makes Tough Call to Double Into Chip Lead

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

With 1.14 million already in the pot and a board reading {5-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}, Nick Schulman checked holding the {10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Steffen Sontheimer moved all in with the {a-Spades}{j-Spades}.

Sontheimer was essentially bluffing, and Schulman agonized over what to do. He used a time extension and eventually spiked in some chips to call off. It was the right call and he scooped a 2.43 million pot because of it.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
2,430,000 1,620,000
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
1,100,000 -1,090,000

Tags: Steffen SontheimerNick Shulman

Dominik Nitsche Eliminated in 5th Place ($178,500)

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Dominik Nitsche - 5th Place
Dominik Nitsche - 5th Place

Action folded to Dominik Nitsche on the button and he moved all in for 560,000. Steffen Sontheimer, who was in the small blind, moved all in over the top and drove Stefan Schillhabel out of the hand.

Nitsche: {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Sontheimer: {a-Spades}{3-Spades}

Nitsche was drawing to two live cards, but not after the {k-Spades}{a-Hearts}{j-Clubs} flop paired Sontheimer's ace. Thee {9-Clubs} turn left Nitsche drawing dead, and he took his leave from the tournament in fifth place after the {q-Hearts} was run out on the river.e

Player Chips Progress
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
2,190,000 660,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Steffen SontheimerDominik Nitsche

Level: 23

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Dominik Nitsche Fails to Take From Stefan Schillhabel

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

With 240,000 in the pot and a flop of {k-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, Dominik Nitsche checked from the big blind holding the {a-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Stefan Schillhabel bet 70,000 from the cutoff with the {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}.

Nitsche woke up with a check-raise to 160,000, Schillhabel just called, and then both players checked the {4-Clubs} turn.

When the {2-Clubs} completed the board on the river, Nitsche checked again and then folded to a bet of 1 million from Schillhabel.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
1,660,000 550,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
705,000 -490,000

Tags: Stefan SchillhabelDominik Nitsche

Level: 22

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Matt Hyman Shoves the Turn

Level 21 : 20,000/40,000, 30,000 ante

Matt Hyman raised to 105,000 under the gun holding the {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts} and Stefan Schillhabel defended the big blind with the {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

Both players checked the {q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{k-Clubs} flop and then Schillhabel bet 195,000 on the {6-Clubs} turn. Hyman, who picked up the nut flush draw to go along with his guthsot, moved all in and that did the trick as Schillhabel quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Hyman us
Matt Hyman
1,330,000 330,000
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
1,110,000 -340,000

Tags: Stefan SchillhabelMatt Hyman

Stefan Schillhabel vs. Steffen Sontheimer

Level 21 : 20,000/40,000, 30,000 ante

Stefan Schillhabel raised to 90,000 under the gun holding the {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and Steffen Sontheimer called from the big blind with the {j-Spades}{8-Spades}.

When the flop came down {j-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, Sontheimer check-called a bet of 85,000 and then check-called one of 215,000 on the {4-Hearts} turn.

When the {k-Clubs} completed the board on the river, Sontheimer checked for a third time and then folded when Schillhabel shoved.

Player Chips Progress
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
2,000,000 -500,000
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
1,450,000 720,000

Tags: Stefan SchillhabelSteffen Sontheimer