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

Stefan Schillhabel Eliminated in 3rd Place ($306,000)

Level 24 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Stefan Schillhabel - 3rd Place
Stefan Schillhabel - 3rd Place

In the hand after Steffen Sontheimer fell in fourth place, the last remaining German in the field, Stefan Schillhabel, followed him out the door in third.

It happened when a preflop raising war resulted in Schillhabel getting his stack of 1.6 million all in against Nick Schulman. It was a cooler.

Schillhabel: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Schulman: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

Schillhabel was in desperate need of a third queen, but the lady stood him up as the board ran out a dry {2-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Schillhabel will take home $306,000 for his third-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Stefan SchillhabelNick Schulman

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Level 24 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

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Two Outer on River Flips Chip Counts

Level 24 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised to 125,000 with the {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts} and Matt Hyman popped it to 460,000 with the {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. Schulman responded by moving all in and Hyman wasted little time in calling off for 2.19 million.

The {10-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} flop gave Schulman trips, and suddenly Hyman was looking for a six to stay alive. The {Q-Clubs} turn was a blank, and Schulman was one card away from winning it all. Unfortunately for him, the river was the {6-Spades} and Hyman hit his miracle card to double.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Hyman us
Matt Hyman
4,320,000
2,145,000
2,145,000
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
2,100,000
-2,100,000
-2,100,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Matt HymanNick Schulman

Level: 25

Blinds: 35,000/70,000

Ante: 70,000

Back and Forth

Level 25 : 35,000/70,000, 70,000 ante

Nick Schulman won a couple pots to reclaim the chip lead, but he just lost a couple to give it back to Matt Hyman. In fact, the counts are right where they were when Hyman spiked the two outer to double.

In a recent hand, there was 560,000 in the pot and a board reading {9-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{3-Spades}{j-Spades}{q-Clubs} when Hyman, who held the {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}, coyly checked his rivered straight and Schulman, who had the {a-Spades}{q-Hearts} in the hole, bet 450,000. Hyman opted to just call and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Hyman us
Matt Hyman
4,320,000
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
2,100,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Nick SchulmanMatt Hyman

Matt Hyman Opening Up a Lead

Level 25 : 35,000/70,000, 70,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised to 150,000 with the {3-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Matt Hyman called with the {9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}. The latter then check-called a bet of {10-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{q-Spades} flop and action repeated itself on the {6-Clubs} turn.

Both players then checked the {8-Clubs} river and Hyman won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Hyman us
Matt Hyman
4,900,000
580,000
580,000
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
1,500,000
-600,000
-600,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Matt HymanNick Schulman

Nick Schulman Stays Alive

Level 25 : 35,000/70,000, 70,000 ante

Matt Hyman opened with a raise and then called when Nick Schulman moved all in for 1.48 million.

Hyman: {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}
Schulman: {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The {3-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop made things interesting as Schulman flopped top pair but Hyman had a pair and flush draw. Unfortunately for Hyman, he couldn't seal the deal as the {5-Hearts} bricked the turn followed by the {k-Clubs} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Hyman us
Matt Hyman
3,485,000
-1,415,000
-1,415,000
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
2,890,000
1,390,000
1,390,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Matt HymanNick Schulman