2017 Poker Masters

Event #1 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
12
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
Total Entries
51
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Left 1 / 51
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Welcome to the Party

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are now seated and cards are finally in the air here in Event #1: $50,000 NLHE. The button will start in Seat 4.

Shuffle up and deal!

Player Chips Progress
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Erik Seidel
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
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Steffen Sontheimer
125,000
125,000
125,000
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Bryn Kenney
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
125,000
125,000
125,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 5X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Doug Polk us
Doug Polk
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 2X Winner
GGPoker
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Dominik Nitsche
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Keith Lehr us
Keith Lehr
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
pokerstars
Profile photo of Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Zach Hyman us
Zach Hyman
125,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Christian Christner de
Christian Christner
125,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Brandon Adams us
Brandon Adams
125,000
125,000
125,000
StakeKings
Profile photo of Matt Hyman us
Matt Hyman
125,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
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Fedor Holz
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 2X Winner
GGPoker
Profile photo of Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
125,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once

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Level: 1

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Groups Forming

Players are still waiting for things to get underway here in Event #1, and while they wait, certain groups have formed.

Dan Smith and Stephen Chidwick are keeping themselves busy with a game of OFC, while Erik Seidel, Brandon Adams, and Isaac Haxton are busy chatting it up in the corner.

Rainer Kempe, Dominik Nitsche, and the German contingent are sticking together, and not far away Scott Seiver and Brian Rast are conversing.

At empty Table 3, Fedor Holz is busy texting away while Spaniards Adrian Mateos and Sergio Aido are chatting away in their native tongue.

The good news is the tournament staff is now randomly distributing seat cards, meaning these players will be taking their seats shortly.

Stay tuned!

Players Filtering In

The tournament was scheduled to start at 2 p.m. local time, but that mark has come and gone without cards flying.

It shouldn't be too much longer as players are filtering in. Among those in the room are Doug Polk, Adrian Mateos, Sergio Aido, Daniel Negreanu, Keith Lehr, Alan Schein, Stephen Chidwick, and Justin Bonomo.

Let the Battle for The Poker Masters Purple Jacket™ Begin!

Poker Masters
Poker Masters

Welcome to Day 1 of the inaugural Poker Masters!

The highly-anticipated five-event series kicks off today inside ARIA with the first of four prelims featuring a $50,000 buy-in. The final event will be a $100,000 Championship Event. The player with the best results (highest total earnings) throughout all five tournaments will be deemed Poker Masters Champion and be awarded The Poker Masters Purple Jacket™.

Among those expected to compete in the Poker Masters 14-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, 2016 Super High Roller Bowl champ Rainer Kempe, and Fedor Holz, who will be filming a documentary all week giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at his Poker Masters experience.

In addition, Daniel Negreanu is betting on himself to become the Poker Masters’ first-ever winner. “Kid Poker” offered a bet of $50,000 that he would win against any one player, and right now he stands to collect $1 million from the field if he does in fact win.

Other players you’ll likely see in action are Brian Rast, Isaac Haxton, Doug Polk, Dan Smith, Scott Seiver, Bryn Kenney, David Peters, Byron Kaverman, Ben Lamb, Justin Bonomo, Ben Tollerene, Stefan Schillhabel, Christoph Vogelsang, Koray Aldemir, Christian Christner, Dominik Nitsche, Adrian Mateos, Sergio Aido, Igor Kurganov and Charlie Carrel.

Event #1, which will be live streamed on PokerGO on a 30-minute delay, is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. PST with the live stream starting at 5 p.m. PST. Players will start with 125,000 in chips and are allowed a single re-entry. Levels will be 30 minutes with a ten-minute break every three levels. Late registration will remain open through Level 9. The plan for the day is to play down to the final table of nine.

Inspired by the Aria High Rollers, the tournament rules are designed to speed up play and are specifically catered to the regular high-stakes players, including:

  • Seven-handed tables
  • A single ante posted by the big blind
  • A 30-second shot clock, with three 60-second time extensions
  • Players may re-enter once per event through level nine (with no re-entry in the final event)
  • Headphones and sunglasses are not allowed

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be providing complete coverage from the tournament floor. Our updates will coincide with the live stream, so don't worry — there will be no spoilers for those watching on PokerGO.

Event #1 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Started

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