Event #1 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2017 Poker Masters

09-13-2017 21:39 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts from Table 4

Chad Holloway

Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	420,000 -105,000	-105,000

Doug Polk	300,000 230,000	230,000

Stephen Chidwick	260,000 158,000	158,000

David Peters	235,000 25,000	25,000

Scott Seiver	145,000 -95,000	-95,000

Ben Tollerene	130,000 -130,000	-130,000

09-13-2017 21:38 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts from the Feature Table

Chad Holloway

Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	249,000 99,000	99,000

Cary Katz	232,500 -117,500	-117,500
Daniel Cates	220,000 95,000	95,000
Ben Lamb	183,500 -66,500	-66,500

Matt Hyman	124,000 124,000	124,000
Brandon Adams	18,000 -82,000	-82,000

09-13-2017 21:33 UTC-7

Sean Winter Holds Over Jason Koon

Chad Holloway

Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Sean Winter raised to 15,000 under the gun and Jason Koon called from the button. Daniel Negreanu came along from the big blind and it was three-way action to the flop.

Negreanu checked, Winter continued for 16,000, and only Koon called to see the turn, which both players checked.

When the paired the board on the river, Winter led out for 55,000 and Koon moved all in. Winter snap-called off for 132,500 total with the , which best the flush of Koon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	405,000 -170,000	-170,000

Sean Winter	340,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Sean Winter Jason Koon

Level: 11

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

09-13-2017 21:06 UTC-7

Rainer Kempe Survives David Peters

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

A short-stacked Rainer Kempe moved all in for 27,500 from middle position and David Peters called from the cutoff. The rest of the players folded and the hands were turned up.

Kempe:
Peters:

Kempe needed some help, but there wasn't much to be had on the flop. The e turn gave Kempe a flush draw, and he made it when the spiked on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	210,000 -30,000	-30,000

Rainer Kempe	65,000 37,500	37,500

Tags: Rainer Kempe David Peters

09-13-2017 20:55 UTC-7

Daniel Negreanu on a Heater

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu re-entered during the break, and within 19 minutes of play resuming he's worked his 125,000 starting stack up to 480,000.

He managed to double it right away with ace-king against the ace-ten suited of Justin Bonomo.

Not long after, Negreanu got it in again, this time with pocket tens against the ace-king of Dan Smith. The pocket pair held and just like that Negreanu sits among the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	480,000 355,000	355,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

09-13-2017 20:51 UTC-7

Brian Rast Done in By Ben Tollerene

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ben Tollerene won a flip with pocket tens to double through the king-queen of Brian Rast, and one hand later he finished off his opponent.

It happened when action folded to Tollerene in the small blind and he simply moved all in to put the pressure on Rast, who was sitting with 13,000. The 2015 Super High Roller Bowl champ called off and the hands were turned up.

Rast:
Tollerene:

Rast was drawing to two live cards, but neither appeared as the board instead ran out a dry .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Tollerene	260,000 180,000	180,000
Brian Rast	Busted

Tags: Ben Tollerene Brian Rast

09-13-2017 20:47 UTC-7

Big Slick Does't Do the Trick for Keith Lehr

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Keith Lehr got his stack of approximately 100,000 all in preflop and was up against the cowboys of Koray Aldemir.

Lehr:
Aldemir:

Lehr's best shot at surviving was to catch an ace, but he was left wanting as the board ran out an unhelpful .

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Aldemir	370,000 70,000	70,000

Keith Lehr	Busted

Tags: Keith Lehr Koray Aldemir

09-13-2017 20:39 UTC-7

Adrian Mateos Dispatches Jake Schindler

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jake Schindler, who got off to a hot start in this tournament only to cool off in the middle stages, got his last 40,000 all in preflop and found himself at risk against Adrian Mateos.

Mateos:
Schindler:

Schindler was in need of some help, but it never came as the board ran out a useless . With that, Schindler was officially eliminated from Event #1 of the 2017 Poker Masters.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	165,000 40,000	40,000

Jake Schindler	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Jake Schindler

09-13-2017 20:35 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts from Table 7

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	525,000 170,000	170,000

Justin Bonomo	460,000 190,000	190,000

Jason Koon	350,000 225,000	225,000

Scott Seiver	240,000 55,000	55,000

Daniel Negreanu	125,000

Daniel Cates	125,000
Isaac Haxton	100,000 -195,000	-195,000