Level: 10
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
2017 Poker Masters
Event #1 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Poker Masters
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$2,550,000
Entries
51
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Winner of Poker Masters Event #1 to Receive $918,000
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The first event of the 2017 Poker Masters drew 51 entries. That means the top eight players will get paid as follows:
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $918,000 |
| 2nd | $561,000 |
| 3rd | $306,000 |
| 4th | $204,000 |
| 5th | $178,500 |
| 6th | $153,000 |
| 7th | $127,500 |
| 8th | $102,000 |
Short Delay
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The break has been extended a bit as tournament staff balances tables and switches out the feature table.
In the meantime, a few players took advantage of the re-entry option in Daniel Negreanu, Adrian Mateos, and Rainer Kempe. In addition, Daniel Cates jumped into the field literally in the last minute.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
||
|
125,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
||
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
125,000 | |
Break Time
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Players are now on another 10-minute break. Late registration and the single re-entry option will come to a close once they return. Stay tuned for the final numbers and payout information for the Poker Masters Event #1: $50,000 NLHE.
The Ladies Love Adrian Mateos
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Up at the feature table, Adrian Mateos got his stack of nearly 70,000 all in preflop and was up against 2015 Super High Roller Bowl champ Brian Rast.
Mateos: 
Rast: 
Mateos was well out in front, and that's right where he stayed after the board ran out a safe 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
137,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
||
|
134,000
-154,500
|
-154,500 |
|
|
||
Doug Polk Doubles Through Adrian Mateos
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Up at the feature table, Doug Polk got his short stack of roughly 35,000 all in preflop and was at risk against Adrian Mateos.
Polk: 
Mateos: 
Polk got it in good, and he held strong as the board ran out a clean 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
|
66,000
-30,500
|
-30,500 |
|
|
||
Matt Hyman Flips for His Tournament Life
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Matt Hyman moved all in for 38,500 from the hijack and Stefan Schillhabel called him from the small blind.
Hyman: 
Schillhabel: 
It was a flip, but not after the flop came down 
to give Schillhabel a set. The 
turn left Hyman drawing dead, and he exited the poker room after the 
was run out on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Updated Chip Counts from Table 6
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
||
|
190,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
170,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
50,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
||
|
45,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
||
Updated Chip Counts from Table 2
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
255,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
250,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
185,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
|
||
|
150,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Updated Chip Counts from the Feature Table
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
288,500
192,000
|
192,000 |
|
|
||
|
187,500
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
||
|
102,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
96,500
-129,500
|
-129,500 |
|
|
||
|
80,000
-81,500
|
-81,500 |
|
|
72,500
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
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