Level: 9
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
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
One for Keith Lehr
Level 8
: 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
Koray Aldemir raised to 8,500 under the gun and Keith Lehr called from the small blind. Stefan Schillhabel came along from the big and three players saw a flop of 
, which they all checked.
Lehr then led out for 12,000 on the 
turn, Schillhabel folded, and Aldemir called. Both players then checked the 
river and Lehr tabled the 
for a straight.
"Is that all?" Aldemir said before mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
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|
140,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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Level 8
: 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
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Updated Chip Counts from Table 7
Level 8
: 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
||
|
295,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
270,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
185,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
125,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
||
|
67,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Jason Koon Doubles Through Alan Schein
Level 8
: 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
With around 20,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Alan Schein bet 10,000 under the gun and Jason Koon called from the cutoff.
Schein bet another 10,000 on the 
turn, and again Koon called. When the 
completed the board on the river, Schein bet a final 10,000, but this time Koon moved all in for 51,000 total.
Schein used a time extension to consider the situation and eventually called with the 
. It was no good as Koon had gone runner-runner flush with the 
.
"Nice hand," Schein offered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
162,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
70,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
Steffen Sontheimer Eliminated By Phil Hellmuth
Level 8
: 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
The preflop action escaped us, but we do know that Steffen Sontheimer got his stack of 77,000 all in against Phil Hellmuth, who barely had him covered with a stack of 89,500.
Sontheimer: 
Hellmuth: 
Sontheimer was in desperate need of an eight, but he was left wanting after the board ran out 
.
Registration is open for another hour, so there's a chance we see Sontheimer again if he opts to exercise his single re-entry option.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
167,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 8
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 3,000
Phil Hellmuth Trending Downward
Level 7
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth raised to 9,000 under the gun and David Peters looked him up from the cutoff. The rest of the players folded and it was heads-up action to the flop, which came down 
.
Hellmuth continued for 14,000, Peters called, and the dealer burned and turned the 
.
Hellmuth bet again, this time 19,000, and Peters called.
When the 
completed the board on the river, Hellmuth bet 21,000 and Peters snap-called.
"Ace," Hellmuth said without showing his cards. It was apparent he knew he was beat given how fast Peters called. Indeed, Peters rolled over the 
for a rivered two pair and Hellmuth mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
90,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
|
||
Fedor Holz Exhausts Time Extensions While Doubling Dan Smith
Level 7
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
With around 45,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Fedor Holz checked from middle position and Dan Smith bet 16,000 from the cutoff.
Holz used a time extension before check-raising to 40,000 and Smith called to see the turn, which both players checked. However, Holz took so long that he was required to use another time extension.
When the 
river put four hearts on the board, Holz led out for 24,000 and Smith moved all in for 44,500 more. Holz used his final time extension, and with seconds remaining he called with his 
flush. Unfortunately for him, it was no good as Smith held a full house with the 
.
Holz, who was on his second bullet, was left with just 10,000 after the hand and busted a short time later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000