2017 Poker Masters

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

Another Double for Brandon Adams

Level 12 : 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante

Brandon Adams was all in and at risk yet again, this time for 39,000 against Daniel Cates.

Cates: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
Adams: {q-Spades}{j-Spades}

It was a flip, but Adams needed to improve to stay alive. He didn't do it on the {6-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop nor {6-Clubs} turn, but he did on the {j-Diamonds} river. Ship another double to Adams.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Cates us
Daniel Cates
209,000
-11,000
-11,000
Brandon Adams us
Brandon Adams
84,000
39,000
39,000
StakeKings

Tags: Daniel CatesBrandon Adams

Dominik Nitsche Doubles Through Steffen Sontheimer

Level 12 : 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante

Dominik Nitsche got his stack of 58,000 all in preflop and was at risk against Steffen Sontheimer.

Sontheimer: {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Nitsche: {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}

It was a race, but not after the flop came down {3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} to give Nitsche a set. Neither the {5-Diamonds} turn nor {5-Clubs} river changed a thing and Nitsche shipped the double.

Player Chips Progress
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
210,000
-60,000
-60,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
145,000
87,000
87,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dominik NitscheSteffen Sontheimer

Level: 13

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Sergio Aido Has a Kicker Problem

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Sergio Aido during the 2017 WSOP
Sergio Aido during the 2017 WSOP

Action folded to Spain's Sergio Aido on the button and he raised to 17,000. Steffen Sontheimer responded by moving all in from the big blind and Aido quickly called off for right around 155,000.

Sontheimer: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Aido: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Aido had a kicker problem and it didn't get resolved as the board ran out {9-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
640,000
430,000
430,000
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Steffen SontheimerSergio Aido

Matt Hyman's Tournament Life on the Line in Classic Race

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Matt Hyman
Matt Hyman

The preflop action escaped us, but we do know that Matt Hyman got his stack of 144,500 all in preflop against Brandon Adams, who recently worked his stack of 18,000 up to over 200K.

Adams: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Hyman: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

It was the epitome of a race, and Hyman was looking to hold to score the double. The ladies showed him some love as they held after the board ran out {8-Spades}{5-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Hyman us
Matt Hyman
305,500
161,000
161,000
Brandon Adams us
Brandon Adams
70,000
-145,000
-145,000
StakeKings

Tags: Matt HymanBrandon Adams

Dominik Nitsche Makes Tough Call to Double Through Justin Bonomo

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dominik Nitsche just limped from the small blind and Justin Bonomo checked his option from the big. The {j-Spades}{7-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop saw Nitsche check-call a bet of 8,000 and then he led out for 10,000 on the {a-Diamonds} turn.

Bonomo called and the {j-Diamonds} completed the board on the river. Nitsche returned to checking and Bonomo moved all in. Nitsche, who had 56,000 back, hit the tank and even used a time extension before calling off.

Bonomo showed the {2-Spades}{3-Spades} bluff, and Nitsche rolled over the {4-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} for a pair of sevens and the win.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
170,000
85,000
85,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
75,000
-105,000
-105,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Dominik NitscheJustin Bonomo

Level: 14

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Stephene Chidwick Flushed By Dan Smith

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick during the 2017 WSOP
Stephen Chidwick during the 2017 WSOP

Dan Smith raised the cutoff to 25,000 only to have Stephen Chidwick three-bet all in for 113,000 from the small blind. David Peters folded from the big and Smith opted to call.

Smith: {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Chidwick: {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Chidwick got it in good, but he fell behind on the {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} flop. The {j-Diamonds} turn gave him an open-ended straight draw, and while the {7-Diamonds} river completed it, the same card gave Smith a winning flush.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
690,000
270,000
270,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dan SmithStephen Chidwick