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

Alan Schein with the Min-Raise; Dan Smith Re-Enters

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

Keith Lehr raised to 7,000 from early position and Alan Schein called from the small blind.

Schein then check-called a bet of 5,000 on the {6-Clubs}{a-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop before checking for a second time on the {q-Hearts} turn. Lehr bet 15,000, Schein min-check raised to 30,000, and Lehr snap-folded.

Meanwhile, Dan Smith has opted to re-enter the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
125,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Keith Lehr us
Keith Lehr
115,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Alan Schein us
Alan Schein
90,000
90,000
90,000

Tags: Alan ScheinKeith Lehr

Zach Hyman Jams on Ben Lamb

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Zach Hyman during the 2017 WSOP.
Zach Hyman during the 2017 WSOP.

Nick Schulman raised to 3,000 from the cutoff and both Ben Lamb and Zach Hyman, who were on the button and in the big blind respectively, called to see a {4-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{8-Spades} flop.

Hyman was first to act and he led out for 3,000. Only Lamb called and it was heads-up action to the {j-Clubs} turn.

Hyman bet again, this time 7,500, and Lamb pushed back with a raise to 20,000. Not to be outdone, Hyman three-bet all in for roughly 60,000 and it worked as Lamb ditched his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Zach Hyman us
Zach Hyman
100,000
40,000
40,000
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
85,000
-26,000
-26,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ben LambZach Hyman

Eights Great for Dominik Nitsche

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

Dominik Nitsche raised to 3,000 under the gun and action folded all the way around to Matt Hyman, who called from the big blind.

Hyman proceeded to check-call a bet of 4,000 on the {5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{9-Spades} flop before both players checked the {q-Spades} turn as well as the {5-Clubs} river.

Hyman tabled the {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, but it was no good as Nitsche held a bigger pair with the {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
140,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Matt Hyman us
Matt Hyman
100,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Dominik NitscheMatt Hyman

Level: 3

Blinds: 500/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Fedor Holz Primed for the Poker Masters

Level 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante
Fedor Holz is primed for success.
Fedor Holz is primed for success.

Fedor Holz won over $20 million in under two years and cemented his legacy as one of poker's best. The German wunderkind, who is being tailed by a camera crew who are doing a documentary, is in action here in Event #1 of the Poker Masters.

He is in pursuit of The Poker Masters Purple Jacket™ and he recently spoke to Poker Central about it.

Check out the article by clicking here.

Tags: Poker CentralFedor Holz

Delayed C-Bet Works for Keith Lehr

Level 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante

Dominik Nitsche raised to 3,500 from the cutoff only to have Keith Lehr three-bet to 8,000 from the button. Both blinds folded, Nitsche called, and the flop came down {q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{a-Spades}.

Both players checked and the dealer put out the {3-Hearts} on the turn. Nitsche checked for a second time and then folded when Lehr bet 8,000.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
150,000
-8,000
-8,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Keith Lehr us
Keith Lehr
105,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Keith LehrDominik Nitsche

Christian Christner Doubles Through Justin Bonomo

Level 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante
Christian Christner during the 2017 SHRB.
Christian Christner during the 2017 SHRB.

Christian Christner raised to 5,000 under the gun and then called Justin Bonomo's three-bet to 14,000 from the big blind.

The {j-Clubs}{9-Spades}{6-Spades} flop saw Bonomo lead out for 10,000, and Christner called to see the {10-Spades} turn. Bonomo eyed up his opponent's stack of 58,500 and then announced all in. Christner wasted little time in calling off.

Bonomo: {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Christner: {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Christner was ahead with two pair, but Bonomo could still win with either an ace or non-jack spade on the river. The dealer burned one last time and put out the {5-Clubs} on the river. It was a blank as far as Bonomo was concerned and he sent over the vast majority of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Christner de
Christian Christner
170,000
85,000
85,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
18,000
-85,000
-85,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Christian ChristnerJustin Bonomo

First Break of the Day

Level 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante

Three levels have come and gone. That means it's time for the first 10-minute break of the day.

Upon coming back from the break, Table 4 will be moved to the feature table, which will then be live streamed on PokerGO on a 30-minute delay. The lineup for that table includes Erik Seidel, Adrian Mateos, Doug Polk, Brian Rast, Ben Tollerene, and Stephen Chidwick.

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Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500