2017 Poker Masters

Event #2 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Poker Masters

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$900,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$2,500,000
Entries
50
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
35,000 / 70,000
Ante
70,000

Negreanu and Schillhabel Done for the Day

Level 9 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

From under the gun, Daniel Negreanu moved all in for his last 6,000 before Dominik Nitsche raised to 11,000 in the cutoff.

Erik Seidel called in the small blind before Stefan Schillhabel moved all in from the big blind for 81,000. Nitsche folded, but Seidel called.

Negreanu: {Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Schillhabel: {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Seidel: {A-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

The board ran out {4-Clubs}{K-Spades}{A-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and it would be Seidel's top pair that would eliminate both Negreanu and Schillhabel who were on their second bullet each for the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
350,000
225,000
225,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
Busted
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Daniel NegreanuDominik NitscheErik SeidelStefan Schillhabel

Phil Hellmuth Giving Himself a Chance at the Poker Masters

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

Phil Hellmuth was one of the last entrants in today's tournament, and he truly believes he has a chance here at the Poker Masters.

Recently Hellmuth spoke to Poker Central about his chances in this very event, and the work he has been putting in.

To read about Hellmuth and his quest for greatness, read this Poker Central article.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Haxton Eliminated by Mateos

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

In a monster preflop clash, Isaac Haxton found himself all in for his last 231,000 against Adrian Mateos who had roughly 245,500.

Haxton: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Mateos: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and Haxton was unable to spike his set and was consequently eliminated while Mateos surged to roughly half a million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
491,000
287,000
287,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosIsaac Haxton

Seidel Doubles with Flush on River

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

With roughly 70,000 in the pot and the board reading {5-Spades}{K-Hearts}{8-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, David Peters bet out 65,000 only to have Erik Seidel move all in for 128,500.

Peters eventually made the call before he would be shown the bad news by Seidel as he tabled his {A-Spades}{3-Spades} for a flush.

Peters mucked and dropped below 200,000 while Seidel climbed to roughly 340,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
340,000
25,000
25,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
David Peters us
David Peters
190,500
-25,500
-25,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: David PetersErik Seidel

One Million for Marchese

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

From under the gun, Sam Soverel opened to 17,000 and Tom Marchese called in the big blind.

The flop landed {3-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Marchese checked to Soverel who bet 15,000. Marchese opted to respond with a check-raise to 52,000, and Soverel called.

The turn landed the {10-Diamonds}, and Marchese checked again as Soverel pushed out a bet of 60,000.

Marchese called, and when the river landed the {2-Spades}, both players checked.

Marchese tabled his {4-Spades}{4-Hearts} for a flopped set, and Soverel folded.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
1,050,000
135,000
135,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Sam Soverel us
Sam Soverel
215,000
-105,000
-105,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Tom MarcheseSam Soverel

Dominik Nitsche Eliminated in 14th Place

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Dominik Nitsche
Dominik Nitsche

The action folded to Sean Winter on the button and he limped in. Adrian Mateos completed from the small blind, and Dominik Nitsche checked his option.

The flop landed {6-}{4-}{3-} and Mateos led for 15,000 with only Nitsche calling as the turn landed the repeating {3-}.

Mateos bet out 40,000, and Nitsche called, as the river landed the {K-}.

Mateos moved all in for an effective bet of roughly 100,000, and after some deliberation, Nitsche called all in.

Mateos tabled his {7-}{5-} for a flopped straight, and when Nitsche flashed his {Q-}{3-} for trips, he was eliminated in 14th place.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
745,000
165,000
165,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dominik NitscheAdrian Mateos

Sergio Aido Eliminated in 13th Place

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Sergio Aido
Sergio Aido

Sergio Aido raised to 24,000 from early position and Fedor Holz moved all-in from the big blind. Aido started the hand with around 220,000 and stuck all of his chips in the middle.

Holz: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Aido: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

The board ran out {k-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} and Holz was able to hit a jack on the river. Aido was eliminated in 13th place and Holz closes in on a million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
945,000
185,000
185,000
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Fedor HolzSergio Aido

Sean Winter Eliminated in 12th Place

Level 16 : 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
Sean Winter
Sean Winter

Steffen Sontheimer opened to 30,000 from the hijack, and Sean Winter moved all in from the big blind for 296,000. Sontheimer quickly called.

Sontheimer: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}
Winter: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {A-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} and Winter was eliminated in 12th place as Sontheimer sits just shy of one million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
947,000
317,000
317,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Sean WinterSteffen Sontheimer

Sam Soverel Eliminated in 11th Place

Level 16 : 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
Sam Soverel
Sam Soverel

Adrian Mateos opened to 32,000 from middle position and Sam Soverel moved all in from the small blind for 66,000. Mateos called, and the cards were tabled.

Mateos: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}
Soverel: {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{7-Spades} and Soverel was eliminated in 11th place as Mateos jumps up to nearly one million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
960,000
180,000
180,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Sam Soverel us
Sam Soverel
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosSam Soverel