Level: 5
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2017 Poker Masters
Event #2 $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
$2,500,000
Entries
50
Level
25
Blinds
35,000 / 70,000
Ante
70,000
Negreanu Four-Bets Mateos
Level 4
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
From the cutoff, Daniel Negreanu opened to 4,000 and Adrian Mateos three-bet his big blind to 14,000.
Negreanu responded with a four-bet to 34,000, and Mateos folded as both players saw their stack hit the 165,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
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165,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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Seiver Shoves River on Lamb
Level 4
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Scott Seiver opened from under the gun to 3,500 and Ben Lamb called in the big blind.
The flop landed 
and Lamb checked to Seiver who bet 5,000. Lamb called, and both players checked the 
on the turn.
The river landed the 
, and following a third check from Lamb, Seiver moved all in for 39,500 with Lamb folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
-77,000
|
-77,000 |
|
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|
59,000
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
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Katz Re-Enters
Level 4
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Cary Katz has quickly re-entered today's tournament and has been seated on table five in between Isaac Haxton and Stefan Schillhabel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
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Katz KO'd by Aido
Level 4
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
On a board of 
, Sergio Aido bet out and Cary Katz moved all in. Aido called holding 
and Katz revealed his 
.
Dominated and at-risk, Katz was unable to find a queen on the river, and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Sontheimer Gives Up on the Turn
Level 4
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Dan Shak opened with a raise to 4,000 from under the gun and Steffen Sontheimer called from the hijack. Dan Smith re-raised to 15,000 on the button. Shak folded and Sontheimer called. The flop was 
and Sontheimer checked to Smith who bet 11,000. Sontheimer chose to check-raise to 27,000 and Smith called.
The turn was the and Sontheimer checked again. Smith fired 37,000 and Sontheimer quickly mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
253,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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|
131,000
-102,000
|
-102,000 |
Mateos Claims Battle of Spain
Level 4
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
On a board of 
with roughly 65,000 in the middle, Adrian Mateos moved all in for 78,500.
His fellow countryman Sergio Aido went deep into the tank, eventually having to use two 60-second time extension buttons before opting for a fold.
Mateos signaled to Aido he could choose one card, and Aido flipped over the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
-53,000
|
-53,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
145,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
|
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Marchese Builds on His Lead
Level 4
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Tom Marchese went into the break as the chip leader and he is showing no signs of slowing down. On a board reading 
Dominik Nitsche checked from the big blind and Tom Marchese bet 36,000. Nitsche called and saw the 3h peel on the river.
Nitsche used two of his time extensions before leading out for 60,000. Marchese didn't waste any time before shoving all-in. Nitsche chuckled to himself before tossing his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
422,500
109,500
|
109,500 |
|
|
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|
99,000
-107,000
|
-107,000 |
|
|
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Schindler Check-Raises Turn
Level 4
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Zach Hyman opened to 3,500 in the cutoff and Sean Winter called on the button, as did Jake Schindler in the big blind.
The flop of 
was checked through by all three players as the turn landed the 
.
Schindler checked, Hyman bet 4,500, and Winter folded.
Schindler check-raised to 20,000, and Hyman folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
140,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
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Christner Re-Enters
Level 4
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
German Christian Christner has re-entered the tournament and is seated between Stefan Schillhabel and Ben Lamb on table five.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |