Event #2 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2017 Poker Masters

09-14-2017 15:17 UTC-7

Aido's Lucky Ladies

Adam Lamers

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

Sergio Aido raised to 3,000 from the cutoff and Rainer Kempe three-bet to 13,000 from the big blind. Aido clicked the action back with a four-bet to 31,000. Kempe wasn't finished there as he jammed all-in and Aido instantly called, putting his 114,500 chip stack at risk.

Aido turned over but was up against Kempe's . The flop came and Kempe was in great position. The turn landed the and Aido took the lead in the hand. The river brought the and Aido's set of queens earned him a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	231,000 106,000	106,000
Rainer Kempe	28,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Sergio Aido

09-14-2017 15:17 UTC-7

Sontheimer Enters

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

After finishing 4th in Event #1 for $204,000, Steffen Sontheimer has just entered the tournament and is seated on table four.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steffen Sontheimer	125,000

Tags: Steffen Sontheimer

09-14-2017 15:13 UTC-7

Lamb Pressures Seiver

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

The action folded to Ben Lamb in the small blind and he raised to 4,000. Scott Seiver bumped it up to 15,000 from the big blind, and as the clock counted down on Lamb, he four-bet to 37,000.

Seiver called, and when the flop landed , Lamb again used his full extension of time before betting out 45,000.

Seiver went into the tank before a forced time extension button of 60 seconds was utilized. Eventually a further 40 seconds passed, and Seiver mucked his hand and dropped to roughly 80,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	190,000 55,000	55,000

Scott Seiver	82,000 -43,000	-43,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Scott Seiver

09-14-2017 15:07 UTC-7

Polk Returns

Adam Lamers

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

Doug Polk has returned to take a seat on Table 5 after busting to Dominik Nitsche earlier.

Player	Chips	Progress
Doug Polk	125,000 125,000	125,000

09-14-2017 15:05 UTC-7

Polk Misses His Flush

Adam Lamers

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

On a flop of , Dominik Nitsche and Doug Polk got all of their chips in the middle. Polk turned over but was up against the of Nitsche.

The turn was the and the river was also of no help to Polk. After counting the chips, Nitsche barely had Polk covered. Polk was sent to the cage and Nitsche stacked the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	213,000 88,000	88,000

Doug Polk	Busted

Tags: Dominik Nitsche Doug Polk

09-14-2017 15:04 UTC-7

Schindler Re-Enters

tRaMSt0p

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

Jake Schinder was down to roughly his last 20,000 and was recently eliminated before re-entering and re-joining his original table.

Informed on the hand that left Schindler crippled, it was detailed to us that following a Ben Tollerene open to 2,500, Sean Winter three-bet to 12,000. Schindler made it 27,000, and once Tollerene folded, Winter called.

Winter then check-called bets on the flop and turn before both players checked the river as the final board read .

Winter tabled his , and Schindler mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	205,000 80,000	80,000
Jake Schindler	125,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Ben Tollerene Jake Schindler

09-14-2017 15:00 UTC-7

Holz Nails the River; Eliminates Kenney

Adam Lamers

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

With around 16,000 in the middle, the dealer fanned the flop of and Bryn Kenney checked from the cutoff. Fedor Holz was on the button and made a bet of 11,000. Kenney called and the landed on the turn.

Kenney checked again and Holz shoved all-in. Kenney had around 102,000 remaining and would be at risk should he call. After nearly two minutes, Kenney stuck his chips in the middle and the cards were tabled. Kenney was out front with against Holz's . The river brought the and Holz hit a pair of queens to eliminate Kenney