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

Haxton Makes an Early Four-Bet

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

Isaac Haxton raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Justin Bonomo made a three-bet to 9,000 on the button. The action was back on Haxton who put in a four-bet to 25,500 just as his time was expiring. Bonomo called and they were off to the flop.

The dealer fanned a flop of {j-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Haxton led out for 13,500. Bonomo wasted no time before sending his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
212,000
87,000
87,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
88,500
-36,500
-36,500
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Isaac HaxtonJustin Bonomo

Broadway for Marchese, Schein Eliminated

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

Alan Schein was left with just a few chips and found himself all in preflop holding {10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} against three players.

The {J-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts} flop was checked through to see the {5-Spades} land on the turn as the preflop aggressor Tom Marchese bet out 5,000. Doug Polk folded in the small blind, but Stephen Chidwick in the big blind called.

The river landed the {2-Clubs}, and after a check by Chidwick, Marchese bet 14,000 and Chidwick folded.

Although Schein had vacated the tournament area, his hand was tabled to reveal just ten-high, and Marchese revealed his {K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for king-high to win the pot.

Speaking to Marchese, he informed us that he made a Broadway straight, and on the river Schein shoved all-in and Marchese called with the nuts. Schein declined to show, and following that hand and the following elimination, he was headed to the cage to re-enter.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
260,500
135,500
135,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Alan Schein us
Alan Schein
Busted

Tags: Alan ScheinDoug PolkStephen ChidwickTom Marchese

Play Underway

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

Cards are now in the air for Event #2 of the Poker Masters.

Currently there are 26 players in the field, spread across four tables. But it is expected that this number will swell throughout the registration period and hit a number close to the 51 entrants Event #1 had on Wednesday.

Level: 1

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Short Delay

With a plethora of players currently in line to buy-in to today's Poker Masters Event #2, the tournament has been put on a slight delay to start.

Speaking to the Tournament Director Paul Campbell, he informed us that cards should be in the air within the next 15 minutes.