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

Holz vs Hellmuth: Round 2

Level 17 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Phil Hellmuth raised to 34,000 from early position and Fedor Holz called from the button. The dealer fanned the flop of {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and Hellmuth checked. Holz bet 30,000 and Hellmuth called.

The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {8-Hearts} on the river.

Hellmuth checked again and Holz made a huge over-bet of 196,000. "How do you get away with this one?" Hellmuth started saying as he folded his hand. Hellmuth continued to rant but it seemed as though he was talking to himself because nobody at the table acknowledged him.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
688,000
-42,000
-42,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
630,000
45,000
45,000

Tags: Fedor HolzPhil Hellmuth

Marchese Drops Some to Christner

Level 17 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

From under the gun, Christian Christner opened to 33,000, and once the action folded to Tom Marchese on the button, he three-bet to 85,000.

Christner called, and both players checked the {A-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop as the {7-Spades} landed on the turn.

Christner bet out 100,000 and Marchese swiftly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
1,920,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Christian Christner de
Christian Christner
510,000
155,000
155,000

Tags: Christian ChristnerTom Marchese

Sontheimer Closes the Gap

Level 17 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Bryn Kenney opened with a raise to 35,000 from middle position and Tom Marchese called directly to his left. Steffen Sontheimer was in the cutoff and three-bet to 120,000. Kenney folded and Marchese called to go heads-up to the flop of {q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}.

Marchese checked and Sontheimer bet 80,000. Marchese called to see the {4-Diamonds} hit the turn.

Marchese checked again and Sontheimer reached back for a bit more and bet 235,000. Marchese mucked his hand Sontheimer closed the gap on the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
1,682,000
-238,000
-238,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
1,067,000
282,000
282,000

Tags: Bryn KenneySteffen SontheimerTom Marchese

Two Pair for Holz

Level 17 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Steffen Sontheimer opened from middle position to 35,000 and both Fedor Holz and Adrian Mateos called in the blinds.

The {6-Hearts}{A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{8-Clubs} board was checked down to where Holz bet out 54,000 and just Sontheimer called.

"I win!" announced Holz as he tabled his {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}.

Sontheimer mucked and dropped below one million as Holz climbed to 735,000.

Player Chips Progress
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
935,000
-132,000
-132,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
735,000
105,000
105,000

Tags: Adrian MateosFedor HolzSteffen Sontheimer

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Seidel Gets Half of a Double

Level 18 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Erik Seidel pushed all-in for 46,000 from the cutoff. Adrian Mateos and Bryn Kenney called from the blinds.

The flop came {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and both players checked to the {q-Clubs} on the turn and the {j-Spades} on the river. Finally, Kenney made a bet of 48,000 and Mateos folded.

Seidel flopped the nuts with {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} but had to chop up the pot with Kenney's {k-Hearts}{8-Spades}.

Tags: Adrian MateosBryn KenneyErik Seidel

Christner Doubles Through Marchese to Take Chip Lead

Level 18 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Christian Christner
Christian Christner

Christian Christner opened to 42,000 from under the gun and both Tom Marchese and Phil Hellmuth called from the button and big blind respectively.

The flop landed {3-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and both Hellmuth and Christner checked to Marchese who bet 60,000. Hellmuth folded, but Christner called as the turn landed the {10-Spades} and he checked again.

Marchese tossed in a bet of 125,000 and Christner called as the river landed the {2-Hearts} and he checked for a third time.

Marchese pushed out a stack of 25,000-denomination chips amounting to a bet of 500,000, and Christner called all-in for his last 368,000.

Marchese tabled his {9-Clubs}{X-}, but it would be Christner's {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} that would ensure him the double with second set.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Christner de
Christian Christner
1,212,000
702,000
702,000
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
1,060,000
-622,000
-622,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Christian ChristnerPhil HellmuthTom Marchese

Erik Seidel Eliminated in 9th Place

Level 18 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Dan Shak
Dan Shak

Christian Christner limped in on the cutoff and Dan Shak also called on the button. Erik Seidel was all-in for just 9,000 in the small blind and Fedor Holz checked his option in the big blind. The flop came {10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and Holz led out for 30,000. Christner called and Shak folded.

The turn was the {q-Hearts} and Holz checked. Christner bet 70,000 and Holz instantly mucked. The river was the {6-Clubs} and Seidel tabled {K-Clubs}{6-Spades} for trip sixes but he couldn't beat the {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} of Christner. Seidel was eliminated on the money bubble and the remaining eight players are all guaranteed $100,000.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Christner de
Christian Christner
1,425,000
213,000
213,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
635,000
-100,000
-100,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Christian ChristnerErik SeidelFedor Holz

Holz Bluffs Hellmuth

Level 18 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Phil Hellmuth opened to 50,000 and both Fedor Holz and Adrian Mateos call in the blinds.

The flop lands {9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} and Holz and Mateos check to Hellmuth who bets 65,000.

Holz check-raises to 145,000 and Mateos folds.

"You always have it huh?" states Hellmuth as he open-mucks {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}.

Holz collects the pot, and the shows his {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
800,000
165,000
165,000
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
675,000
-13,000
-13,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings

Tags: Adrian MateosFedor HolzPhil Hellmuth