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

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
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
David Peters us
David Peters
190,500
-25,500
-25,500
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: David PetersErik Seidel

Marchese Putting His Chips to Work

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

Tom Marchese raised to 16,000 from under the gun and Rainer Kempe called from the big blind. The flop came {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Kempe checked to Marchese who continued for 20,000. Kempe called and the {3-Spades} hit the turn.

Kempe checked again and Marchese bet 58,000. Kempe took his time but made the call. The river was the {j-Spades} and Kempe checked once again. Marchese barrelled for the third time, this time an all-in bet. Kempe couldn't handle the pressure and had to muck his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
913,000
210,000
210,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
183,000
-119,000
-119,000

Tags: Rainer KempeTom Marchese

Shak Doubles with Jacks

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

Scott Seiver opened to 16,000 in the cutoff and Sergio Aido three-bet the button to 53,000. Dan Shak moved all in from the small blind for 84,000 and Seiver folded, while Aido called.

Aido: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Shak: {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and Shak doubled to 200,000 as Aido dropped to under half a million.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
490,000
-90,000
-90,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
198,000
98,000
98,000

Tags: Dan ShakScott SeiverSergio Aido

Seiver Wins with Turn Bet

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

The action folded to Scott Seiver in the small blind, and he limped in before Sergio Aido raised to 26,000 from the big blind.

Seiver called, and then checked the {K-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Spades} flop to Aido who continued for 23,000.

Seiver called, and when the turn landed the {K-Clubs}, he led out for 50,000.

Aido folded and dropped below 600,000, while Seiver climbed to over 350,000.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
580,000
-75,000
-75,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
355,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Scott SeiverSergio Aido

Level: 12

Blinds: 3,500/7,000

Ante: 7,000

Mateos Folds to Hellmuth

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

Phil Hellmuth opened to 15,000 and Adrian Mateos called in the big blind to see a {7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} flop.

Mateos checked and Hellmuth bet out 10,000. Mateos called, and then checked the turn of the {8-Diamonds}.

Hellmuth bet 25,000, and Mateos quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
460,000
-31,000
-31,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
115,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Adrian MateosPhil Hellmuth

Kempe Eliminates Zach Hyman

Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Zach Hyman
Zach Hyman

Rainer Kempe raised to 13,000 from middle position and Zach Hyman pushed all-in for his remaining 52,000. Kempe instantly called and tabled {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}. Hyman had two live cards with {q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Hyman took the lead with a pair of tens. The turn was the {8-Hearts} and the river brought the {k-Clubs}. Kempe hit his king on the river to send Hyman out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
302,000
-82,000
-82,000
Zach Hyman us
Zach Hyman
Busted

Tags: Rainer KempeZach Hyman

Seiver Wins One

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

Scott Seiver entered the pot with a raise to 14,000 and both Dan Shak and Fedor Holz called in the cutoff and big blind respectively.

The flop landed {3-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} and a bet of 25,000 from Seiver was enough for him to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
630,000
-17,000
-17,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
315,000
-66,000
-66,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
95,000
-50,000
-50,000

Tags: Dan ShakFedor HolzScott Seiver

Hellmuth Check-Raises Nitsche

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

From the button, Dominik Nitsche opened to 12,000 and Phil Hellmuth called in the big blind.

The flop fell {Q-Clubs}{K-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Hellmuth checked dark as Nitsche continued for 8,000.

Immediately, Hellmuth raised to 20,000 and Nitsche released his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
280,000
-37,000
-37,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
80,000
14,000
14,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Dominik NitschePhil Hellmuth