Event #3 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2017 Poker Masters

09-15-2017 15:33 UTC-8

Smith Continues to Climb

Adam Lamers

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ben Tollerene raised to 4,000 on the button and Dan Smith called out of the big blind. The flop came and Smith checked to Tollerene who continued for 5,000. Smith check-raised to 16,000 and Tollerene called.

The turn was the and Smith led out for 15,000. Tollerene called again and the completed the board. Smith checked and Tollerene used his time extension but eventually checked behind. Smith tabled which was good enough to earn him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	271,000 16,000	16,000

Ben Tollerene	99,500 60,500	60,500

Tags: Dan Smith Ben Tollerene

09-15-2017 15:29 UTC-8

Koon's Kings Chop with Flack's Ace-King

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Tim Duckworth

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Layne Flack opened with a raise under the gun only to have Stephen Chidwick three-bet the button to 12,500.

From the small blind, Jason Koon cold four-bet to 35,000 only to have Flack move all in for 193,000. Chidwick eventually opted to fold, before Koon called all in for roughly 130,000 total.

Koon:
Flack:

The board ran out to see a straight on the board and the pot chopped up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Layne Flack	205,000 40,000	40,000

Jason Koon	138,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Jason Koon Layne Flack Stephen Chidwick

09-15-2017 15:26 UTC-8

Schulman Releases to Haxton

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Tim Duckworth

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Nick Schulman opened to 4,000 from under the gun, and Isaac Haxton called in the big blind.

The flop landed and Haxton checked to Schulman who bet 3,000. Haxton called, and then checked the on the turn as Schulman bet out 5,000.

Haxton opted to check-raise to 22,000, and Schulman called as the river landed the .

Haxton bet out 67,500 leaving himself just a single 1,000-denomination chip, and after a few moments, Schulman folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	184,000 16,000	16,000

Isaac Haxton	129,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Nick Schulman

09-15-2017 15:17 UTC-8

Chidwick Doubles Through Tollerene

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Tim Duckworth

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Stephen Chidwick has just found a double through Ben Tollerene.

Tollerene re-raised from the small blind to 19,500 before Chidwick moved all in from middle position for 76,000 total. Tollerene called and tabled his to be in bad shape against Chidwick's .

The dealer spread a board and Chidwick's pair held to ensure him the double to roughly 155,000 while Tollerene dropped down to 160,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Tollerene	160,000 80,000	80,000
Stephen Chidwick	155,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Ben Tollerene Stephen Chidwick

09-15-2017 15:16 UTC-8

You Win Some, You Lose Some

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Adam Lamers

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a board reading , Jake Schindler moved all-in for 94,500 into a pot with around 65,000 in the middle. Koray Aldemir used up his full 30 seconds before making the call. Schindler tabled for a full house while Aldemir flashed before sending his cards to the muck.

In the next hand, Aldemir raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and Doug Polk called on the button along with Erik Seidel in the big blind. The flop came and Aldemir continued for 6,000. Polk called and Seidel folded.

The turn was the and Aldemir led out for 22,500. Polk called again and the landed on the river. Aldemir shoved all-in for 62,000 and Polk released his hand to the muck.