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Level 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
The remaining 13 players are heading on a 10-minute break.
2017 Poker Masters
Event #3 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2017 Poker Masters
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$2,400,000
Total Entries
48
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Left 1 / 48
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Level 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
Level 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
Dominik Nitsche raised to 15,000 from under the gun and Adrian Mateos shipped all-in for 108,000 in the cutoff. Nitsche quickly made the call and the cards were tabled.
Nitsche: 
Mateos: 
The flop came 
and Nitsche out-flopped Mateos with two pair. The turn was the 
and the river brought the 
.
Here is a look at the rest of the counts on Table 2 as players head for a 10-minute break.
Level 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
Bryn Kenney opened in the cutoff to 16,000 and Stephen Chidwick called on the button to see a 
flop.
Kenney checked and Chidwick bet 12,000 with Kenney calling as the turn landed the 
.
Kenney checked, and Chidwick bet 40,000. Kenney check-raised all in for 530,000 and Chidwick folded.
Level 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 560,000 |
| 2 | Jake Schindler | USA | 1,150,000 |
| 3 | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany | 400,000 |
| 4 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 330,000 |
| 5 | Dan Smith | USA | 900,000 |
| 6 | Bryn Kenney | USA | 560,000 |
| 7 | Stephen Chidwick | UK | 165,000 |
Level 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Polk | USA | 650,000 |
| 2 | Justin Bonomo | USA | 171,000 |
| 3 | Cary Katz | USA | 37,000 |
| 4 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 269,000 |
| 5 | Matt Hyman | USA | 325,000 |
| 6 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 108,000 |
| 7 | Erik Seidel | USA | 391,500 |
Level 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick limped in from the cutoff and Phil Hellmuth pushed all-in for his last 38,000 on the button. Chidwick snapped him off and tabled 
. Hellmuth reluctantly showed 
and would need some help to stay alive.
The flop came 
and Hellmuth was in dire straits. The turn was the 
and the river brought the 
improving Chidwick's hand to a flush.
Meanwhile, on the table beside, Brian Rast lost the remainder of his chips as well and there are just two tables left.
Level 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel raised to 197,500 from the button only to have Brian Rast three-bet all in from the big blind. Seidel called off for 197,500 and Rast discovered the bad news.
Rast: 
Seidel:
Rast had a kicker problem, and it didn't get resolved as the board ran out 
.
Level 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
Dan Smith was in the big blind and heads-up with Alan Schein to his left. The flop fell 
and Smith led out for 35,000. Schein piled his last 148,000 into the middle and was snapped off by Smith.
Smith turned over 
and Schein was drawing slim with . The turn was the 
and Schein's tournament came to an end. the inconsequential landed on the river and Smith kept stacking chips.
Level 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
Steffen Sontheimer and Phil Hellmuth have a little history. Earlier today, the latter finished fourth in the Poker Masters Event #2 while the former went on to win it. Throughout the final table, Hellmuth frequently jabbed at Sontheimer saying he was just trying to give away his chips.
As it turns out, in this hand it was Hellmuth sending over chips.
It began when Sontheimer raised to 15,000 under the gun and Alan Schein called from the button. Hellmuth then moved all in from the big blind, Sontheimer called off for 197,500, and Schein got out of the way.
Sontheimer:
Hellmuth:
Hellmuth sat quietly as the board ran out an unhelpfull 
, and then as he is prone to do, he started cursing both his luck and his opponent aloud to no one in particular.
