Event #4 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2017 Poker Masters

09-16-2017 16:08 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Schillhabel	213,000

Dan Smith	198,000

David Peters	138,000

Isaac Haxton	136,000

Daniel Negreanu	128,000

Cary Katz	125,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Christner	300,000
Stephen Chidwick	270,000

Steffen Sontheimer	112,000
Ben Tollerene	78,000
Sean Winter	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	200,000 85,000	85,000

Adrian Mateos	155,000 -25,000	-25,000

Sergio Aido	150,000 -65,000	-65,000

Dan Shak	124,000 -1,000	-1,000

Brandon Adams	110,000
Nick Schulman	98,000 -17,000	-17,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	300,000 -3,000	-3,000

Rainer Kempe	215,000 -25,000	-25,000
Dominik Nitsche	60,000

Fedor Holz	55,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tom Marchese	40,000 -10,000	-10,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schindler	125,000

Tollerene Collects on Flop

tRaMSt0p

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

From the button, Steffen Sontheimer opened to 4,000 and Christian Christner called in the small blind before Ben Tollerene three-bet the big blind to 16,000.

Sontheimer called, as did Christner, before the dealer spread a flop.

Christner checked, and Tollerene used a time extension button before betting 13,000.

Sontheimer quickly folded, but Christner used a time extension button before 90 seconds went by before he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Christner	280,000 -20,000	-20,000
Ben Tollerene	120,000 42,000	42,000
Steffen Sontheimer	120,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Ben Tollerene Christian Christner Steffen Sontheimer

09-16-2017 16:21 UTC-7

Aido Flops Top-Top

Adam Lamers

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

Sergio Aido raised to 4,000 on the button and Nick Schulman called from the big blind. The flop came and Schulman check-called a bet of 4,000 from Aido.

The turn was the and Schulman checked again. Aido fired again for 20,000 and Schulman made the call. The river brought the and both players checked. Schulman tabled but Aido turned over to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	175,000 25,000	25,000

Nick Schulman	62,000 -36,000	-36,000

Tags: Nick Schulman Sergio Aido

09-16-2017 16:27 UTC-7

Koon Approaches 400k

tRaMSt0p

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

Catching the action on the turn with the board reading after both players committed 7,000 on the flop, Rainer Kempe bet 15,000 from under the gun.

Jason Koon called as the river landed the .

Kempe checked, and Koon pushed out a stack of chips amounting to a bet of 90,000.

Kempe folded and dropped to 175,000, while Koon collected the pot and moved to 395,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	395,000 35,000	35,000

Rainer Kempe	175,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Rainer Kempe Jason Koon

09-16-2017 16:30 UTC-7

Battle of the Blinds...or Germans

Adam Lamers

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

Steffen Sontheimer limped in from the small blind and Christian Christner checked his option. The flop came and Sontheimer led out for 1,500. Christner raised to 5,000 and Sontheimer called.

The turn was the and Sontheimer checked to Christner who bet 6,500. Sontheimer check-raised to 30,000 and Christner called. The river was the and both players checked. Sontheimer tabled and Christner mucked his hand.