Event #5 $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2017 Poker Masters

09-20-2017 16:35 UTC-7

Hands #36-40: Two Walks and a Raise-and-Take

Chad Holloway

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

Hand #36: Steffen Sontheimer received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #37: Christian Christner raised to 36,000 from the hijack with the and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #38: Fedor Holz received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #39: Sontheimer raised to 38,000 with the in the cutoff and Seth Davies flatted the button holding the [33c]. Christner came along from the big blind with the and three players saw a flop of . Christner checked, Sontheimer continued for 32,000, and Davies called.

Christner folded and the dealer burned and turned the . Both players checked and the completed the board o the river. Sontheimer tossed out a bet of 65,000 and Davies let it go.

Hand #40: Sontheimer raised to 37,000 from the hijack with the and Holz called from the button with the . Both blinds folded and the flop came down . Sontheimer bet 30,000 and that did the trick as Holz folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steffen Sontheimer	1,760,000 209,000	209,000
Christian Christner	1,572,000 -22,000	-22,000
Stefan Schillhabel	1,151,000 -32,000	-32,000

Fedor Holz	1,008,000 -37,000	-37,000

Seth Davies	1,005,000 -110,000	-110,000

Justin Bonomo	704,000 -8,000	-8,000

09-20-2017 16:48 UTC-7

Hands #41-44: Straight Flush for Seth Davies

tRaMSt0p

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

Hand #41: Steffen Sontheimer opened to 36,000 from under the gun holding and Justin Bonomo called in the big blind with .

The flop landed and Bonomo checked to Sontheimer who bet 32,000. Bonomo folded, and Sontheimer collected the pot.

Hand #42: From the button, Stefan Schillhabel raised to 42,000 holding , and Justin Bonomo called in the small blind holding .

The flop landed and Bonomo checked to Schillhabel who checked behind. The turn landed the and both players checked again.

The river landed the and Bonomo took a stab with a bet of 75,000. Schillhabel called, and then collected the pot from Bonomo.

Hand #43: Christian Christner raised to 38,000 holding in the hijack, and Justin Bonomo called on the button with . Steffen Sontheimer picked up in the small blind, and he called.

The flop landed and both Sontheimer and Christner checked to Bonomo who bet 35,000. Sontheimer called, and Christner folded, as the turn landed the .

Both players checked, and the river landed the . Both players checked again, and Sontheimer dragged the pot as Bonomo dropped to 462,000 in chips.

Hand #44: Justin Bonomo looked down at in the cutoff, and he raised to 35,000. Seth Davies called in the small blind holding , and Fedor Holz came along from the big blind with .

The flop landed to see Davies flop the nuts, and all three players checked. The turn landed the to complete Davies' straight flush, and he opted to lead out for 40,000. Holz and Bonomo folded, and Davies didn't opt to show his hand.

Tags: Christian Christner Fedor Holz Justin Bonomo Seth Davies Stefan Schillhabel Steffen Sontheimer

09-20-2017 16:49 UTC-7

Break Time

tRaMSt0p

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

The remaining six players are heading on a 10-minute break.

There will also be a color-up of the 1,000-denomination chips during this break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steffen Sontheimer	1,931,000 171,000	171,000
Christian Christner	1,534,000 -38,000	-38,000
Stefan Schillhabel	1,292,000 141,000	141,000

Seth Davies	1,059,000 54,000	54,000

Fedor Holz	957,000 -51,000	-51,000

Justin Bonomo	427,000 -277,000	-277,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

09-20-2017 17:02 UTC-7

Play Resumes

tRaMSt0p

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

The cards are back in the air.

There was a color-up of the 1,000-denomination chips, along with the introduction of the yellow and black 100,000-denomination chips. The chip counts have also been updated to reflect the color-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steffen Sontheimer	1,930,000 -1,000	-1,000
Christian Christner	1,530,000 -4,000	-4,000
Stefan Schillhabel	1,290,000 -2,000	-2,000

Seth Davies	1,060,000 1,000	1,000

Fedor Holz	960,000 3,000	3,000

Justin Bonomo	430,000 3,000	3,000

09-20-2017 17:17 UTC-7

Hands #45-49: Bonomo Finds an Unlikely Double Up

Adam Lamers

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

Hand #45: Stefan Schillhabel raised to 50,000 from under the gun with and was three-bet by Christian Christner to 190,000 with . Schillhabel just called and saw the flop come . Both players checked to the on the turn and Christner led out for 225,000 with his flush draw. Schillhabel called and the completed the board. Both players checked on the river and Christner's cards went to the muck face down sending the pot to Schillhabel.

Hand #46: The action was folded to Christner in the small blind who limped in with and Schillhabel raised to 80,000 from the big blind with . Christner quickly folded and another pot Schillhabel's way.

Hand #47: Schillhabel limped in from the small blind with and Justin Bonomo checked his option with . The flop came and Schillhabel led out for 20,000. Bonomo made the call and the landed on the turn. Schillhabel fired again for 85,000 and Bonomo continued to call. The river brought the and Schillhabel announced all-in, putting Bonomo to the test for his remaining 285,000. Bonomo quickly called and found an unlikely double up.

Hand #48: Seth Davies raised to 45,000 from under the gun with and Schillhabel three-bet to 135,000 from the button with . Davies laid his hand down and the pot was shipped to Schillhabel.

Hand #49: Christner raised to 45,000 from the hijack with and was called by Steffen Sontheimer in the small blind with and Davies in the big blind with . Christner continued for 40,000 on the flop of and both of his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steffen Sontheimer	1,845,000 -85,000	-85,000
Stefan Schillhabel	1,440,000 150,000	150,000

Christian Christner	1,185,000 -345,000	-345,000
Seth Davies	950,000 -110,000	-110,000

Fedor Holz	950,000 -10,000	-10,000

Justin Bonomo	830,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Christian Christner Justin Bonomo Seth Davies Stefan Schillhabel Steffen Sontheimer

09-20-2017 17:29 UTC-7

Hands #49-53: Sontheimer Pulls Out to Healthy Chip Lead

Chad Holloway

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

Hand #49: Steffen Sontheimer raised to 50,000 with the on the button and Fedor Holz defended his big blind with the . The flop saw both players checked and the roll off on the turn.

Holz checked his flush draw, Sontheimer bet 105,000, and Holz called to see the river. Holz missed his flush and checked, which prompted Sontheimer to bet 340,000. Holz folded.

Hand #50: Stefan Schillhabel raised to 50,000 with the and Sontheimer just called from the cutoff with the . The flop paired both players, and Schillhabel checked. Sontheimer, who had the better kicker, bet 50,000 and Schillhabel called to see the turn.

Schillhabel checked and then called when Sontheimer bet 250,000. Schillhabel checked for a third time on the river and this time Sontheimer checked behind.

Hand #51: Justin Bonomo raised to 45,000 with the and Christian Christner looked down at the in the small blind. He three-bet it to 170,000 and Bonomo mucked.

Hand #52: Holz raised to 45,000 from the cutoff with the and Bonomo defended the big blind with the to see a flop. Bonomo check-called a bet of 50,000 and the hit the turn, giving Holz the best hand. Bonomo checked and so did Holz, which led to the on the river. Both players checked again and Holz was pushed the pot.

Hand #53: Christner raised to 50,000 with the and Sontheimer called from the big blind with the . The flop saw Sontheimer check top pair and Christner check behind to the turn. Sontheimer bet 65,000 and Christner folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steffen Sontheimer	2,490,000 645,000	645,000
Christian Christner	1,180,000 -5,000	-5,000
Stefan Schillhabel	1,040,000 -400,000	-400,000

Seth Davies	940,000 -10,000	-10,000

Fedor Holz	890,000 -60,000	-60,000

Justin Bonomo	660,000 -170,000	-170,000

Tags: Christian Christner Fedor Holz Justin Bonomo Stefan Schillhabel Steffen Sontheimer

09-20-2017 17:42 UTC-7

Hands #54-58: Holz Pushes Out Christner

tRaMSt0p

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

Hand #54: From the small blind, Steffen Sontheimer called holding and Seth Davies checked the in the big blind.

The flop landed and Sontheimer bet 20,000. Davies folded, and Sontheimer extended his chip lead.

Hand #55: Justin Bonomo raised to 45,000 from the cutoff holding and Fedor Holz called in the big blind with .

The flop landed and Holz check-called a bet of 35,000 as the landed on the turn. Both players checked, and the river landed the . Holz bet out 60,000, and Bonomo quickly mucked.

Hand #56: The action folded to Fedor Holz in the small blind, and he raised to 70,000 holding . Christian Christner looked down at in the big blind, and he three-bet to 215,00.

Holz called, and the flop landed with Holz checked to Christner who bet 125,000. Holz responded with a check-raise amounting to 285,000 and Christner mucked his hand.

Hand #57: Seth Davies opened his to 45,000 from the cutoff and Stefan Schillhabel called in the big blind holding .

The flop landed and Schillhabel checked to Davies who bet 40,000. Schillhabel check-raised to 120,000, and Davies instantly mucked.

Hand #58: Christian Christner opened his button to 50,000 with , and Stefan Schillhabel three-bet the small blind to 195,000 with . Christner folded, and Schillhabel collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steffen Sontheimer	2,530,000 40,000	40,000
Fedor Holz	1,250,000 360,000	360,000

Stefan Schillhabel	1,225,000 185,000	185,000

Seth Davies	805,000 -135,000	-135,000

Christian Christner	760,000 -420,000	-420,000
Justin Bonomo	540,000 -120,000	-120,000

Tags: Christian Christner Fedor Holz Justin Bonomo Seth Davies Stefan Schillhabel Steffen Sontheimer

09-20-2017 18:00 UTC-7

Hands #59-64: Christner Rivers a Flush Against Schillhabel's Straight

Adam Lamers

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

Hand #59: Stefan Schillhabel raised to 50,000 on the button with and Steffen Sontheimer defended his big blind with . The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Sontheimer led out for 65,000 and Schillhabel just called. The river brought the and both players shut down. Schillhabel's pair of queens took down the pot.

Hand #60: Schillhabel opened to 50,000 again from the cutoff with and Seth Davies called from the big blind with . The flop came and Davies check-folded to a bet of 40,000 from Schillhabel.

Hand #61: Justin Bonomo raised to 45,000 from the cutoff with and Fedor Holz shipped all-in from the big blind with . Bonomo being the short stack at the table, mucked his cards and Holz won the pot.

Hand #62: Davies raised to 50,000 from the button with and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #63: Davies raised to 45,000 from the cutoff with and was called by Christner in the small blind with and Schillhabel in the big blind with . The flop came and the action was checked around to the on the turn. Christner checked again and Schillhabel fired 125,000 into the middle with an open-ended straight draw. Christner called with the nut flush draw.

The on the river hit both players and Christner checked again. Schillhabel bet 205,000 and Christner shipped all-in for 550,000. Schillhabel straightened up in his seat in frustration and reluctantly called. Christner tabled the nut flush and scored a big double up.

Hand #64: Sontheimer raised to 40,000 under the gun with and Fedor Holz called from the cutoff with . Christner also called on the button with and the flop came . Sontheimer checked his overpair and Holz fired 90,000 which was called by Christner. Sontheimer check-raised to 330,000 and both of his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steffen Sontheimer	2,695,000 165,000	165,000
Christian Christner	1,375,000 615,000	615,000
Fedor Holz	1,330,000 80,000	80,000

Seth Davies	730,000 -75,000	-75,000

Stefan Schillhabel	570,000 -655,000	-655,000

Justin Bonomo	445,000 -95,000	-95,000

Tags: Christian Christner Fedor Holz Justin Bonomo Seth Davies Stefan Schillhabel Steffen Sontheimer

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000