2017 Poker Masters

Event #5 $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Poker Masters

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$1,512,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$3,600,000
Entries
36
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000

Mateos Pushes Nitsche Off

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

On a flop of {k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, Dominik Nitsche checked from the cutoff to Adrian Mateos who made a bet of 13,000 on the button. Nitsche made the call and the {4-Hearts} peeled off on the turn.

Nitsche checked again and Mateos continued for 40,000. Nitsche stuck around to see the {8-Spades} hit the river.

For the third time, Nitsche checked the action over to his opponent and Mateos ripped all-in for 112,000. Nitsche disgustedly threw his cards away and started explaining the situation to his fellow German, Stefan Schillhabel.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
243,500 28,500
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
165,000 -75,000

Tags: Adrian MateosDominik Nitsche

Doug Polk Eliminated by Steffen Sontheimer

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Doug Polk
Doug Polk

Doug Polk opened to 3,000 and Steffen Sontheimer three-bet the small blind to 13,000. Polk called, and the dealer spread a {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop.

Sontheimer bet out 9,500 and Polk called as the turn landed the {9-Hearts}.

Sontheimer checked, and Polk bet out 19,500, as Sontheimer called and checked when the river landed the {J-Clubs}.

Polk pushed all in, and Sontheimer called.

Polk revealed his {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for a straight, but it would be Sontheimer's {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts} for the second nut flush that would see him eliminate Polk and send his stack to over 300,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
305,000 95,000
Doug Polk us
Doug Polk
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted

Tags: Doug PolkSteffen Sontheimer.

Dan Smith Takes It on the Turn

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

Seth Davies raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and Dan Smith called from the button. Both blinds folded and it was heads-up action to the flop, which came down {7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}.

Davies check-called a bet of 4,000 and then checked for a second time on the {3-Spades} turn. Smith upped his bet to 12,000, and that did the trick as Davies released.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
WPT 1X Winner
200,000 -6,500
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
125,000 7,000

Tags: Seth DaviesDan Smith

Christner Folds River to Schillhabel

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

Christian Christner opened the cutoff to 3,000 and Stefan Schillhabel three-bet the button to 11,000.

Christner called, and then checked the {K-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop to Schillhabel who bet 13,000. Christner called as the {2-Spades} landed on the turn, and he checked again.

Schillhabel bet out 35,000 and Christner called as the river landed the {3-Clubs} and he checked for a third time.

Schillhabel bet 34,000, and Christner folded.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
250,000 95,000
Christian Christner de
Christian Christner
140,000 -45,000

Tags: Stefan SchillhabelChristian Christner

Bonomo Gets Value on Three Streets

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

With around 30,000 in the middle, the dealer fanned the flop of {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. Justin Bonomo led out for 10,000 from the small blind and Bryn Kenney called on the button.

The turn was the {6-Hearts} and Bonomo bet again for 25,000. Kenney continued to call and the {10-Diamonds} completed the board.

For the third time, Bonomo initiated the action with a bet of 25,000. Kenney tossed in a single chip to call and Bonomo rolled over {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}. Kenney nodded his head and slid his cards forward to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
281,000 73,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
176,000 -29,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyJustin Bonomo

Two Pair for Adams

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

From the cutoff, Brandon Adams opened to 3,000 and Ben Tollerene called in the big blind to see a {K-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop.

Tollerene checked and Adams bet 4,500 with Tollerene calling before leading out for 5,500 when the turn landed the {5-Spades}.

Adams called, and then both players checked the {3-Hearts} on the river.

Adams tabled his {K-Hearts}{2-Hearts} for kings-up, and Tollerene mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Adams us
Brandon Adams
280,000 12,000
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
140,000 -11,000

Tags: Ben TollereneBrandon Adams

Aido Holds Off Until the River

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

Sergio Aido raised to 2,500 from the hijack and was called by Rainer Kempe on the button along with Dan Smith in the big blind. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and the action was checked to the {10-Hearts} on the turn.

All three players checked again and the {9-Diamonds} landed on the river. Smith checked one more time but Aido finally fired 8,000 into the pot. Kempe and Smith quickly pushed their cards away and Aido scooped the pot.

Dan Smith has lost half of his 200,000 starting chips in the first level and Fedor Holz has been stacking chips over on Table 2.

Player Chips Progress
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
264,000 39,000
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
238,500 8,500
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
228,000 18,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
WPT 1X Winner
213,000 13,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
142,500 -57,500
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
106,000 -94,000

David Peters Continues to Build

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

David Peters raised to 2,500 under the gun and Erik Seidel called from the cutoff. Justin Bonomo and Cary Katz came along from the small and big blinds respectively, and four players took a flop of {q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}.

Two checks saw Peters continue for 6,000, and only Bonomo called to see the {A-Hearts} turn. Bonomo checked and then folded when Peters bet again, this time 12,000.

Player Chips Progress
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
315,000 32,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
208,000 -12,000

Tags: Justin BonomoDavid Peters

Aldemir Takes from Greenberg on the Flop

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

Lawrence Greenberg opened to 2,500 from under the gun before Koray Aldemir three-bet to 12,000 from the small blind.

Greenberg called, and the flop landed {4-Hearts}{2-Spades}{9-Hearts} with Aldemir leading out for 9,000.

Greenberg bumped it up to 24,000 and Aldemir responded with a three-bet to 53,000. Greenberg folded, and Aldemir collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
195,000 31,000
Lawrence Greenberg us
Lawrence Greenberg
WPT 1X Winner
180,000 -38,000

Tags: Koray AldemirLawrence Greenberg