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

Seidel Shuts Down on the River

Level 8 : 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante

Erik Seidel raised to 10,000 from the cutoff and Seth Davies called from the big blind. The flop came {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and Davies check-called a bet of 15,000 from Seidel.

The turn brought the {9-Clubs} and Davies checked again. Seidel fired another bullet for 33,000 and Davies still called. The river was the {q-Hearts} and Davies checked for the third time. Seidel let out a big sigh and this time he checked behind. Davies turned over {a-Spades}{2-Spades} and Seidel's cards went to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
WPT 1X Winner
320,500 -1,500
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
235,000 -35,000

Tags: Erik SeidelSeth Davies

Two Pair for Bonomo

Level 8 : 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante

Justin Bonomo raised to 9,000 in the cutoff and both Ben Tollerene and Stefan Schillhabel called from the button and big blind respectively.

The flop landed {J-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{A-Spades} and all three players checked as the turn landed the {J-Hearts}.

Schillhabel checked, as did Bonomo, and Tollerene bet 12,000. Schillhabel folded, but Bonomo called before both players checked the {8-Clubs} on the river.

Bonomo tabled his {A-Hearts}{4-Spades}, and Tollerene mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
1,045,000 10,000
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
295,000 -10,000

Tags: Ben TollereneJustin BonomoStefan Schillhabel

Daniel Negreanu Eliminates Koray Aldemir to Vault Over 1 Million

Level 8 : 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
Koray Aldemir
Koray Aldemir

After Koray Aldemir raised from the cutoff with the {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}, Daniel Negreanu three-bet him light holding the {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades} in the small blind.

Aldemir just called and promptly flopped a set on the {j-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{k-Spades} flop. Negreanu, who flopped an open-ended straight draw, bet 16,000 and Aldemir called to see the {2-Hearts} turn.

Negreanu took another stab at it with a bet of 45,000, but he couldn't shake Aldemir, who just called. Fortunately for Negreanu, he hit his gin card when the {9-Spades} river gave him the nuts.

Negreanu bet 125,000 and Aldemir hit the tank. He used a time extension and then announced himself all in for 326,000 total. Negreanu snap-called and just like that Aldemir was out.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
1,054,500 420,500
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Koray AldemirDaniel Negreanu

Tom Marchese In the Danger Zone

Level 8 : 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante

Tom Marchese raised to 7,000 with the {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and Daniel Negreanu looked down at the {10-Spades}{10-Clubs} in the big blind. He popped it to 23,000, Marchese burned a time extension before calling, and the flop came down {10-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{4-Spades}.

Negreanu bet 15,000, Marchese called, and the dealer burned and turned the {7-Hearts}. Negreanu simply moved in and Marchese folded to preserve his last 50,000.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
634,000 34,000
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 -63,000

Tags: Tom MarcheseDaniel Negreanu

Kempe Eliminated by his Countryman

Level 8 : 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
Rainer Kempe
Rainer Kempe

The action was folded around to Fedor Holz in the small blind and with Rainer Kempe in the big blind sitting on a stack of around 45,000, Holz raised enough to put his fellow German all-in. Kempe looked down at his cards and made the call.

Holz: {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Kempe: {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}

The board ran out {q-Hearts}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Holz made a pair of sevens on the turn to eliminated Kempe.

Player Chips Progress
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
491,000 39,000
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
Busted

Tags: Fedor HolzRainer Kempe

Shak Shoves Turn on Tollerene

Level 8 : 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante

Ben Tollerene opened to 9,000 from under the gun and Dan Shak three-bet to 42,000 from the small blind.

Tollerene called, and the dealer dropped a {K-Clubs}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop. Shak continued for 65,000 and Tollerene called as the turn landed the {6-Spades}.

Shak announced he was all in, and when his chips were counted, it amounted to an all-in for 127,500.

Tollerene used his final time extension button before eventually kicking his cards to the muck to award Shak the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
348,500 133,500
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
305,000 -70,000

Tags: Ben TollereneDan Shak

Davies Sees a Flop and Wins

Level 8 : 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante

Rainer Kempe raised to 9,000 from the cutoff and was called by Seth Davies on the button. Jake Schindler was in the big blind and reraised to 42,000. Kempe has been playing on the short stack for quite awhile and with just 70,000 left in front of him, he needed to decide if he wanted to play for all of his chips. After using a time extension, he elected to fold.

Davies, on the other hand, wanted to see a flop and called. The dealer fanned the flop of {k-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Hearts} and Schindler checked to Davies who bet 45,000. Schindler instantly mucked his cards and Davies earned himself the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
WSOP 1X Winner
363,000 60,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
WPT 1X Winner
322,000 4,000
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
70,000 10,000

Tags: Jake SchindlerRainer KempeSeth Davies

Bonomo Over 1 Million

Level 8 : 2,000/4,000, 3,000 ante
Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo

Catching the action with a battle of the blinds occurring, Ben Tollerene had raised from the big blind to 39,000.

Justin Bonomo responded by making it 135,000, and Tollerene called.

The flop landed {7-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and after using a time extension button, Bonomo bet 80,000.

Tollerene folded, and with that pot, Bonomo moves over the 1 million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
1,035,000 135,000
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
375,000 -135,000

Tags: Ben TollereneJustin Bonomo

Level: 8

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 3,000

Top Pair for Bonomo

Level 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Stefan Schillhabel opened the cutoff to 7,000 and Justin Bonomo called in the big blind.

The flop landed {4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Bonomo check-called a bet of 6,500 as the turn landed the {K-Hearts}.

Bonomo checked and Schillhabel bet out 24,000. Bonomo called, and then both players checked the {3-Diamonds} on the river.

Bonomo tabled his {K-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for top pair, and Schillhabel mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
900,000 39,000
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
625,000 -36,000

Tags: Justin BonomoStefan Schillhabel