Event #5 $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
Event #5 $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
Welcome back to the ARIA Resort & Casino, and the inaugural Poker Masters for Day 1 of Event #5 $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
Four $50,000 buy-in tournaments have now concluded in the past week, and with it leaves the final event of the Poker Masters series. Not only will there be millions of dollars up for grabs, but also the very elusive and stylish Poker Masters Purple Jacket™ that will be awarded to whoever finishes the Poker Masters with the most tournament winnings.
The player in the current lead heading into this final event is Germany's Steffen Sontheimer. Sontheimer final tabled Event #1 finishing in 4th place, before he would win Event #2. Unfortunately for Sontheimer, he would bubble Event #3 before capturing a 5th place finish in Event #4. Currently, Sontheimer has amassed $1,221,000 in winnings, and is prime position in the race for the Purple Masters Poker Jacket while the likes of Bryn Kenney ($1,085,000), Nick Schulman ($918,000), Brandon Adams ($819,000), and Doug Polk ($612,000) are also positioned with the best advantage heading into the final event.
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There have been 39 unique entrants throughout the Poker Masters events, and with the likes of Andrew Robl, Jean-Robert Bellande, and Lauren Roberts in town playing the big game just a few feet away from where the tournament has been taking place, the chance that 40 players take part in Event #5 is a possibility. However, with these numbers being a rough estimation, whoever wins Event #5 will take the lead in the race for the Poker Masters Purple Jacket (without factoring in players with winnings already registering a Event #5 cash).
Unlike the previous four events, Event #5 will operate as a freeze-out and no re-entries are allowed. Players will begin with 200,000 in starting chips, and levels will last 60-minutes with a 10-minute break after every two levels. Day 1 will last ten levels with play expect to end at approximately 12:40 a.m. (not factoring in TV production breaks etc). Inspired by the Aria High Rollers, the tournament rules are designed to speed up play and are specifically catered to the regular high-stakes players, including:
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be providing continuous live updates from the tournament floor once play begins at 2:00 p.m. (PDT). It is expected that a feature table will be streamed on PokerGO, and if so, our updates will coincide with the live stream, and will not include any spoilers for those watching along on PokerGO. So stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com for updates from Event #5 as we make a run at seeing who is crowned the inaugural Poker Masters Purple Jacket winner.
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With the four preliminary events now concluded, here are how the standings sit in the race for the Poker Masters Purple Jacket heading into this Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
Germany's Steffen Sontheimer is in the lead with amassed winnings of $1,221,000 after winning one event, reaching four final tables, and bubbling one event. As expected, the next few players just behind Sontheimer are all event winners, while Doug Polk sits rounds out the top five after his fifth and second place finishes in the final two events.
Rank | Player | Country | Wins | Cashes | TV Final Tables | Final Tables | Events Played | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | $1,221,000 |
2 | Bryn Kenney | USA | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | $1,085,000 |
3 | Nick Schulman | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $918,000 |
4 | Brandon Adams | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | $819,000 |
5 | Doug Polk | USA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | $612,000 | |
6 | Erik Seidel | USA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | $576,000 | |
7 | Matt Hyman | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | $561,000 | |
8 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $550,000 | |
9 | Jake Schindler | USA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | $409,500 | |
10 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $306,000 | |
11 | Tom Marchese | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | $300,000 | |
12 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | $277,500 | |
13 | David Peters | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $273,000 | |
14 | Phil Hellmuth | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $200,000 | |
15 | Dan Smith | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $192,000 | |
16 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $178,500 | |
17 | Justin Bonomo | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $175,500 | |
18 | Christian Christner | Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | $175,000 | |
19 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $153,000 | |
20 | Cary Katz | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $120,000 | |
21 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $102,000 | |
22 | Dan Shak | USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $100,000 | |
23 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $96,000 | |
24 | Zach Clark | USA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $0 | |
25 | Sean Winter | USA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $0 | |
26 | Stephen Chidwick | UK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $0 |
Although not mentioned in the original structure sheet, registration for this tournament ends at the completion of today's play.
Players are able to register once play concludes, but their entry must be entered before the ARIA tournament staff conduct the Day 2 seating draw.
Tournament Director Paul Campbell has stated that it would be wise that players look to register by the completion of level ten so there is no chance that they'll be locked out of this event, and that still would mean they wouldn't need to play a hand until Day 2, but yet still have their full 200,000 starting stack.
The majority of the players are sitting around the tables socializing, waiting for the start of Event #5. The tournament staff is just waiting for everyone to complete their buy-in before the action begins.
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
After a short delay, cards are in the air here on Day 1 of the Poker Masters Event #5: $100,000. Remember, the big difference for this event, aside from the buy-in, is that in this tournament levels are 60 minutes long as opposed to 30, and players are not allowed to reenter.
Seat | Player | Country |
---|---|---|
1 | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany |
2 | Isaac Haxton | USA |
3 | Jason Koon | USA |
4 | Doug Polk | USA |
5 | Nick Schulman | USA |
6 | Scott Seiver | USA |
7 | empty | -- |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steffen Sontheimer | 200,000 | 200,000 |
Isaac Haxton
|
200,000 | 200,000 |
Jason Koon | 200,000 | 200,000 |
Nick Schulman
|
200,000 | 200,000 |
Scott Seiver
|
200,000 | 200,000 |
Doug Polk
|
200,000 |
Seat | Player | Country |
---|---|---|
1 | Alan Schein | USA |
2 | Sean Winter | USA |
3 | Christian Christner | Germany |
4 | empty | -- |
5 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany |
6 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany |
7 | Adrian Mateos | Spain |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alan Schein | 200,000 | 200,000 |
Sean Winter | 200,000 | 200,000 |
Christian Christner | 200,000 | 200,000 |
Adrian Mateos
|
200,000 | 200,000 |
Stefan Schillhabel
|
200,000 | 200,000 |
Dominik Nitsche
|
200,000 | 200,000 |