The action folded to David Peters in the small blind, and he limped in. Daniel Negreanu bumped it up to 3,500 and Peters called.
The flop landed and Peters checked to Negreanu who bet 2,500. Peters called, and when the turn landed the , he checked again.
Negreanu bet out 5,000 and Peters now opted for a check-raise to 17,000. Negreanu folded, and dropped below starting stack, while Peters collected the pot and returned to starting stack.
Coming into today, Nick Schulman sat third in Poker Masters earnings with $918,000 thanks to his victory in Event #1. That put him in a great spot to make a run at the Purple Jacket, but those hopes were just dashed.
Just 10 minutes into the tournament, action folded to Schulman on the button and he raised to 3,000. Scott Seiver was in the small blind and popped it to 13,000, which Schulman called after Steffen Sontheimer folded from the big.
Seiver then checked the flop and Schulman bet 28,000. Seiver called and then check-called a bet of 60,000 on the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, Seiver checked for a third time and Schulman moved in for his last 115,000. Seiver snap called and rolled over the for a rivered full house, which cracked the flopped trips of Schulman.
With that, Schulman became the tournament's first elimination and saw his inaugural Poker Masters come to an end.
Steffen Sontheimer raised to 3,000 on the button and Jason Koon defended his big blind. The flop came and Koon check-called a bet of 2,500 from Sontheimer.
The turn was the and Koon checked again. Sontheimer fired 15,500 into the pot and Koon still called. The river brought the putting four cards to a straight on the board. Koon checked for the third time and Sontheimer reached back for a bet of 65,000.
Koon leaned on the table, biting the hoodie that covered his face. As his time bank was coming to an end, he finally let his cards go and Sontheimer raked in the pot.
With 6,000 in the pot and a flop of , Sergio Aido checked from the small blind and then called a bet of 4,000 from Kempe, who was in the under-the-gun position.
After the dealer burned and turned the , Aido checked again and Kempe upped his bet to 9,000. Aido called and then action went check-check on the river.
Aido tabled the , but it was no good as Kempe revealed the .
and Peters checked to Negreanu who bet 2,500. Peters called, and when the turn landed the 
, he checked again.
flop and Schulman bet 28,000. Seiver called and then check-called a bet of 60,000 on the 
turn.
completed the board on the river, Seiver checked for a third time and Schulman moved in for his last 115,000. Seiver snap called and rolled over the 
for a rivered full house, which cracked the 
flopped trips of Schulman.
flop.
on the turn.
.
and Koon check-called a bet of 2,500 from Sontheimer. 
and Koon checked again. Sontheimer fired 15,500 into the pot and Koon still called. The river brought the 
putting four cards to a straight on the board. Koon checked for the third time and Sontheimer reached back for a bet of 65,000.
flop fall.
, he led out for 18,000.
flop.
, Sergio Aido checked from the small blind and then called a bet of 4,000 from Kempe, who was in the under-the-gun position.
, but it was no good as Kempe revealed the 
.