Event #5 $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started
2017 Poker Masters
Event #5 $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Poker Masters
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$3,600,000
Entries
36
Level
22
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Brian Rast Leads Final 14 in Poker Masters $100k Finale; Sontheimer and Negreanu Still Alive
Welcome back to the ARIA Resort & Casino, and the inaugural Poker Masters for Day 2 of Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
Monday saw the kick-off to the Poker Masters finale as 35 players all put up the $100,000 buy-in to be part of this prestigious event. It wouldn't just be the expected million dollar plus first prize on offer that had players licking their lips, but also the chance of topping the Poker Masters leaderboard to capture the Poker Masters Purple Jacket. Germany's Steffen Sontheimer was leading all players heading into the finale with $1,221,000 in winnings from his three cashes and one win over the first week. However, depending on results, a win in the $100,000 buy-in event could seal the deal for any player in their quest for claiming the Poker Masters Purple Jacket.
As players fell to the rail throughout the day, eventually it would be just 14 players remaining once play was halted early for the night, and although there is word that one player was going to take advantage of late registration, due to the halt in play, he would not be allowed to take his seat until the start of level eleven; the true start for Day 2.
Sontheimer is still alive in this tournament with the fourth highest chip stack of 696,500, however it would be inaugural Super High Roller Bowl Champion Brian Rast bagging the chip lead at night's end with 959,000. Two players that were in the seven figures club for a good chunk of play were Justin Bonomo and Daniel Negreanu; and they both ended play with 780,500 and 745,500 respectively. Also in contention, and placed the highest on the winnings leaderboard include German's Fedor Holz (662,500) and Stefan Schillhabel (539,000), while Jake Schindler (507,000) and Dan Smith (476,500) still have a puncher's chance.
Today is expected to see the tournament play down until a final table of nine, and with the prize pool and payouts expected to be released once cards hit the air, it is expected that the final six players will be in-the-money with a first prize of $1,512,000 will be announced if that late registrant does indeed take his seat (taking the field size to 36 means 6 places will be paid with a 42% first prize as stated by ARIA in their Poker Masters payouts and structure sheet).
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be providing continuous live updates from the tournament floor once play begins at 2:00 p.m. (PDT). Once the PokerGO live stream begins, 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 play down to the final table before crowning a champion and the Poker Masters Purple Jacket recipient on Wednesday.
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Current Poker Masters Standings
Heading into Day 2, here are how the Poker Masters Purple Jacket rankings sit.
Not only does Steffen Sontheimer remain in today's field with a chip stack that is good for fourth place overall, but seven of his closest rivals have all been eliminated. This leaves fellow German Fedor Holz his nearest competitor with a winnings gap of $671,000 between the two.
Although it is more then likely that the winner of Event #5 will claim top spot in the race for the Poker Masters Purple Jacket, the way the tournament has fallen so far means that something as small as a min-cash may be enough for Sontheimer to lock up the Purple Jacket.
However, it truly is still anyone's race as first-event players such as Seth Davies and Bryon Kaverman mathematically have a chance to win the Poker Masters Purple Jacket.
As the tournament progresses today, we will continue to update the standings, however it won't be until the final table is reached later today that exact calculations can be made to see which players need which results to stake their claim at the inaugural Poker Masters Purple Jacket.
| Rank | Overall Rank | Player | Country | Wins | Cashes | Events Played | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany | 1 | 3 | 5 | $1,221,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 1 | 5 | $550,000 | |
| 3 | 9 | Jake Schindler | USA | 2 | 5 | $409,500 | |
| 4 | 10 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 1 | 5 | $306,000 | |
| 5 | 14 | Phil Hellmuth | USA | 1 | 5 | $200,000 | |
| 6 | 15 | Dan Smith | USA | 1 | 5 | $192,000 | |
| 7 | 17 | Justin Bonomo | USA | 1 | 5 | $175,500 | |
| 8 | 18 | Christian Christner | Germany | 1 | 5 | $175,000 | |
| 9 | 21 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 1 | 5 | $102,000 | |
| 10 | 22 | Dan Shak | USA | 1 | 3 | $100,000 | |
| 11 | 26 | Stephen Chidwick | UK | 5 | $0 | ||
| 12 | 27 | Ben Tollerene | USA | 5 | $0 | ||
| 13 | 28 | Brian Rast | USA | 3 | $0 | ||
| 14 | 29 | Seth Davies | USA | 1 | $0 | ||
| 15 | 30 | Byron Kaverman* | USA | 1 | $0 |
*We have been told Byron Kaverman was going to buy-in late on Day 1 and then enter at the start of level eleven.
Day 2 Seating Draw
Feature Table
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Smith | USA | 476,500 |
| 2 | Jake Schindler | USA | 507,000 |
| 3 | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany | 696,500 |
| 4 | Brian Rast | USA | 959,000 |
| 5 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 662,500 |
| 6 | Phil Hellmuth | USA | 49,500 |
| 7 | Seth Davies | USA | 479,000 |
Table 4
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Bonomo | USA | 780,500 |
| 2 | Ben Tollerene | USA | 499,000 |
| 3 | Christian Christner | Germany | 377,500 |
| 4 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 745,500 |
| 5 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 539,000 |
| 6 | Stephen Chidwick | UK | 69,500 |
| 7 | Dan Shak | USA | 236,000 |
Play Underway
Although the cards are now officially in the air, we will be operating under a 30-minute delay to run in-sync with the PokerGO live stream.
Stay tuned for all the Event #5 updates shortly.
Level: 10
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Play Underway
Level 10
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The cards are now in the air.
There is 40 minutes and 38 seconds remaining in level 10.
First Blood for Negreanu
Level 10
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Christian Christner opened under the gun to 12,000, and Daniel Negreanu called next to act. Justin Bonomo and Ben Tollerene both called in the blinds and the flop landed 
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Negreanu bet out 27,000 and his three opponents folded as Negreanu stated he held 
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Dan Shak Eliminated by Christian Christner
Level 10
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Dan Shak opened from under the gun to 13,500 and Justin Bonomo called next to act. With the action on Christian Christner in the cutoff, he three-bet to 50,000.
The action returned to Shak, and he moved all in for 236,000. Bonomo folded, but Christner called.
Shak: 
Christner: 
The board ran out 
and Shak was eliminated early here on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
545,000 | 167,500 |
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Busted |