2018 Poker Masters

Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 Poker Masters

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$193,200
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$690,000
Entries
69
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000

Leng Doubles Through Imsirovic

Level 12 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ryan Leng raised to 40,000, leaving 26,000 back. Ali Imsirovic called on the button and they saw a {7-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop heads up. Leng stuck in the last 26,000 and Imsirovic called, although he'd whiffed with {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. He wasn't in bad shape though, as Leng had {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for a draw but just queen-high.

The drama was over with the {a-Clubs} turn, and Leng collected a double.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
715,000
-79,000
-79,000
Ryan Leng us
Ryan Leng
152,000
2,000
2,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Ali ImsirovicRyan Leng

Garcia Dishes Runner-Runner Beat on Haxton

Level 12 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Cord Garcia
Cord Garcia

From the cutoff, Cord Garcia raised to 21,000 before Isaac Haxton three-bet the big blind to 81,000.

Garcia called, and after the dealer spread a {7-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} flop, Haxton continued for 75,000.

Forced to use a time extension chip, Garcia eventually announced he was all in for 293,000. Haxton re-checked his hole cards, then announced a call.

Garcia: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}
Haxton: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

Garcia was in bad shape holding top pair against Haxton's middle set.

Needing some combination of flush or straight cards, or runner full house outs, Garcia would see the {Q-Spades} and {7-Spades} roll off on the turn and river to improve his top pair to a full house.

As Garcia doubled into contention with the chip leaders, Haxton was left with a cruel runner-runner beat to drop down to around 21 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Cord Garcia us
Cord Garcia
760,000
375,000
375,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
167,000
-303,000
-303,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Cord GarciaIsaac Haxton

Level: 13

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Kurganov Eliminated by Kempe

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Igor Kurganov
Igor Kurganov

Igor Kurganov pushed all in for 50,000, and Rainer Kempe called from the small blind.

Kurganov: {K-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Kempe: {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}

The dealer spread a {K-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Clubs} to see Kurganov flop a pair and turn kings-up, only to have Kempe find a flush on the river to eliminate Kurganov.

Player Chips Progress
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
665,000
-15,000
-15,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Igor KurganovRainer Kempe

Negreanu Piles River for Heaps

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu raised in the cutoff and Eli Berg gave him action from the button. Both players checked the flop to a board of {9-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}. Negreanu bet 30,000 and Berg called. On the {4-Hearts} river, Negreanu piled for 245,000 or so effective. Berg thought awhile but released.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
476,000
283,000
283,000
Eli Berg us
Eli Berg
245,000
-21,000
-21,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuEli Berg

Soverel Wins on the Turn

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sam Soverel limped the button for 10,000, and Isaac Haxton called from the small blind as Jake Schindler checked his option in the big.

The flop landed {7-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{6-Spades} and action checked to Soverel who opted to bet 15,000. Haxton called, and Schindler folded as the turn landed the {9-Spades}.

Haxton checked, Soverel bet 42,000, and Haxton folded.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Soverel us
Sam Soverel
420,000
35,000
35,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
335,000
168,000
168,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
140,000
-128,000
-128,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Isaac HaxtonJake SchindlerSam Soverel