Photos from the Event #5 Field
Photos courtesy of Drew Amato / Poker Central.
2018 Poker Masters
Event #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Poker Masters
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,650,000
Entries
66
Level
23
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Adams Ships on Sands
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
On a completed board of 
, Brandon Adams checked out of the big blind and Doc Sands fired 37,000, just under pot. Adams came back with an all-in shove to put Sands at risk for 87,000 more but Sands instantly mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000 | 148,000 |
|
87,000 | -38,000 |
Ligeri Doubles Through Nitsche
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
On a flop of 
, Justin Ligeri bet and Dominik Nitsche raised. Ligeri shoved for 105,000, and Nitsche called.
Ligeri: 
Nitsche: 
Ligeri was drawing to a flush against Nitsche's top set, and when the turn landed the 
, followed by the 
on the river, he would double through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
221,000 | 97,500 |
|
88,000 | -117,000 |
Green Makes Koon Reenter Again
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
On a completed board of 
, Brian Green bet 41,500 into a pot of about 30,000. Jason Koon moved all in for around 120,000 and action was back on Green. He thought for about 10 seconds and then splashed in some chips.
"Flush," Koon announced.
Green slapped down 
for the nut flush. The dealer turned over Koon's 
.
"All right...," Koon said before heading to the registration window.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
299,000 | 129,000 |
|
125,000 |
Jaffee Eliminated by Shak
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Dan Shak detailed to the PokerNews field reporter about a bizarre situation caused him to send Jared Jaffee to the rail.
Shak was dealt 
but one of his jacks was exposed, and instead he was now given a suited hand.
Shak ended up making a flush against Jaffee who held 
, and consequently he was eliminated while Shak scooped a big pot following the accidental exposure of one of his down cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 105,000 |
|
Busted |
Eibinger Re-Enters
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
Schulman Doubles Through Kempe
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Nick Schulman was all in holding 
against the 
of Rainer Kempe.
The board ran out 
and Schulman's ace-high earned him a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | -30,000 |
|
85,000 | 36,000 |
Fox Re-Enters
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
Yu Shoves Turn on Marchese
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Tom Marchese opened his button to 3,000 and Ben Yu three-bet the small blind to 11,000.
Marchese called, and on the 
flop, he called a Yu continuation-bet of 7,000.
The turn landed the and Yu moved all in for his last 34,000, and Marchese found a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 | -48,000 |
|
72,500 | 21,500 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500