2018 Poker Masters

Event #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 Poker Masters

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
$462,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,650,000
Entries
66
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Yu Doubles Through Kenney

Level 17 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Bryn Kenney jammed on the button and Ben Yu called it off for 515,000 in the small blind.

Yu: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Kenney: {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

The {3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop all but locked it in for Yu and the {2-Diamonds} meant he earned a double without sweating the river. Kenney, meanwhile, is left with just a handful of blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
1,095,000
545,000
545,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
225,000
-455,000
-455,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Bryn KenneyBen Yu

Dan Smith Eliminated in 10th Place ($49,500)

Level 17 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Dan Smith
Dan Smith

Brian Rast raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Dan Smith shoved from the button for 205,000. From the big blind, Ali Imsirovic min-raised to 350,000.

Rast used a time extension chip before announcing he was all in for roughly 1.5 million and Imsirovic snap-called all in for 1,095,000.

Smith: {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Rast: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}
Imsirovic: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}

The dealer spread a {J-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} board and Smith was eliminated while Imsirovic doubled into the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
2,435,000
1,450,000
1,450,000
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
485,000
-1,225,000
-1,225,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ali ImsirovicBrian RastDan Smith

Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 9th Place ($49,500)

Level 17 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Brynn Kenney
Brynn Kenney

Bryn Kenney shoved on the button for 140,000 and Elio Fox called in the big blind.

Kenney: {q-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Fox: {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The {4-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{9-Spades} flop was grim for Kenney as he could only win with a queen. One failed to materialize on the {6-Diamonds} turn and {7-Clubs} river, so he hit the rail in ninth.

Player Chips Progress
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
700,000
265,000
265,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Bryn KenneyElio Fox

Rast Picks Off Negreanu Before Break

Level 17 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Big blind Brian Rast bet 50,000 in a limped pot on {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}{5-Hearts}{q-Spades} and Daniel Negreanu called from the button. On the {8-Clubs} river, Rast checked and Negreanu bet 150,000. Rast thought only briefly before calling and Negreanu tabled {k-}{9-} for a missed straight. Rast took it with {8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, having missed a draw himself but stumbled into a pair.

Players are now on break.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
1,715,000
805,000
805,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
335,000
-320,000
-320,000

Tags: Brian RastDaniel Negreanu

Level: 18

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Schindler Catches Imsirovic

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ali Imsirovic opened on the button and Jake Schindler defended big blind. Check-check on the flop and the community read {7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{q-Clubs}. Schindler checked and Imsirovic bet 125,000. Schindler called. On the {2-Clubs} river, Schindler check-called another 300,000 and Imsirovic showed a worthless {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades} for a missed straight. Schindler had {q-Spades}{9-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
1,600,000
-450,000
-450,000
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
1,600,000
750,000
750,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ali ImsirovicJake Schindler