2018 Poker Masters

Event #6: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 Poker Masters

Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$2,350,000
Entries
47
Players Left
3
Average Chip Stack
2,350,000
Total Chips
7,050,000
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000

Level: 20

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Aldemir Uses Position to his Advantage

Level 19 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Koray Aldemir limped in on the button with {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and Ali Imsirovic raised to 200,000 with {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. Aldemir called and the flop came {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}.

Imsirovic led out for 175,000 and Aldemir called with the best hand. The {10-Clubs} on the turn double-paired the board and Imsirovic opted to check. Aldemir fired 225,000 with ace-high and Imsirovic quickly laid his hand down.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
4,530,000
-815,000
-815,000
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
2,520,000
815,000
815,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Koray AldemirAli Imsirovic

Imsirovic Gets a Bluff Through

Level 19 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Koray Aldemir opened to 120,000 on the button with {k-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Ali Imsirovic made the call with {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. The flop came {7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Imsirovic checked to Aldemir who continued for 80,000. Imsirovic called with air and the {j-Hearts} hit the turn.

Imsirovic checked again and Aldemir checked back his king-high. The {5-Hearts} completed the board and Imsirovic led out for 550,000. Aldemir quickly folded and Imsirovic was awarded the pot with the worst hand.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
5,345,000
260,000
260,000
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
1,705,000
-260,000
-260,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ali ImsirovicKoray Aldemir

Seth Davies Eliminated in 3rd Place ($352,500)

Level 19 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Seth Davies
Seth Davies

Ali Imsirovic limped in from the small blind with {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Seth Davies raised to 110,000 in the big blind with {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}. Imsirovic called to see a flop of {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}.

Imsirovic checked to Davies who continued for 155,000. Imsirovic check-raised all in with two pair and Davies snap-called for his remaining stack of 540,000.

The turn was the {3-Diamonds} put neither player had a diamond in their hand. The river was the {q-Spades} and Imsirovic eliminated Davies in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
5,085,000
795,000
795,000
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
1,965,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Seth DaviesAli Imsirovic

Imsirovic Keeps Betting

Level 19 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ali Imsirovic raised it up to 90,000 on the button with {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and Koray Aldemir called from the big blind with {5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. The flop fell {10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Aldemir checked to Imsirovic who bet 145,000. Aldemir called with a pair of deuces and the {q-Clubs} landed on the turn.

Aldemir checked again and Imsirovic tossed in a bet of 375,000 after picking up a combo draw. Aldemir mulled it over but elected to lay his hand down and Imsirovic tabled his cards as the pot was pushed his way.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
4,290,000
205,000
205,000
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
1,985,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Koray AldemirAli Imsirovic

Jake Schindler Eliminated in 4th Place ($235,000)

Level 19 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jake Schindler
Jake Schindler

Ali Imsirovic shipped all in from the small blind with {7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and Jake Schindler picked up his cards from the big blind. He showed his {4-Spades}{4-Hearts} to Imsirovic and then went into the tank before calling off his last 555,000 chips.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Clubs} and Imsirovic flopped the best hand with a pair of fives. The {8-Hearts} on the turn left Schindler drawing to two outs. The {a-Clubs} completed the board and Schindler was sent home in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
4,085,000
60,000
60,000
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ali ImsirovicJake Schindler

Level: 19

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Davies Finds Value on the River

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

Ali Imsirovic raised to 60,000 on the button with {9-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Seth Davies defended from the big blind with {j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}. The flop came {a-Spades}{j-Spades}{9-Hearts} and Davies check-called a bet of 40,000 from Imsirovic.

The turn brought the {3-Clubs} and both players checked to the {3-Spades} on the river. Davies led out for 70,000 and Imsirovic quickly paid him off with the worse two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
4,025,000
-245,000
-245,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
545,000
80,000
80,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Seth DaviesAli Imsirovic

Sam Soverel Eliminated in 5th Place ($188,000)

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

Ali Imsirovic raised to 70,000 from under the gun with {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} and the action folded to Sam Soverel in the big blind who shoved all in for 225,000 with {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}. Imsirovic quickly called and the cards were on their backs.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs} which was of no help to Soverel. The {9-Hearts} on the turn gave Soverel a flush draw but the {2-Diamonds} on the river bricked off. Imsirovic's pair of queens held on to eliminate Soverel in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
4,270,000
525,000
525,000
Sam Soverel us
Sam Soverel
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Sam SoverelAli Imsirovic