Event #7: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2018 Poker Masters

09-13-2018 10:29 UTC-7

Time for the $100,000 Main Event at the 2018 Poker Masters

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Welcome to the ARIA Resort & Casino, and the 2018 Poker Masters for Event #7: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event.

Friday saw the kick-off of the 2018 Poker Masters live from the PokerGO Studio and Event #1 would see David Peters emerge victorious over the 69-player field to capture the $193,200 first prize. Event #2 took place on Saturday, and Brandon Adams defeated the 50-player field to take home the $400,000 first prize. Sunday saw the game change to Pot-Limit Omaha, and it would be Keith Lehr defeating the 37-player field to capture the $333,000 first prize.

Monday saw the game switch again with Event #4: $10,000 Short Deck Poker taking center stage and it would be Isaac Haxton capturing the $176,000 first prize after he defeated the 55-player field. Tuesday saw 66 players take a seat in the Event #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em, and it would Ali Imsirovic capturing the $462,000 first prize. The penultimate event on the schedule would see the buy-in kicked up to $50,000 and 47 players would take a seat in the event. Daniel Negreanu, Keith Lehr, Nick Schulman, and Rainer Kempe all exited before the final table, while it would Elio Fox who would bubble to Imsirovic. Down to seven, play circled for a little before Bryn Kenney would bubble the final table when he was all in preflop and flopped two pair, but got outdrawn by a four-card flush. Imsirovic is the overwhelming chip leader and chasing his second Poker Masters title, while Justin Bonomo, Jake Schindler, and Koray Aldemir are clustered together with stacks just shy of the average. Seth Davies and Sam Soverel are the two short stacks with 18 and 17 big blinds respectively, but all will be fighting for the $799,000 first prize. Day 2 final table action will be live streamed on PokerGO, while updates will be provided right here on PokerNews once play begins at 12 p.m. (PDT).

Unlike the inaugural running of the Poker Masters where the Purple Jacket was decided using total earnings, the 2018 Poker Masters will use the High Roller of the Year scoring system to award the coveted Poker Masters Purple Jacket. Here is the breakdown of the points, followed by the current standings (not including results from Event #6):

Position	Preliminaries	Main Event
1st	300	350
2nd	210	245
3rd	150	175
4th	120	140
5th	90	105
6th +	60	70

2018 Poker Masters Purple Jacket Rankings:

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1st	Brandon Adams	United States	510
2nd	Isaac Haxton	United States	480
T-3rd	Ben Yu	United States	360
T-3rd	Ali Imsirovic	United States	360
T-5th	David Peters	United States	300
T-5th	Keith Lehr	United States	300
T-7th	Jake Schindler	United States	270
T-7th	Jonathan Depa	United States	270
9th	Jason Koon	United States	240

Each event on the 2018 Poker Masters schedule will feature a 30-second shot clock, and each player will have three 30-second time extension chips. There are no entry fees on the first entry for any player registering before 2 p.m. (PDT) on the day of the event.

Event #7: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event is a three-day event that will play ten levels on Day 1, before playing down to the final table of six on Day 2. Day 1 will begin at 2 p.m. (PDT) and there are no entry fees on the first entry for any player registering before the start of play The Main Event will feature a 30-second shot clock and each player will have three 30-second time extension chips. Players will begin with 200,000 in chips and levels will last 60 minutes with a 10-minute break every two levels. Registration is open until the start of play on Day 2 (approximately 12 p.m.) , and players have a single re-entry option.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be providing continuous live updates from the PokerGO Studio of all the Event #7: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event action. So stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com to see who claim the 2018 Poker Masters Purple Jacket!

09-13-2018 13:20 UTC-7

High Roller of the Year Standings Heading into 2018 Poker Masters

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Rank	Player	Country	Wins	Cashes	Total Earnings	Total Points
1st	Cary Katz	USA	1	11	$1,210,700	954
2nd	Sam Soverel	USA	5	9	$1,413,808	930
3rd	Adrian Mateos	Spain	2	6	$953,120	650
4th	Ben Tollerene	USA	1	5	$905,110	455
5th	Justin Bonomo	USA	2	3	$790,900	405
6th	Elio Fox	USA	2	4	$716,600	405
7th	Nick Petrangelo	USA	2	3	$592,000	375
8th	Dominik Nitsche	Germany	2	3	$617,720	355
9th	Matthias Eibinger	Austria	1	4	$530,500	345
10th	Stephen Chidwick	UK	2	4	$340,000	335

Click here to view the complete High Roller of the Year Standings.

09-13-2018 15:41 UTC-7

Haxton: "That Was My River"

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Level 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jason Koon opened the cutoff to 2,500 and Nick Petrangelo called on the button, as did Isaac Haxton in the big blind.

The flop landed and Haxton and Koon checked to Petrangelo who bet 2,500. Haxton called, and Koon folded, as both players then checked the on the turn.

The river fell the , and Haxton led out for 21,000 and Petrangelo used his full extension of time before calling.

"That was my river," announced Haxton as he tabled his .

Petrangelo mucked, and Haxton collected the pot with his rivered full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	280,000 30,000	30,000

Nick Petrangelo	222,000 -45,000	-45,000

Jason Koon	49,500 -10,500	-10,500

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09-13-2018 16:11 UTC-7

Bonomo Finds a Heart on the River to Double

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Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

Brian Rast opened the button to 3,000 and Justin Bonomo three-bet the small blind to 13,000.

Rast called, and on the flop, Bonomo continued for 20,000 and Rast called.

The turn fell the , and Bonomo announced he was all in for 61,500, and Rast snap-called.

Bonomo:
Rast:

Bonomo was at-risk holding a flush draw against Rast's top pair and gutshot.

Fortunately for the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl Champion, the river landed the , and Bonomo scooped a double back to being just shy of the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	190,500 95,500	95,500

Brian Rast	113,500 -71,500	-71,500

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09-13-2018 16:47 UTC-7

Adams First to Rail

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Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

Brandon Adams raised to 14,000 in the big blind and Justin Bonomo called in the cutoff. The flop brought and Adams bet 16,000. Bonomo continued to the turn. Adams jammed for about 75,000 and Bonomo quickly called.

Adams:
Bonomo:

Bonomo's overpair was in great shape, and the river missed Adams.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	297,000 106,500	106,500

Brandon Adams	Busted

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09-13-2018 17:23 UTC-7

Davies Rolling; Smith Eliminated

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Level 3 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

From under the gun, Dan Smith raised to 3,5000 and Seth Davies called on the button as Brian Rast called in the small blind.

The flop landed and Rast and Smith checked to Davies who bet 8,500. Rast called, and Smith check-raised to 30,000.

Davies called, but Rast folded, and the turn landed the . Smith bet 27,000, and Davies called as the completed the board on the river.

Smith announced he was all in for 119,000, and Davies instantly called.

Smith tabled his for aces-up, but it would be Davies' that would see table a wheel to collect the pot and eliminate Smith.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	510,000 85,000	85,000

Dan Smith	Busted

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09-13-2018 17:44 UTC-7

Koon Eliminated by Nitsche

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Level 3 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Dominik Nitsche raised the button to 4,000 and Jason Koon three-bet the small blind to 14,500. Nitsche announced he was all in, and Koon called off roughly his 57,500 total.

Koon:
Nitsche:

The dealer spread out a board, and Koon was eliminated from the Poker Masters Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	220,000 60,000	60,000

Jason Koon	Busted

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09-13-2018 18:20 UTC-7

2018 Poker Masters Purple Jacket Rankings

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Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 2,000 ante

With only the $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event remaining on the schedule, there are only five players still in contention for the Purple Jacket. Ali Imsirovic has made himself the front runner after back-to-back wins in Event #5 and Event #6. Brandon Adams is still in second place after his hot start to the series and Isaac Haxton rounds out the top three. Jake Schindler and Ben Yu are the only other two players that can catch Imsirovic so look for them to take part in the Main Event.

Rank	Player	Points
1st	Ali Imsirovic	660
2nd	Brandon Adams	510
3rd	Isaac Haxton	480
4th	Jake Schindler	390
5th	Ben Yu	360
Eliminated	David Peters	300
Eliminated	Keith Lehr	300
Eliminated	Jonathan Depa	270
Eliminated	Jason Koon	240
Eliminated	Brian Green	210
Eliminated	Cary Katz	210
Eliminated	Jared Jaffee	210
Eliminated	Maurice Hawkins	210
Eliminated	Koray Aldemir	210
Eliminated	Rainer Kempe	150
Eliminated	Ryan Tosoc	150
Eliminated	Brian Rast	150
Eliminated	Seth Davies	150
Eliminated	Bill Klein	120
Eliminated	Daniel Negreanu	120
Eliminated	Dominik Nitsche	120
Eliminated	Dan Shak	120
Eliminated	Andrew Robl	120
Eliminated	Cord Garcia	90
Eliminated	Sam Soverel	90
Eliminated	David Eldridge	60
Eliminated	Matthias Eibinger	60
Eliminated	Elio Fox	60
Eliminated	Bryn Kenney	60
Eliminated	Dan Smith	60
Eliminated	Justin Bonomo	60

09-13-2018 18:23 UTC-7

Rast Eliminated by Peters

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Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 2,000 ante

Matthias Eibinger raised to 4,000 in the cutoff before David Peters three-bet to 16,000 from the small blind. Brian Rast shoved from the big blind for 113,000, and after Eibinger folded, Peters called.

Rast:
Peters: