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!
flop, Bonomo continued for 20,000 and Rast called.
, and Bonomo announced he was all in for 61,500, and Rast snap-called.
, and Bonomo scooped a double back to being just shy of the starting stack.
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.
, and Haxton led out for 21,000 and Petrangelo used his full extension of time before calling.
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