2018 Poker Masters

Event #7: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 Poker Masters

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
$1,150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$2,500,000
Entries
25
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000

King-High Win for Petrangelo

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dominik Nitsche raised to 4,500 from the cutoff, and Nick Petrangelo called in the big blind.

The flop landed {3-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} and Petrangelo checked to Nitsche who bet 4,000. Petrangelo called, and then the {4-Diamonds} and {3-Clubs} were checked through on the turn and river.

Petrangelo tabled his {K-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for king-high, and Nitsche mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
246,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
140,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Nick PetrangeloDominik Nitsche

Peters and Imsirovic Need Time

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
David Peters
David Peters

David Peters opened for 5,000 and Ali Imsirovic made it 20,000 on the button. Peters called and they checked to the turn, bringing a community of {7-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{10-Spades}{k-Clubs}. Peters bet 34,000 and Imsirovic called. On the {8-Diamonds} river, Peters tanked and then bet 145,000 at the 90-second mark after using an extension. Imsirovic needed his own time extension but announced a fold seconds before he'd be committed for a second.

Player Chips Progress
David Peters us
David Peters
715,000
35,500
35,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
260,000
16,500
16,500

Tags: Ali ImsirovicDavid Peters

Change of Plans in the Poker Masters Main Event

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Paul Campbell
Paul Campbell

With 28:50 remaining in Level 5, the clock has been paused.

Tournament Director Paul Campbell has discussed with the players the course of action for the rest of the tournament.

"The integrity of the the event is a priority, but since it is also being streamed on PokerGO, that has to be considered also. I want to honor the option for players to enter or re-enter tomorrow." Campbell stated.

The discussions were based on two things; a pre-determined quitting point, and how late registration would be tackled.

"Protecting the players is the priority," Campbell continued to underline.

After a discussion involving the players, Campbell, and Mori Eskandani, it was determined that play would continue through this level until there was 15 minutes remaining on the clock. Then the number of hands would be drawn, and play for Day 1 would conclude after that.

Day 2 play would begin at 1 p.m. (PDT) with the registration and re-entry period open until then. New players will have the option to enter with a deeper blind-to-stack ratio, and eliminated players had the option to re-enter. Starting at 1 p.m. the tournament would then become a freeze-out with the option to enter through level ten removed.

There was also a discussion at potentially shortening the levels to 45-minutes so that the final table of six could be reached in adequate time.

Tags: Paul Campbell

Two Pair Over Two Pair

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Three players checked a {10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop, bringing a {q-Spades}. Rainer Kempe checked and Justin Bonomo bet 12,000 from the big blind. Preflop raiser Christoph Vogelsang announced 34,000, driving out Kempe. Bonomo came along for the {a-Clubs} river. Both players checked.

Bonomo opened {q-Diamonds}{8-Spades} for queens up but Vogelsang had him pipped with {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
442,000
-54,000
-54,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
255,000
37,000
37,000

Tags: Christoph VogelsangJustin BonomoRainer Kempe

Time Extensions By the Wayside

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With only minutes left in the day, there's no reason for players to conserve their time extensions anymore. That was illustrated in a recent pot as Seth Davies bet 4,500 from the cutoff on {k-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Ali Imsirovic raised to 13,500 in the small blind. Davies peeled for a {10-Diamonds} turn. Imsirovic bet 44,000 and Davies continued to the {a-Spades}.

Imsirovic tanked and used an extension then bet 66,000. Davies needed two extensions of his own before releasing.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
399,000
-64,000
-64,000
$25K Fantasy
WPT 1X Winner
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
284,000
24,000
24,000

Tags: Ali ImsirovicSeth Davies

Nine More Hands

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Isaac Haxton has drawn for the number of hands left, and there will be nine more hands remaining on Day 1.

Sevens for Nitsche

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dominik Nitsche opened to 5,000 from under the gun and Justin Bonomo three-bet the button to 13,500.

Nitsche called, and then check-called 8,000 on the {J-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop as the {3-Hearts} landed on the turn.

Nitsche checked, Bonomo bet 15,000, and Nitsche called before both players checked the {4-Hearts} on the river.

Nitsche tabled his {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}, and Bonomo mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
430,000
-12,000
-12,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
175,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dominik NitscheJustin Bonomo

Haxton Busted Before Buzzer

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton

Isaac Haxton was exiting his seat just a few hands before his table was scheduled to bag, and Seth Davies filled us in on how he busted Haxton. He said Haxton opened to 4,500, Davies made it 11,500 and Haxton jammed for around 70,000. Davies called with ace-king suited and emerged victorious against ace-queen offsuit.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Isaac HaxtonSeth Davies

Straight for Kempe

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Rainer Kempe opened the button to 6,000 and Nick Petrangelo called in the big blind.

The flop landed {2-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{10-Spades} and Petrangelo checked to Kempe who bet 6,000. Petrangelo check-raised to 18,000 and Kempe called as the turn fell the {5-Clubs}.

Petrangelo checked, Kempe bet 24,000, and Petrangelo called as the river landed the {A-Spades}.

Petrangelo checked, Kempe bet 40,000, and Petrangelo called. Kempe tabled his {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for a straight, and Petrangelo mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
440,000
29,000
29,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
170,000
-76,000
-76,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Nick PetrangeloRainer Kempe