Event #1 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Jour 1 terminé
2017 Poker Masters
Event #1 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Jours 1
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2017 Poker Masters
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$2,550,000
Entrants
51
Niveau
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Schulman, Mateos Reach Final Table of Poker Masters Event #1; Negreanu Bubbles
Niveau 20
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The inaugural Poker Masters kicked off at the ARIA on Wednesday with the first of four $50,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournaments. Event #1 attracted 51 entries, but after a long day at the tables, only seven remained with Matt Hyman leading the way.
Others who survived the night and are guaranteed $127,500 in prize money are Nick Schulman, Adrian Mateos, and a whole contingent of German players including Dominik Nitsche, Stefan Schillhabel, Koray Aldemir, and Steffen Sontheimer.
Whoever wins Event #1 will not only walk away with a $918,000 first-place prize, but will take the early lead in the Poker Masters, which will see the player with the best results (highest total earnings) throughout all five tournaments – remember the finale is a $100,000 freezeout – will be deemed champion and be awarded The Poker Masters Purple Jacket™.
Of course, not everyone could make the final table. Among those to try and fall were Fedor Holz, who is being tailed by a documentary film crew; former Super High Roller Bowl champs Brian Rast and Rainer Kempe; Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel; and Cary Katz, who busted in particularly ugly fashion when his full house was counterfeited by quads on the board.
Another player to bust was Sean Winter, who left empty handed in ninth place as bubble boy. Winter got his stack in with ace-king against the pocket queens of Hyman. The ace-high flop looked good for Winter, but the turn and river came queen-queen to give Hyman quads and the chip lead.
Before the night was out, Daniel Negreanu bowed out in eighth place for $102,000. It was a good start for “Kid Poker,” who bet on himself to become the Poker Masters’ first-ever winner. He offered a bet of $50,000 that he would win against any one player, and right now he stands to collect $1 million from the field if he does in fact win the overall Poker Masters title.
On Thursday, the Event #1 final table will be live streamed on PokerGO on a 30-minute delay. Our coverage, which will commence at 12:30 p.m. local time, will adhere to the stream so as not to spoil anything for fans.
Also on Thursday, Event #2: $50,000 NLHE will get underway at 2 p.m. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will also be providing complete coverage from that tournament, so be sure to join us then.
Final Table Chip Counts (complet)
Niveau 20
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,460,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
1,255,000 | |
|
1,050,000 | |
|
||
|
745,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
||
|
660,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
||
|
635,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
||
|
570,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated in 8th Place ($102,000)
Niveau 20
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Nick Schulman moved all in for 495,000 from the cutoff only to have Daniel Negreanu shove over the top from the small blind for 505,000.
Schulman: 
Negreanu: 
Negreanu was well out in front, but the board ran out 
to give Schulman a runner-runner straight.
Negreanu was left with 10,000 after the hand, and he turned that into 70,000 after his ace-king overcame the pocket tens of Dominik Nitsche. Unfortunately for Negreanu, one hand after that he got it in with tens only to run into the pocket jacks of Koray Aldemir.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,050,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
|
||
Updated Chip Counts from the Feature Table (complet)
Niveau 20
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,535,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
1,255,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
760,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
755,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
570,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
565,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
530,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
480,000
-174,000
|
-174,000 |
|
|
||
Sean Winter Bubbles Poker Masters Event #1
Niveau 20
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
It took awhile, but the money bubble has finally burst!
It happened when Sean Winter got his stack of nearly 600,000 all in preflop against Matt Hyman.
Hyman: 
Winter: 
It was a classic flip, and while Winter pulled ahead on the 
flop, his lead was only temporary as the turn gave Hyman a set. The 
river improved Hyman to quads, and Winter was eliminated as the bubble boy.
With that, Matt Hyman is the new chip leader.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,540,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Sean Winter Survives
Niveau 20
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The short-stacked Sean Winter got his last 250,000 all in preflop and was at risk against Steffen Sontheimer.
Sontheimer: 
Winter: 
Winter got it in good, but the 
flop made things interesting by giving Sontheimer an open-ended straight draw. Fortunately for Winter, neither the 
turn nor river hurt him and he doubled through.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
590,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
Dominik Nitsche Doubles Through Daniel Negreanu
Niveau 20
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Action folded to Dominik Nitsche in the small blind and he moved all in for 325,000. Daniel Negreanu gave it some thought and then called from the big.
Nitsche: 
Negreanu: 
The board ran out 
and Nitsche doubled through.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
680,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
505,000
-453,000
|
-453,000 |
|
|
||
Niveau: 20
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Doubles Aplenty
Niveau 19
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Mayy Hyman got his stack of over 400,000 all in preflop and found himself in great shape to double through Sean Winter.
Hyman: 
Winter:
Hyman had the better kicker and it earned him the double after the board ran out 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
870,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
|
250,000
-405,000
|
-405,000 |