Koray Aldemir final tabled Event #1 of the Poker Masters in sixth place for $153,000, but more importantly he earned 180.66 GPI Player of the Year points to close the gap on Bryn Kenney as the top ranked player in the 2017 standings. The German standout earned over $4 million of his career $7 million earnings since January alone in a year where Kenney has been near untouchable.
Read all about the tight race in this article over at Poker Central.
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The cards are back in the air.
Niveau: 22
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
The remaining three players are heading on a 10-minute break.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
2,595,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
||
|
1,360,000
-415,000
|
-415,000 |
|
||
|
920,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
Doug Polk opened his 
to 90,000 from the button, and Brandon Adams called in the big blind holding 
.
The flop landed 
and both players checked.
The turn fell the 
and Adams led out for 235,000 with his trips. Polk called with his two-pair as the river landed the 
.
Adams pushed out a bet of 550,000 and Polk folded.
Brandon Adams raised the button to 90,000 with 
and David Peters called from the big blind with 
.
The flop landed 
and Peters open-shoved for 355,000. Adams thought about it for his full measure of time and then called.
Adams:
Peters:
With Peters at-risk, he would need some help to stay alive, and when the 
landed on the turn, Peters gained outs to a chop as well.
The river landed the 
, and Peters doubled through to 940,000 as Adams drops down to 2.25 million.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,250,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
940,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
|
||
David Peters limped in from the small blind with 
and Brandon Adams bumped it up to 120,000 holding 
from the big blind.
Peters folded, and Adams continue to rise.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,625,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
475,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
||
From the button, Brandon Adams opened to 90,000 holding 
. In the small blind, Doug Polk looked down at 
, and he three-bet to 305,000.
Adams pushed all in for over 2.2 million, and Polk immediately folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,585,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,775,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |
|
|
||
Brandon Adams raised to 90,000 on the button holding 
and David Peters defended his big blind with 
.
The flop landed 
and a bet of 125,000 from Adams was enough to prompt a fold from Peters.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,210,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,150,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
515,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
|
||
