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.
David Peters limped in from the small blind with and Brandon Adams checked his option with the . The flop came all spades giving Adams a flush. Peters checked and Adams fired 90,000 which Peters called.
The turn was the giving Peters two pair to go with his straight flush draw. Peters checked again and Adams bet 120,000. Peters made the call and the landed on the river.
Peters checked for the third time and Adams shoved all-in, putting Peters to a decision. Peters used on of his time extensions but came to the right decision and mucked his cards.
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. In the small blind, Doug Polk looked down at 
, and he three-bet to 305,000.
and Brandon Adams bumped it up to 120,000 holding 
from the big blind.
and David Peters called from the big blind with 
.
and Peters open-shoved for 355,000. Adams thought about it for his full measure of time and then called.
landed on the turn, Peters gained outs to a chop as well.
, and Peters doubled through to 940,000 as Adams drops down to 2.25 million.
to 90,000 from the button, and Brandon Adams called in the big blind holding 
.
and both players checked.
and Adams led out for 235,000 with his trips. Polk called with his two-pair as the river landed the 
.
landed on the river.