Halfway through the Poker Masters players are raving and fans are gushing at the unprecedented schedule of events. Commentators Ali Nejad and David Williams have seen just about everything in poker, but even they’re blown away by what’s unfolded at the ARIA Resort & Casino.
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Stefan Schillhabel raised to 4,000 on the button and David Peters three-bet to 15,500 from the small blind. Schillhabel called and the flop came 
.
Both players checked to the 
on the turn and Peters led out for 16,000. Schillhabel called and the river brought the 
. Peters pushed all-in for 65,000 and Schillhabel found a fold.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
128,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
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Ben Tollerene opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and Steffen Sontheimer called in the big blind.
The flop landed 
and both players checked as the 
rolled off on the turn and both players checked again.
The river landed the 
and Sontheimer bet out 16,500. Tollerene used his full allotment of time before calling.
Sontheimer tabled his 
, and Tollerene mucked.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
184,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
71,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
After finishing 4th in Event #3, Dan Smith has quickly headed down to the ARIA Poker Room to jump into Event #4.
Smith is seated on table five between Tom Marchese and Rainer Kempe.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
The two German players on Table 2 got involved in a pot with each other and after arriving at the table, the board read 
. There was around 10,000 in the middle and Koray Aldemir bet 5,000 from the cutoff. Stefan Schillhabel called from the button and the landed on the river.
Aldemir fired again for 15,500 and Schillhabel moved all-in to cover his opponent. Aldemir only had around 30,000 remaining and eventually called off his stack. Schillhabel tabled 
for the nut straight and Aldemir was sent packing.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
219,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
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Dan Smith opened to 35,000 from under the gun, and Fedor Holz called on the button, as did Dominik Nitsche and Tom Marchese in the blinds.
The flop landed 
and both Nitsche and Marchese checked to Smith who bet 5,000. Holz called on the button before Nitsche check-raised to 25,000.
Marchese folded, but Smith called, as Holz folded.
The turn landed the 
and Nitsche bet out 33,000. Smith used a time extension button before eventually shoving all in for 100,000 total.
It was now Nitsche's turn to head into the tank, and after using a time extension button of his own, he folded and was left with just 60,000 in chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
203,500
78,500
|
78,500 |
|
|
||
|
60,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||
Dan Shak has re-entered after taking a bad beat earlier in the day.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
The remaining players are headed on a 10-minute break.
Niveau: 4
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The cards are back in the air.
