Event #5 $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Jour 1 | 2017 Poker Masters

2017-09-18 18:03 UTC-7

Tollerene Flops a Straight to Eliminate Greenberg

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Niveau 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante

With around 20,000 in the pot already, the flop came . Ben Tollerene was first to act and checked the action over to Lawrence Greenberg who fired out a bet of 12,000. Tollerene check-raised to 30,000 and Greenberg moved all-in for around 55,000. Tollerene quickly called and the cards were tabled.

Tollerene:
Greenberg:

Tollerene flopped a straight against Greenberg's overpair. The turn was the as Greenberg picked up a flush draw. The river landed the and Greenberg was sent to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ben Tollerene	280,000 145,000	145,000
Lawrence Greenberg	Eliminé

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2017-09-18 17:40 UTC-7

Negreanu Curses Into Double Up

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Niveau 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante

From under the gun, Cary Katz opened to 3,500 before Daniel Negreanu three-bet the cutoff to 12,500.

With the action on Bryn Kenney in the small blind, he four-bet to 35,000 as Katz quickly folded. Negreanu cut down some of his stacks and then announced he was all in for 199,500.

Once Kenney had Negreanu's count confirmed, he called.

Kenney:
Negreanu:

"That was the exact hand I was trying to get you off!" stated Negreanu as he rose to his feet to sweat his all in.

"Flip good one time Cary?" stated Negreanu to Katz before adding, "End of the Bryn run!"

The dealer spread a flop and Negreanu immediately started bellowing some expletives.

The dealer then burned and turned the on the turn and Negreanu immediately became happy again.

"Oh nevermind. I had to curse a little." stated Negreanu before the dealer dropped the on the river to ensure Negreanu a double to over 400,000 while Kenney dropped to 76,000 in chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daniel Negreanu	404,500 214,500	214,500

Bryn Kenney	76,000 -199,000	-199,000

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2017-09-18 17:38 UTC-7

Holz Dominating His Table

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Niveau 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante

Fedor Holz has been consistently stacking chips throughout the day thus far and recently, Holz was taking chips from everyone on the table, hand after hand.

In the first hand, Holz and Seth Davies were involved in a hand with the pot around 35,000. The board read and Davies led out for 23,000 from the big blind. Holz called on the button and the landed on the river. Both players checked and Holz tabled to win the pot.

In the next hand, Stephen Chidwick opened to 4,000 from under the gun which was called by Sergio Aido. Holz reraised to 17,500 in the cutoff and only Chidwick called. The flop fell and Holz took down the pot with a bet of 11,5000.

In the final hand, Aido decided to raise it up to 4,000 from under the gun and Holz, once again, three-bet to 12,500 from the hijack. The flop came and Aido check-called a bet of 11,500 from Holz. Both players checked the on the turn and the on the river. Aido turned over but Holz had him beat with .

All in all, Holz shot up to nearly 400,000 in those three hands and has been showing complete domination at his table.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Fedor Holz	375,500 84,500	84,500

Sergio Aido	202,000 -38,000	-38,000

Seth Davies	184,000 -33,500	-33,500

Stephen Chidwick	118,000 -20,000	-20,000

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2017-09-18 16:21 UTC-7

Doug Polk Eliminated by Steffen Sontheimer

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Niveau 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

Doug Polk opened to 3,000 and Steffen Sontheimer three-bet the small blind to 13,000. Polk called, and the dealer spread a flop.

Sontheimer bet out 9,500 and Polk called as the turn landed the .

Sontheimer checked, and Polk bet out 19,500, as Sontheimer called and checked when the river landed the .

Polk pushed all in, and Sontheimer called.

Polk revealed his for a straight, but it would be Sontheimer's for the second nut flush that would see him eliminate Polk and send his stack to over 300,000 in chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Steffen Sontheimer	305,000 95,000	95,000
Doug Polk	Eliminé

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2017-09-18 15:38 UTC-7

An Orbit w/ Daniel Negreanu

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Niveau 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

We thought it might be fun to observe Daniel Negreanu for an orbit, which meant six hands given there are six players at his table. He began with right around 195,000. Here's how things played out:

Hand #1 (Big Blind): Cary Katz raised to 3,000 from the button and won the hand after Negreanu folded from the big blind.

Hand #2 (Small Blind): David Peters raised the button and then called when Negreanu three-bet to 13,000. Both players then checked the flop before Negreanu bet 20,000 on the turn. Peters called and then both players returned to checking on the river. Negreanu showed the for a missed flush, and Peters tabled the for a missed flush of his own, but also for a winning pair of sevens.

Hand #3 (Button): Justin Bonomo raised to 2,500 under the gun and Negreanu folded the button.

Hand #4 (Cutoff): Peters raised to 2,500 from the hijack and Negreanu popped it to 8,500. The button and blinds all folded, Peters called, and the flop fell . Peters checked, Negreanu bet 5,500, and Peters woke up with a check-raise to 20,000. Negreanu folded.

Hand #5 (Hijack): Negreanu opened for 3,000 and Cary Katz defended from the big blind. The two proceeded to check it down as the board ran out and "Kid Poker" won the pot with his .

Hand #6: (UTG): Negreanu raised to 3,000 and swiped the blinds and antes.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daniel Negreanu	150,000 -43,000	-43,000

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2017-09-18 14:56 UTC-7

Event #1 Champ Nick Schulman Out in 10 Minutes, Out of Poker Masters Running

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Niveau 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Coming into today, Nick Schulman sat third in Poker Masters earnings with $918,000 thanks to his victory in Event #1. That put him in a great spot to make a run at the Purple Jacket, but those hopes were just dashed.

Just 10 minutes into the tournament, action folded to Schulman on the button and he raised to 3,000. Scott Seiver was in the small blind and popped it to 13,000, which Schulman called after Steffen Sontheimer folded from the big.

Seiver then checked the flop and Schulman bet 28,000. Seiver called and then check-called a bet of 60,000 on the turn.

When the completed the board on the river, Seiver checked for a third time and Schulman moved in for his last 115,000. Seiver snap called and rolled over the for a rivered full house, which cracked the flopped trips of Schulman.

With that, Schulman became the tournament's first elimination and saw his inaugural Poker Masters come to an end.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Scott Seiver	400,000 200,000	200,000

Nick Schulman	Eliminé

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2017-09-18 12:30 UTC-7

Poker Masters Purple Jacket Standings

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Steffen Sontheimer - 2017 Poker Masters Event 2 Winner

With the four preliminary events now concluded, here are how the standings sit in the race for the Poker Masters Purple Jacket heading into this Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em.

Germany's Steffen Sontheimer is in the lead with amassed winnings of $1,221,000 after winning one event, reaching four final tables, and bubbling one event. As expected, the next few players just behind Sontheimer are all event winners, while Doug Polk sits rounds out the top five after his fifth and second place finishes in the final two events.

Rank	Player	Country	Wins	Cashes	TV Final Tables	Final Tables	Events Played	Winnings
1	Steffen Sontheimer	Germany	1	3	3	4	4	$1,221,000
2	Bryn Kenney	USA	1	2	2	2	4	$1,085,000
3	Nick Schulman	USA	1	1	1	1	4	$918,000
4	Brandon Adams	USA	1	1	1	1	3	$819,000
5	Doug Polk	USA		2	2	2	4	$612,000
6	Erik Seidel	USA		1	1	2	4	$576,000
7	Matt Hyman	USA		1	1	1	3	$561,000
8	Fedor Holz	Germany		1	1	1	4	$550,000
9	Jake Schindler	USA		2	2	2	4	$409,500
10	Stefan Schillhabel	Germany		1	1	1	4	$306,000
11	Tom Marchese	USA		1	1	1	3	$300,000
12	Adrian Mateos	Spain		2	2	2	4	$277,500
13	David Peters	USA		1	1	1	4	$273,000
14	Phil Hellmuth	USA		1	1	1	4	$200,000
15	Dan Smith	USA		1	1	1	4	$192,000
16	Dominik Nitsche	Germany		1	1	1	4	$178,500
17	Justin Bonomo	USA		1	1	1	4	$175,500
18	Christian Christner	Germany		1	1	2	4	$175,000
19	Koray Aldemir	Germany		1	1	1	4	$153,000
20	Cary Katz	USA		1	1	1	4	$120,000
21	Daniel Negreanu	Canada		1	0	1	4	$102,000
22	Dan Shak	USA		1	0	1	2	$100,000
23	Sergio Aido	Spain		1	1	1	4	$96,000
24	Zach Clark	USA		0	1	1	1	$0
25	Sean Winter	USA		0	0	1	4	$0
26	Stephen Chidwick	UK		0	0	1	4	$0

2017-09-18 11:00 UTC-7

A Complete Guide to the Poker Masters: The Players, Side Bets and More

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To continue reading Kim Yuhl's article, A Complete Guide to the Poker Masters: The Players, Side Bets and More, click here.

2017-09-18 09:34 UTC-7

Poker Masters $100k Soon to Begin

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Current Poker Masters Purple Jacket leader Steffen Sontheimer

Welcome back to the ARIA Resort & Casino, and the inaugural Poker Masters for Day 1 of Event #5 $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em.

Four $50,000 buy-in tournaments have now concluded in the past week, and with it leaves the final event of the Poker Masters series. Not only will there be millions of dollars up for grabs, but also the very elusive and stylish Poker Masters Purple Jacket™ that will be awarded to whoever finishes the Poker Masters with the most tournament winnings.

The player in the current lead heading into this final event is Germany's Steffen Sontheimer. Sontheimer final tabled Event #1 finishing in 4th place, before he would win Event #2. Unfortunately for Sontheimer, he would bubble Event #3 before capturing a 5th place finish in Event #4. Currently, Sontheimer has amassed $1,221,000 in winnings, and is prime position in the race for the Purple Masters Poker Jacket while the likes of Bryn Kenney ($1,085,000), Nick Schulman ($918,000), Brandon Adams ($819,000), and Doug Polk ($612,000) are also positioned with the best advantage heading into the final event.

Predicting the breakout year of @RunGo0seRun. Best player in the game right now.
— Fedor Holz (@CrownUpGuy)

There have been 39 unique entrants throughout the Poker Masters events, and with the likes of Andrew Robl, Jean-Robert Bellande, and Lauren Roberts in town playing the big game just a few feet away from where the tournament has been taking place, the chance that 40 players take part in Event #5 is a possibility. However, with these numbers being a rough estimation, whoever wins Event #5 will take the lead in the race for the Poker Masters Purple Jacket (without factoring in players with winnings already registering a Event #5 cash).

Unlike the previous four events, Event #5 will operate as a freeze-out and no re-entries are allowed. Players will begin with 200,000 in starting chips, and levels will last 60-minutes with a 10-minute break after every two levels. Day 1 will last ten levels with play expect to end at approximately 12:40 a.m. (not factoring in TV production breaks etc). Inspired by the Aria High Rollers, the tournament rules are designed to speed up play and are specifically catered to the regular high-stakes players, including:

Seven-handed tables
A single ante posted by the big blind
A 30-second shot clock, with three 60-second time extensions
Headphones and sunglasses are not allowed

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be providing continuous live updates from the tournament floor once play begins at 2:00 p.m. (PDT). It is expected that a feature table will be streamed on PokerGO, and if so, our updates will coincide with the live stream, and will not include any spoilers for those watching along on PokerGO. So stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com for updates from Event #5 as we make a run at seeing who is crowned the inaugural Poker Masters Purple Jacket winner.

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