Both Joshua Ladines and Ben Yu contributed 3,000 preflop to see a 
flop.
Ladines checked from the small blind, and Yu bet 4,500 from the big. Ladines called, and then checked the 
on the turn.
Yu bet 15,000, and Ladines folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
140,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
From the cutoff, Isaac Haxton raised to 3,500 and Justin Bonomo three-bet the button to 12,000.
Haxton called, and the 
board checked down to the river where Haxton bet out 9,000 and Bonomo called.
Haxton tabled his 
for trip tens, and Bonomo mucked.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
135,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
Niveau: 2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,500
The inaugural Poker Masters in 2017 awarded a Purple Jacket to the player that accumulated the most winnings across the five-event schedule.
Germany's Steffen Sontheimer collected two wins, four cashes, and over $2.7 million in winnings on his way to claiming the inaugural Poker Masters Purple Jacket.
| Rank | Player | Country | Wins | Cashes | TV Final Tables | Final Tables | Events Played | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | $2,733,000 |
| 2 | Bryn Kenney | USA | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | $1,085,000 |
| 3 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | $1,054,000 | |
| 4 | Christian Christner | Germany | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | $1,039,000 | |
| 5 | Nick Schulman | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $918,000 |
| 4 | Brandon Adams | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $819,000 |
| 5 | Doug Polk | USA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | $612,000 | |
| 6 | Erik Seidel | USA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | $576,000 | |
| 7 | Matt Hyman | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $561,000 | |
| 8 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | $486,000 | |
| 9 | Jake Schindler | USA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | $409,500 | |
| 10 | Justin Bonomo | USA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | $391,500 | |
| 11 | Seth Davies | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $324,000 | |
| 12 | Tom Marchese | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $300,000 | |
| 13 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | $277,500 | |
| 14 | David Peters | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $273,000 | |
| 15 | Phil Hellmuth | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $200,000 | |
| 16 | Dan Smith | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $192,000 | |
| 17 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $178,500 | |
| 18 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $153,000 | |
| 19 | Cary Katz | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $120,000 | |
| 20 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | $102,000 | |
| 21 | Dan Shak | USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $100,000 | |
| 22 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $96,000 |
On a final board of 
with 39,500 in the middle, Joshua Ladines bet out 31,000 into Ben Lamb.
Lamb made the call, and after Ladines tabled his 
, Lamb revealed his 
and was pushed the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
|
135,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Catching the action on the flop of 
with each player committing 10,500 preflop, Cord Garcia checked from the big blind, as did Cary Katz from under the gun.
Daniel Negreanu bet 20,000 from the button, and once Garcia folded, Katz announced a raise of pot to 93,500. Negreanu shoved for his 148,500, and Katz immediately called for his 138,500.
Katz: 
Negreanu:
Katz was in the lead with his middle set, but Negreanu had outs to spades, a king, running straight cards, and other running full house cards.
The 
on the turn left Negreanu drawing to only a spade or a king, and when the river fell the 
, he would claim the checkmark and eliminate Katz.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
320,500
175,500
|
175,500 |
|
||
|
105,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
|
|
||
After finishing in 3rd place for $175,000 in Event #2, Jake Schindler has now jumped in Event #3.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
Sam Soverel limped the button, Cord Garcia potted to 4,000, and Dominik Nitsche called. Soverel made it three to 
and Garcia checked. Nitsche bet 13,500 and Soverel called. On the 
turn, Nitsche potted for 39,500 and Soverel called once more. Nitsche fired a final barrel of 45,000 on the and Soverel thought for nearly his full 30 seconds before folding.
After the hand, someone said Nitsche could say if he bluffed.
"Flopped it," he said.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
207,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
With 10,000 in the middle, and the flop reading 
, Loren Klein bet out 7,500 from under the gun and Justin Bonomo called on the button.
The 
and on the turn and river checked through, and Klein tabled his and Bonomo mucked.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
147,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
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