Event #2: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Dia 1 | 2018 Poker Masters

2018-09-08 10:40 UTC-7

Time to Kick It Up at the 2018 Poker Masters with Event #2: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Welcome to the ARIA Resort & Casino, and the 2018 Poker Masters for Event 2: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em.

Friday saw the kick-off of the 2018 Poker Masters live from the PokerGO Studio as 69 players took part in Event #1 to create a prize pool of $690,000 that awarded payouts to the top ten players. A monster hand on the bubble saw a short stacked Tom Marchese eliminated in 11th, while Matthias Eibinger's queens would be outdrawn by Brandon Adams' tens when the majority of the money entered the turn on a final board of . As Eibinger exited in 10th for $20,700, Adams was catapulted into the overwhelming chip lead.

Cary Katz (9th), Ali Imsirovic (8th), and David Eldridge (7th) all were sent to the rail before play finished for the night with just six players remaining in Event #1. Adams continued to hold onto the chip lead although Germany's Rainer Kempe would close the gap to trail by just five big blinds. David Peters and Cord Garcia with around average in chips, while Brian Green and Isaac Haxton round out the bottom two chip counts. Day 2 final table action will be live streamed on PokerGO, while updates will be provided right here on PokerNews once play begins at 12 p.m. (PDT).

Unlike the inaugural running of the Poker Masters where the Purple Jacket was decided using total earnings, the 2018 Poker Masters will use the High Roller of the Year scoring system to award the coveted Poker Masters Purple Jacket. Here is the breakdown of the points:

Position	Preliminaries	Main Event
1st	300	350
2nd	210	245
3rd	150	175
4th	120	140
5th	90	105
6th +	60	70

Each event on the 2018 Poker Masters schedule will feature a 30-second shot clock, and each player will have five 30-second time extension chips. There are no entry fees on the first entry for any player registering before 2 p.m. (PDT) on the day of the event.

Event #2: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em is a two-day event that will play down to a final table of six players on Day 1 and will begin at 2 p.m. (PDT). Players will begin with 125,000 in chips and levels will last 30 minutes with a 10-minute break every three levels. Registration is open through the first nine levels (approximately 6:50 p.m.), and players have the option to re-enter twice.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be providing continuous live updates from the PokerGO Studio of all the Event #2: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em action, along with every event from the 2018 Poker Masters. So stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com to see who claim the 2018 Poker Masters Purple Jacket!

2018-09-08 13:40 UTC-7

2017 Poker Masters Final Standings

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

Tags: Steffen Sontheimer

2018-09-08 15:11 UTC-7

Kurganov Busted First Again

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Nível 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Igor Kurganov was the first player to go bust in Event #1, and he followed suit in Event #2.

This time, he bet 11,500 into 17,500 on the river from the big blind. The board read . Brian Rast moved all in, covering Kurganov's 65,000 or so. Kurganov used a time extension then dropped in calling chips.

Rast showed for the flopped flush and Kurganov flung his cards into the muck.

"Ace-ten," he said. "Guess I can catch a flight now."

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brian Rast	210,000 85,000	85,000

Igor Kurganov	Eliminado

Tags: Brian Rast Igor Kurganov

2018-09-08 16:10 UTC-7

Four Bets on the Flop for Imsirovic

Nível 3 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

From the button, Rainer Kempe raised to 5,000 and Ali Imsirovic called in the big blind.

The flop landed and Imsirovic checked to Kempe who bet 3,500. Imsirovic responded with a check-raise to 9,500, and Kempe made it 19,500 to go.

Imsirovic wasn't done there as he made it four bets to go and 30,000.

Kempe opted for a fold, and Imsirovic collected the pot and then showed the .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ali Imsirovic	210,000 105,000	105,000
Rainer Kempe	67,000 -48,000	-48,000

Tags: Ali Imsirovic Rainer Kempe

2018-09-08 16:20 UTC-7

High Roller of the Year Standings Heading into 2018 Poker Masters

Nível 3 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Rank	Player	Country	Wins	Cashes	Total Earnings	Total Points
1st	Cary Katz	USA	1	11	$1,210,700	954
2nd	Sam Soverel	USA	5	9	$1,413,808	930
3rd	Adrian Mateos	Spain	2	6	$953,120	650
4th	Ben Tollerene	USA	1	5	$905,110	455
5th	Justin Bonomo	USA	2	3	$790,900	405
6th	Elio Fox	USA	2	4	$716,600	405
7th	Nick Petrangelo	USA	2	3	$592,000	375
8th	Dominik Nitsche	Germany	2	3	$617,720	355
9th	Matthias Eibinger	Austria	1	4	$530,500	345
10th	Stephen Chidwick	UK	2	4	$340,000	335

Click here to view the complete High Roller of the Year Standings.

2018-09-08 16:57 UTC-7

A Question to Ponder

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Nível 4 : 1,000/1,500, 2,000 ante

Action is a bit slow on Table 3 at the moment, but the conversation is pretty lively. A prop is being discussed the likes of which we've never heard, but that's apparently been put in action a few times recently in cash games.

We didn't catch the entire discussion, but from the sound of things, the question is thus: what's the smallest denomination of chips you would put into your mouth if you got to keep all of the chips at the end of 30 seconds?

Daniel Negreanu doesn't have to worry much about his bankroll considering he's one of the top all-time money earners in poker, so it's no surprise he said his cutoff would be $5,000 or $1,000. Apparently, some have done it quite a bit cheaper, though. Jared Jaffee said he's seen it done with $10 chips, and the word is some individuals have managed to cram upwards of 30.

2018-09-08 18:10 UTC-7

Negreanu Eliminated by Rast

Nível 6 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

From the cutoff, Daniel Negreanu opened to 6,500 and both Rainer Kempe and Brandon Adams called from the button and small blind.

Brian Rast was in the big blind, and he three-bet to 25,000 before Negreanu quickly announced he was all in for 103,500. Kempe and Adams folded, and Rast deliberated and was forced to use a time extension chip before he called.

Negreanu:
Rast:

The dealer spread a board, and Negreanu was eliminated just shy of the break.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brian Rast	508,000 138,000	138,000

Brandon Adams	145,000 -15,000	-15,000
Rainer Kempe	83,000 -9,000	-9,000
Daniel Negreanu	Eliminado

Tags: Brandon Adams Brian Rast Daniel Negreanu Rainer Kempe

2018-09-08 20:39 UTC-7

Seiver Eliminated by Bonomo

Nível 10 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

From the cutoff, Scott Seiver moved all in for his last 11,000 and Justin Bonomo re-raised from the small blind to 20,000.

Seiver:
Bonomo:

The board ran out and Seiver was eliminated from Event #2.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Justin Bonomo	175,000 -20,000	-20,000

Scott Seiver	Eliminado

Tags: Justin Bonomo Scott Seiver

2018-09-08 20:47 UTC-7

Green Eliminated by Katz

Nível 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Brian Green shoved all in from the small blind for roughly 90,000 and Cary Katz looked him up from the big blind.

Green:
Katz:

The dealer spread a board, and Green was eliminated from Event #2.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Cary Katz	290,000 75,000	75,000
Brian Green	Eliminado

Tags: Brian Green Cary Katz

2018-09-08 20:59 UTC-7

Bonomo Orders a Double-Double With Cheese

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Nível 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Justin Bonomo shoved all in for 51,000 in the cutoff. Big blind Jared Jaffee peeked at his cards and flicked in a chip.

Bonomo:
Jaffee:

Bonomo was dominated but hit the four-card flush as hit the felt.

The next hand, Bonomo opened for 12,000 and Michael Dyer made it 34,000 in the next seat. Bonomo slid in calling chips. The flop prompted him to shove all in and Dyer quickly called.

Dyer:
Bonomo:

Bonomo was drawing but had live outs to pairs. He hit both of those as the turn was followed by a river. He collected 77,000 from Dyer.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jared Jaffee	441,000 -59,000	-59,000

Justin Bonomo	243,000 192,000	192,000

Michael Dyer	175,000 -105,000	-105,000

Tags: Jared Jaffee Justin Bonomo Michael Dyer