2017 Poker Masters

Event #1 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Poker Masters

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$918,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$2,550,000
Entries
51
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000

Phil Hellmuth Doubles Through Chip Leader 15 Minutes In

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Phil Hellmuth in the 2017 SHRB
Phil Hellmuth in the 2017 SHRB

Chip leader Jake Schindler raised to 3,500 under the gun and Phil Hellmuth, who had entered the tournament minutes prior, called next to act. Christian Christner came along from the big blind and three players took a flop of {5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades}.

All three players checked, and then both Christner and Schindler checked the {a-Diamonds} turn. Hellmuth took the opportunity to bet 5,000, Christner folded, and Schindler woke up with a check-raise to 18,000.

Hellmuth called the additional 13,000 and the {4-Diamonds} completed the board on the river. Schindler spiked in a tall stack of blue T5,000 chips, and Hellmuth quickly used both hands to slide in all of his chips, which was 103,500.

Schindler's bet was more than that, and he sheepishly showed the {q-Spades}{j-Spades} for a bluff. Hellmuth then tabled the {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs} for a full house and the double.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Hellmuth
255,000
130,000
130,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Jake Schindler
140,000
-135,000
-135,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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