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With 135,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Steffen Sontheimer bet 165,000 from the big blind with his 
flush and Doug Polk, who was in the cutoff with 
, paid him off.
With that, Sontheimer took over the chip lead while Polk fell to third behind Brandon Adams.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,048,000
257,000
|
257,000 |
|
1,005,000
-222,000
|
-222,000 |
|
||
Doug Polk raised to 16,000 from the button holding the 
and Jake Schindler defended from the big bind with the 
.
Schindler then check-called a bet of 27,000 on the 
before both players checked the 
turn. The river gave Schindler a full house, and he checked no doubt hoping Polk would take another stab at the pot.
He didn't though as he checked behind and Schindler was pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,227,000
-123,000
|
-123,000 |
|
|
||
|
465,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
||
Doug Polk raised to 30,000 from the hijack with the 
and Justin Bonomo just called with the 
in the big blind.
Bonomo then checked his set on the 
flop and Polk, who flopped top pair, continued for 27,000. Bonomo just called and then check-called a bet of 105,000 on the 
turn.
When the river put three diamonds on the board, action went check-check and Bonomo tabled the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,195,000
-162,000
|
-162,000 |
|
|
||
|
694,000
169,000
|
169,000 |
|
||
In the first hand of the day, Brandon Adams raised to 30,000 from middle position holding the 
and Steffen Sontheimer defended from the big blind with the 
.
When the flop came down 
, Sontheimer check-called a bet of 65,000 and then both players checked the 
turn.
The 
river saw Sontheimer fire a big bet of 211,000 and Adams burned a time extension before folding the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,092,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
||
|
|
791,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
Ante: 14,000
With Event #4 beginning soon, here are how the current Poker Masters standings look heading into the penultimate event of the series.
Steffen Sontheimer holds a slight lead over Bryn Kenney, and with the German on his third final table for the week, he'll be looking to firstly avoid the bubble in 7th before making a run at extending his lead over Kenney, and all the Poker Masters contenders.
| Rank | Player | Country | Wins | Cashes | TV Final Tables | Final Tables | Events Played | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | $1,104,000 |
| 2 | Bryn Kenney | USA | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | $1,085,000 |
| 3 | Nick Schulman | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $918,000 |
| 4 | Erik Seidel | USA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | $576,000 | |
| 5 | Matt Hyman | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | $561,000 | |
| 6 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $550,000 | |
| 7 | Jake Schindler | USA | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | $312,000 | |
| 8 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $306,000 | |
| 9 | Tom Marchese | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | $300,000 | |
| 10 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | $277,500 | |
| 11 | Phil Hellmuth | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $200,000 | |
| 12 | Dan Smith | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $192,000 | |
| 13 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $178,500 | |
| 14 | Christian Christner | Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | $175,000 | |
| 15 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $153,000 | |
| 16 | Doug Polk | USA | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | $144,000 | |
| 17 | Cary Katz | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $120,000 | |
| 18 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $102,000 | |
| 19 | Dan Shak | USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $100,000 | |
| 20 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $96,000 | |
| 21 | Justin Bonomo | USA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $0 | |
| 22 | David Peters | USA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $0 | |
| 23 | Brandon Adams | USA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | $0 | |
| 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 |
(Note: These standings do not include monetary results of Event #4)
Event #4: $50,000 NLHE at the Poker Masters at the ARIA Resort and Casino began with 39 entries, and today just the final table of seven return to action.
Doug Polk comes in with 1.357 million, which is enough for the chip lead. Polk jumped into action late yesterday as he had also made the final table of Event #3, ultimately finishing in 5th place for $144,000. The only other player in seven-figure territory is Brandon Adams with 1.187 million.
Also at the final table is Steffen Sontheimer, who has technically made every last table of each Poker Masters tournament. He finished fourth in Event #1 for $204,000 and then won Event #2 for $900,000. In Event #3, he busted in eighth place, which was the money bubble.
That puts him in the lead for Poker Masters earnings with $1.104 million. If you recall, the player with the best results (highest total earnings) throughout all five Poker Masters tournaments (four $50,000 buy-in tournaments capped by a $100,000 freeze out finale) will win The Poker Masters Purple Jacket™.
Others at today's final table are Zach Clark, David Peters, Jake Schindler, and Justin Bonomo will also be present at the final table. When the players arrive at Noon, the action will resume on the money bubble with only six players getting paid. A min-cash will be worth $97,500 and the winner will be taking home $819,000.
The final table will be live-streamed on PokerGO starting at 12:30 p.m. local time, along with the coverage right here on PokerNews. The rest of the players will get a one-day break as the $100,000 freeze out finale kicks off on Monday at 2:00 p.m. PST.
Stay tuned!
Event #4 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
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