The cards are back in the air.
2017 Poker Masters
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The remaining 21 players are heading on a 10-minute break.
"You guys gotta blog this hand!" announced Dan Shak as players hurried onto break.
The board read and Shak was all in holding against Brandon Adams' .
Shake then went on to detail that in a battle of the blinds, Adams raised the small blind and Shak called from the big.
Adams bet the flop and Shak called, and after Adams checked the turn, Shak bet 15,000. Adams shoved, and Shak called all-in for roughly his last 65,000.
Unfortunately for Shak, the river completed Adams' flush, and Shak was sent to the rail eliminated for the second time today.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Brandon Adams |
280,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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Dan Shak | Busted |
Doug Polk raised to 5,500 from early position and Adrian Mateos shipped all-in for 42,500 in the cutoff. Polk called and was in a dominating position with against the from Mateos.
The board ran out and Mateos was eliminated for the second time today, ending his run in Event #4.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Doug Polk |
201,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
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Adrian Mateos | Busted | |
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Isaac Haxton opened to 5,500 from under the gun and Cary Katz called in the cutoff, as did Daniel Negreanu in the big blind.
The flop fell and Negreanu checked, as did Haxton, before Katz bet 15,500. Negreanu called, and Haxton folded as the turn landed the .
Negreanu led out for 22,500 and Katz instantly folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Isaac Haxton |
128,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
|
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Daniel Negreanu |
110,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Cary Katz |
105,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
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With around 38,000 in the middle, the board read and Negreanu bet 7,000 from the big blind. Katz called and the paired the board on the river.
Negreanu bet 17,000 and Katz pushed all-in for 61,000.
"Are you bluffing me?" Negreanu asked, searching for some information. Katz sat in silence and Negreanu finally mucked his hand.
"Nice bluff," Negreanu said, but still Katz said nothing.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Cary Katz |
130,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
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Daniel Negreanu |
82,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
The action folded to Jason Koon in the small blind, and he limped in before Fedor Holz raised to 9,000 from the big blind.
Koon called, and then checked the flop to Holz who bet 19,000. Koon called, and then both players checked the on the turn before the river landed the .
Koon bet out 40,000 and Holz folded. Koon now has 430,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Koon |
430,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
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Fedor Holz |
85,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Cary Katz limped in from the cutoff and Stefan Schillhabel followed suit on the button. David Peters called from the small blind and Daniel Negreanu took his option in the big blind to raise it up to 15,000. Katz called and both Schillhabel and Peters folded.
The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Negreanu led out for 12,000 and Katz called. The river was the , double-pairing the board. Both players checked again and Katz tabled for a flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
127,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Cary Katz |
104,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
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From the hijack, Adrian Mateos opened to 5,500 and Brandon Adams called in the small blind.
The flop landed and Adams checked to Mateos who bet 6,500. Adams check-raised to 24,000 and Mateos called.
The turn landed the and Adams open-shoved for roughly 160,000 to prompt a fold from Mateos who haad roughly 90,000 total.
"Bluff?" asked Mateos.
"Not really" responded Adams as he showed his for the nut flush draw.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brandon Adams |
215,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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Adrian Mateos |
90,000
-35,000
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-35,000 |
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