Stefan Schillhabel raised to 30,000 from the hijack with and Stephen Chidwick called from the big blind with .
The flop fell and Chidwick checked to Schillhabel who continued for 26,000. Chidwick missed the flop completely but he check-raised to 65,000. Schillhabel put in a re-raise with his overpair to 115,000 and Chidwick instantly mucked.
Justin Bonomo raised to 26,000 from middle position with and Brian Rast was next to act and put in a three-bet to 76,000 with . The action was folded back to Bonomo who shoved all-in and Rast called, being the player at risk.
The flop came and Bonomo hit a king to out-flop Rast. The on the turn gave Bonomo trip kings and the on the river sealed Rast's fate. He was eliminated in 9th position and his shot at The Poker Masters was finished.
Justin Bonomo opened to 26,000 from under the gun holding and Stefan Schillhabel called in the big blind holding .
The flop landed and Schillhabel checked to Bonomo who bet 20,000. Schillhabel called, and then checked the on the turn, as did Bonomo.
The river of the completed the board and Schillhabel checked for a third time. Bonomo bet out 80,000 with his flush, and Schillhabel called with his trip kings and conceded the pot to Bonomo.
The action folded to Jake Schindler on the button, and he raised to 60,000. Stefan Schillhabel was in the small blind, and he three-bet to 150,000. Schindler committed his final 141,000, and the cards were tabled.
Schindler:
Schillhabel:
With Schindler at-risk and trailing, the flop changed little before the on the turn would see him needing to catch an ace or seven to stay alive, or a three to chop.
The river landed the and Schindler was eliminated in 8th place to leave the remaining players on the Poker Masters Event #5 bubble.
Tournament Director Paul Campbell has explained to the players that play will continue through the completion of level 16 (8,000/16,000) or until one more player is eliminated.
With play ending early on Day 1, there was always a risk that once a final table was reached, getting to a winner on the final day could take longer then expected. Consequently the ARIA staff and the TV production crew have decided to continue play tonight to help reduce the chances of an extremely long Day 3.
From the small blind, Steffen Sontheimer moved all in and Stephen Chidwick called all in from the big blind for his last 151,000.
Chidwick:
Sontheimer:
Chidwick was dominated in this blind-on-battle, and when the dealer spread a flop his outs went from a jack to a queen so he could fill his straight.
The turn landed the to open up four more outs for Chidwick now needing a seven to go along with a queen.
Unfortunately for the one-time chip leader, the river landed the , and it would be Sontheimer rivering the nut straight to send Chidwick out the door in 7th place as the Poker Masters Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em bubble boy.
The Poker Masters Purple Jacket race has been a hot topic over the past few weeks with everyone arguing that either the system is fine or a points system would have been much fairer. However, for this inaugural Poker Masters, the winner of the Purple Jacket will be whoever has accrued the most tournament winnings over the five events.
Germany's Steffen Sontheimer played all five events, collected three in-the-money finishes, and won one event to sit at $1,221,000 in winnings heading into Day 3. With $1,512,000 up for grabs for whoever can win on Wednesday, all six players still have a chance at capturing the Poker Masters Purple Jacket if a specific set of outcomes are reached.
Rank
Overall Rank
Player
Country
Wins
Cashes
Events Played
Winnings
1
1
Steffen Sontheimer
Germany
1
3
5
$1,221,000
2
8
Fedor Holz
Germany
1
5
$550,000
3
10
Stefan Schillhabel
Germany
1
5
$306,000
4
17
Justin Bonomo
USA
1
5
$175,500
5
18
Christian Christner
Germany
1
5
$175,000
6
29
Seth Davies
USA
1
$0
Unfortunately for five of the players, the not only need to win this event, but they also rely on where Sontheimer finishes. However, for Sontheimer, he can finish as low as 4th place and still be crowned the inaugural Poker Masters Purple Jacket winner.
Player and Finishing Place
Opponents and the Best Spot They Can Finish
Player and Place
Opponent
Opponent
Opponent
Opponent
Opponent
Seth Davies
Sontheimer
Holz
Schillhabel
Bonomo
Christner
1st
5th
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
Christian Christner
Sontheimer
Holz
Schillhabel
Bonomo
Davies
1st
4th
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
Justin Bonomo
Sontheimer
Holz
Schillhabel
Christner
Davies
1st
4th
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
Stefan Schillhabel
Sontheimer
Holz
Bonomo
Christner
Davies
1st
3rd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
Fedor Holz
Sontheimer
Schillhabel
Bonomo
Christner
Davies
1st
3rd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
Steffen Sontheimer
Holz
Schillhabel
Bonomo
Christner
Davies
1st
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2nd
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3rd
2nd
2nd
1st
1st
1st
4th
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
1st
From the above table, Seth Davies will need to win Event #5 and see Sontheimer finish no better then in 5th place.
Both Christian Christner and Justin Bonomo will also need to win Event #5 and see Sontheimer finish no better then in 4th place.
Stefan Schillhabel and Fedor Holz have a little more breathing room that allows Sontheimer to finish in 3rd place if they manage to claim victory.
For Sontheimer, finishing in 1st or 2nd secures him the Poker Masters Purple Jacket with a side note being that if Holz wins, and Sontheimer finishes 2nd, Sontheimer will have just $2,300 more in total winnings. If Sontheimer finishes in 3rd place, he needs Holz and Schillhabel to finish no better then 2nd place, while if he finishes in 4th place, he needs Holz, Schillhabel, Bonomo, and Christner to finish no better then 2nd place.
and Stephen Chidwick called from the big blind with 
. 
and Chidwick checked to Schillhabel who continued for 26,000. Chidwick missed the flop completely but he check-raised to 65,000. Schillhabel put in a re-raise with his overpair to 115,000 and Chidwick instantly mucked.
and Brian Rast was next to act and put in a three-bet to 76,000 with 
. The action was folded back to Bonomo who shoved all-in and Rast called, being the player at risk.
and Bonomo hit a king to out-flop Rast. The 
on the turn gave Bonomo trip kings and the 
on the river sealed Rast's fate. He was eliminated in 9th position and his shot at The Poker Masters was finished.
from early position and Stephen Chidwick called in the hijack holding 
.
.
and Schillhabel checked to Bonomo who bet 20,000. Schillhabel called, and then checked the 
on the turn, as did Bonomo.
flop changed little before the 
and Steffen Sontheimer called in the big blind holding 
and Sontheimer checked over to Holz who bet 27,000. Sontheimer called, and the turn landed the 
. 
flop his outs went from a jack to a queen so he could fill his straight.
to open up four more outs for Chidwick now needing a seven to go along with a queen.
, and it would be Sontheimer rivering the nut straight to send Chidwick out the door in 7th place as the Poker Masters Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em bubble boy.
