2017 Poker Masters

Event #3 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 Poker Masters

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$960,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$2,400,000
Entries
48
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000

Quad Sixes Give Bryn Kenney a Double

Level 19 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Dan Smith raised to 55,000 from the hijack and the short-stacked Bryn Kenney moved all in for 235,000 from the small blind. Smith called.

Smith: {j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Kenney: {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}

It was a flip, but not after the flop came down {6-Spades}{8-Clubs}{a-Hearts} to give Kenney a set. The {A-Clubs} turn improved him to a full house, and the {6-Hearts} river made it quads.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
1,360,000
-236,000
-236,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
520,000
236,000
236,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Bryn KenneyDan Smith

Erik Seidel vs. Cary Katz

Level 19 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Erik Seidel raised to 60,000 from the hijack with the {a-Spades}{q-Hearts} and Cary Katz, who suddenly has chips to play with, called from the button with the {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}.

Both blinds folded and the flop came down {j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, which paired Katz and gave him a flush draw. Both players checked and then Seidel check-called a bet of 60,000 on the {2-Hearts} turn. When the {7-Diamonds} gave Katz the flush on the river, he bet 100,000 after Seidel had checked.

Seidel gave it some thought but ultimately folded.

Player Chips Progress
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
1,245,000
171,000
171,000
$25K Fantasy
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
475,000
-117,000
-117,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Erik SeidelCary Katz

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Bryn Kenney Getting Shorter

Level 18 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In a limped blind-versus-blind preflop pot, there was 140,000 in the middle and a board reading {3-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} when Bryn Kenney, who held the {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}, checked from the small blind and Doug Polk bet 85,000 from the big with his {10-Hearts}{6-Spades}.

Kenney called and then checked again on the {Q-Spades} river. Polk moved all in and Kenney, who had 284,000 back, burned a time extension before releasing his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Doug Polk us
Doug Polk
1,126,000
-103,000
-103,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
284,000
-145,000
-145,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Bryn KenneyDoug Polk

Bryn Kenney Gives Up Straight Flush Draw

Level 18 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Cary Katz limped the button holding the {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades} and Bryn Kenney checked his option from the big blind with the {q-Clubs}{6-Spades}.

The {9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{j-Clubs} flop made things interesting as Katz flopped a straight, but Kenney an open-ended straight flush draw. The latter led out for what looked to be 35,000 and Katz just called to see the {10-Spades} turn.

This time Kenney checked and Katz bet 56,000. That did the trick as Kenney laid down his big draw.

Player Chips Progress
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
881,000
83,000
83,000
$25K Fantasy
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
429,000
-147,000
-147,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Bryn KenneyCary Katz

Cary Katz Doubles Through Dan Smith

Level 18 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dan Smith raised to 50,000 from the button and Cary Katz responded by three-betting all in for 379,000 from the small blind. Jake Schindler folded from the big and Smith paused for a few beats before making the call.

Katz: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Smith: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

Katz was way out in front and looking to dodge a king or some other sort of tomfoolery. That's just what he did too as the board ran out a lowly {3-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
1,700,000
-380,000
-380,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
798,000
419,000
419,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Dan SmithCary Katz

Big Slick in the Blinds

Level 18 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Cary Katz limped from the small blind and then snap-called off after Jake Schindler moved all in from the big.

Katz: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Schindler: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

"I have two flush draws, he only has one," said Katz.

That was true, but it proved to be a moot point as the {7-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{2-Spades} flop ensured a chop. The {5-Diamonds} and {Q-Spades} were run out on the turn and river respectively before both players took back their chips.

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Cary Katz's Turn to Double

Level 17 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Dan Smith raised to 37,000 from the button and Cary Katz responded by moving in for 157,000 from the small blind. Smith called and discovered the bad news.

Smith: {k-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Katz: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

Katz was way out in front and never looked back as the board ran out {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{a-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
1,800,000
-182,000
-182,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
346,000
122,000
122,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Cary KatzDan Smith