2017 Poker Masters

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The 2017 Poker Masters was the inaugural season of the Poker Masters. It took place from September 13-20, 2017, at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was sponsored by Poker Central, and every final table was streamed on PokerGO. There were five No-Limit Hold'em events on the schedule with the first four events being a $50,000 buy-in, while the Main Event was a $100,000 buy-in. [1]

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2017 Poker Masters
Poker Masters 2017.png
Venue ARIA Resort & Casino
Location Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesSeptember 13-20, 2017
Champion
Flag of Germany.svg Steffen Sontheimer
(Purple Jacket winner);
Flag of Germany.svg Steffen Sontheimer
(Main Event winner)
2018  

The Main Event was won by Germany's Steffen Sontheimer, and he also won the Poker Masters Purple Jacket for accumulating the most winnings during the series. [2] [3]

Schedule

The schedule for the 2017 Poker Masters featured only No-Limit Hold'em events. The first four events were $50,000 buy-ins and lasted two days with the first day ending once the final table was down to seven players. Those players returned the next day to resume play with the action streamed on PokerGO. The Main Event was a $100,000 buy-in and played out over three days. All three days were streamed on PokerGO. [1]

2017 Poker Masters
#EventEntrantsPrize Pool (US$)WinnerWinning HandPrize (US$)Runner-UpLosing HandResults
1$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em51$2,550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Schulman A K$918,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matthew HymanA 8 Results [4]
2$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em50$2,500,000 Flag of Germany.svg Steffen Sontheimer A J$900,000 Flag of Germany.svg Fedor Holz K J Results [4]
3$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em48$2,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bryn Kenney K J$960,000 Flag of the United States.svg Erik Seidel 3 2 Results [4]
4$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em39$1,950,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Adams 9 7$819,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Polk 5 4 Results [4]
5$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event36$3,600,000 Flag of Germany.svg Steffen Sontheimer Q Q$1,512,000 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Christner2 2 Results [4]

Purple Jacket standings

The 2017 Poker Masters awarded the Purple Jacket to the player that accumulated the most winnings during the series. Germany's Steffen Sontheimer won two events, and cashed four times on his way to accumulating $2,733,000 in winnings to be awarded the inaugural Purple Jacket.

Poker Masters Purple Jacket Standings
RankNameEarnings
1 Flag of Germany.svg Steffen Sontheimer $2,733,000
2 Flag of the United States.svg Bryn Kenney $1,085,000
3 Flag of Germany.svg Fedor Holz $1,054,000
4 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Christner$1,039,000
5 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Schulman $918,000
6 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Adams $819,000
7 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Polk $612,000
8 Flag of the United States.svg Erik Seidel $576,000
9 Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Hyman$561,000
10 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Schillhabel$486,000

Results

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

Event #1 Results
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg Nick Schulman $918,000
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Hyman$561,000
3rd Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Schillhabel$306,000
4th Flag of Germany.svg Steffen Sontheimer $204,000
5th Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Nitsche $178,500
6th Flag of Germany.svg Koray Aldemir $153,000
7th Flag of Spain.svg Adrian Mateos $127,500
8th Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Negreanu $102,000

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

Event #2 Results
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of Germany.svg Steffen Sontheimer $900,000
2nd Flag of Germany.svg Fedor Holz $550,000
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Tom Marchese $300,000
4th Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hellmuth $200,000
5th Flag of Germany.svg Christian Christner$175,000
6th Flag of Spain.svg Adrian Mateos $150,000
7th Flag of the United States.svg Bryn Kenney $125,000
8th Flag of the United States.svg Dan Shak $100,000

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

Event #3 Results
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg Bryn Kenney $960,000
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Erik Seidel $576,000
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Jake Schindler $312,000
4th Flag of the United States.svg Dan Smith $192,000
5th Flag of the United States.svg Doug Polk $144,000
6th Flag of the United States.svg Cary Katz $120,000
7th Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Aido$96,000

Event #4: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Event #4 Results
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Adams $819,000
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Doug Polk $468,000
3rd Flag of the United States.svg David Peters $273,000
4th Flag of the United States.svg Justin Bonomo $175,500
5th Flag of Germany.svg Steffen Sontheimer $117,000
6th Flag of the United States.svg Jake Schindler $97,500

Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event

Event #5 Results
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of Germany.svg Steffen Sontheimer $1,512,000
2nd Flag of Germany.svg Christian Christner$864,000
3rd Flag of Germany.svg Fedor Holz $504,000
4th Flag of the United States.svg Seth Davies$324,000
5th Flag of the United States.svg Justin Bonomo $216,000
6th Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Schillhabel$180,000

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