2017 Poker Masters

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]

2017 Poker Masters
Venue	ARIA Resort & Casino
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	September 13-20, 2017
Champion
Steffen Sontheimer (Purple Jacket winner); Steffen Sontheimer (Main Event winner)
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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

#	Event	Entrants	Prize Pool (US$)	Winner	Winning Hand	Prize (US$)	Runner-up	Losing hand	Results
1	$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em	51	$2,550,000	Nick Schulman	A♠ K♥	$918,000	Matthew Hyman	A♦ 8♦	Results [4]
2	$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em	50	$2,500,000	Steffen Sontheimer	A♣ J♥	$900,000	Fedor Holz	K♣ J♥	Results [4]
3	$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em	48	$2,400,000	Bryn Kenney	K♥ J♦	$960,000	Erik Seidel	3♦ 2♠	Results [4]
4	$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em	39	$1,950,000	Brandon Adams	9♦ 7♦	$819,000	Doug Polk	5♦ 4♦	Results [4]
5	$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	36	$3,600,000	Steffen Sontheimer	Q♥ Q♦	$1,512,000	Christian Christner	2♦ 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

Rank	Name	Earnings
1	Steffen Sontheimer	$2,733,000
2	Bryn Kenney	$1,085,000
3	Fedor Holz	$1,054,000
4	Christian Christner	$1,039,000
5	Nick Schulman	$918,000
6	Brandon Adams	$819,000
7	Doug Polk	$612,000
8	Erik Seidel	$576,000
9	Matthew Hyman	$561,000
10	Stefan Schillhabel	$486,000

Results

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

• 2-Day Event: September 13-14, 2017
• Number of Entrants: 51
• Total Prize Pool: $2,550,000
• Number of Payouts: 8
• Winning Hand:A♠ K♥ ^[5]

Event #1 Results

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Nick Schulman	$918,000
2nd	Matthew Hyman	$561,000
3rd	Stefan Schillhabel	$306,000
4th	Steffen Sontheimer	$204,000
5th	Dominik Nitsche	$178,500
6th	Koray Aldemir	$153,000
7th	Adrian Mateos	$127,500
8th	Daniel Negreanu	$102,000

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

• 2-Day Event: September 14-15, 2017
• Number of Entrants: 50
• Total Prize Pool: $2,500,000
• Number of Payouts: 8
• Winning Hand:A♣ J♥ ^[6]

Event #2 Results

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Steffen Sontheimer	$900,000
2nd	Fedor Holz	$550,000
3rd	Tom Marchese	$300,000
4th	Phil Hellmuth	$200,000
5th	Christian Christner	$175,000
6th	Adrian Mateos	$150,000
7th	Bryn Kenney	$125,000
8th	Dan Shak	$100,000

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

• 2-Day Event: September 15-16, 2017
• Number of Entrants: 48
• Total Prize Pool: $2,400,000
• Number of Payouts: 7
• Winning Hand:A♣ J♥ ^[7]

Event #3 Results

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Bryn Kenney	$960,000
2nd	Erik Seidel	$576,000
3rd	Jake Schindler	$312,000
4th	Dan Smith	$192,000
5th	Doug Polk	$144,000
6th	Cary Katz	$120,000
7th	Sergio Aido	$96,000

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

• 2-Day Event: September 16-17, 2017
• Number of Entrants: 39
• Total Prize Pool: $1,950,000
• Number of Payouts: 6
• Winning Hand:9♦ 7♦ ^[8]

Event #4 Results

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Brandon Adams	$819,000
2nd	Doug Polk	$468,000
3rd	David Peters	$273,000
4th	Justin Bonomo	$175,500
5th	Steffen Sontheimer	$117,000
6th	Jake Schindler	$97,500

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

• 3-Day Event: September 18-20, 2017
• Number of Entrants: 36
• Total Prize Pool: $3,600,000
• Number of Payouts: 6
• Winning Hand:Q♥ Q♦ ^[9]

Event #5 Results

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Steffen Sontheimer	$1,512,000
2nd	Christian Christner	$864,000
3rd	Fedor Holz	$504,000
4th	Seth Davies	$324,000
5th	Justin Bonomo	$216,000
6th	Stefan Schillhabel	$180,000

References

1. "Poker Central Announces Poker Masters on PokerGO". Poker Central. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
2. "Steffen Sontheimer Wins Inaugural Poker Masters Purple Jacket - Poker News". www.cardplayer.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
3. "German Steffen Sontheimer Wins Poker Masters $100k And Purple Jacket". www.uspoker.com. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
4. "2017 Poker Masters: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
5. Bradley, Lance (2017-09-15). "Nick Schulman Wins Poker Masters $50,000 Event #1 for $918K". PocketFives. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
6. Bradley, Lance (2017-09-16). "Steffen Sontheimer Beats Fedor Holz to Win Poker Masters Event #2". PocketFives. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
7. "Bryn Kenney Wins Poker Masters Event #3: No-Limit Hold'em for Another High Roller Title". Casino News Daily. 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
8. "Brandon Adams Wins Poker Masters Event #4". Poker News Daily. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
9. Bradley, Lance (2017-09-21). "Steffen Sontheimer Wins Poker Masters $100K, Takes Purple Jacket". PocketFives. Retrieved 2021-07-30.

External links

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