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.{{Cite web|date=2017-07-18|title=Poker Central Announces Poker Masters on PokerGO|url=https://www.pokercentral.com/articles/poker-central-announces-poker-masters-on-pokergo/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Poker Central|language=en-US}}

{{Infobox sports competition event|champion={{flagicon|GER}} Steffen Sontheimer
(Purple Jacket winner);
{{flagicon|GER}} Steffen Sontheimer
(Main Event winner)|competition=2017 Poker Masters|dates=September 13-20, 2017|location=Las Vegas, Nevada|next=2018|venue=ARIA Resort & Casino|image=150px}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Steffen Sontheimer Wins Inaugural Poker Masters Purple Jacket - Poker News|url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/22060-steffen-sontheimer-wins-inaugural-poker-masters-purple-jacket|access-date=2021-03-26|website=www.cardplayer.com}}{{Cite web|date=2017-09-21|title=German Steffen Sontheimer Wins Poker Masters $100k And Purple Jacket|url=https://www.uspoker.com/blog/gsteffen-sontheimer-wins-poker-masters/19096/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=www.uspoker.com|language=en-US}}

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.

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|+2017 Poker Masters

!Event

!Entrants

!Prize Pool (US$)

!Winner

!Winning Hand

!Prize (US$)

!Runner-Up

!Losing Hand

!Results

|$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

|51

|$2,550,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Schulman

|{{cards|As|Kh}}

|$918,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Hyman

|{{cards|Ad|8d}}

|Results{{Cite web|title=2017 Poker Masters: Hendon Mob Poker Database|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/festival.php?a=r&n=22785|access-date=2021-03-26|website=The Hendon Mob|language=en}}

|$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

|50

|$2,500,000

|{{flagicon|GER}} Steffen Sontheimer

|{{cards|Ac|Jh}}

|$900,000

|{{flagicon|GER}} Fedor Holz

|{{cards|Kc|Jh}}

|Results

|$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

|48

|$2,400,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bryn Kenney

|{{cards|Kh|Jd}}

|$960,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Erik Seidel

|{{cards|3d|2s}}

|Results

|$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

|39

|$1,950,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Adams

|{{cards|9d|7d}}

|$819,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Polk

|{{cards|5d|4d}}

|Results

|$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event

|36

|$3,600,000

|{{flagicon|GER}} Steffen Sontheimer

|{{cards|Qh|Qd}}

|$1,512,000

|{{flagicon|GER}} Christian Christner

|{{cards|2d|2c}}

|Results

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.

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|+Poker Masters Purple Jacket Standings

!Rank

!Name

!Earnings

|{{flagicon|GER}} Steffen Sontheimer

|$2,733,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bryn Kenney

|$1,085,000

|{{flagicon|GER}} Fedor Holz

|$1,054,000

|{{flagicon|GER}} Christian Christner

|$1,039,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Schulman

|$918,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Adams

|$819,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Polk

|$612,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Erik Seidel

|$576,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Hyman

|$561,000

|{{flagicon|GER}} Stefan Schillhabel

|$486,000

Results

={{anchor|Event 1}} 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: {{cards|As|Kh}}{{Cite web|last=Bradley|first=Lance|date=2017-09-15|title=Nick Schulman Wins Poker Masters $50,000 Event #1 for $918K|url=https://www.pocketfives.com/articles/nick-schulman-wins-poker-masters-50000-event-1-for-918k-593354/|access-date=2021-07-30|website=PocketFives|language=en-US}}

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|+Event #1 Results

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Schulman

|$918,000

2nd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Hyman

|$561,000

3rd

|{{flagicon|GER}} Stefan Schillhabel

|$306,000

4th

|{{flagicon|GER}} Steffen Sontheimer

|$204,000

5th

|{{flagicon|GER}} Dominik Nitsche

|$178,500

6th

|{{flagicon|GER}} Koray Aldemir

|$153,000

7th

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Adrian Mateos

|$127,500

8th

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Negreanu

|$102,000

={{anchor|Event 2}} 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: {{cards|Ac|Jh}}{{Cite web|last=Bradley|first=Lance|date=2017-09-16|title=Steffen Sontheimer Beats Fedor Holz to Win Poker Masters Event #2|url=https://www.pocketfives.com/articles/steffen-sontheimer-beats-fedor-holz-to-win-poker-masters-event-2-593358/|access-date=2021-07-30|website=PocketFives|language=en-US}}

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|+Event #2 Results

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|GER}} Steffen Sontheimer

|$900,000

2nd

|{{flagicon|GER}} Fedor Holz

|$550,000

3rd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Marchese

|$300,000

4th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Phil Hellmuth

|$200,000

5th

|{{flagicon|GER}} Christian Christner

|$175,000

6th

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Adrian Mateos

|$150,000

7th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bryn Kenney

|$125,000

8th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Shak

|$100,000

={{anchor|Event 3}} 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: {{cards|Ac|Jh}}{{Cite web|date=2017-09-17|title=Bryn Kenney Wins Poker Masters Event #3: No-Limit Hold'em for Another High Roller Title|url=https://www.casinonewsdaily.com/2017/09/17/bryn-kenney-wins-poker-masters-event-3-no-limit-holdem-another-high-roller-title/|access-date=2021-07-30|website=Casino News Daily|language=en-US}}

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|+Event #3 Results

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bryn Kenney

|$960,000

2nd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Erik Seidel

|$576,000

3rd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jake Schindler

|$312,000

4th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Smith

|$192,000

5th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Polk

|$144,000

6th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Cary Katz

|$120,000

7th

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Aido

|$96,000

={{anchor|Event 4}} 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: {{cards|9d|7d}}{{Cite web|date=2017-09-19|title=Brandon Adams Wins Poker Masters Event #4|url=https://www.pokernewsdaily.com/brandon-adams-wins-poker-masters-event-4-30395/|access-date=2021-07-30|website=Poker News Daily|language=en-US}}

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|+Event #4 Results

!Place

!Name

!Prize

1st

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Adams

|$819,000

2nd

|{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Polk

|$468,000

3rd

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Peters

|$273,000

4th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Bonomo

|$175,500

5th

|{{flagicon|GER}} Steffen Sontheimer

|$117,000

6th

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jake Schindler

|$97,500

={{anchor|Event 5}} 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: {{cards|Qh|Qd}}{{Cite web|last=Bradley|first=Lance|date=2017-09-21|title=Steffen Sontheimer Wins Poker Masters $100K, Takes Purple Jacket|url=https://www.pocketfives.com/articles/steffen-sontheimer-wins-poker-masters-100k-takes-purple-jacket-593374/|access-date=2021-07-30|website=PocketFives|language=en-US}}