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

Erik Seidel with Nine Lives

Level 24 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Bryn Kenney once again whittled Erik Seidel down with constant pressure and moving in over several limps and opens by the Poker Hall of Famer. However, Seidel hasn't put away and just survived his fifth time being all in.

It happened when Kenney moved all in with the {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and Seidel called off with the {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}. The {10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{a-Clubs} flop gave Seidel 17 outs, and he hit one when the {k-Diamonds} gave him Broadway. The meaningless {4-Diamonds} was run out on the river and Seidel doubled yet again.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
5,240,000
-335,000
-335,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
760,000
335,000
335,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

River Saves Erik Seidel Once Again

Level 24 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Erik Seidel moved all in for 1.12 million and Bryn Kenney debated what to do.

"Let's gamble," he said before making the call.

Kenney: {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Seidel: {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

Seidel was dominated, but he got a good sweat on the {j-Spades}{8-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop. The {8-Spades} turn brought Kenney one stop closer to the win, but he was denied as the {4-Diamonds} river paired the board and both players were playing the board. Chop it up.

Level: 24

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Erik Seidel Saved By the River

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Erik Seidel raised to 100,000 and then called off for 920,000 when Bryn Kenney three-bet all in.

Kenney: {k-Spades}{5-Spades}
Seidel: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

Seidel got it in good, but he fell behind on the {k-Hearts}{7-Spades}{q-Hearts} flop. The {7-Hearts} turn left Seidel looking for one of the two remaining eights in the deck, and he got one when the {8-Spades} spiked on the river to give him new life.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
4,110,000
-620,000
-620,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
1,890,000
620,000
620,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Erik SeidelBryn Kenney

Erik Seidel Escapes Elimination

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Bryn Kenney moved all in from the small blind and Erik Seidel called off his short stack.

Seidel: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}
Kenney: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Kenney was ahead, but not after the {4-Spades}{3-Clubs}{k-Clubs} flop gave Seidel a pair of kings. Neither the {7-Hearts} turn nor {6-Hearts} river changed a thing and Seidel shipped the double.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
5,040,000
-305,000
-305,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
960,000
305,000
305,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Bryn Kenney Gets Erik Seidel on the Ropes

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Bryn Kenney won a nice pot off Erik Seidel and then moved all in on a couple occasions when the Poker Hall of Famer tried to limp. That has allowed Kenney to pull out to a 9-1 chip lead. Seidel just folded from the small blind and sits with just 505,000. We're guessing it's going in soon.

Slow Going

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

It's been slow going here at the start of heads-up play. There have been a couple raise and takes, but in a recent hand, when Bryn Kenney raised to 125,000 holding the {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}, Erik Seidel defended holding the {q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}.

When the flop came down {7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, Seidel checked and then folded when Kenney bet 165,000.

Level: 23

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000