Who Will Walk Away with the $819,000 First-Place Prize in Poker Masters Event #4?
Event #4: $50,000 NLHE at the Poker Masters at the ARIA Resort and Casino began with 39 entries, and today just the final table of seven return to action.
Doug Polk comes in with 1.357 million, which is enough for the chip lead. Polk jumped into action late yesterday as he had also made the final table of Event #3, ultimately finishing in 5th place for $144,000. The only other player in seven-figure territory is Brandon Adams with 1.187 million.
Also at the final table is Steffen Sontheimer, who has technically made every last table of each Poker Masters tournament. He finished fourth in Event #1 for $204,000 and then won Event #2 for $900,000. In Event #3, he busted in eighth place, which was the money bubble.
That puts him in the lead for Poker Masters earnings with $1.104 million. If you recall, the player with the best results (highest total earnings) throughout all five Poker Masters tournaments (four $50,000 buy-in tournaments capped by a $100,000 freeze out finale) will win The Poker Masters Purple Jacket™.
Others at today's final table are Zach Clark, David Peters, Jake Schindler, and Justin Bonomo will also be present at the final table. When the players arrive at Noon, the action will resume on the money bubble with only six players getting paid. A min-cash will be worth $97,500 and the winner will be taking home $819,000.
The final table will be live-streamed on PokerGO starting at 12:30 p.m. local time, along with the coverage right here on PokerNews. The rest of the players will get a one-day break as the $100,000 freeze out finale kicks off on Monday at 2:00 p.m. PST.
Stay tuned!
and Justin Bonomo just called with the 
in the big blind.
flop and Polk, who flopped top pair, continued for 27,000. Bonomo just called and then check-called a bet of 105,000 on the 
turn.
river put three diamonds on the board, action went check-check and Bonomo tabled the winner.
flop paired both players, but Polk's aces kept him in the lead. Neither the 
river helped Clark, and he left empty handed in seventh place while the final six players are now guaranteed $97,500 in prize money.
in the hijack and Jake Schindler three-bet to 90,000 from the cutoff with the 
. Peters checked top set and Schindler, who flopped top two pair, moved all in for 334,000. 
turn took away any chance of that happening, and Schindler was officially eliminated in sixth place for $97,500 after the 
was run out on the river.
. Doug Polk called in the cutoff holding 
, as David Peters looked down at 
on the button and folded.
and Adams continued for 65,000 with Polk making the call as the turn landed the 
and Doug Polk called in the cutoff with 
. David Peters was on the button and three-bet all-in for 928,000. 
and Sontheimer was eliminated in 5th place for a $117,000 payday.
. Adams made the call and the cards were on their backs.
. Adams was still in the lead and the 
.
flop. Polk checked, and Adams bet out 325,000 with his jack-high and backdoor straight and flush draws.
as both players checked again.
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