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
VenueARIA Resort & Casino
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
DatesSeptember 13-20, 2017
Champion
Germany Steffen Sontheimer
(Purple Jacket winner);
Germany 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

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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

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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

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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e "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.
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