Registration Closed, Six Tables Remain
Late registration for Event #1 has closed and during the break, a few more players re-entered to bring the field to 97 total entrants.
Just under half of that field remains – with six full seven-handed tables housing players – and 14 of the remaining 42 players will open this year’s Poker Masters series with a cash.
Complete payout information can be found here, as well as the above Payouts tab. Poker Central’s Live Reporting team will follow Event #1 into the money and then to the final table, before streaming begins on PokerGO tomorrow.
Sean Winter Eliminates Ali Imsirovic With Aces
Byron Kaverman opened to 10,000 and Ali Imsirovic three-bet shoved from the small blind for just under 200,000.
Sean Winter asked for a count in the big blind, before calling to put Imsirovic at risk. Kaverman got out of the way and the defending Poker Masters champion was down to two outs – holding [7c7d] to [AcAs].
The pocket aces held and when the dust settled, Winter stacked up over 800,000 – good for the early Event #1 chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 810,000 |
428,000  |
| Ali Imsirovic | Busted |
-220,000  |
Byron Kaverman Doubles Through Dylan Linde
Byron Kaverman shoved for 93,000 from the button and after the blinds folded, Dylan Linde – who opened pre – called.
Linde tabled [QhQd] and he needed to hold against Kaverman’s [AcTc].
The big stack couldn’t, as the board ran out [AdTd9h7c4d] and Kaverman caught a double to just under 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Linde | 510,000 |
260,000 |
| Byron Kaverman | 195,000 |
15,000 |
Guan Doubles Through Martini
Julien Martini limped in from the small blind after which Ricky Guan checked his option in the big. The flop brought out [9cTd6h] and Martini bet 4,000 which was raised by Guan to 12,000.
Martini made the call and on the turn the [5c] hit. The French WSOP bracelet winner check-called 36,000 and the river completed the board with the [4s].
After Martini had checked again, Guan moved all in for 129,500. Martini thought for a long time and burned through two time extension before making the call.
Guan tabled [Tc6d] for two pair and he raked in a full double up, leaving Martini with just 10,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ricky Guan | 365,000 |
205,000 |
| Julien Martini | 10,000 |
-90,000 |
Imsirovic Leaves Martin Zamani Wondering
Ali Imsirovic and Martin Zamani just played a sizable pot, that ended with Imsirovic shoving the river.
Action was picked up pre flop with both players in the blinds and Imsirovic calling a 54,000 chip raise. Both players checked the [Qs9s6d] flop and Zamani checked for a second time after the [Ks] came on the turn.
Imsirovic bet 23,000 and Zamani called, before tapping the table for a third time after the [5d] completed the board.
The defending Poker Masters champion took a few moments and then moved all-in for just shy of 100,000. The bet was enough to put Zamani all-in and he burnt through four time extensions before he eventually folded.
“You just always have it, right?” Zamani asked, before Sean Winter and Imsirovic went into a discussion about what it could be.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 220,000 |
120,000 |
| Martin Zamani | 90,000 |
-35,000 |
Ralph Wong Shoves on Isaac Baron
Action was picked up with the board reading [Tc5c4c2d4h] and Isaac Baron facing a 123,500 chip shove from Ralph Wong.
It was just over a pot-sized bet and Baron burnt through his remaining time extensions before he eventually folded.
Julien Martini tried to get Wong to show and he eventually did, flashing the [Qh] before sending his other card into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Baron | 280,000 |
-60,000 |
| Ralph Wong | 240,000 |
175,000 |
Kugure Doubles Through Wolff
Fumiya Kogure raised before the flop and after George Wolff three-bet, the Japanese player moved all-in for 79,000. Wolff made the call right away.
Kogure: [KsQh]
Wolff: [JdJh]
The board ran out [AdQd5s6h4d] and Kogure doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Fumiya Kogure | 170,000 |
70,000 |
| George Wolff | 79,000 |
-46,000 |
Some Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated since the last break. Players have a chance to re-enter until the end of Level 9.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ankush Mandavia | Busted |
-50,000 |
| Aram Zobian | Busted |
-50,000 |
| Robert Mizrachi | Busted |
-85,000 |
| Jesse Sylvia | Busted |
-50,000 |
| Todd Ivens | Busted |
-100,000 |
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