Ben Yu Double Through Anthony Zinno
Ben Yu opened to 6,500 from the cutoff and Anthony Zinno three-bet to 35,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Yu shoved for his final 64,500. Zinno quickly called and needed to hit to score the knockout.
Yu: [JdJs]
Zinno: [AsJc]
The board ran out [8h7d2hThQh] and Yu’s pair held to get him back above starting.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Zinno | 174,000 |
-22,000  |
| Ben Yu | 132,000 |
44,000  |
Cary Katz Makes Kahle Burns Burn an Extension
With the board reading [Ah4s3s5hAd], Cary Katz shoved for his final 35,000~ and Kahle Burns went into the tank.
Burns – who just busted from the Event #7 final table – had a starting stack after entering midway through Level 5.
After using an extension, Burns folded and Katz moved over the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Cary Katz | 155,000 |
16,000 |
| Kahle Burns | 95,000 |
-30,000 |
Andres Nemeth Enters, Field Expands to Four Tables
After a few players re-entered and re-filled tables over the first few levels, Andres Nemeth’s entry in Event #8 was the first that forced an additional table to be put into play.
There are now 22 players across four tables.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Andras Nemeth | 125,000 | - |
Alex Foxen Clips Kornuth with Aces
Early action was missed, but with the board showing [Qd3h2h] – Alex Foxen had check-raised Chance Kornuth’s 12,000 chip continuation to 27,000~. Kornuth called and after the [Th] came on the turn, Foxen shoved.
Foxen had 182,000 – or close to double Kornuth’s stack.
After using two time extensions, Kornuth called with [KdQc].
Foxen tabled [AhAc] and the Poker Masters points leader needed to hit.
He couldn’t, as the [Jc] completed the board and Foxen moved over 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 345,000 |
192,000 |
| Chance Kornuth | Busted |
-36,000 |
Anthony Zinno’s Aggression Wins
Ralph Wong opened to 4,500 and Anthony Zinno called on the button. The small blind folded and Nick Petrangelo three-bet to 25,000 from the big blind.
Wong folded and Zinno four-bet to 105,000. Petrangelo used an extension and then folded a few seconds before he had to use a second.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Zinno | 196,000 |
71,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 134,000 |
72,000 |
Ali Imsirovic Enters
Defending Poker Masters champion Ali Imsirovic just entered Event #8 – taking a seat at Table 1 across from current Poker Masters points leader Chance Kornuth.
Imsirovic is still in touching distance to go back-to-back, but he’ll need to make another final table to do so. Here’s a look at the Poker Masters Championship standings top-25 through Event #6. Players with * are still in contention at the Event #7 final table.
| RANK | PLAYER | POINTS | CASH |
| 1 | Chance Kornuth (3) | 630 | $556,400 |
| 2 | Kristen Bicknell | 300 | $408,000 |
| 3 | Isaac Baron | 300 | $223,100 |
| 4 | Ryan Laplante | 300 | $186,000 |
| 5 | Julien Martini | 300 | $166,400 |
| 6 | Jared Bleznick | 300 | $153,000 |
| 7 | Jonathan Depa | 300 | $133,200 |
| 8 | Sam Soverel (3)* | 270 | $151,800 |
| 9 | Jorryt van Hoof (2) | 270 | $109,800 |
| 10 | Alex Foxen (2) | 270 | $108,200 |
| 11 | Ali Imsirovic (2) | 240 | $228,100 |
| 12 | Ralph Wong (2) | 240 | $218,400 |
| 13 | Kahle Burns* | 210 | $109,200 |
| 14 | Cary Katz | 210 | $99,000 |
| 15 | Erik Seidel (2) | 210 | $59,200 |
| 16 | Thai Ha (2) | 210 | $172,000 |
| 17 | Nick Schulman | 150 | $67,500 |
| 18 | Stephen Chidwick (2) | 150 | $61,000 |
| 19 | Andras Nemeth | 120 | $127,500 |
| 20 | Jeremy Ausmus | 120 | $97,000 |
| 21 | John Riordan | 120 | $62,000 |
| 22 | Mike Gorodinsky | 120 | $45,000 |
| 23 | Jake Abdalla | 90 | $36,000 |
| 24 | Ben Yu | 90 | $29,600 |
| 25 | Ben Heath | 60 | $76,500 |
Erik Seidel Four-Bets, Eibinger Shoves
Erik Seidel opened to 4,500 from the cutoff and Chance Kornuth called on the button before Matthias Eibinger three-bet to 21,000 from the small.
Seidel clicked it back to 55,000 and after Kornuth folded, Eibinger used an extension before he shoved.
Seidel snap called and tabled [KcKd], while Eibinger turned over [AsQs].
The board ran out [Th6d2c7s3s] and Seidel’s kings held to double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Seidel | 370,000 |
194,000 |
| Matthias Eibinger | 45,000 |
-197,000 |
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