Imsirovic vs. Burns
Kahle Burns opened to 7,000 from early position and Ali Imsirovic three-bet to 35,000 from the big blind.
Burns called to see the [8s7c3d] flop, but didn’t call after Imsirovic continued for 70,000.
A few hands later, Stephen Chidwick got a fresh stack.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 605,000 |
30,000  |
| Kahle Burns | 185,000 |
20,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 125,000 |
-5,000  |
Seth Davies Check-Raises
With the board reading [7c3s3dAh], Seth Davies checked and Chance Kornuth bet 13,500.
Davies check-raised to 65,000 and Kornuth went into the tank.
He used two extensions and then folded with a few minutes remaining in Level 5.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Chance Kornuth | 245,000 |
110,000 |
| Seth Davies | 230,000 |
95,000 |
Foxen Busts Three, Moves Over 500K
Alex Foxen just scored a double knockout and then another on Table 3. First, Foxen sent Junichi Nakano and Bill Klein to the rail – before he registered another to eliminate Nick Petrangelo.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 545,000 |
280,000 |
| Bill Klein | 125,000 | - |
| Nick Petrangelo | 125,000 |
35,000 |
| Junichi Nakanowatari | Busted |
-135,000 |
Kornuth Shoves on Imsirovic
With the board reading [Kh7s6c3cJs], Ali Imsirovic checked and Chance Kornuth used an extension before betting 78,000.
The Purple Jacket contender left 1,000 behind and it was then Imsirovic’s turn to use one of his time banks.
Just before he was going to be forced to use a second, he folded to the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 575,000 |
-55,000 |
| Chance Kornuth | 135,000 |
10,000 |
Ali Imsirovic Goes Runner-Runner
Action was missed, but with the board reading [KcQc9sQs9d] two players were all-in with cards in front of them.
Bill Klein had [JxTx] and Ali Imsirovic had [AdQd] in front of him. Klein flopped a straight, but couldn’t survive runner-runner – with Imsirovic backing into a full house to score the knockout.
The defending Poker Masters champion will need to final table Event #9 to stay in Purple Jacket contention this year and he is off to a good start with the top stack in the room.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 630,000 |
305,000 |
| Bill Klein | 125,000 |
-140,000 |
Sean Winter Shoves on Ben Yu
Sean Winter opened from the cutoff and Ben Yu three-bet to 13,000 from the big blind.
Winter called and they checked to the river of [9h5d3h8sAd]. Yu bet 20,000 and after using an extension, Winter shoved for just over a starting stack.
Yu quickly folded and Winter won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 175,000 |
50,000 |
| Ben Yu | 160,000 |
-50,000 |
Sean Winter Enters, Updated Points Count
Sean Winter just entered and joined Sam Soverel on Table 2.
Both players picked up points at the Event #8 final table and they now bookend Chance Kornuth on the Poker Masters Championship Standings. An updated look at the top-ten is provided below:
| 1 | Sam Soverel (5) | 690 | $594,300 |
| 2 | Chance Kornuth (3) | 630 | $556,400 |
| 3 | Sean Winter (3) | 330 | $311,600 |
| 4 | Kahle Burns (2) | 330 | $194,200 |
| 5 | Kristen Bicknell | 300 | $408,000 |
| 6 | Isaac Baron | 300 | $223,100 |
| 7 | Ryan Laplante | 300 | $186,000 |
| 8 | Julien Martini | 300 | $166,400 |
| 9 | Jared Bleznick | 300 | $153,000 |
| 10 | Jonathan Depa | 300 | $133,200 |
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 125,000 | - |
Chip Counts Table 3
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 265,000 |
-8,000 |
| Seth Davies | 135,000 |
-30,000 |
| Junichi Nakanowatari | 135,000 |
30,000 |
| Sean Perry | 115,000 |
115,000 |
| Ralph Wong | 100,000 |
13,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 90,000 |
-27,000 |
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