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.

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.

Schedule 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 $100,000 buy-in and played out over three days. All three days were streamed on PokerGO. +2017 Poker Masters#EventEntrantsPrize Pool (US$)WinnerWinning HandPrize (US$)Runner-upLosing handResults1$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em51$2,550,000 Nick Schulman$918,000 Matthew HymanResults2$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em50$2,500,000 Steffen Sontheimer$900,000 Fedor HolzResults3$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em48$2,400,000 Bryn Kenney$960,000 Erik SeidelResults4$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em39$1,950,000 Brandon Adams$819,000 Doug PolkResults5$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event36$3,600,000 Steffen Sontheimer$1,512,000 Christian ChristnerResults

Purple Jacket standings 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 StandingsRankNameEarnings1 Steffen Sontheimer$2,733,0002 Bryn Kenney$1,085,0003 Fedor Holz$1,054,0004 Christian Christner$1,039,0005 Nick Schulman$918,0006 Brandon Adams$819,0007 Doug Polk$612,0008 Erik Seidel$576,0009 Matthew Hyman$561,00010 Stefan Schillhabel$486,000

Results

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

2-Day Event: September 13-14, 2017 Number of Entrants: 51 Total Prize Pool: $2,550,000 Number of Payouts: 8 Winning Hand:

+Event #1 ResultsPlaceNamePrize1st Nick Schulman$918,0002nd Matthew Hyman$561,0003rd Stefan Schillhabel$306,0004th Steffen Sontheimer$204,0005th Dominik Nitsche$178,5006th Koray Aldemir$153,0007th Adrian Mateos$127,5008th Daniel Negreanu$102,000

Event #2: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: September 14-15, 2017 Number of Entrants: 50 Total Prize Pool: $2,500,000 Number of Payouts: 8 Winning Hand:

+Event #2 ResultsPlaceNamePrize1st Steffen Sontheimer$900,0002nd Fedor Holz$550,0003rd Tom Marchese$300,0004th Phil Hellmuth$200,0005th Christian Christner$175,0006th Adrian Mateos$150,0007th Bryn Kenney$125,0008th Dan Shak$100,000

Event #3: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: September 15-16, 2017 Number of Entrants: 48 Total Prize Pool: $2,400,000 Number of Payouts: 7 Winning Hand:

+Event #3 ResultsPlaceNamePrize1st Bryn Kenney$960,0002nd Erik Seidel$576,0003rd Jake Schindler$312,0004th Dan Smith$192,0005th Doug Polk$144,0006th Cary Katz$120,0007th Sergio Aido$96,000

Event #4: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em

2-Day Event: September 16-17, 2017 Number of Entrants: 39 Total Prize Pool: $1,950,000 Number of Payouts: 6 Winning Hand:

+Event #4 ResultsPlaceNamePrize1st Brandon Adams$819,0002nd Doug Polk$468,0003rd David Peters$273,0004th Justin Bonomo$175,5005th Steffen Sontheimer$117,0006th Jake Schindler$97,500

Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event

3-Day Event: September 18-20, 2017 Number of Entrants: 36 Total Prize Pool: $3,600,000 Number of Payouts: 6 Winning Hand:

+Event #5 ResultsPlaceNamePrize1st Steffen Sontheimer$1,512,0002nd Christian Christner$864,0003rd Fedor Holz$504,0004th Seth Davies$324,0005th Justin Bonomo$216,0006th Stefan Schillhabel$180,000

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