The worldwide poker event market by no means sleeps, and the Poker Masters collection has been producing plenty of winners since final month. The newest is Sean Winter, who shipped the $25K Excessive Curler occasion for $432K.
Sean Winter contemplates his transfer through the Tremendous Excessive Curler Bowl in 2017. The poker professional continues to amass wins, including the Poker Masters $25K Excessive Curler event to his record. (Picture: PokerGO Tour)
This was one of many final two occasions of the collection, with the winner of the $50K Excessive Curler nonetheless to be determined. Winter was a part of a discipline of 52 gamers, together with a number of different large names, all vying for a bit of the prize pool.
The win adopted a second place end within the $25K No-Restrict Maintain’em occasion just some days earlier. Winter has now amassed virtually $23 million in dwell event earnings, based on Hendon Mob, and could possibly be on his solution to donning the Poker Masters purple jacket.
Bonomo, Koon Fall
The ultimate eight gamers every took dwelling a bit of the motion, with Jason Koon being the primary in-the-money finalist to hit the rail. He shoved with A-Q of golf equipment, and Nick Schulman referred to as together with his A-Q off-suit. When the board offered 4 diamonds, Schulman’s Q of diamonds gave him the flush and despatched Koon packing.
Just a few palms later, Winter discovered himself going up towards five-time WSOP bracelet winner Brian Rast. Rast began in a stronger place with Ok-7 suited and was pressured to name when Winter shoved from the small blind with J-9 suited.
The flop was variety to Winter, giving him a few golf equipment to make a flush draw. He then added extra choices with a straight draw on the flip. The river sealed the deal, giving him the straight and eliminating Rast.
By this level, Winter was feeling extra assured. However with the sphere down to only three gamers, he discovered himself in a weak place towards the chip chief, Jason Bonomo.
That wasn’t sufficient to cease Winter from pushing the envelope, which paid off. He would finally take down the four-time WSOP winner earlier than capping off a stellar day by taking out Schulman for the win. Schulman obtained $283,500 for his effort.
Negreanu Bubbles $50K Excessive Curler
Whereas Winter was working towards his victory within the $25K occasion, the $50K Excessive Curler was additionally underway. It nonetheless has to discover a winner, however one acquainted face bumped into bother on the worst doable second.
Daniel Negreanu was working deep within the event, presumably having the ability to reverse his unhealthy luck from this yr’s WSOP efficiency. In that collection, he chalked up losses of greater than $1 million, not reaching a closing desk in any occasion.
So, when DNegs was one in every of seven gamers to nonetheless be lively within the final Poker Masters occasion, he needed to be feeling good about his odds. As he appeared down at pocket aces, he needed to be much more enthusiastic about his prospects.
Negreanu was already on the sting. He was the brief stack and had an excellent alternative to double up. He had no bother shoving together with his rockets, searching for some straightforward cash. Seth Davies responded, flipping over his playing cards to disclose J-J.
The race was on, nevertheless it didn’t even make it by one lap. The flop produced a J to present Davies journeys, and neither the flip nor the river helped Negreanu. He bubbled in seventh, and surprisingly, took it in stride.
Negreanu didn’t throw a match and begin breaking stuff like he did this previous summer time. As a substitute, he calmly instructed PokerGO after his exit, “You simply must have resiliency to do that for a residing.”
He’s already bouncing again, able to tackle the $300K Tremendous Excessive Curler Bowl on the PokerGo Studio in Las Vegas. The occasion kicks off on Wednesday.
