In the very next hand after Adrian Mateos was eliminated, Koray Aldemir followed him out the door.
It happened when Dominik Nitsche opened with a raise and Steffen Sontheimer called from the small blind. Aldemir then three-bet all in from the big blind, Nitsche folded, and Sontheimer opted to call.
Sontheimer:
Aldemir:
It was an all German battle, and the flop made things interesting as Aldemir paired his eight but Sontheimer picked up an up-and-down straight draw.
The turn was of no consequence, but the river was as Sontheimer made a Broadway straight.
Adrian Mateos moved all in for 360,000 from the hijack and Dominik Nitsche isolated by moving all in over the top for 765,000 from the small blind.
Mateos:
Nitsche:
It was a flip, but not after the flop paired Mateos. He was primed to double if he could just dodge a six, but that proved easier said than done as the spiked on the turn.
Mateos was drawing dead headed to the river, which came the meaningless , and he became the first final table elimination.
Action folded to the short-stacked Stefan Schillhabel in the small blind and he moved all in for 350,000. Adrian Mateos quickly called from the big and the cards were turned up.
Mateos:
Schillhabel:
Schillhabel got it in good and shipped the double after the board ran out .
Cards are in the air here on Day 2 of the Poker Masters Event #1: $50,000. The early action indicates things will be fast and furious straight out of the gate as already there have been a few shoves from the short stacks. So far none have been called, but we expect a collision is coming sooner than later.
Yesterday, thee inaugural Poker Masters kicked off at the ARIA with the first of four $50,000 buy-in no-limit hold��em tournaments. Event #1 began with 51 entries, but is now down to the final table of seven with Matt Hyman leading the way.
Others players, who are each guaranteed $127,500 in prize money, returning to compete for the title are Nick Schulman, Adrian Mateos, and a whole contingent of German players including Dominik Nitsche, Stefan Schillhabel, Koray Aldemir, and Steffen Sontheimer.
Whoever wins Event #1 will take the early lead in the Poker Masters, where the player with the best results (highest total earnings) throughout all five tournaments �C remember the finale is a $100,000 freezeout �C will be deemed champion and awarded The Poker Masters Purple Jacket?.
Today's final table will be live streamed on PokerGO on a 30-minute delay. Our coverage, which will commence at 12:30 p.m. local time, will adhere to the stream so as not to spoil anything for fans.
Also, Event #2: $50,000 NLHE starts today at 2 p.m. The PokerNews?Live Reporting Team will also be?providing complete coverage?from that tournament, so be sure to click on over to them from time to time.
Our updates will get underway in just over an hour, so stay tuned!
flop made things interesting as Aldemir paired his eight but Sontheimer picked up an up-and-down straight draw.
turn was of no consequence, but the 
river was as Sontheimer made a Broadway straight.
flop paired Mateos. He was primed to double if he could just dodge a six, but that proved easier said than done as the 
spiked on the turn.
, and he became the first final table elimination.
