2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas

$5,000 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$429,664
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,376,712
Entries
738
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Kyle Zechner Pairs His Kicker to Double Through Rex Clinkscales

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The preflop action escaped us, but we do know Kyle Zechner got his stack of 106,000 all in preflop and was way behind Rex Clinkscales.

Clinkscales: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Zechner: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

Zechner needed some help, and he got it when the {8-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{q-Spades} flop paired his kicker. Neither the {3-Diamonds} turn nor {5-Hearts} river gave Clinkscales back the lead, and he sent chips across the table.

Player Chips Progress
Rex Clinkscales us
Rex Clinkscales
550,000
-60,000
-60,000
StakeKings
Kyle Zechner ca
Kyle Zechner
225,000
44,000
44,000

Tags: Kyle ZechnerRex Clinkscales

Mercier Cracks a Milly

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier

Nick Mossa moved all-in preflop for around 105,000 and he was called by Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier.

Nick Mossa: {A-Spades}{4-Clubs}
Jason Mercier: {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

The board of {6-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} kept Mercier in front all the way and confirmed Mossa's exit. A couple of hands later, Mercier pushed an opponent off the pot and that was enough to bring him up to those seven figures.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
1,000,000
408,000
408,000
Nick Mossa ca
Nick Mossa
Busted

"Just Another Day at the Officie for Cliff Josephy!"

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Cliff Josephy
Cliff Josephy

Cliff Josephy was first to act and raised to 18,000. Paul Ephremsen, right next to him, three-bet to 40,000 with about 90,000 or so behind. Action folded back around to Josephy and he slid forward a stack of 25,000-chips to put Ephremsen all in. The Brit quickly called.

Paul Ephremsen: {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}
Cliff Josephy: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The flop ({2-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{6-Spades}) and turn ({A-Spades}) were blanks and Ephremsen was on his way to double up, but the {10-Diamonds} on the river hit Josephy and Ephremsen had to make his exit.

As Ephremsen was already on his way to the payout desk, John Dibella said "Just another day at the office for Cliff Josephy!"

Josephy replied; "I feel bad actually. I should be happy but I'm not."

Player Chips Progress
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
740,000
240,000
240,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Paul Ephremsen gb
Paul Ephremsen
Busted

Tags: Cliff JosephyJohn DibellaPaul Ephremsen

Nick Maimone Runs Over Lucian Voigt with a River Boat

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

A short-stacked Lucian Voigt moved all in for 61,000 from the cutoff and action folded to Nick Maimone, who opted to call from the big blind.

Voigt: {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Maimone: {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

The {10-Spades}{3-Clubs}{10-Hearts} flop was no help to Voight, and even though the {A-Clubs} turn paired Maimone, it gave Voight a flush draw. Another club hit the river, but unfortunately for Voight it was the {10-Clubs}, which paired the board and filled up Maimone.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Maimone us
Nick Maimone
880,000
80,000
80,000
StakeKings
Lucian Voigt de
Lucian Voigt
Busted

Tags: Lucian VoigtNick Maimone

Daniel Colman Hits the Rail

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Daniel Colman
Daniel Colman

Before the flop, Daniel Colman was in the cutoff and faced an all in from Scott Stewart in the hijack. Colman called.

Stewart: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Colman: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

The flop came {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, which was looking good for Stewart.

The turn sealed the deal when the {k-Diamonds} came down, and the river was the insignificant {a-Diamonds}, sending Colman to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
900,000
230,000
230,000
Daniel Colman us
Daniel Colman
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Daniel ColmanScott Stewart

Nacho Barbero Eliminated By Alan Schein

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Nacho Barbero
Nacho Barbero

On a {4-Spades}{3-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop, Nacho Barbero checked from the small blind and Alan Schein did the same from the big. Mikko Turtiainen then bet 38,000 from middle position, Barbero check-raised all in for 210,000, and Schein jammed over the top for 271,000. Turtiainen folded.

Schein: {k-Spades}{10-Spades}
Barbero: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}

Both players flopped a flush draw, but of course Barbero's was best. He was a heavy favorite in the hand, but then the dealer burned and turned the {K-Hearts} to give Schein the lead.

The {4-Diamonds} river was no help to Barbero, and he made his way to the payout desk in 58th place.

Player Chips Progress
Alan Schein us
Alan Schein
600,000
310,000
310,000
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: Alan ScheinNacho BarberoMikko Turtiainen

Chip Counts in the Break (full)

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
John Dibella us
John Dibella
1,200,000
100,000
100,000
EPT 1X Winner
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
955,000
-245,000
-245,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Nick Maimone us
Nick Maimone
800,000
-124,000
-124,000
StakeKings
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
775,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
StakeKings
Michael Vela us
Michael Vela
750,000
250,000
250,000
WPT 1X Winner
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
670,000
247,500
247,500
Rex Clinkscales us
Rex Clinkscales
610,000
50,000
50,000
StakeKings
Pedro Baptista Martinho Cabeca pt
Pedro Baptista Martinho Cabeca
600,000
95,500
95,500
Marcin Kapkowski pl
Marcin Kapkowski
600,000
100,000
100,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
592,000
111,000
111,000
Michael Gentili ca
Michael Gentili
570,000
-30,000
-30,000
Hendrik Latz de
Hendrik Latz
564,000
84,000
84,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
561,000
54,000
54,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
560,000
35,000
35,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
550,000
85,000
85,000
EPT 1X Winner
Damien Steel ca
Damien Steel
520,000
170,000
170,000
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
500,000
-90,000
-90,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
465,000
80,000
80,000
$25K Fantasy
Mikko Turtiainen fi
Mikko Turtiainen
460,000
60,000
60,000
Rodrigo Cordoba ar
Rodrigo Cordoba
425,000
-105,000
-105,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
414,000
10,000
10,000
Yakov Onuchin ru
Yakov Onuchin
354,000
-38,000
-38,000
Francisco Benitez uy
Francisco Benitez
338,000
158,000
158,000
Smit Trivedi gb
Smit Trivedi
337,000
14,000
14,000
Brock Allison ca
Brock Allison
335,000
-63,500
-63,500

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Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Pratyush Buddiga Doubles Through Rodrigo Cordoba

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Pratyush Buddiga
Pratyush Buddiga

Pratyush Buddiga was in the big blind and facing a raise from Rodrigo Cordoba on the button. Buddiga moved all in for his remaining 134,000 and Cordoba called.

Buddiga: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}
Cordoba: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

Buddiga needed some help and got it when the flop came {q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Spades}. The turn was the {7-Spades} and the river was the {10-Hearts}, giving Buddiga the double up he needed before the next break.

Player Chips Progress
Rodrigo Cordoba ar
Rodrigo Cordoba
410,000
-120,000
-120,000
Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
288,000
224,000
224,000