2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

€25,500 Single-Day High Roller II
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
€371,250
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€1,274,000
Entries
52
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Chidwick Doubles Through Kanit

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Julian Thomas had just arrived and raised to 5,000. Stephen Chidwick moved all in for 58,600 in the small blind and Mustapha Kanit shoved over the top from the big blind, forcing out Thomas.

Stephen Chidwick: {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Mustapha Kanit: {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

Chidwick was in need of help and picked up a massive draw on the {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop. The {J-Spades} turn locked up the double for him, making the {8-Spades} river a formality. Dietrich Fast also sat down on this very table right after.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Chidwick
125,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Julian Thomas
100,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Dietrich Fast
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Mustapha Kanit
65,000
-35,000
-35,000
Winamax

Tags: Dietrich FastJulian ThomasMustapha KanitStephen Chidwick

Palumbo Wins Three-Way All-in; Thorel Reenters

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Rocco Palumbo
Rocco Palumbo

Jean-Noel Thorel had bet 25,000 on a {3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop and Rocco Palumbo moved all in for 95,300. Thorel immediately announced a call, however, John Juanda was yet to act behind Palumbo.

Juanda gave it some thought before calling, which technically meant Thorel's verbal declaration would stand as the action didn't change. The French genius didn't mind it and quickly put the rest of his chips in.

Rocco Palumbo: {J-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}
John Juanda: {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {A-Spades}{8-Spades}

"Let's chop it up!," laughed Juanda, who went in with the best of it. The {7-Diamonds} on the turn, however, completed Palumbo's flush and left the others drawing dead, rendering the {7-Clubs} river moot. Thorel directly went for a reentry, Juanda was left with 10 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Rocco Palumbo
270,000
160,000
160,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Jean-Noel Thorel
100,000
-10,000
-10,000
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John Juanda
25,000
-110,000
-110,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelJohn JuandaRocco Palumbo

Two More Re-Entries; Kanit Chips Up

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Along with Jean-Noel Thorel, Benjamin Pollak and Koray Aldemir also re-entered on their second bullet to boost the field further.

Mustapha Kanit helped himself back to starting stack after winning a pot against Dietrich Fast.

Kanit's raise to 5,500 was called by Fast in the big blind, who checked and called a bet of 4,500 on the {5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop. The {10-Diamonds} turn was checked and Fast check-folded the {Q-Clubs} river to a bet of 22,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Pollak
100,000
100,000
100,000
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Koray Aldemir
100,000
84,000
84,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Mustapha Kanit
100,000
35,000
35,000
Winamax
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Dietrich Fast
90,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Benjamin PollakDietrich FastJean-Noel ThorelKoray AldemirMustapha Kanit

"Bad Timing" for Pollak

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The action kicked off with a raise to 5,600 by Benjamin Pollak and Sam Greenwood from one seat over three-bet to 17,500. Pollak eyed the stack of the Canadian carefully before pushing forward his stack of T-5,000 chips and Greenwood quickly called all in.

Sam Greenwood: {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}
Benjamin Pollak: {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

"Bad timing" sighed Pollak and saw the board run out {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, providing no help. Greenwood doubled for 78,800 and Pollak was left short with plenty of work ahead on the second bullet.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Greenwood
160,000
108,000
108,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Benjamin Pollak
20,000
-80,000
-80,000

Tags: Benjamin PollakSam Greenwood

Kruk Limp-Raises, Barrels On

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Christopher Kruk limped in from the small blind, Albert Daher raised to 8,400, Kruk limp-raised to 28,600 and Daher called rather quickly. Kruk continued 15,600 on the {K-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{9-Hearts} flop and Daher called.

On the {Q-Diamonds} turn, Kruk shoved and Daher immediately gave it up.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Kruk
270,000
170,000
170,000
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Albert Daher
80,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Albert DaherChristopher Kruk

First Break of the Day

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Five levels of 30 minutes each are done and dusted, and the remaining 30 players out of a 38-entry strong field have been sent into their first 20-minute break of the day. During that time frame, the T-100 chips will be raced off and the registration remains open for the next three levels and following break.

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Juanda Gone; Alvarado and Dvoress In

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

JC Alvarado and Daniel Dvoress signed up and sat down next to each other at the start of level six while John Juanda's comeback with a few big blinds only came not to fruition.. According to the screens, there are 32 players remaining out of 41 entries.

Player Chips Progress
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JC Alvarado
100,000
100,000
100,000
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Daniel Dvoress
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
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John Juanda
Busted
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Daniel DvoressJC AlvaradoJohn Juanda

Pollak Out of Bullets

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

It's been a day to quickly forget for Benjamin Pollak, whose second attempt also came up short. Down to just 9,500, Pollak shoved in early position and received calls from both Xiaoyang Luo and Oleksii Khoroshenin.

The {Q-Hearts}{2-Spades}{8-Spades} flop got checked by the active players. Khoroshenin bet 16,000 on the turn and Luo called. The {4-Clubs} river went check/check again.

Khoroshenin revealed {Q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, Luo mucked and Pollak showed {A-Spades}{K-Spades}. With the tournament being a single reentry, Pollak will not be back for a third attempt. Meanwhile, Ole Schemion has reentered and is back in.

Player Chips Progress
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Oleksii Khoroshenin
365,000
23,000
23,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Xiaoyang Luo
100,000
-60,000
-60,000
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Ole Schemion
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Benjamin Pollak
Busted

Tags: Benjamin PollakOleksii KhorosheninXiaoyang Luo

Khoroshenin Jams Into Kitai

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

On the heads-up turn of {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}, Davidi Kitai checked out of the big blind and called a bet of 17,000 by Oleksii Khoroshenin on the button. Kitai also checked the {5-Diamonds} on the river and Khoroshenin moved all in. Kitai counted his remaining 67,500 carefully and his shot clock ran down to three seconds before he folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Oleksii Khoroshenin
370,000
5,000
5,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Davidi Kitai
67,500
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Oleksii KhorosheninDavidi Kitai