2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

€10,300 PLO High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq1010
Prize
€174,600
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Entries
60
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 0

Geilich Busted Immediately

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Just after we took note of his entry in the event, Ludovic Geilich busted out. He found himself in a three-way all in with solid equity on a {9-Clubs}{k-Spades}{4-Spades} flop:

Geilich: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Konstantinos Bouloutsos: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Ilya Bulychev: {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{j-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Bulychev's two pair held up as it ran out {3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. He doubled through Bouloutsos, who won a small side pot against Geilich.

Player Chips Progress
Ilya Bulychev ru
Ilya Bulychev
107,500
53,000
53,000
Konstantinos Bouloutsos gr
Konstantinos Bouloutsos
54,000
4,000
4,000
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
Busted

Tags: Ilya BulychevKonstantinos BouloutsosLudovic Geilich

Two Shoves Go Uncalled

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

On a board of {9-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}, Imad Derwiche led out for 10,000 into three opponents. Only Felipe Ramos, on his immediate left, called. The river was a {3-Spades} and Ramos shoved all in when Derwiche checked. The latter decided to fold.

At another table, Dominykas Karmazinas bet 16,000 on a board of {9-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} from the cutoff. Ka Kwan Lau moved all in for 28,900 more, and Karmazinas thought a bit before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
105,000
55,000
55,000
Ka Kwan Lau es
Ka Kwan Lau
79,400
29,400
29,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Dominykas Karmazinas lt
Dominykas Karmazinas
68,000
18,000
18,000
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos
59,000
22,400
22,400

Tags: Dominykas KarmazinasFelipe RamosKa Kwan LauImad Derwiche

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

Aces Come in Last

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante
[Removed:119], pictured at a different event.
[Removed:119], pictured at a different event.

Three players got all in preflop:

Minh Phuc Nguyen: {j-Spades}{7-Spades}{9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Francesco Grande: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{q-Spades}{5-Hearts}
[Removed:119]: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}

The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{k-Hearts}. Grande made a flush to triple up his short stack. Nguyen also made a flush, doubling his remaining 72,000 through Bensadoun, who was left shaking head.

Players are on break for 15 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Minh Phuc Nguyen au
Minh Phuc Nguyen
144,000
94,000
94,000
Francesco Grande it
Francesco Grande
26,000
19,800
19,800
[Removed:119] fr
[Removed:119]
21,000
-46,500
-46,500

Aces Hold for Nevanlinna Against Two

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante

Jussi Nevanlinna put in his last 23,500 on a flop of {7-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and was called in two spots. His opponents checked through the {3-Hearts} and {k-Diamonds}. The first player showed {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, and Nevanlinna turned over {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds} for unimproved aces. They were good though, as the third player had just {a-Spades}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for a whiffed flush draw.

Player Chips Progress
Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
106,000
56,000
56,000

Tags: Jussi Nevanlinna

Wolff Doubles Through Grande

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante

George Wolff was all in for 36,400 when we got to his table, over a bet of 16,000 from Francesco Grande. The flop had come {8-Spades}{4-Hearts}{q-Hearts}. Grande decided to call with {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{4-Spades}, but his two pair trailed the {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} held by Wolff, good for top two. The turn was a {2-Clubs} and the river an {8-Clubs}, making Wolff a full house.

At the same table, Minh Phuc Nguyen took a seat in the tourney for the first time.

Player Chips Progress
George Wolff us
George Wolff
115,500
65,500
65,500
Minh Phuc Nguyen au
Minh Phuc Nguyen
50,000
Francesco Grande it
Francesco Grande
6,200
-44,800
-44,800

Tags: George WolffFrancesco Grande

More for Dayan

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante

David Dayan bet 15,000 from the cutoff when Ilya Bulychev checked from the blinds on a board of {5-Hearts}{j-Spades}{k-Clubs}{6-Spades}. Bulychev called, and the river was a {6-Hearts}. Dayan bet 15,000 again and received a quick call. He showed {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} for fives full and swept another huge pot up.

Ka Kwan Lau reentered.

Player Chips Progress
David Dayan br
David Dayan
200,000
53,000
53,000
Ilya Bulychev ru
Ilya Bulychev
54,500
-44,500
-44,500
Ka Kwan Lau es
Ka Kwan Lau
50,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David DayanIlya Bulychev