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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,040,000
2,120,000
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2,120,000 |
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2,780,000
880,000
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880,000 |
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2,090,000
1,010,000
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1,010,000 |
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1,930,000
1,075,000
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1,075,000 |
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1,805,000
605,000
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605,000 |
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1,630,000
920,000
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920,000 |
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1,420,000
1,230,000
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1,230,000 |
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1,405,000
1,030,000
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1,030,000 |
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1,310,000
1,010,000
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1,010,000 |
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1,125,000
365,000
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365,000 |
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1,070,000
505,000
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505,000 |
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985,000
185,000
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185,000 |
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825,000
545,000
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545,000 |
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555,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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415,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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400,000
810,000
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810,000 |
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PokerStars has rolled out a major update to its Power Path qualification system, introducing a brand-new $530 Bronze Power Pass as part of a restructure designed to smooth out progression between buy-in levels.
The changes, which came into effect on April 27, leave the upper echelons of Power Path unchanged with the $10,300 Gold Pass and $2,500 Silver Pass both remaining in place, while the main adjustments come further down the ladder, where PokerStars has reshaped its Bronze tier and added a new entry point for lower-stakes players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,920,000
735,000
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735,000 |
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1,900,000
840,000
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840,000 |
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1,245,000
1,245,000
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1,245,000 |
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1,210,000
660,000
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660,000 |
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1,200,000
675,000
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675,000 |
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1,170,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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1,080,000
580,000
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580,000 |
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965,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
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960,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
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855,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
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835,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
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790,000
495,000
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495,000 |
|
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760,000
570,000
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570,000 |
|
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750,000
547,000
|
547,000 |
|
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710,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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655,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
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615,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
565,000 | |
|
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525,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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425,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
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405,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
|
385,000 | |
|
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375,000 | |
|
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325,000
665,000
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665,000 |
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300,000 | |
In the movie Rocky IV, Russian boxer Ivan Drago is trained to be a powerful, emotionless fighting machine, showing no mercy towards his opponents. Aleksandr Shevliakov did his best impersonation of his fictional compatriot last year at the final table of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte-Carlo Main Event held at Sporting Monte-Carlo.
Shevliakov, barely cracking a smile or displaying any hint of the pressure of the moment, seized the chip lead early and powered through the rest of the final table on his way to hoisting the Golden Shard trophy and taking home the €1,000,000 first prize after defeating Ukrainian amateur Khossein Kokhestani heads-up and conquering the 1,195-player field.
| Place | Player | Country | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Shevliakov | Russia | €1,000,000 |
| 2 | Khossein Kokhestani | Ukraine | €615,000 |
| 3 | Boris Angelov | Bulgaria | €439,200 |
| 4 | Enrico Coppola | Italy | €337,900 |
| 5 | Mariusz Golinski | Poland | €259,900 |
| 6 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | €199,750 |
| 7 | Miguel Capriles | Venezuela | €153,600 |
| 8 | Leon Zeaiter | Germany | €118,150 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,305,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
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1,185,000
767,000
|
767,000 |
|
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1,115,000
1,090,000
|
1,090,000 |
|
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1,060,000
836,000
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836,000 |
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990,000
719,000
|
719,000 |
|
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930,000
930,000
|
930,000 |
|
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835,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
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755,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
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736,000 | |
|
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735,000
368,000
|
368,000 |
|
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685,000
685,000
|
685,000 |
|
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670,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
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595,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
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565,000
463,000
|
463,000 |
|
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560,000
497,000
|
497,000 |
|
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550,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
|
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525,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
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520,000
308,000
|
308,000 |
|
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500,000 | |
|
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475,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
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440,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
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435,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
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415,000
254,000
|
254,000 |
|
|
385,000 | |
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375,000
167,000
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167,000 |
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