2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas

$25,750 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas

Final Results
Winner
Luc Greenwood
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$779,268
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,750
Prize Pool
$3,895,500
Entries
159
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

Players on Break

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

The 58 players in seats have gone on their first break, a 20-minute sabbatical. There have been 60 entries after two of the players re-entered.

We'll be right back at the tables when the players are in their seats.

On the break find out why Randy Lew almost got himself to fold Kings preflop.

Tags: Randy Lew

Colman Spoils a Rubdown

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante
Daniel Colman
Daniel Colman

A three-way pot gave us a chip leader in the $25,750 High Roller going into the break here at the PokerStars Championship Bahamas.

On a flop of {2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades}, Daniel Colman made it 3,600 to see a turn card. Noah Scwartz and Jonathan Jaffe both called behind. The turn card was the {7-Spades}, and Colman sensationally moved all-in!

"I can't even enjoy my massage!" said Schwartz. "How much is the shove?"

While the dealer counted it out, Schwartz did the same, announcing "44,675, OK." The dealer corrected him "It's 45,675."

"I'm Jewish, that's the same," said Schwartz with a laugh, before agonising to a fold. Jaffe made the call, however, and showed {4-Spades}{6-Spades} for the flush draw. Colman turned over {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and that won the hand after the {8-Diamonds} river gave him a monster stack of almost double his starting 50,000.

"See you in the next one." said Jaffe. Schwartz confirmed after Felipe Ramos called it that he'd folded {A-Spades}{K-Spades}.

"True story." he said. All we know for sure in that hand is that Colman has 91,000 and the chip lead in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Colman us
Daniel Colman
91,000
41,000
41,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
40,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Jonathan Jaffe us
Jonathan Jaffe
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Daniel ColmanFelipe RamosJonathan JaffeNoah Schwartz

Tollerene and Akkari

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante
Andre Akkari
Andre Akkari

Ben Tollerene was the post-flop aggressor when the cards came {6-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} with 2,000 chips in the pot. Akkari was the only caller and the two men saw a turn of {4-Diamonds}. Tollerene made it 3,200 and Akkari (pictured) called again.

On the {J-Clubs} river, Tollerene made it 3,000, but Akkari raised to 8,200. Tollerene was faced with a difficult decision and he let it go, to drops slightly behind Akkari in the chip counts, although both men are over the starting stack and average.

Player Chips Progress
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
56,550
56,550
56,550
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
54,225
4,225
4,225

Joe McKeehen vs. Chance Kornuth

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Action folded to Chance Kornuth in the small blind and he limped. 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Joe McKeehen then exercised his option from the big with a raise to 800, Kornuth called, and the flop came down {2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}.

Kornuth check-called a bet of 800 and then both players checked the {2-Hearts} turn. Kornuth checked for a third time on the {7-Hearts} river, and then folded when McKeehen bet 2,200. Despite winning that pot, McKeehen is still sitting on the smallest stack in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
81,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
11,200
3,200
3,200
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Chance KornuthJoe McKeehen

Bernard Lee Takes from Mike Watson

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Mike Watson raised to 600 under the gun and Justin Bonomo called from button. Bernard Lee called from small blind and the big blind came along to see a {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Spades} flop.

Lee checked, as did the big blind, and Watson bet 1,500. Only Lee called to see the {10-Clubs} turn and he then check-called a bet of 3,600 from Watson.

Lee checked for a third time on the {4-Clubs} river and then called Watson's bet of 8,000. Watson showed the {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}, but it was no good as Lee held a boat with the {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Bernard Lee us
Bernard Lee
65,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Bernard LeeMike Watson

Nick Petrangelo Shoves on Andrew Chen

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

With 1,625 in the pot and a flop of {9-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, Nick Petrangelo checked from the big blind and Andrew Chen bet 1,000 from the button. Petrangelo woke up with a check-raise to 3,200, Chen called, and the dealer burned and turned the {7-Spades}.

Petrangelo fired out a big bet of 12,000, and Chen though long and hard before calling, which brought about the {5-Clubs} river. Petrangelo moved all in for 37,500, and Chen had to decide what to do with his last 34,300. 90 seconds ticked off the clock and then he laid down his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
70,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
34,300

Tags: Nick PetrangeloAndrew Chen

Greenwood Drops A Chunk to Billard

Level 1 : 100/200, 25 ante

On a board of {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Spades}{9-Spades}{7-Clubs} , Sam Greenwood has raised Francois Billard on the river. Billard had bet 5,000 , but Greenwood made it 28,000 and Billard went into the tank for around seven minutes. So long, in fact, that Ben Heath called the clock on the Frenchman, before he eventually called.

Greenwood showed {A-Spades}{7-Hearts}, but that wasn't good enough, as Billard had flopped trips with {J-Spades}{6-Clubs}. A very big early pot.

Player Chips Progress
Francois Billard ca
Francois Billard
86,500
36,500
36,500
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
17,000
-33,000
-33,000
WSOP 1X Winner