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

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

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

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

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

Level: 3

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

Joe McKeehen Busts and Promptly Re-Enters

Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante

After the under-the-gun player raised to 900 and Aliaksei Boika called from middle position, Isaac Haxton called from the cutoff. When action reached 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Joe McKeehen in the big blind, he three-bet all in for 8,175.

The original raiser folded, Boika called, and Haxton got out of the way.

Boika: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
McKeehen: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

McKeehen was looking to hold, but that didn't happen as the board ran out {10-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} to give Boika trips and the win.

McKeehen was eliminated on the hand, but made his way to the registration desk to immediately re-enter.

Player Chips Progress
Aliaksei Boika by
Aliaksei Boika
60,000
10,000
10,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Joe McKeehenAliaksei Boika

Tollerene Calls It Right

Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante
Ben Tollerene
Ben Tollerene

Jason Koon put the pressure on Ben Tollerene (pictured) at their table after a board of {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{9-Spades} had been dealt.

Koon bet 16,000 with a pot of 9,600 already in the middle. Tollerene took two or three minutes, but eventually made the call. Koon turned over {K-Spades}{J-Clubs}, but Tollerene's {6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} was good enough for a turned full house and he leapt up to well above the average. Koon, who won the $100,000 Super High Roller here earlier in the week, is now a little short-stacked, but with a good structure, has plenty of time to work his way back up the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
73,325
23,325
23,325
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
22,400
-27,600
-27,600