2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas

$5,000 Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$429,664
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,376,712
Total Entries
738
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 738
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Hands #35-39: More for Harder

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #35: Michael Vela in the cutoff raised {J-Hearts}{7-Hearts} to 180,000. Small blind Aleksei Opalikhin called with {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} before action was on Cliff Josephy who had {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}. Josephy thought about it for a bit before he moved all in for 2,145,000. Vela asked for a count, tanked for a bit, and folded. Opalikhin folded as well.

Hand #36: Action folded to Cliff Josephy in the small blind and limped in with {A-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. Michael Gentili checked {Q-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and the flop came {9-Spades}{4-Hearts}{A-Clubs}. Both players checked and the {8-Spades} hit the turn. Josephy bet 140,000 and Gentili called. The {A-Hearts} completed the board, tripping up Josephy who bet 80,000 into 490,000. Gentili folded.

Hand #37: Action folded to Michael Gentili in the small blind and he shoved with {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Michael Vela folded {A-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} from the big blind.

Hand #38: Michael Gentili raised to 175,000 with {A-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}. Michael Vela called with {Q-Spades}{3-Spades} from the small blind before Christian Harder squeezed to 565,000 with {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts} from the big blind. Gentili folded right away, Vela took some more time before he too folded.

Hand #39: Christian Harder in the small blind found {K-Spades}{10-Spades} and raised to 225,000. The big blind folded.

Tags: Aleksei OpalikhinChristian HarderCliff JosephyMichael GentiliMichael Vela

Hands #30-34: The Christian Harder Show

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #30: Aleksei Opalikhin was in the small blind with just the {7-Diamonds} showing and raised to 190,000. Cliff Josephy was in the big blind with {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and decided to defend. The flop came {9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. Opalikhin led out for 155,000 and Josephy called. The turn was the {10-Diamonds}. Opalikhin checked. Josephy bet 220,000 and Opalikhin folded.

Hand #31: Christian Harder was in the cutoff with {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and he raised to 190,000. Michael Gentili was in the big blind with {8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and he decided to defend. The flop came {k-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts}. Gentili checked. Harder bet 160,000 and Gentili folded.

Hand #32: Christian Harder raised to 190,000 from under the gun with {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Everyone folded.

Hand #33: Michael Vela was in the small blind and raised to 215,000 with {4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Christian Harder was in the big blind and three-bet to 530,000. Vela folded.

Hand #34: Christian Harder looked down at {a-Diamonds}{2-Spades} in the small blind and limped in. Aleksei Opalikhin was in the big blind with {10-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and checked. The flop came {7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn was the {q-Clubs}. Harder checked and Opalikhin bet 100,000. Harder check-raised to 310,000. Opalikhin folded.

Tags: Aleksei OpalikhinChristian HarderCliff JosephyMichael GentiliMichael Vela

Hands #25-29: Some Post-Flop Action

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #25: Christian Harder on the button raised {A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} to 175,000. Cliff Josephy defended his big blind with {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and flopped good on {5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Both players checked and the {7-Hearts} hit the turn. Josephy bet 160,000 into 440,000 and Harder called, growing the pot to 760,000. The {6-Diamonds} on the river saw both players check and Josephy took down the pot to get back to twenty big blinds.

Hand #26: On the button, Aleksei Opalikhin raised {A-Hearts}{6-Hearts} to 185,000. Gentili called from the big blind with {J-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and checked on {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}. Opalikhin bet 150,000 and took down the pot as Gentili instantly folded.

Hand #27: Cliff Josephy raised {8-Hearts}{6-Spades} to 180,000. Michael Vela called from the big blind with {J-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and checked dark. The flop came {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and Josephy bet 180,000, prompting a fold from Vela.

Hand #28: Michael Gentili raised {J-Clubs}{5-Clubs} from the button for 175,000. Christian Harder called from the big blind with {7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and the flop came {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}{K-Spades}. Both checked and they did so too on the {2-Hearts} turn and {5-Spades} river. Gentili took it down with his pair of fives.

Hand #29: Michael Gentili raised {K-Clubs}{5-Clubs} to 175,000 from the cutoff. Vela called from the button with {K-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. The flop came {A-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{K-Hearts}, pairing both but they checked. The {8-Hearts} on the turn saw Gentili check before Vela bet 150,000 into 520,000. Gentili called and the {5-Spades} completed the board. Both checked and they chopped the pot.

Tags: Aleksei OpalikhinChristian HarderCliff JosephyMichael GentiliMichael Vela

Hands #21-24: Michael Gentili and Aleksei Opalikhin Play a Big One

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #21: Michael Vela raised to 175,000 from the cutoff. Aleksei Opalikhin three-bet to 410,000 from the small blind with {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}. Vela said, "You know I'm gonna know what that hand is in a little while." Eventually, he folded.

Hand #22: Aleksei Opalikhin raised to 190,000 on the button with {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Michael Gentili was in the big blind and defended.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}{9-Diamonds}. Both players checked.

The turn was the {9-Spades}. Gentili checked, and Opalikhin bet 200,000. Gentili called.

The river was the {8-Diamonds}. Gentili checked for a third time. Opalikhin went into the tank and after about a minute he bet 430,000. Gentili was now the one in the tank and he called. Opalikhin took the hand down with two pair, aces and nines.

Hand #23: Action folded around to Gentili in the small blind and he limped in with {a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}. Michael Vela checked his option in the big blind with {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. The flop came {j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. Gentili checked, and Vela bet 125,000. Gentili folded.

Hand #24: Michael Vela limped in from the small blind with {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. Christian Harder was in the big blind with {9-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and raised to 275,000. Vela folded.

Hands #15-20: Harder Making Things Hard for Gentili

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #15: Christian Harder on the button raised {Q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} to 175,000 and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #16: Christian Harder, now in the cutoff, raised {A-Hearts}{9-Spades} to 190,000. Michael Gentili defended the big blind with {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and checked on {9-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. Harder, with trips, bet 160,000 into 470,000 and Gentili folded right away.

Hand #17: On a board of {4-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{8-Clubs} small blind Gentili checked {10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Vela with the {A-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} bet 250,000 into 770,000 and Gentili folded.

Hand #18: Action folded to Michael Vela in the small blind and he limped in with {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}. Christian Harder, in the big blind, checked {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. The flop came {2-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Vela bet 100,000, Harder called. The {Q-Diamonds} on the turn saw Vela bet 200,000 and Harder folded.

Hand #19: Michael Gentili, in the cutoff, raised {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} to 175,000. Christian Harder three-bet {K-Spades}{10-Spades} to 550,000 from the small blind. As the big blind folded, action was back on Gentili and he called. The flop came {10-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Harder bet 425,000. Gentili called, growing the pot to 2,080,000. The {8-Diamonds} on the turn was a blank and both players checked. The {3-Spades} on the river saw another two checks and Harder took down the sizable pot.

Tags: Christian HarderMichael GentiliMichael VelaMike Vela

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Hands #11-14: Aleksei Opalikhin Gets Aggressive

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #11: Michael Vela raised to 140,000 from under the gun with {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}. Michael Gentili was in the big blind and defended with {k-Clubs}{4-Spades}. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Gentili checked. Vela bet 200,000 and Gentili folded.

Hand #12: Christian Harder raised to 140,000 from under the gun with {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Aleksei Opalikhin called with {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} from the cutoff. Cliff Josephy was on the button and moved all in for 1,015,000. Both players folded and Josephy took down the pot.

Hand #13: Michael Gentili raised to 130,000 with {q-Spades}{8-Clubs} on the button. Christian Harder defended his big blind with {9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. The flop came {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. Harder checked. Gentili reached into his stack and bet 115,000. Harder called. The turn was the {k-Diamonds}. Harder checked again. Gentili bet 325,000 this time. Harder looked back at his cards and decided to fold.

Hand #14: Michael Gentili raised to 130,000 from the cutoff with {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}. Aleksei Opalikhin was in the big blind with {8-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and put in a three-bet to 300,000. Action was back on Gentili and he called. The flop came {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Opalikhin looked back at his cards and put in a continuation bet of 460,000. Gentili quickly folded.

Tags: Aleksei OpalikhinChristian HarderCliff JosephyMichael GentiliMichael Vela

Hands #8-10: Harder Folds Sevens

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #8: Michael Gentili raised {Q-Clubs}{6-Clubs} from the button and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #9: Cliff Josephy raised {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} under the gun to 135,000. Michael Gentili, right next to him, called with {A-Spades}{J-Spades}. Harder folded {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs} from the small blind, the big blind folded right away. The flop came {3-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds} giving Gentili a flush draw. Josephy checked and folded to a 140,000 bet by Gentili.

Hand #10: Michael Vela had just the {9-Hearts} showing and raised to 140,000 from the cutoff. Christian Harder flatted {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} on the button, Cliff Josephy came along from the big blind with {A-Spades}{4-Spades}. The flop came {10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Josephy checked. Vela bet 210,000, Harder called and Josephy folded. The {A-Hearts} on the turn saw both players check and the {5-Clubs} completed the board. Vela bet 300,000 into 920,000, leaving himself 825,000 behind. Harder thought long and hard before he eventually let is go.

Tags: Christian HarderCliff JosephyMichael GentiliMichael VelaMike Vela