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
Entries
738
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Hands #70-74: Cliff Josephy Doesn't Believe Michael Vela

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #70: Michael Vela was in the cutoff with {a-Spades}{10-Clubs} and raised to 250,000. Everyone folded.

Hand #71: Cliff Josephy was on the button with {a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and raised to 240,000. Michael Vela was in the big blind and defended with {7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. The flop came {j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. Vela checked and Josephy bet 175,000. Vela check-raised to 475,000. Josephy re-raised to 850,000. Vela folded.

Hand #72: Aleksei Opalikhin raised to 225,000 from under the gun with {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}. Michael Gentili was on the button and called with {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. The flop came {k-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. Opalikhin looked back at his cards and led out for 375,000. Gentili folded.

Hand #73: Michael Gentili raised to 225,000 from the cutoff, only showing the {10-Diamonds}. Christian Harder called from the small blind with {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. The flop came {k-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Harder checked, as did Gentili. The turn was the {k-Spades}. Harder checked again, and so did Gentili. The river was the {7-Clubs}. Harder led out for 650,000. Gentili folded.

Hand #74: Aleksei Opalikhin limped in with {3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} in the small blind. Cliff Josephy raised to 325,000 from the big blind with {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Opalikhin folded.

Tags: Michael VelaChristian HarderAleksei OpalikhinCliff JosephyMichael Gentili

Hands #75-80: Harder Surpasses the 10 Million Mark

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #75: It folded to Aleksei Opalikhin on the button with just the {Q-Spades} showing and he raised to 250,000, taking down the blinds and antes.

Hand #76: Michael Gentili limped in with just the {9-Diamonds} showing. Vela shoved {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for just over 2.2 million from the big blind and Gentili folded.

Hand #77: Cliff Josephy raised {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} from the cutoff to 240,000. Christian Harder defended the big blind with {K-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and both checked on {6-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Hearts}. The {7-Hearts} on the turn gave nobody anything and Harder lead out for 350,000. Josephy folded the best hand, Harder (for the first time) surpassed the 10 million-mark.

Hand #78: Michael Vela raised to 275,000 with {K-Clubs}{J-Spades} from the button. Both blinds released and the pot went to Vela.

Hand #79: {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs} for Aleksei Opalikhin in the small blind and he raised to 300,000. Cliff Josephy in the big blind had just the {A-Clubs} showing and counted his chips ahs shoved for 2,525,000. Opalikhin thought about it for just a bit before he folded.

Hand #80: Cliff Josephy in the small blind tanked for a bit with {Q-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and raised to 300,000. Gentili folded eight-three off suit.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
10,030,000 665,000
Aleksei Opalikhin ru
Aleksei Opalikhin
3,485,000 -275,000
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
WSOP 2X Winner
3,015,000 1,075,000
Michael Vela us
Michael Vela
WPT 1X Winner
2,490,000 -210,000
Michael Gentili ca
Michael Gentili
2,285,000 -1,255,000

Tags: Aleksei OpalikhinChristian HarderCliff JosephyMichael GentiliMichael Vela

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 20,000

Hands #81-86: Cliff Josephy is the Short Stack

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #81: Michael Gentili was in the small blind with {k-Hearts}{9-Spades} and limped in. Michael Vela checked his option in the big blind with {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. The flop came {a-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}. Gentili checked, as did Vela. The turn was the {8-Diamonds}. Gentili checked and Vela bet 250,000. Gentili folded.

Hand #82: Christian Harder got a walk.

Hand #83: Michael Vela raised to 275,000 on the button with {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Both blinds folded.

Hand #84: Michael Gentili raised to 260,000 from under the gun with {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}. Everyone folded.

Hand #85: Christian Harder raised to 265,000 with {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} from the cutoff. Everyone folded.

Hand #86: Cliff Josephy was on the button with {k-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and raised to 280,000. Michael Vela defended his big blind with {q-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and checked blind in the process. The flop came {j-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}. Josephy bet 280,000 and Vela snap-called. The turn was the {q-Diamonds}. Vela checked. Josephy bet 550,000 and Vela moved all in. Josephy folded.

Tags: Michael VelaChristian HarderAleksei OpalikhinCliff JosephyMichael Gentili

Hands #87-93: A Shove for Josephy

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #87: Christian Harder received a walk in the big blind with {10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}.

Hand #88: We missed this hand because of a segment on the live stream.

Hand #89: Christian Harder found {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts} on the button and limped in. Small blind Aleksei Opalikhin completed with {8-Hearts}{4-Spades} and big blind Cliff Josephy shoved with {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. Both the button and small blind folded.

Hand #90: Christian Harder, in the cutoff with {K-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, raised to 260,000. That was enough to take down the blinds and antes.

Hand #91: Aleksei Opalikhin in the cutoff with {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, raised to 260,000. Big blind Michael Vella shoved with {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} for 3,645,000. Opalikhin folded.

Hand #92: Christian Harder received a walk in the big blind with {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}.

Hand #93: Small blind Christian Harder raised {10-Clubs}{6-Spades} to 290,000 and big blind Aleksei Opalikhin called with {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. The flop came {K-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Harder took down the pot betting 220,000 as Opalikhin folded.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
11,530,000 1,500,000
Michael Vela us
Michael Vela
WPT 1X Winner
3,965,000 1,475,000
Aleksei Opalikhin ru
Aleksei Opalikhin
2,240,000 -1,245,000
Michael Gentili ca
Michael Gentili
1,825,000 -460,000
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
WSOP 2X Winner
1,745,000 -1,270,000

Tags: Christian HarderAleksei OpalikhinCliff Josephy

Hands #94-100: Cliff Josephy Keeps on Shoving

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #94: Christian Harder raised to 250,000 on the button with {q-Spades}{8-Clubs} and both blinds folded.

Hand #95: Cliff Josephy moved all in with {8-Clubs}{6-Hearts} from the small blind and the big blind folded.

Hand #96: Christian Harder raised to 260,000 from under the gun with {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}. Michael Vela defended his big blind with {a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. Vela checked in the dark and the flop came {k-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades}. Harder bet 260,000 and Vela folded.

Hand #97: Cliff Josephy was in the cutoff with {k-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and moved all in for 1,765,000. Both the blinds folded.

Hand #98: Christian Harder was in the small blind with {k-Hearts}{3-Spades} and limped in. Aleksei Opalikhin was in the big blind with {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} and moved all in for 2,080,000. Harder folded.

Hand #99: Michael Gentili moved all in for 1,525,000 with {a-Hearts}{q-Spades} from under the gun. Everyone folded.

Hand #100: Cliff Josephy moved all in, only showing the {4-Hearts}, and everyone folded.

Tags: Aleksei OpalikhinChristian HarderCliff JosephyMichael GentiliMichael Vela

Hands #101-105: Gentili Loses Almost Everything

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #101: Action folded to Michael Gentili in the small blind and he shoved {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} for 1,645,000. Vela folded {A-Spades}{3-Clubs} from the big blind.

Hand #102: Michael Gentili, this time with {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades} and on the button, shoved again. Both blinds folded.

Hand #103: Christian Harder with {K-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} in the small blind, raised to 270,000. Big blind Aleksei Opalikhin folded {9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}.

"Like a boss!" Michael Vela said.

Hand #104: Michael Vela had {A-Clubs}{10-Hearts} in the cutoff and raised to 265,000. That was enough to take down the blinds and antes.

Hand #105: Aleksei Opalikhin found {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} on the button and tanked long before he raised to 250,000. Big blind Michael Gentili shoved for 2,065,000 with {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Opalikhin called instantly.

The board ran out {J-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Spades}{10-Hearts}{K-Clubs} and the 4 million pot went to Opalikhin.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksei Opalikhin ru
Aleksei Opalikhin
4,000,000 1,760,000
Michael Gentili ca
Michael Gentili
145,000 -1,680,000

Tags: Aleksei OpalikhinChristian HarderMichael GentiliMichael Vela

Michael Gentili Eliminated in 5th Place ($140,940)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Michael Gentili
Michael Gentili

Hand #106: Christian Harder raised {A-Spades}{8-Clubs} to 275,000. Cliff Josephy shoved for 1,785,000 with {K-Spades}{10-Spades}. Sitting in the small blind, Michael Gentili called all in with {9-Spades}{7-Clubs} and big blind Michael Vela and initial raiser Christian Harder both folded.

"Such a good spot for me" Josephy said as he expressed he expected Harder to raise any two.

The {7-Spades}{K-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop paired both, but it wasn't enough for start of day chipleader Gentili. The {J-Spades} on the turn and {K-Clubs} on the river weren't cards he was looking for either and Gentili said his goodbyes.

Four players remain, all guaranteed $191,420.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Gentili ca
Michael Gentili
Busted

Tags: Christian HarderCliff JosephyMichael Gentili

Hands #107-115: Cliff Josephy Doubles Through Aleksei Opalikhin

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #107: Christian Harder got a walk.

Hand #108: Christian Harder had {k-Spades}{5-Diamonds} in the small blind and raised to 360,000. The big blind folded.

Hand #109: Christian Harder raised to 255,000 on the button with {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}. Both of the blinds folded.

Hand #110: Christian Harder raised to 275,000 from under the gun with {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Michael Vela called with {k-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} from the big blind. The flop came {8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn was the {10-Clubs} and Vela bet 200,000. Harder called. The river was the {10-Spades}. Vela checked and Harder checked back, sending the pot to Harder with ace high.

Hand #111: Christian Harder got a walk.

Hand #112: Christian Harder was in the small blind with {9-Spades}{2-Hearts} and raised to 330,000. The big blind folded.

Hand #113: Michael Vela raised to 275,000 from under the gun with {q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}. Aleksei Opalikhin was in the small blind with {a-Spades}{10-Clubs} and three-bet to 600,000. Vela called.

The flop was {7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. Opalikhin was first to act and led out for 460,000. Vela paused and took a drink of water. He then reached into his stack for some chips and called.

The turn was the {q-Clubs}. Opalikhin checked and Vela instantly moved all in. Opalikhin folded

Hand #114: Cliff Josephy moved all in from the small blind with {6-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Michael Vela showed the same hand before folding his big blind.

Hand #115: Aleksei Opalikhin was under the gun with {k-Spades}{q-Spades} and he raised to 260,000. Cliff Josephy had {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} on the button and moved all in for 1,975,000. Opalikhin called and Josephy was at risk.

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and Josephy doubled up, leaving Opalikhin with just a few big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
12,810,000 1,280,000
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
WSOP 2X Winner
4,210,000 2,465,000
Michael Vela us
Michael Vela
WPT 1X Winner
3,670,000 -295,000
Aleksei Opalikhin ru
Aleksei Opalikhin
315,000 -3,685,000

Tags: Michael VelaChristian HarderAleksei OpalikhinCliff JosephyMichael Gentili