2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas

$5,000 Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Players Info - Day 1b

Bartley Downling vs. Maurice Hawkins

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Bartley Downling raised to 1,800 from early position and Maurice Hawkins, who was next to act, three-bet him to 3,500. Action folded back to Downling and he called to see a {q-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{a-Hearts} flop, which both players checked.

Downling then led out for 3,500 on the {2-Clubs} turn, Hawkins called, and the {6-Diamonds} completed the board on the river.

Downling bet 5,800 and Hawkins snap-called with the {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} for two pair. Unfortunately for him, it was no good as Downling had flopped a flush with the {6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}.

Downling chipped up to 40,000 after the hand while Hawkins fell to 60,000.

Player Chips Progress
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
60,000 -13,000

Tags: Bartley DownlingMaurice Hawkins

Foxen Gets There

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Antonio Pace bet 2,600 from middle position against two opponents on a {j-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop. Alex Foxen made it 6,400 to go in the next seat, and the big blind folded. Pace put his last few chips in; the wager looked to be about 18,000 total. Foxen quickly called with {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} but saw he needed only diamonds as his overcards didn't help against {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}. The turn was a {9-Diamonds} though, and Foxen locked it up. An {a-Diamonds} hit the river.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
53,000 -9,000
Antonio Pace
Antonio Pace
Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen

Flush Over Flush Cripples Trace O'Connor

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

With 25,000 or so in the pot and a board reading {8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, action exploded between Trace O'Connor and Hendrik Latz and resulted in the latter getting his stack of 32,400 in the middle.

O'Connor: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Latz: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Both players had turned a flush, but O'Connor's was second best. The meaningless {4-Spades} was run out on the river, and O'Connor sent all but 4,400 of his chips over toe Latz, who doubled to 90,000.

Tags: Trace O'ConnorHendrik Latz

Various Chip Counts from Around the Room

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
120,000 63,500
Phil Laak us
Phil Laak
WSOP 1X Winner
70,000 20,000
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
56,000 25,000
Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
55,000 7,000
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
52,000 -8,000
Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
43,000 -16,000
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 3X Winner
34,000 -1,000
Richard Seymour us
Richard Seymour
28,000 9,700
Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
28,000
Dennis Phillips us
Dennis Phillips
24,000 4,000
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
10,500 -34,500
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
10,400 -14,600
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
9,000 -700
Eric Wasserson us
Eric Wasserson
Busted

Ramdin Gets a Fold from Paul

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Aaron Paul checked from the big blind and Victor Ramdin bet 2,100 from middle position on a {j-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{7-Spades} flop. A player on the button called, as did Paul. On the {k-Diamonds} turn, it was just Paul calling 4,200, and Paul checked a final time when the {9-Diamonds} completed a four-flush. Ramdin bet 6,500, and Paul relented.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Paul us
Aaron Paul
68,800 -16,400
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
60,000 30,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
9,700 -14,800

Tags: Aaron PaulVictor Ramdin

Bernard Lee Heads to Dinner on a High

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

In the last hand before the dinner break, the player in the big blind had already left, which left dead money up for grabs.

Bernard Lee made a play for it with a raise to 1,275 from the hijack, but the player in the small blind opted to defend. When the flop fell {Q-}{7-}{3-}, the small blind check-called a bet of 1,550, and then action went check-check on a {K-} turn.

A {5-} on the river saw the small blind bet 3,200, and Lee snap-called with {k-}{10-} for top pair. It was good as his opponent held {q-}{10-}.

Player Chips Progress
Bernard Lee us
Bernard Lee
78,900 16,900

Tags: Bernard Lee

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 100