2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas

$5,000 Main Event
Day: 4
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

Scott Stewart Eliminated in 23rd Place ($24,640)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Scott Stewart
Scott Stewart

Pedro Cabeca raised the button to 44,000 and small blind Nick Maimone called, Big blind Scott Stewart squeezed all in for 572,000 total and Cabeca folded. Maimone called.

Nick Maimone: {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Scott Stewart: {J-Spades}{9-Hearts}

The flop came {J-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} which just about settled it. The {3-Clubs} on the turn made things official, the {4-Clubs} on the river was there just for good measures.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Maimone us
Nick Maimone
2,300,000
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
Busted

Tags: Scott StewartNick MaimonePedro Baptista Martinho Cabeca

Massimo De Mario Eliminated in 22nd Place ($24,640)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Massimo De Mario
Massimo De Mario

Michael Gentili raised to 45,000 under the gun and small blind Michael Bartholomew called. Big blind Massimo De Mario squeezed all in for 541,000 and Gentili was quick to fold.

Bartholomew tanked for a bit, asked for a count, and then asked De Mario if he wanted a call. De Mario didn't reply but Bartholomew called anyway.

Michael Bartholomew: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Massimo De Mario: {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}

It was a big flip and Bartholomew would be the one ending up winning it. The board ran out {4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{6-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Spades} and De Mario hit the rail.

De Mario, an Italian player living in Germany, was the last Spin & Go winner left in the field. He turned $10 into a payday of $24,640.

Player Chips Progress
Massimo De Mario it
Massimo De Mario
Busted

Tags: Massimo De MarioMichael BartholomewMichael Gentili

Another Double for Magnus

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

We only caught the showdown, but we can kind of image what happened. On a board of {2-Spades}{4-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades}, Nadya Magnus had {7-Spades}{8-Spades} while her opponent Rex Clinkscales had {7-Hearts}{9-Spades}. Whatever the action was, Magnus ended up doubling up to just about a million in chips with her superior straight.

Player Chips Progress
Nadya Magnus us
Nadya Magnus
1,000,000
505,000
505,000
Rex Clinkscales us
Rex Clinkscales
780,000
-250,000
-250,000

Tags: Nadya MagnusNadezhda MagnusRex Clinkscales

Massive Pot Sees Opalikhin Surge to Top

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Rasmus Glaesel opened for 43,000 and got four callers. The flop came {3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, and Alan Schein fired a mere 20,000 into the field out of the big blind. Glaesel was having none of that and raised to 80,000, but he didn't chase away Aleksei Opalikhin on his left. Everyone else mucked, including Schein. Glaesel bet 220,000 on the {10-Spades} turn and Opalikhin called once more. The {4-Clubs} arrived on the river and prompted Glaesel to check. Opalikhin tanked a bit then bet 470,000. Glaesel tanked for about four minutes and then called.

Opalikhin: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Glaesel: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}

Glaesel's top set had been outdrawn, and he sent most of his stack over to Opalikhin in the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksei Opalikhin ru
Aleksei Opalikhin
2,000,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
Rasmus Glæsel no
Rasmus Glæsel
518,000
-931,000
-931,000

Tags: Aleksei OpalikhinAlan ScheinRasmus Glaesel

Damien Steel Eliminated in 21st Place ($24,640)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Damien Steel
Damien Steel

Action folded around to Rodrigo Cordoba in the cutoff and he raised to 45,000. Damien Steel was on the button and moved all in for 378,000. Cordoba had a decision to make and after a minute of deliberation he decided to call.

Cordoba: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Steel: {4-Hearts}{4-Spades}

It turns out Cordoba was well ahead and Steel need to hit one of the two remaining fours in the deck to stay alive.

The board ran out {k-Clubs}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and Steel was sent home in 21st place for a nice $24,640 payday.

Player Chips Progress
Rodrigo Cordoba ar
Rodrigo Cordoba
1,760,000
35,000
35,000
Damien Steel ca
Damien Steel
Busted

Battle of the Johns

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

John Engledow was in the cutoff and moved all in for 136,000. John Dibella was in the big blind and asked for a count.

After a moment, Dibella opted to call.

Engledow: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Dibella: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Engledow was well ahead and stayed there after the board ran out {9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, giving him the double up.

Player Chips Progress
John Dibella us
John Dibella
810,000
-290,000
-290,000
EPT 1X Winner
John Engledow gb
John Engledow
295,000
87,000
87,000

Tags: John Dibellajohn Engledow

Michael Vela Straightens Out

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

On a board reading {10-Spades}{7-Spades}{7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}, with about 350,000 in the middle already, Michael Vela led out for 175,000 from the small blind.

Nick Maimone was on the button and called.

The river was the {9-Clubs}. Vela wasted no time and led out for 275,000 this time. Maimone went into the tank, eventually apologizing to the table for taking time to make the decision. Eventually, Maimone called.

Vela tabled {j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for a straight while Maimone tabled {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} for trip sevens, sending the pot Vela's way.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Vela us
Michael Vela
1,650,000
550,000
550,000
WPT 1X Winner
Nick Maimone us
Nick Maimone
1,300,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

Tags: Michael VelaNick Maimone

Riess Pays Off Schein's Monster

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Alan Schein called in the small blind when Ryan Riess made it 52,000 in the cutoff. Both players quickly checked a {4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} flop. Schein came out betting with 60,000 on the {3-Diamonds} turn. Riess called. Schein fired again for 150,000 on the {q-Spades} river, and Riess again called after thinking briefly.

Schein showed down {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for quads and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alan Schein us
Alan Schein
1,100,000
580,000
580,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
533,000
-627,000
-627,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Alan ScheinRyan Riess