2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€987,043
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€8,157,700
Entries
1,682
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000

Prado Doubles

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

We picked up the action on a flop of {J-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Hearts} as big blind Arezki Belaidi checked. Martin Prado, presumably the initial raiser, bet 25,000 and Albert Daher (cutoff) called, Belaidi folded.

Martin Prado shoved all in for exactly 100,000 on the {5-Diamonds} turn. Daher reluctantly called with {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} ans soon got the news he was behind as Prado tabled {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}.

The river {A-Spades} even made Prado 2 pair and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
978,000 278,000
Martin Prado ar
Martin Prado
323,000 140,000

Tags: Albert DaherMartin PradoArezki Belaidi

Three More Down the Drain

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Maksim Prokhorov got his last 18 big blinds in from early position with pocket tens and Alex Difelice had an easy call in the big blind with pocket kings. There was no upset on the board and Prokhorov joined the rail. He was soon joined there by Jan Cvach and Tonny Krijn and there are just 95 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Difelice ca
Alex Difelice
1,300,000 200,000
Tonny Krijn nl
Tonny Krijn
Busted
Jan Cvach cz
Jan Cvach
Busted
Maksim Prokhorov ru
Maksim Prokhorov
Busted

Tags: Alex DiFeliceJan CvachMaksim ProkhorovTonny Krijn

Lopez Busts in Three-Way All In; Bouziane Follows

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Carlos Lopez was all in for 139,000 and Alexandros Papadopoulos looked him up before Rens Feenstra got his stack of 187,000 in from one seat over, which Papadopoulos also called.

Carlos Lopez: {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Rens Feenstra: {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Alexandros Papadopoulos: {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Spades} to give Feenstra a full house and Lopez was sent to the rail.

Only a moment later the next player was at risk in Christophe Bouziane for 109,000, and he tabled {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}. Kyle Bowker had him covered and took the flip with {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}. Bouziane was ahead until the river of a board {Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{K-Hearts} and became the next casualty.

Player Chips Progress
Rens Feenstra nl
Rens Feenstra
520,000 330,000
Kyle Bowker us
Kyle Bowker
WSOP 1X Winner
350,000 -91,000
Alexandros Papadopoulos gr
Alexandros Papadopoulos
190,000 -170,000
Carlos Lopez us
Carlos Lopez
Busted
Christophe Bouziane fr
Christophe Bouziane
Busted

Tags: Alexandros PapadopoulosCarlos LopezKyle BowkerRens FeenstraChristophe Bouziane

Govert Metaal Eliminated

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

We missed the hand, but Govert Metaal has been eliminated. His former neighbor Akin Tuna told us that he had a set of tens up against what would eventually become a flush. Metaal out, just cracking the top 100 in this massive event.

Govert Metaal
Govert Metaal
Player Chips Progress
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
Busted

Tags: Govert Metaal

"Such a Sexy Hand!"

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Andrew Hedley shoved from the cutoff for 118,000 total. Big blind Daniel Smiljkovic thought about it for a bit before he called.

Andrew Hedley: {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Daniel Smiljkovic; {A-Hearts}{6-Clubs}

"Such a sexy hand!" Hedley said about his queen-ten.

And sexy it was, as the flop came {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} helping Hedley in front. The {K-Hearts} on the turn and {4-Diamonds} on the river were blanks and Hedley doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Smiljkovic de
Daniel Smiljkovic
WSOP 1X Winner
840,000 -100,000
Andrew Hedley gb
Andrew Hedley
249,000 59,000

Tags: Andrew HedleyDaniel Smiljkovic

Vousden Rivers Veiga

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Out of the big blind, Samuel Vousden was all in and at risk for 318,000 and Diogo Veiga looked him up from the button.

Samuel Vousden: {2-Spades}{2-Hearts}
Diogo Veiga: {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

The {J-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop and {K-Clubs} turn changed nothing whatsoever, but the Finn got there thanks to a miracle {2-Diamonds} river to double. "Did you see that?" Vousden said to Patrick Leonard, who had just walked over to his table.

Player Chips Progress
Samuel Vousden fi
Samuel Vousden
660,000 300,000
Diogo Veiga pt
Diogo Veiga
WSOP 1X Winner
190,000 -458,000

Tags: Diogo VeigaPatrick LeonardSamuel Vousden

Morozovs Busts Gilbert

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

James Gilbert lost half of his stack in a hand against Albert Daher. Daher had made a straight with jack-ten and Gilbert paid him off. Not much later, he lost the remainder of his stack to his neighbor Mihails Morozovs.

Action folded to Gilbert in the small blind and he pushed for 140,000. Big blind Morozovs called.

James Gilbert: {8-Hearts}{J-Spades}
Mihails Morozovs: {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Hearts}{A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{9-Spades} and Gilbert hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Mihails Morozovs lv
Mihails Morozovs
384,000 214,000
James Gilbert us
James Gilbert
Busted

Tags: MorozovsJames Gilbert

Doroshev and Peters Double

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The pocket nines of Florian-Dimitrie Duta were already in the muck when he paid off Heorhii Doroshev's {K-Hearts}{K-Spades} after a board of {Q-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}. Doroshev doubled for 302,000 and that halved the stack of Duta.

Another player to double after the dinner break was Erik Peters. The Dutchman limped in from the small blind and Jonathan Proudfoot simply moved all in. Peters counted his stack and said "okay, I call."

Erik Peters: {A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Jonathan Proudfoot: {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}

The board of {K-Hearts}{J-Spades}{9-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} provided both overcards and Peters doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Proudfoot gb
Jonathan Proudfoot
1,000,000 -200,000
Heorhii Doroshev ua
Heorhii Doroshev
620,000 410,000
Erik Peters nl
Erik Peters
490,000 260,000
Florian-Dimitrie Duta ro
Florian-Dimitrie Duta
300,000 -360,000

Tags: Erik PetersFlorian-Dimitrie DutaHeorhii DoroshevJonathan Proudfoot

Wanzi Busts Moshe

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Nadia Wanzi
Nadia Wanzi

Action folded to Asi Moshe in the cutoff and he shoved for 215,000. Her neighbor, Nadia Wanzi, pondered for a bit, said "21 big blinds, huh?" and called. Both blinds quickly released.

Asi Moshe: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}
Nadia Wanzi: {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}

The board came {6-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{J-Spades} and Moshe hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Nadia Wanzi nl
Nadia Wanzi
1,280,000 238,000
Asi Moshe il
Asi Moshe
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted

Tags: Asi MosheNadia Wanzi

Nikolaev and Baena Eliminated

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The next two casualties after the dinner break are Pavel Nikolaev and Leoonardo Baena. The latter three-bet all in for nine big blinds and Benjamin Richardson as initial raiser called.

Leoonardo Baena: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Benjamin Richardson: {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}

The board came {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Richardson got there to send Baena to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Richardson au
Benjamin Richardson
Day 3 Chip Leader
605,000 105,000
Pavel Nikolaev md
Pavel Nikolaev
Busted
Leoonardo Baena br
Leoonardo Baena
Busted

Tags: Benjamin RichardsonLeoonardo BaenaPavel Nikolaev