2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 4
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

Straight for Petkov

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Usman Siddique opened the button for 115,000 and big blind Lachezar Plamenov Petkov called. Both of them checked the flop of {6-Hearts}{7-Spades}{9-Spades}. Petkov then bet the {10-Hearts} turn (80,000) and {2-Spades} river (255,000). Siddique called both times but could not beat Petkov's {K-Hearts}{8-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Usman Siddique gb
Usman Siddique
3,950,000
-900,000
-900,000
Lachezar Plamenov Petkov bg
Lachezar Plamenov Petkov
3,600,000
320,000
320,000

Tags: Lachezar Plamenov PetkovUsman Siddique

Toma Gets Value from Kaufman

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Brian Kaufman Esposito raised to 110,000 from early position and Tsugunari Toma defended the big blind. On the {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Spades} flop and the {Q-Hearts} turn both players checked. Toma bet the {6-Hearts} river for 225,000 and Kaufman called.

"You call?" Toma verified and then rolled over {A-Hearts}{6-Clubs} for trips sixes to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Kaufman Esposito uy
Brian Kaufman Esposito
4,100,000
-450,000
-450,000
Tsugunari Toma jp
Tsugunari Toma
3,900,000
120,000
120,000

Tags: Brian Kaufman EspositoTsugunari Toma

Andrade Pays Off Akkari

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Andre Akkari raised to 110,000 and Hugo Gomes Andrade defended his big blind. On a flop of {J-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades}, Andrade checked and called a bet worth 125,000 before the {Q-Clubs} turn was cecked.

The {8-Spades} appeared on the river and Andrade checked once more. Akkari bet 210,000 and Andrade took a long time before calling, then mucked when Akkari showed {Q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} for a turned pair of queens as winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
6,250,000
520,000
520,000
Hugo Gomes Andrade pt
Hugo Gomes Andrade
900,000
-465,000
-465,000

Tags: Andre AkkariHugo Gomes Andrade

Malki Takes on Sorrentino

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Raffaele Sorrentino scooped a pot uncontested by over betting the river of a board that showed a straight and then saw Yaron Zeev Malki limp from under the gun. Sorrentino raised to 180,000 and Malki called.

After the {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop, Malki checked and Sorrentino bet 155,000. Malki was having none of it and check-raised to 380,000. Sorrentino double-checked his cards twice, the stack of his opponent once, and eventually folded.

Player Chips Progress
Yaron Zeev Malki il
Yaron Zeev Malki
1,800,000
200,000
200,000
Raffaele Sorrentino it
Raffaele Sorrentino
1,745,000
-95,000
-95,000
Day 5 Chip Leader

Tags: Raffaele SorrentinoYaron Zeev Malki

Kaufman Drops Some; Malki Adds to Stack

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Brian Kaufman Esposito raised to 125,000 and Aeragan Arunan three-bet to 400,000, claiming the pot.

Then, Tsugunari Toma opened from the button to 125,000 and Kaufman called in the big blind before quickly check-folding the {Q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop.

Yaron Zeev Malki raised to 110,000 and Nick Petrangelo called in the big blind. "Nick, can I see your stack?" Malki asked and Petrangelo replied "I have 750,000 behind."

The flop fell {10-Spades}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Petrangelo check-folded to a bet of 600,000.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Kaufman Esposito uy
Brian Kaufman Esposito
3,525,000
-575,000
-575,000
Yaron Zeev Malki il
Yaron Zeev Malki
2,100,000
-115,000
-115,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
750,000
-375,000
-375,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Aeragan ArunanBrian Kaufman EspositoNick PetrangeloTsugunari TomaYaron Zeev Malki

Hugo Gomes Andrade Eliminated in 20th Place (€53,200)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Hugo Gomes Andrade
Hugo Gomes Andrade

Hugo Gomes Andrade moved all in for 840,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to [Removed:146] in the big blind, who called.

Hugo Gomes Andrade: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}
[Removed:146]: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Spades}{4-Spades} and Andrade had to settle for 20th place and a payday of €53,200

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:146] fr
[Removed:146]
3,450,000
775,000
775,000
Hugo Gomes Andrade pt
Hugo Gomes Andrade
Busted

Tags: Hugo Gomes Andrade

Nick Petrangelo Eliminated in 19th Place (€53,200)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Nick Petrangelo
Nick Petrangelo

Tsugunari Toma opened the action with a raise to 125,000 and Nick Petrangelo moved all in for 715,000 from the cutoff. Raffaele Sorrentino moved all in out of the big blind and Toma asked for a count. Sorrentino was all in for 1,79,000 and Toma eventually folded.

Nick Petrangelo: {A-Spades}{8-Spades}
Raffaele Sorrentino: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

"You folded tens?" Sorrentino asked and Toma shook his head. The flop fell {7-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and nothing much changed, but on the {Q-Hearts} turn Toma said "i folded ace-queen" while shaking his head again. The {K-Hearts} river improved Sorrentino to a flush and Petrangelo grabbed his media ticket, tossed it over into the stack of Brian Kaufman Esposito before quickly heading out of the tournament area.

Petrangelo takes home €53,200 and there are just 18 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Tsugunari Toma jp
Tsugunari Toma
3,900,000
Raffaele Sorrentino it
Raffaele Sorrentino
2,650,000
905,000
905,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Brian Kaufman EspositoNick PetrangeloRaffaele SorrentinoTsugunari Toma

Hedley Calls the Clock (On Himself)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

From the hijack on the 6-handed table, Andrew Hedley opened to 115,000. Sebastian Sorensson min 3-bet from the button to just 185,000 and everyone but Hedley folded.

Hedley checked on {2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Sorensson bet 290,000. Hedley wasn't too happy and sighed repeatedly and after some minutes asked what it would cost for Sorensson to show his cards after the hand would be done. Sorensson didn't reply.

Hedley sighed some more and asked the clock on himself. After about 40 seconds, he folded.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastian Sorensson se
Sebastian Sorensson
2,750,000
450,000
450,000
Andrew Hedley gb
Andrew Hedley
870,000
-580,000
-580,000

Tags: Andrew HedleySebastian Sorensson

Daher Forces Out Wellenbach

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Scott Wellenbach checked the flop of {K-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} out of the small blind and called a bet of 100,000 by Albert Daher on the button. The {5-Diamonds} appeared on the turn and Wellenbach bet 260,000, Daher called.

The {8-Spades} river completed the board and Wellenbach bet 500,000 with some 850,000 behind. Daher moved all in and Wellenbach said "I think he covers me," then asked for a count on the shove. Daher was all in for more than 2.3 million and Wellenbach folded, mentioning in table chat he had a set.

"Alright, good bluff if that's what it was," the Canadian added.

Player Chips Progress
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
3,900,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Scott Wellenbach ca
Scott Wellenbach
850,000
-550,000
-550,000

Tags: Albert DaherScott Wellenbach

Heorhii Doroshev Eliminated in 18th Place (€53,200)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Heorhii Doroshev
Heorhii Doroshev

Raffaele Sorrentino opened the cutoff for 125,000 and small blind Heorhii Doroshev shoved for 1,130,000. Big blind Brian Kaufman Esposito seemed interested and after about 30 seconds or so, he shoved all in over the top.

Sorrentino instantly folded, later claiming he had {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}.

Heorhii Doroshev: {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}
Brian Kaufman Esposito: {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

It was a fair fight to begin, and the flop didn't change that as they still both had about equal chances of winning: {K-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades}.

The {5-Diamonds} on the turn was a blank but the {A-Spades} on the river wasn't. With the elimination of Soroshev, the tournament is now down to 17 players. The remaining players now earn €61,400.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Kaufman Esposito uy
Brian Kaufman Esposito
5,425,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
Heorhii Doroshev ua
Heorhii Doroshev
Busted

Tags: Brian Kaufman EspositoHeorhii DoroshevRaffaele Sorrentino