Main Event
Day 5 Started
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€8,157,700
Entries
1,682
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000
Who Will Reach the Final Table of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona Main Event?
The penultimate day of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona €5,300 Main Event awaits and just 16 players out of a 1,682-entry strong field remain with nonother than PokerStars Team Pro Andre Akkari in the lead. All players on Day 5 already have €61,400 locked up, while all eyes are on the elusive golden trophy and €1,410,000 payday to the winner on Sunday August 27th 2017.
Second in chips is Brian Kaufman Esposito with 5,480,000 followed by UK's Usman Siddique with 4,650,000. In total, nine different nationalities are represented in the top 10 and 14 in total. Among those still in contention are [Removed:146] (4,065,000), Albert Daher (3,810,000), Tsugunari Toma (3,440,000), Alex Difelice (2,775,000), and Rens Feenstra (1,565,000). Day 2 chip leader Mauricio Salazar Sanchez (655,000) will return with 13 big blinds as the shortest stack among the hopefuls.
The PokerStars Championship's predecessor, the European Poker Tour only crowned one two-time champion in Victoria Coren Mitchell, but Italy's Raffaele Sorrentino might might do so in the very first season of the PokerStars Championship. After taking down the PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino back in April for €466,714, he is also among the last 16 here at Casino Barcelona with a healthy stack of 3,000,000.
Seat Assignments for Day 5
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Andrew Hedley | United Kingdom | 1,005,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | 6,160,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 3,440,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Usman Siddique | United Kingdom | 4,650,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Sorensson | Sweden | 2,555,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Aeragan Arunan | United Kingdom | 3,480,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Yaron Zeev Malki | Israel | 1,510,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Albert Daher | Lebanon | 3,810,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Mauricio Salazar Sanchez | Colombia | 655,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Brian Kaufman Esposito | Uruguay | 5,480,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Donald Duarte Sierra | Nicaragua | 2,510,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Lachezar Plamenov Petkov | Bulgaria | 3,630,000 |
| 2 | 5 | [Removed:146] | France | 4,065,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Rens Feenstra | Netherlands | 1,565,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Alex Difelice | Canada | 2,775,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Raffaele Sorrentino | Italy | 3,000,000 |
A maximum of six levels of 90 minutes or until the final six are set will be played, whichever of the two comes first. The tournament resumes at noon local time with blinds at 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante). After 11 minutes and without a break, the tournament's next level of 30,000/60,000 with 10,000 ante will get underway and the PokerNews live reporting team will provide all the action from the floor.
Play is Underway
The remaining 16 players have taken their seats. Play is underway with 11 minutes left in 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000-ante.
Sorensson Chips Up Without Showdown
Andre Akkari raised to 110,000 from the hijack and folded to Usman Siddique's three-bet of 310,000.
The next hand, Akkari raised to 110,000 again and was called by Tsugunari Toma in the hijack and Sebastian Sorensson on the button. The flop fell 
and Akkari checked, Toma bet 150,000 and Sorensson min-raised to 300,000. That got Akkari to fold but Toma called.
After the 
turn, Toma checked and Sorensson claimed the pot with a bet of 500,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,800,000 | -360,000 |
|
4,800,000 | 150,000 |
|
3,160,000 | 605,000 |
|
3,000,000 | -440,000 |
Chop It Up!
Rens Feenstra opened the cutoff for 110,000 and big blind Mauricio Salazar Sanchez stared intensely for about 3 minutes before he called. Sanchez checked on 
and Feenstra bet 80,000.
Sanchez tanked again and eventually shoved all in for about 525,000. Feenstra called with 
and was behind against the 
of Sanchez. The 
on the turn and 
on the river made for a split, however, and the 2 got equal shares of the pot.
Yaron Zeev Malki Eliminated in 16th Place (€61,400)
In the third hand over on the feature table, Yaron Zeev Malki limped in from the small blind and Albert Daher raised to 200,000 in the big blind. Malki moved all in for almost 1.5 million and Daher called.
Yaron Zeev Malki: 
Albert Daher:
The board ran out 
and Malki was eliminated in 16th place for €61,400. All remaining 15 players are guaranteed at least €69,600
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,280,000 | 1,470,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Toma Takes Big Pot Off Akkari
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Andre Akkari raised to 125,000 from under the gun and Tsugunari Toma three-bet to 400,000 from one seat over, which Akkari called. The flop fell 
and both players checked.
After the turn, Akkari checked and called a bet worth 375,000 by Toma before checking again the on the river. Toma cut out a bet worth 1.1 million and Akkari quickly called to see Toma fist pump and turn over for a flopped set. Akkari showed his 
for two pair and dropped below Toma in chips, while Albert Daher has taken over the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,040,000 | 2,040,000 |
|
|
4,040,000 | -1,760,000 |
Andrew Hedley Eliminated in 15th Place (€69,600)
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Sebastian Sorensson limped in from under the gun and Andrew Hedley moved all in for 860,000 from the cutoff. Usman Siddique in the big blind gave it some thought and folded while Sorensson called.
Andrew Hedley: 
Sebastian Sorensson: 
After the 
flop, the Scotsman asked for the or to increase his outs and did get a glimpse of hope on the 
turn. However, the river was a blank and Hedley left the feature table with a smile, €69,600 richer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,130,000 | 970,000 |
|
Busted |
All Big Stacks on the Feature Table
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
With two eliminations on the feature table, the next big blind was moved over to the feature table and that happened to be Brian Kaufman Esposito, who is the chip leader right now. The feature table has 34 million chips in play, while the outer table has less than 16 million combined and barely saw any action past a flop so far.
Andre Akkari raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and Sebastian Sorensson called from the big blind. On the 
flop, the Swede checked and folded to a bet of Akkari.
The next hand, Akkari raised to 125,000 from the hijack and Sorensson three-bet the small blind to 330,000 in order to force a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,740,000 | 260,000 |
|
|
5,510,000 | 230,000 |
|
|
4,900,000 | -140,000 |
|
|
4,710,000 | -90,000 |
|
|
4,240,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
4,000,000 | -40,000 |
|
3,270,000 | -210,000 |