2017 PokerStars Championship Macau

HK$206,000 Single-Day High Roller I
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
3,645,000 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
206,000 HKD
Prize Pool
12,152,000 HKD
Entries
62
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Yotsushika and Liang Eliminated

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

At the end of the previous level, both Kazuhiko Yotsushika and Yu Liang ran out of chips. The former was on his first bullet and may re-enter again in the next hour until the end of registration, while Liang doesn't have this option anymore on his second entry.

Liang moved all in for his last 39,500 from the cutoff and Mikita Badziakouski asked for a count, then called in the small blind.

Yu Liang: {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}
Mikita Badziakouski: {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}

The {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop was of no help, and Liang glanced at the board when the {9-Diamonds} appeared on the turn. Badziakouski quickly put a finger on his six for the better flush draw, and the {8-Diamonds} river sent Liang to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
190,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
Busted
Yu Liang mh
Yu Liang
Busted

Tags: Kazuhiko YotsushikaMikita BadziakouskiYu Liang

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Peters Pressures Haxton

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
David Peters
David Peters

Current chip leader David Peters is strengthening his position and applying the pressure at the moment, with Isaac Haxton the man under the hammer in this particular hand.

There is already over 55,000 in the pot when we arrive on the turn with the board reading {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}{j-Spades} {4-Clubs}. Haxton checked the action over to Peters who tightens the screws with a bet of 22,000.

Haxton thought it over and made the call, leaving himself around 83,500 behind and the {j-Hearts} came down on the river to double pair the board.

Haxton checked once more and Peters quickly announced ‘all-in’ to send Haxton deep into the tank. He burns through a time bank chip (Haxton now has two remaining) and chews through nearly the full 30-seconds of extra time before grudgingly folding leaving Peters to scoop the pot and further extend his lead.

Player Chips Progress
David Peters us
David Peters
400,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
83,500
-6,500
-6,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Isaac HaxtonDavid Peters

Holz Gone, Salter Takes from Zisimopoulos

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

After previously doubling through Fedor Holz, Timothy Adams then also took the remainder of Holz's stack and the German wunderkind won't be able to re-enter anymore after having fired two bullets.

Jack Salter is on the way up after scoring a middle-sized pot against Georgios Zisimopoulos. Salter raised to 7,500 in the hijack and Zisimopoulos three-bet to 18,000 in the cutoff, which Salter called. On the {K-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop, Salter check-called a continuation bet for 11,000 before the duo ended up checking through the {Q-Diamonds} turn and {4-Spades} river. Salter was first to show and flashed {K-Spades}{6-Spades}, which was good enough to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
190,000
20,000
20,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
145,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
94,000
39,000
39,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
Busted

Tags: Georgios ZisimopoulosJack SalterTimothy AdamsFedor Holz

More for Loeser

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

After a raise by Manig Loeser in early position and a call by Rafael Moraes on the button, the flop fell {8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Loeser continued for 11,000. Moraes opted for a raise to 35,000 and Loeser glanced over at the stack of his opponent before pushing forward his stack of T-5,000 chips. Moraes quickly got out of the way and dropped below starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
205,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Rafael Moraes br
Rafael Moraes
90,000
-10,000
-10,000
PokerStars

Tags: Manig LoeserRafael Moraes

Post-break Stacks

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Here's how a few of the notables in the field are stacking up.

Player Chips Progress
David Peters us
David Peters
360,000
190,000
190,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Zhao Hungjun cn
Zhao Hungjun
250,000
-50,000
-50,000
Shuo Li cn
Shuo Li
220,000
10,000
10,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
170,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
170,000
-3,000
-3,000
Juicy Li cn
Juicy Li
141,000
-46,000
-46,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
140,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
132,000
32,000
32,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
130,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
130,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
120,000
20,000
20,000
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
115,000
9,000
9,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
100,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
90,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Neilson au
Daniel Neilson
82,000
-18,000
-18,000
John Juanda id
John Juanda
80,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
70,000
-30,000
-30,000
EPT 1X Winner

Adams Doubles Through Holz

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

In one of the first hands after coming back from the break, Dengfend Yu raised to 6,500 and Fedor Holz called on the button, as did Timothy Adams in the big blind. On the flop of {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Spades}, the action checked to Holz and he bet 21,000. Adams moved all in for little more and Yu folded, Holz called.

Timothy Adams: {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Fedor Holz: {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}

The {4-Hearts} turn and {K-Clubs} river failed to improve Holz and Adams doubled through him for 36,000, leaving Holz short on less than 15 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Dengfeng Yu cn
Dengfeng Yu
110,000
-50,000
-50,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
95,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
40,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Dengfeng YuFedor HolzTimothy Adams

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Break Time

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Our 58 remaining players are on a short 15-minute break. The gray 100 chips will be raced off during this time and play will resume shortly.

Kanit Doubles; Remains Short

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

"How much do you have left?" Daniel Dvoress asked over to Mustapha Kanit when the action had folded to the Canadian in the small blind. Kanit replied with a "around 21,000" and Dvoress pushed all in, Kanit called.

Mustapha Kanit: {A-Hearts}{3-Clubs}
Daniel Dvoress: {10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}

Both players spiked a straight draw on the {6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop, but the {J-Spades} turn and {K-Clubs} river blanked to award the double for Kanit. His stack was counted for 21,100 and Dvoress joked "come on man, you said around 21,000 and now it is 21,100?" Both players laughed, and the level came to an end.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
90,000
-69,000
-69,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
43,000
-57,000
-57,000
Winamax

Tags: Daniel DvoressMustapha Kanit