$10,300 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
$10,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$1,067,000
Entries
110
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Sam Greenwood Leads in Big PokerStars Championship Panama High Roller
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
What started out small, soon grew tenfold. Half an hour before the start, just 7 players had registered for the PokerStars Championship Panama $10,300 High Roller, but when play got underway 14 players took their seats. When play wrapped up for the day after ten levels, that number grew to a staggering 98 entries, making it one of the biggest poker tournaments ever on Panamanian soil. With registration open until the start of Day 2, that number might still increase.
Sam Greenwood leads, having built his 50,000 starting stack into a 316,500 emporium. He's closely followed by Pedro Idrovo who brings 305,200 chips to Day 2 of the three-day event.
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 316,500 |
| 2 | Pedro Idrovo | Ecuador | 305,200 |
| 3 | Aleks Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 287,700 |
| 4 | Patrick Serda | Canada | 243,600 |
| 5 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 231,400 |
Justin Bonomo was one of the first to enter, and was also the first in the re-entry line. He doubled Stephen Chidwick up early on, running into the Brit's set to get short-stacked. Bonomo busted not much later, missing a flush draw against flopped trips. Bonomo did better on his second bullet, ending with 132,600.
While Bonomo might have been the first to go, he certainly wasn't the last. Players busted left and right, and most of them decided to buy back in. From the 101 entries, 24 are re-entries.
Contrary to the Super High Roller and the Single-Day High Roller, the field in this $10,300 High Roller was full of fresh faces we hadn't seen before this week. Still, the regulars were out in force as well and any poker fan would've loved to watch the action as some of the biggest names in poker clashed with each other.
One of the recognizable names to enter was Felipe Ramos. The Brazilian Team PokerStars Pro ended the day with 231,400 in chips, after a long day full of action on the 'battlefelt'. First he called down Martin Jacobson with jacks and turned out to be good, later he made Kristen Bicknell's life miserable shoving the river in a big pot where Bicknell had to fold.
Ramos needed just a single bullet in this event, but his Team PokerStars Pro colleague Leo Fernandez needed two. Fernandez ended the day with 148,600 in chips.
Sam Chartier was one of the players that signed up late, and it would turn out he couldn't have found a better time to do so. In his very first hand, he doubled with aces through Daniel Dvoress' ace-king and ended the day with 104,300.
Forty-three players return tomorrow for Day 2. Blinds will start at 1,000/2,000 and buying in is possible until the start of play at noon local time. Handing over $10,300 at the cage gives you 50,000 in chips, or 25 big blinds to start the day.
PokerNews will naturally be on the floor once again with live updates from the first flop until the last river, plus photos of all the players.
End-Of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The seat draw won't be released till start of play on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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316,300 | -43,700 |
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308,200 | 43,200 |
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287,700 | 42,700 |
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243,600 | 23,600 |
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231,400 | 86,400 |
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176,400 | 126,400 |
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172,000 | 136,000 |
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158,300 | 3,300 |
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151,400 | 56,400 |
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148,600 | 68,600 |
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144,800 | 14,800 |
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143,000 | -12,000 |
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133,600 | 123,100 |
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132,600 | 90,000 |
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125,800 | 75,800 |
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123,200 | 94,000 |
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121,900 | -29,150 |
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121,100 | 89,100 |
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115,000 | 40,000 |
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107,000 | 79,000 |
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104,800 | -10,200 |
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104,300 | -22,700 |
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103,700 | -151,300 |
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102,300 | 34,300 |
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101,400 | -48,600 |
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Team Pro
Six Hands
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
And the day is done. When the 6 hands are done, the bagging and tagging will begin. We'll be back shortly with end-of-day chip counts and an extensive recap of today's action.
Fernandez Flips
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Leo Fernandez got his remaining 35,300 chips in the middle and was called by Troy Quenneville.
Fernandez: 
Quenneville: 
It was a classic flip, and the board ran out 
. Fernandez caught both of his cards on the turn and then the river for good measure, giving him a late double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000 | -5,000 |
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80,000 | 41,000 |
Some More Stacks
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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265,000 | 85,000 |
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245,000 | 125,000 |
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155,000 | 90,000 |
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150,000 | 42,000 |
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145,000 | |
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115,000 | 65,000 |
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95,000 | 45,000 |
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95,000 | -77,000 |
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75,000 | -20,000 |
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70,000 | 12,000 |
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68,000 | -12,000 |
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65,000 | -60,000 |
Team Pro
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60,000 | -38,000 |
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25,000 | -25,000 |
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20,000 | -7,000 |
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"Fair Enough, Well Played!"
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
From early position, Patrick Serda opened to 4,000. Jason Koon in the cutoff bumped the action to 12,300 and Serda was the only caller.
Serda check-called a bet of 14,500 on 
before checking again on the 
turn. Koon announced all in and Serda asked for a count. It turned out Koon had 63,800 and Serda called.
Patrick Serda: 
Jason Koon: 
The river 
was a blank and Koon got up, still a bit in awe.
"Fair enough," Koon said with a sincere voice, "Well played!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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220,000 | 100,000 |
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Busted | |
Ambassador
Adams Doubles
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
We're not entirely sure when and how the chips went in, but we did see Adams receiving a full double. His 
from the big blind was too strong for Greenwood's 
on a board of 
. Adams received 45,900 from Greenwood and now plays just under 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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95,000 | 10,000 |
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55,000 | 5,000 |
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Greenwood Continues to Grow
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Francois Billard was in the cutoff and raised to 3,500. Sam Greenwood called on the button, as did Daniel Dvoress in the small blind.
Troy Quenneville was in the big blind and decided to three-bet to 15,200. Billard folded and Greenwood thought for a minute before deciding to call. Dvoress folded.
The flop came 
and Quenneville led out for 17,200. Greenwood called.
The turn was the 
. Quenneville quickly checked. Greenwood went into the tank for a full minute before deciding to bet 18,000. Quenneville instantly folded.
Greenwood is still the chip leader in this last level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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360,000 | 95,000 |
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125,000 | 37,000 |
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Chidwick Takes a Big Bite out of Bittar
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
A big pot was brewing in the middle of the room on a board reading 
. There was about 35,000 in the pot, and Stephen Chidwick shoved his remaining 47,000 in the middle from the big blind.
Kamal Abdel Bittar was under the gun and had a decision to make for about two thirds of his stack.
After a few minutes, a player at the table called the clock. When the tournament director began to count down from ten, Bittar decided to call.
Chidwick tabled 
for trip jacks with a king kicker. Bittar mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000 | 112,000 |
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23,000 | -17,000 |
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