2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

$10,300 High Roller
Day: 1
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Event Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
54
Prize
$240,451
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$1,067,000
Entries
110
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 110
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"It Feels Like a Daniel Dvoress Kinda Night..."

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante
Jason Koon, Daniel Dvoress
Jason Koon, Daniel Dvoress

David Peters raised to 2,000 from the cutoff. Daniel Dvoress was in the big blind and three-bet to 6,800. Peters thought for a moment and moved all in for about 30,000. Dvoress wasted no time and called.

Dvoress: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Peters: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

In a classic race, Peters pulled ahead of Dvoress on a flop of {k-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}.

Before the {j-Clubs} hit the turn, Dvoress began cutting out chips to match Peters' stack, but the {10-Diamonds} hit the river and he scooped the chips back up as Peters hit the rail.

While Dvoress was stacking his chips, Jason Koon made a few comments and said, "It feels like a Daniel Dvoress kinda night, you know what I'm saying?"

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Dvoress
145,000
95,000
95,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
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David Peters
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

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Reixach Wins a Small One

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Sergi Reixach was first to act and raised to 1,700. In the hijack, two positions over on the short-handed table, Rafael Moraes three-bet to 4,500. Action folded back around to Reixach and he called.

Reixach check-called another 4,000 on {9-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{4-Clubs} before they both checked the {3-Diamonds} on the turn. The river {3-Hearts} completed the board and Reixach bet out 11,000. Moraes folded right away.

Player Chips Progress
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Sergi Reixach
59,000
19,000
19,000
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Rafael Moraes
32,500
17,500
17,500
pokerstars

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From the Main Event into the High Roller

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

JC Alvarado and Mark Radoja have joined the field. Both players made a deep run in the main event but busted late on the day. Mark Radoja finished 14th for $20,860, JC Alvarado finished 13th and got the same amount.

Another player that started the day in the Main Event, Jason Koon, entered right after busting and has been in the High Roller for quite some time now.

Player Chips Progress
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JC Alvarado
50,000
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Mark Radoja
50,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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Canadian High Rollers Face Off

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

There was about 9,000 in the pot on a board reading {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and Patrick Serda checked from the big blind.

Timothy Adams was under the gun and bet 6,700. Serda thought for a moment and decided to call.

The river was the {4-Spades}. Serda checked again, and Adams paused for about a minute before betting 12,700.

Serda weighed his options and eventually decided to call.

Adams tabled {a-Clubs}{q-Spades} for top two pair and Serda shaked his head and mucked his hand.

Serda recently came out ahead in a heads-up chop at the last-ever EPT High Roller in Prague several months ago, taking the most money and relinquishing the trophy to William Kassouf. He is well-known for his success online and has just shy of a million in live recorded cashes.

Adams has over four and a half million in cashes along with a WSOP bracelet, a Bellagio Cup High Roller win, plus a myriad of High Roller final tables on his resume.

Both of these Canadians are a force at the tables, so there will likely be some interesting hands played by the end of the night.

Player Chips Progress
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Timothy Adams
95,000
3,800
3,800
WSOP 1X Winner
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Patrick Serda
37,000
49,000
49,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Patrick SerdaTimothy AdamsWilliam Kassouf

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Chen Doubles

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Andrew Chen got his last 24,300 in on a board of {5-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}. Chen, seated in the hijack, got it in against the small blind who showed {A-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Chen needed to dodge the jacks, aces and eights, and did exactly that with the {9-Clubs} on the river. Full double for Chen.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Chen
70,000
37,000
37,000

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Ramos Takes From Bicknell

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

We caught the action on the flop as the big blind checked on {K-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. Kristen Bicknell, seated in the cutoff, bet 2,500 and Felipe Ramos on the button and the player in the big blind both called. The big blind checked again on the {Q-Clubs} turn and Bicknell bet 11,500. Ramos called, the big blind folded. The {3-Diamonds} completed the board and Bicknell checked. Ramos moved in and Bicknell instantly folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Felipe Ramos
140,000
32,000
32,000
pokerstars
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Kristen Bicknell
39,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 5X Winner

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Set Over Set for Schillhabel and Koon

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

With about 8,000 in the pot, on a board reading {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Spades}, Jason Koon checked from the big blind.

Stefan Schillhabel was in the cutoff ad bet 4,500. Koon thought for a moment and then called.

The river was the {5-Clubs}. Koon checked, and Schillhabel went all in. Koon basically beat him into the pot and called.

Schillhabel tabled {j-Spades}{j-Clubs} for a set of jacks, but to his disappointment, Koon showed {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} for a set of kings and sent him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Koon
55,000
11,200
11,200
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
pokerstars
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Stefan Schillhabel
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

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Sam Greenwood Leads; Reixach Hits the Rail

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Sam Greenwood raised to 2,500 from the hijack and Sergi Reixach called for less after he was left with just 1,700 chips in a pot in the previous hand.

Greenwood tabled {a-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Reixach showed {j-Spades}{8-Spades}.

The board ran out {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Reixach was eliminated

Greenwood now has a commanding lead of the field.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Greenwood
265,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Sergi Reixach
Busted