By PokerStars photographer René Velli.
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
$10,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$1,067,000
Entries
110
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 110
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Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
Pedro Idrovo raised to 600 from under the gun. Paul Newey was in the cutoff and called, as did Adrian Mateos on the button.
The flop came 
. Idrovo checked, as did Newey. Mateos bet 1,000 and Idrovo folded, but Newey came along to see a turn.
The turn was the 
. Newey checked again, and Mateos bet 2,500 this time. Newey called.
The river was the 
. Newey checked for a third time and this time Mateos checked back.
Newey tabled 
for a full house, kings full of threes and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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49,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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39,000
6,000
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6,000 |
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
The hijack opened and his neighbor Felipe Ramos in the cutoff three-bet to 1,600. The button and small blind folded but big blind Martin Jacobson had bigger plans. The former WSOP Main Event champion cold four-bet to 5,700 and the initial raiser gave up. Ramos called.
Jacobson continued for 6,000 on 
and bet 11,000 on the 
turn. Ramos called both times and checked behind as soon as he got the option on the 
river. Jacobson showed 
for not much of anything, Ramos took it down with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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82,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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23,450
26,550
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26,550 |
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Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
On a board reading 
, with about 1,800 in the middle, Paul Newey led out for 800 from the big blind.
Nacho Barbero was on the button and called.
The river was the 
. Newey thought for a moment and checked, and Barbero bet 1,100. Newey wasted no time and tossed out some chips for a call.
Barbero tabled 
for trip aces and Newey mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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47,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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33,000
12,000
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12,000 |
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
Team PokerStars Pro, Felipe Ramos, has entered the field.
Ramos has a Super High Roller title from Sao Paolo after taking down the tournament for $100,000. He is most certainly hunting another title and would love to snag one at his sponsor's flagship event here at PokerStars Championship Panama.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | |
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Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
With about 1,600 in the pot, on a board reading 
, Stephen Chidwick checked from the small blind.
Justin Bonomo was under the gun and bet 800. Orpen Kisacikoglu was on the button and folded, and Chidwick called.
The turn was the . Chidwick checked again, and Bonomo bet 3,200 this time. Chidwick called.
The river was the 
. Chidwick checked for a third time. Bonomo thought for a moment and bet 10,000. Chidwick went into the tank for about a minute and eventually moved all in.
Bonomo asked for a count, and Chidwick was all in for a total of 40,825. After a few minutes, Bonomo called.
Chidwick tabled 
for a set of tens and Bonomo mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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96,000
46,000
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46,000 |
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5,700
44,300
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44,300 |
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Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
As expected, the High Roller has gotten off to a fast start with no shortage of action.
Switzerland's Francois Evard raised to 500 on the button and was faced with a three-bet to 1,700 from Paul Newey.
After thinking about it for a moment, Evard put in a four-bet to 4,300. Newey took a quick look back at his cards and called.
The flop came 
. Newey checked, and Evard bet 4,000. Newey quickly released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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42,000
8,000
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8,000 |
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
The PokerStars Championship Panama $10,300 High Roller has kicked off! As expected, the field is stacked.
Have a look at some of the faces in the field already:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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