2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

$10,300 High Roller
Day: 2
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

Big Slick Doesn't Do the Trick for Roman Korenev

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Roman Korenev
Roman Korenev

Roman Korenev moved all in for 49,000 from the cutoff and Jan-Eric Schwippert called from the small blind.

Korenev: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Schwippert: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

It was a flip but Korenev needed to improve to stay alive. He didn't do it on the {j-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop, and while the {4-Hearts} turn didn't hit him directly, it did give him a wheel draw.

The dealer burned one last time and put out the {10-Clubs}. Schwippert improved to a set and sent Korenev to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jan-Eric Schwippert de
Jan-Eric Schwippert
133,000 53,000
Roman Korenev ru
Roman Korenev
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Jan-Eric SchwippertRoman Korenev

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Newey Doubles Through Villalba

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Marcelo Filartiga Villalba opened for a raise to 7,000, and Paul Newey shoved in the next seat for 38,000. Villalba thought a bit and decided to call.

Villalba: {2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}
Newey: {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

The {3-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{7-Spades} flop was safe enough for Villalba, but kings hit both the turn and the river to give Newey a double.

Player Chips Progress
Marcelo Filartiga Villalba py
Marcelo Filartiga Villalba
109,500 -55,500
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
84,500 21,500

Tags: Marcelo Filartiga VillalbaPaul Newey

O'Dwyer Eliminates Serda

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Patrick Serda (L) and Mike McDonald
Patrick Serda (L) and Mike McDonald

Steve O'Dwyer raised on the button, Patrick Serda three-bet in the small blind, and the next time we looked over, Serda was exiting his seat. He had {4-}{4-} in front of him and appeared to have gotten it in preflop against O'Dwyer, who had {10-}{10-} and held up.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
534,500 150,500
Patrick Serda ca
Patrick Serda
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Patrick SerdaSteve O'Dwyer

Lebedev Doubles Through Serda

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Sergey Lebedev shoved in for 40,000 in the small blind after Patrick Serda raised to 7,000 on the button. The big blind tanked and folded, and Serda called right away.

Serda: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Lebedev: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

"That's a good hand," Serda said. "But, nines always make a set."

Not always, though: {q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} did not include a nine, so Serda sent a double to his left. After the hand, this big blind said he folded sixes.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Serda ca
Patrick Serda
WPT 1X Winner
140,500 -49,500
Sergey Lebedev gb
Sergey Lebedev
87,000 37,000

Tags: Patrick SerdaSergey Lebedev

Stefan Schillhabel Runs Smack Dab Into Big Slick

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Stefan Schillhabel
Stefan Schillhabel

Stefan Schillhabel moved all in for 48,000 from middle position and Jonathan Concepcion Tacoronte called him from the hijack.

Schillhabel: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Tacoronte: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

Tacoronte had the better ace and it held after a {k-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} runout to send Schillhabel to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Concepcion Tacoronte es
Jonathan Concepcion Tacoronte
180,000
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Jonathan Concepcion TacoronteStefan Schillhabel

O'Dwyer Reduces Schillhabel Under Starting Stack

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Steve O'Dwyer bet 25,000 from the big blind on a board of {3-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{4-Spades}, and Stefan Schillhabel called on the button. O'Dwyer slid in a big bet of 74,000 on the {2-Hearts} river. Schillhabel thought awhile, got a count, and dropped in a stack to call. O'Dwyer showed {a-Spades}{3-Diamonds} for trips, and Schillhabel appeared to accidentally flip over his {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts} as he attempted to muck.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
384,000 134,000
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
48,000 -42,000

Tags: Stefan SchillhabelSteve O'Dwyer

JC Alvarado Takes His Leave

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
JC Alvarado
JC Alvarado

Action folded to a short-stacked JC Alvarado in the small blind and he moved all in for right around 20,000, which Marcelo Filartiga Villalba called from the big.

Villalba: {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
Alvarado: {q-Spades}{5-Hearts}

Alvarado needed some help, but it never came as the board ran out an unhelpful {10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Marcelo Filartiga Villalba py
Marcelo Filartiga Villalba
165,000 20,000
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
Busted

Tags: Marcelo Filartiga Villalba

Aido Doubles in Royal Fashion, Gonzalez Busts

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Sergio Aido
Sergio Aido

Sergio Aido bet 21,000, which looked to be slightly over pot, on an {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} flop. Bryn Kenney called from under the gun after checking, with a third player in between those two folding. Kenney checked the {9-Hearts} turn, and Aido moved all in. Kenney insta-called for what turned out to be 78,500.

Aido: {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Kenney: {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

Aido had a big draw, and it turned into the biggest hand as a {k-Clubs} fell on the river.

At the same table, Chris Hunichen busted Fabrizio Gonzalez in a hand we didn't see.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
236,500 116,500
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
154,000 104,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
130,500 -94,500
Fabrizio Gonzalez uy
Fabrizio Gonzalez
Busted

Tags: Bryn KenneyChris HunichenFabrizio GonzalezSergio Aido