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

Michael Rocco Done and Dusted

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

We arrived just in time to see Michael Rocco moved all in for his last 60,000 or so — it appeard to be a check-raise — on a board reading {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-}. Whatever the case, Francois Evard called with the {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}, which was ahead of Rocco's {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}.

The {5-Diamonds} river was of no consequence and Rocco hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Francois Evard ch
Francois Evard
210,000 115,900
Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
Busted

Tags: Francois EvardMichael Rocco

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

"That's Why You're the Best"

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Mike Watson
Mike Watson

Bryn Kenney just made a great call to eliminate Mike Watson.

The hand began when Watson raised to 5,500 from the hijack and Kenney three-bet to 14,700 from the small blind. Watson made the call and then called a bet of 13,100 from Kenney on the {3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} flop.

Both players then checked the {9-Spades} turn and Kenney checked on the {Q-Spades} river.

Watson responded by moving all in for around 55,000 and Kenney thought long and hard before calling with the {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for ace-ten high. It was good too as Watson had shoved with the inferior {a-Spades}{5-Spades}.

"That's why you're the best," Chris Hunichen told Kenney after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
225,000 82,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Bryn KenneyMike Watson

Mike McDonald Can't Overcome Pocket Sevens

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Mike McDonald
Mike McDonald

Mike "Timex" McDonald raised all in for 34,900 under the gun and he cleared the field all the way around to Patrick Serda, who called from the big blind.

Serda: {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
McDonald: {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

It was a flip, but if you read the title of this post you know how it ends up. That's right, the board ran out {2-Clubs}{a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{6-Hearts}a and McDonald hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Mike McDonaldPatrick Serda

Rocco Axes Adams

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

We found Timothy Adams all in for what turned out to be 41,900 in the small blind. Sam Chartier had limped on the button and it appeared Michael Rocco had limped under the gun as well. Rocco put in his whole stack, which barely covered Adams, and Chartier folded.

Adams: {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Rocco: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Adams had live cards, although diamonds would be no good for him. The {k-Spades}{j-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop was not what he wanted to see, as it reduced him to three outs. The {5-Clubs} turn and {j-Hearts} river were both bricks.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
90,000 47,600
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Michael RoccoTimothy Adams

Francois Billard Wins Flip to Double Through Justin Bonomo

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

We missed the preflop action but we do know that Francois Billard got his stack of 92,500 all in preflop and found himself at risk against Justin Bonomo, who had more than half his stack invested.

Bonomo: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Billard: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

It was a flip, but not after the flop came down {7-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} to give Billard trips. Neither the {9-Hearts} turn nor {6-Diamonds} river was what Bonomo needed, and he watched the pot pushed to his Canadian foe.

Player Chips Progress
Francois Billard ca
Francois Billard
190,000 97,500
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
87,000 -92,000

Tags: Justin BonomoFrancois Billard