$10,300 High Roller
Day 2 Started
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
$10,300 High Roller
Day: 2
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
Welcome to Day 2 of the PokerStars Championship Panama $10,300 High Roller
Welcome back to the PokerStars Championship Panama $10,300 High Roller, which yesterday attracted 101 entrants (77 unique + 24 re-entries) to the Sortis Casino here in Panama City. That number could even go up as registration is open right up until the start of Day 2, which will kick off at Noon local time.
Right now, 43 players are slated to return with Canadian Sam Greenwood, 28, and his stack of 316,300 leading the way. Others returning with big stacks include Ecuador’s Pedro Idrovo (305,200), Bulgaria’s Aleks Dimitrov (287,700), EPT Prague High Roller runner-up Patrick Serda (243,600), and PokerStars Team Pro Felipe Ramos (231,400), who round out the top five.
Others still in contention include Team Pro Leo Fernandez (148,600), PokerStars Championship Panama $25,000 High Roller champ Stephen Chidwick (144,800), 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Ryan Riess (115,000), and the short stack Anton Astapau (22,400).
This is the third five-figure-buy-in tournament held during the Championship's 11-day run at the world-class Sortis Hotel, Spa & Casino. Ben Tollerene, who eliminated everyone at the final table, topped a field of 33 entries to win the $50,000 Super High Roller for over a half million dollars in cash.
A couple days later, Chidwick took down the $25,000 single-day event, outlasting a field of 44 to move his total career earnings across the $7-million mark.
The prize pool for this tournament is closing in on $1 million, and we’ll be sure to bring you official numbers and payouts just as soon as they’re released.
Cards will be in the air in just over an hour, so stay tuned as we bring you all the action and eliminations from Day 2 of the PokerStars Championship Panama $10,300 High Roller.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
They're In (Or Back)
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Erik Seidel and Koray Aldemir have reentered the tournament, while the rest of these players are fresh faces in the $10K.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | |
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50,000 |
David Peters the First to Go on Day 2
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Action folded to Mike McDonald on the button and he raised to 4,000. David Peters responded by moving all in from the small blind for roughly 40,000, and $25K High Roller champ Stephen Chidwick spiked in a stack of blue T5,000 chips from the big. McDonald quickly folded and the cards were turned up.
Peters: 
Chidwick: 
It looked as if Peters' shove was going to pay off as he took the lead on the 
flop and maintained it on the 
river. Unfortunately for him, the 
spiked on the river and Chidwick made two pair to send Peters out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | 45,200 |
|
Busted |
O'Dwyer Eliminates Davies
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Seth Davies pushed all in from early position, but it was only for about 11,000. Steve O'Dwyer quickly called in the next seat, and everyone else mucked.
Davies: 
O'Dwyer: 
Flop, turn and river: 
. That was it for Davies, as O'Dwyer's kicker played.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000 | -6,800 |
|
Busted |
Dimitrov Gives Up on the End
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Ryan Riess had a bet of 6,700 in against two opponents when we got to his table, sitting with the button in front of him. The flop had come 
, and big blind Aleks Dimitrov had already put in a raise to 19,000. Action was on Aaron Been, who tanked awhile before putting in a call. Riess immediately folded. Dimitrov barreled again with 22,000 on the 
turn but then checked the 
. Been moved all in, and Dimitrov thought awhile and folded to the shove of around 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
234,400 | -53,300 |
|
157,000 | 60,100 |
Chen Eliminates Quenneville
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Troy Quenneville bet about 18,000 in middle position on a completed board of 
and was facing a check-raise all in from fellow Canadian Andrew Chen. Quenneville announced a call, which looked to be for around 55,000 total. Chen turned over 
for trips, and Quenneville wished everyone good luck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
278,000 | 119,700 |
|
Busted |
Paul Newey Sets Up Damian Salas
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
When we arrived at Table 3, there was 52,000 in the middle and a board reading 
. Damian Salas, who was in the under-the-gun position, was debating what to do as Paul Newey, who was on the button, had moved all in for 26,300.
Eventually Salas called with his but discovered that he was drawing dead as Newey had turned top set with the 
. The meaningless was run out on the river and Newey shipped the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | 64,800 |
|
89,000 | -32,100 |
Deja Vu for O'Dwyer
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We got to Steve O'Dwyer's table and saw he once again had an opponent at risk with against 
. This time, it was Gerald Karlic at risk for about 50,000, and just like the previous instance, O'Dwyer held up unimproved as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
182,000 | 84,000 |
|
|
Busted |