2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$293,860
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$1,775,100
Entries
366
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Main Event

Day 1a Completed

Tito Ortiz Headlines Day 1a of the PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz

Day 1a of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Panama $5,000 Main Event brought in a total of 103 unique players and ended with 43 players moving on to Day 2. Leading the way is Igor Yaroshevskyy, bagging the most chips with 219,600 after eight, 75-minute levels of play.

The star of the show today was Tito Ortiz and continues to be as Day 2 approaches. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter is known for his 31 second knockout back in the day and was the ninth inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame. He managed to bag a very healthy 182,000, good for second in chips, and looks to snag himself a title outside the ring and on the felt.

Ortiz managed to bag a very healthy 182,000, good for second in chips

Team PokerStars Pro Igor Kurganov registered late in the day and it looked like he was going to move on to Day 2 until he ran into aces to bust in the last hand of the night. Kurganov was playing in his first-ever PokerStars Championship Main Event as part of the team. His better half, Liv Boeree, was unable to advance and didn't seem to be able to build a stack at all today.

Notable players making it to Day 2 include Jason Koon (175,500), Steve O'Dwyer (117,000), David Peters (116,100), Ryan Riess (77,300), Byron Kaverman (72,000), Daniel Dvoress (59,800), Sergio Aido (54,200), Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez (41,400), Anthony Zinno (16,800) and Davidi Kitai (10,500).

2017 WSOP November Niner Kenny Hallaert, was in the field today and found himself all in on the turn with a seven-high flush against a nine-high flush. He had two outs to make a straight flush and hit one on the river to stay alive. Unfortunately, his luck ran out eventually and he hit the rail late in the day.

With the $25,000 Single-Day High Roller firing up tomorrow, some of the players who will likely be in that field and took a shot today but didn't advance, include Timothy Adams, Adrian Mateos, Dan Colman, Sam Greenwood, Mike Watson, Justin Bonomo, Stephen Chidwick and Isaac Haxton.

Day 1b kicks off at 11 a.m. local time on Wednesday and will be the last chance for players to get in on this Main Event. There will be eight, 75-minute levels of play and late registration will close before cards are in the air on Day 2 on Thursday at Noon. Keep following along as PokerNews brings you all of the live updates until a winner is crowned!

Tags: Adrian MateosDan ColmanIgor KurganovIsaac HaxtonJustin BonomoKenny HallaertLeo FernandezLiv BoereeMike WatsonNacho BarberoSam GreenwoodStephen ChidwickTimothy AdamsTito Ortiz

End-of-Day 1a Chip Counts (full)

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
219,600
39,600
39,600
Profile photo of Tito Ortiz us
Tito Ortiz
182,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
175,500
25,500
25,500
Profile photo of Martin Kus ca
Martin Kus
146,800
146,800
146,800
Profile photo of Luke Graham us
Luke Graham
140,300
50,300
50,300
Profile photo of Vicente Delgado es
Vicente Delgado
138,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Marcelo Filartiga Villalba py
Marcelo Filartiga Villalba
127,600
127,600
127,600
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
117,000
12,000
12,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
116,100
44,100
44,100
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Lokesh Garg us
Lokesh Garg
108,900
27,900
27,900
Profile photo of Manuel Martinez Solsona es
Manuel Martinez Solsona
102,300
102,300
102,300
Profile photo of Osvaldo Lewis ar
Osvaldo Lewis
90,300
10,300
10,300
Profile photo of Carlos Garcia Sarmiento co
Carlos Garcia Sarmiento
81,200
81,200
81,200
Profile photo of Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
77,300
2,800
2,800
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Edward Mandel us
Edward Mandel
75,800
25,800
25,800
Profile photo of Robin Luca Wozniczek de
Robin Luca Wozniczek
75,800
75,800
75,800
Profile photo of Roberto Vahlis Aguilar ve
Roberto Vahlis Aguilar
74,900
74,900
74,900
Profile photo of Eduards Kudrjavcevs lv
Eduards Kudrjavcevs
74,000
50,800
50,800
Profile photo of Jessica Perez Borrego pa
Jessica Perez Borrego
73,800
6,200
6,200
Profile photo of Tom-Aksel Bedell no
Tom-Aksel Bedell
72,200
72,200
72,200
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
72,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Eric Semel us
Eric Semel
62,000
62,000
62,000
Profile photo of Sebastian Hinderoth se
Sebastian Hinderoth
61,200
9,200
9,200
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
59,800
1,700
1,700
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Francis Cruz Pena dm
Francis Cruz Pena
55,200
55,200
55,200

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Kurganov Triples

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Down to just a few big blinds, Kurganov pushed all in and got called in two spots. He eventually tripled up against two players who both had {A-}{J-}. Kurganov had {A-}{10-} and hit the flop of {10-}{8-}{8-}{A-}{9-} to stay alive. Just two more hands for Kurganov, let's see if he can make Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
10,600
8,000
8,000

Tags: Igor Kurganov

Kurganov With Crumbs

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Igor Kurganov just played a massive pot and has crumbs remaining after getting 46,400 in, almost all of his stack, on the river. The board had come {j-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{7-Hearts} and Kurganov held {10-Hearts}{9-Spades} for the nut straight. However, Vicente Delgado had {a-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for the nut flush and Kurganov was left with just 600. He doubled up first hand but still faces long odds of making Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vicente Delgado es
Vicente Delgado
130,000
96,500
96,500
Profile photo of Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
2,600
57,400
57,400

Tags: Vicente DelgadoIgor Kurganov

Six More Hands

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

And the day is done. We'll be back shortly with end of day chip counts and an extensive recap of today's action.

Dvoress Busts Newey

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Daniel Dvoress opened the hijack with a raise to 2,000 and his neighbor Paul Newey shoved for about 17,500 from the cutoff. The button and both blinds released before Dvoress snap called.

Daniel Dvoress: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Paul Newey: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and Newey hit the rail with just a few minutes to go for the day.

One table over, Ryan Riess doubled with queens all in against eights. He got his 39,300-stack back times two.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
80,100
40,800
40,800
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
61,500
16,500
16,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
Busted

Tags: Paul NeweyDaniel DvoressRyan Riess

Ortiz Drags Another; Korenev Out

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Tito Ortiz opened for a min-raise and got a call from Ben Tollerene. The big blind made it 5,800 to go after another player called, and both Ortiz and Tollerene called to see a {q-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{7-Spades} flop. Action checked to Ortiz, who bet 2,000. Tollerene called and the big blind came out raising with 8,000. Ortiz called and Tollerene folded. Check-check on the {3-Clubs} and again on the {a-Hearts}, and Ortiz opened {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds} for top pair on the end. His opponent sighed and mucked.

At a neighboring table, Roman Korenev got it in against Osvaldo Lewis' aces again with an unknown hand and was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tito Ortiz us
Tito Ortiz
190,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Osvaldo Lewis ar
Osvaldo Lewis
80,000
47,800
47,800
Profile photo of Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
20,700
4,300
4,300
Profile photo of Roman Korenev ru
Roman Korenev
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ben TollereneOsvaldo LewisRoman KorenevTito Ortiz

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