2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Lech Calls for a Dos

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Michael Lech opened for 5,500 only to have Daniel Ades three-bet all in for 23,100 from the hijack. Action folded back to Lech and he decided to make the call.

Ades: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Lech: {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}

"Dos," Lech requested after the flop came down {5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades}. The dealer obliged and put out the {2-Clubs} turn to give him an open-ended straight draw.

Fortunately for Ades, the {7-Hearts} river was safe for him.

"So close," said Lech, who earlier this week was the subject of a feature story right here on PokerNews.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Lech us
Michael Lech
WSOP 1X Winner
215,000 -25,000
Daniel Ades ar
Daniel Ades
50,000 28,000

Tags: Michael LechDaniel Ades

They Failed to Survive Day 2...

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Hertsel Levi Sakhai pa
Hertsel Levi Sakhai
Busted
Francis Cruz Pena dm
Francis Cruz Pena
Busted
Tomas Altamirando pa
Tomas Altamirando
Busted
Roberto Vahlis Aguilar ve
Roberto Vahlis Aguilar
Busted
Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
Busted
Robert Schiffbauer us
Robert Schiffbauer
Busted
Ricardo Ramos br
Ricardo Ramos
Busted
Preben Stokkan no
Preben Stokkan
Busted
Vinicius Barrel Teles br
Vinicius Barrel Teles
Busted
Guillermo Pardo Gonzalez co
Guillermo Pardo Gonzalez
Busted
Sebastian Hinderoth se
Sebastian Hinderoth
Busted
Pavel Veksler ua
Pavel Veksler
Busted
Raffaele Sorrentino it
Raffaele Sorrentino
Busted
Norberto Korn ar
Norberto Korn
Busted
Juan Burguillos Camacho ve
Juan Burguillos Camacho
Busted
Oleg Vasylchenko ua
Oleg Vasylchenko
WPT 1X Winner
Busted
Peter Murphy ie
Peter Murphy
Busted
Denys Shafikov ua
Denys Shafikov
Busted
Eder Takashi Murata br
Eder Takashi Murata
Busted
Pawel Zielony pl
Pawel Zielony
Busted
Jose Ruiz Dominguez mx
Jose Ruiz Dominguez
Busted

Radoja Versus Lech

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

From early position, Michael Lech opened for 5,500. Big blind Mark Radoja called and he check-called a bet of 4,500 on {2-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{2-Hearts} as well. Both checked the {3-Diamonds} on the turn before the {8-Clubs} completed the board. Radoja bet out 12,100 and Lech called. Radoja showed {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} and Lech mucked.

Lech, who's living the nomadic life as he continues a months-long journey exploring South and Central America, is still the bigger stack of the two.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Lech us
Michael Lech
WSOP 1X Winner
250,000 -45,000
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
WSOP 2X Winner
175,000 20,000

Tags: Mark RadojaMichael Lech

Talley Backs Into It

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Caufman Talley was in early position and raised to 6,000. Allberto Meran Matias was in the cutoff and called, as did the player in the big blind.

The flop came {k-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and both the big blind and Talley checked. Matias bet 8,000 and the big blind quickly folded. Talley went into the tank and put in a check-raise to 28,000. Matias called.

The turn was the {10-Spades} and Talley opted to check again. Matias tanked for about two minutes before betting 30,000. Talley called.

The river was the {10-Clubs}.Talley checked and Matias quickly checked back.

Talley tabled {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for trip tens and Matias shook his head before launching his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Caufman Talley us
Caufman Talley
450,000 170,000
Alberto Meran Matias do
Alberto Meran Matias
140,000 -10,000

Tags: Allberto Meran MatiasCaufman Talley

Koon Drops a Big One

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Jason Koon
Jason Koon

Jason Koon was facing a bet of 40,200 from Aleks Dimitrov, who was under the gun, when we got to their table. The board had come {5-Spades}{2-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{q-Hearts}.

"I think my hand's too good to fold," Koon declared.

Moments later, he did call. Dimitrov showed {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}, and Koon showed he had been outkicked: {k-Spades}{10-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Aleks Dimitrov bg
Aleks Dimitrov
286,000 66,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
42,100 -122,900

Tags: Aleks DimitrovJason Koon

Daniel Ades with the Old Stop and Go

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

With 84 players remaining in the tournament, Michael Lechs raised to 5,500 from the cutoff and action folded to Daniel Ades, who was sitting with just 16,000 total in the big blind. Still, he had 2,400 of it in already and opted to call the additional 3,100.

When the flop fell {3-Spades}{k-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, Ades immediately went all in for 10,500 and Lech, who didn't seem too excited about it, debated what to do. Eventually he released his hand and the stop-and-go move worked for Ades, who flashed his {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Lech us
Michael Lech
WSOP 1X Winner
295,000 -20,000
Daniel Ades ar
Daniel Ades
22,000 6,000

Tags: Michael LechDaniel Ades