2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

Main Event
Day: 5
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

Kaverman With the Four-Bet

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Byron Kaverman raised to 45,000 from middle position, and Harpreet Gill decided to put in a three-bet to 130,000 on the button.

Action was back on Kaverman and he thought about it for a moment before putting in a four-bet to 490,000.

Gill asked for a confirmation of the bet, easily realizing he was being put to the test for his entire stack. After two minutes, he open-folded {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}, sending the pot Kaverman's way.

Player Chips Progress
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
958,000 175,000
Harpreet Gill ca
Harpreet Gill
480,000 -172,000

Tags: Byron KavermanHarpreet Gill

Wozniczek Pulls Off a Huge Bluff

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Robin Luca Wozniczek
Robin Luca Wozniczek

Kenneth Smaron opened with a raise to 45,000 from middle position. Cutoff Robin Luca Wozniczek called before Denis Timofeev on the button squeezed to 160,000.

Byron Kaverman tanked for some time before he let it go. The big blind folded as well and so did Smaron. Wozniczek, though, four-bet to 320,000 and Timofeev called to create a pot of 742,000.

The flop came {J-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and Wozniczek bet a mere 183,000. Timofeev called.

The {10-Clubs} hit the turn and Wozniczek bet another 285,000. Timofeev folded after just about 20 seconds or so.

Wozniczek showed {7-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and calmly collected the chips in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kenneth Smaron us
Kenneth Smaron
2,319,000 49,000
Robin Luca Wozniczek de
Robin Luca Wozniczek
2,312,000 560,000
James Salmon us
James Salmon
2,216,000 -65,000
Denis Timofeev ru
Denis Timofeev
1,654,000 -545,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
783,000 -45,000
Harpreet Gill ca
Harpreet Gill
652,000 -15,000
Anthony Diotte ca
Anthony Diotte
460,000 57,000
Jonathan Abdellatif be
Jonathan Abdellatif
323,000 -32,000
Michael Lech us
Michael Lech
WSOP 1X Winner
260,000 -15,000

Tags: Denis TimofeevRobin Luca Wozniczek

Timofeev Fires All Streets

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Denis Timofeev was in early position and raised to 45,000. Jonathan Abdellatif was in middle position and called.

The flop came {j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and Timofeev led out for 75,000. Abdellatif called.

The turn was the {j-Clubs}. Timofeev led out again - this time for 125,000. Abdellatif thought for a moment and called again.

The river was the {2-Clubs}. Timofeev wasted no time and moved all in. Abdellatif went into the tank for a few minutes before deciding to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Denis Timofeev ru
Denis Timofeev
2,199,000 299,000
Jonathan Abdellatif be
Jonathan Abdellatif
355,000 -248,000

Tags: Denis TimofeevJonathan Abdellatif

Play Resumes (full)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

The final nine players have taken their seats at the unofficial final table. The line up is as followed:

SeatNameCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Anthony DiotteCanada403,00020
2Robin Luca WozniczekGermany1,752,00087
3Denis TimofeevRussia1,900,00095
4Byron KavermanUnited States828,00041
5Jonathan AbdellatifBelgium603,00030
6James SalmonUnited States2,281,000114
7Harpreet GillCanada667,00033
8Michael LechUnited States275,00013
9Kenneth SmaronUnited States2,270,000113
Player Chips Progress
James Salmon us
James Salmon
2,281,000 1,000
Kenneth Smaron us
Kenneth Smaron
2,270,000
Denis Timofeev ru
Denis Timofeev
1,900,000 -6,000
Robin Luca Wozniczek de
Robin Luca Wozniczek
1,752,000 78,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
828,000 -105,000
Harpreet Gill ca
Harpreet Gill
667,000 -152,000
Jonathan Abdellatif be
Jonathan Abdellatif
603,000 -26,000
Anthony Diotte ca
Anthony Diotte
403,000 -22,000
Michael Lech us
Michael Lech
WSOP 1X Winner
275,000 48,000

Igor Yaroshevskyy Eliminated in 10th Place ($27,260)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Kenneth Smaron and Igor Yaroshevskyy
Kenneth Smaron and Igor Yaroshevskyy

Kenneth Smaron raised to 45,000 from the cutoff and Harpreet Gill called on the button.

Igor Yaroshevskyy was in the small blind and moved all in for 682,000. Action was back on Smaron who moved all in over the top. Gill folded.

Smaron: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Yaroshevskyy: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

Yaroshevskyy was dominated and needed to hit one of the remaining three queens in the deck.

The flop came {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Yaroshevskyy made a pair of queens, but unfortunately for him, Smaron also made a pair of kings.

The turn was the {10-Clubs}, giving Yaroshevskyy some outs for a chop, but the river was the {7-Diamonds} and he was sent to the rail.

The remaining players are on a quick break to re-draw for the unofficial final table of nine.

Player Chips Progress
Kenneth Smaron us
Kenneth Smaron
2,270,000 892,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
Busted

Tags: Harpreet GillIgor YaroshevskyyKenneth Smaron

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Full Counts on the Break

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

James Salmon leads the way with the start-of-day chip leader, Denis Timofeev, close behind in second.

Michael Lech is the short-stack.

Here is a look at the full list of counts:

Player Chips Progress
James Salmon us
James Salmon
2,280,000 60,000
Denis Timofeev ru
Denis Timofeev
1,906,000 -77,000
Robin Luca Wozniczek de
Robin Luca Wozniczek
1,674,000 74,000
Kenneth Smaron us
Kenneth Smaron
1,378,000 274,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
933,000 65,000
Harpreet Gill ca
Harpreet Gill
819,000 -22,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
708,000 -6,000
Jonathan Abdellatif be
Jonathan Abdellatif
629,000 -169,000
Anthony Diotte ca
Anthony Diotte
425,000 -133,000
Michael Lech us
Michael Lech
WSOP 1X Winner
227,000 -172,000

Tags: Anthony DiotteByron KavermanDenis TimofeevHarpreet GillIgor YaroshevskyyJames SalmonJonathan AbdellatifKenneth SmaronMichael LechRobin Luca Wozniczek

Break

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The tournament is on break. The 10 remaining players return in 20 minutes for level 22 (10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante).

Abdellatif Doubles Up Again

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Denis Timofeev was under the gun and raised to 37,000. Jonathan Abdellatif decided to defend his big blind.

The flop came {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and Abdellatif checked. Timofeev bet 45,000 and Abdellatif thought for a moment before deciding to call.

The turn was the {9-Clubs}. Abdellatif checked again, and this time Timofeev bet 110,000. Abdellatif had a decision to make and opted to check-raise all in for his remaining 308,000. Timofeev called.

Abdellatif: {q-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Timofeev: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The river was the {4-Clubs} and Abdellatif held for another double up.

Player Chips Progress
Denis Timofeev ru
Denis Timofeev
1,983,000 -246,000
Jonathan Abdellatif be
Jonathan Abdellatif
798,000 280,000

Tags: Denis TimofeevJonathan Abdellatif

Vincent Allevato Eliminated in 11th Place ($27,260)

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Vincent Allevato
Vincent Allevato

In a battle of the blinds, small blind Robin Luca Wozniczek limped in. Big blind Vincent Allevato was the shortest stack in the field and moved in, followed by a snap call by Wozniczek.

Robin Luca Wozniczek: {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Vincent Allevato: {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{8-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} and Allevato wished the table good luck before departing. Down to 10 players now in the Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Robin Luca Wozniczek de
Robin Luca Wozniczek
1,600,000 121,000
Vincent Allevato ca
Vincent Allevato
Busted

Tags: Robin Luca WozniczekVincent Allevato