Main Event
Day 5 Started
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$1,775,100
Entries
366
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Day 5 of the PokerStars Championship Panama is on Deck!
PokerStars Championship Panama may be winding down, but the action is still very much intense with the final 12 players remaining in the $5,300 Main Event! Play continues today on Day 5 at noon local time in the search for the final six players to make it to the final day tomorrow.
Russia's Denis Timofeev leads the way with 2,070,00 and is the only player over two million so far. End-of-day chip leader on Day 3, James Salmon sits in second with 1,612,000 and Byron Kaverman rounds out the top three with 1,236,000 chips.
The day begins on Level 21 with blinds at 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante. When there are six players remaining. play will continue tomorrow on Day 6 with hold cards up en route to finding a champion.
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| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Harpreet Gill | Canada | 1,080,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | Ukraine | 422,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Jonathan Abdellatif | Belgium | 670,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Denis Timofeev | Russia | 2,070,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Michael Lech | United States | 457,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Kenny Smaron | United States | 1,104,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Bryon Kaverman | United States | 1,236,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Anthony Diotte | Canada | 558,000 |
| 2 | 3 | James Salmon | United States | 1,612,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Robin Wozniczek | Germany | 1,194,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Vincent Allevato | Canada | 420,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Luis Mata | Venezuela | 162,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Luis Alejandro Mata Eliminated in 12th Place ($20,860)
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Luis Alejandro Mata started out as the shortest stack today and had just been eliminated. He shoved all in from the cutoff for 148,000 and found a caller in Byron Kaverman on the button and big blind James Salmon.
The side pot would remain empty as Kaverman and Salmon checked down the entire board of 
.
When it was time for everyone to show their cards, it turned out everyone had hit. Salmon was best though, showing 
against the 
of Mata and 
of Kaverman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,760,000 | 148,000 |
|
1,040,000 | -196,000 |
|
Busted |
Big Bet Poker
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Robin Luca Wozniczek opened the button to 36,000 and big blind Byron Kaverman called. Kaverman and Wozniczek both checked the 
flop before the 
hit the turn. Kaverman bet 28,000 and Wozniczek called. The river had Kaverman bet out a hefty 127,000. Wozniczek thought about it for just a bit before he released.
Wozniczek had won the first two hands of the day picking up some blinds and antes, so is still hovering around the stack he started the day with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,190,000 | -4,000 |
|
|
1,105,000 | 65,000 |
Timofeev Shoves
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jonathan Abdellatif limped on the button and Denis Timofeev raised to 50,000 from the small blind. Michael Lech was in the big blind and thought for a moment before folding.
The flop came 
and Timofeev led out for 75,000. Abdellatif called.
The turn was the . Timofeev thought for a moment and eventually bet 500,000, clearly putting Abdellatif to the test for his remaining chips.
Abdellatif tanked for about a minute and opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,120,000 | 50,000 |
|
462,000 | -208,000 |
Feature Table Counts
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,120,000 | |
|
1,296,000 | 192,000 |
|
1,094,000 | 14,000 |
|
|
462,000 | |
|
424,000 | 2,000 |
|
401,000 | -56,000 |
Limp-Reraise
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Byron Kaverman limped in from the small blind before big blind Anthony Diotte bumped it up to 47,000. Kaverman came back with a three-bet to 117,000 and Diotte folded.
Abdellatif Can't Get One Through
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jonathan Abdellatif raised to 37,000 from early position and Denis Timofeev three-bet to 90,000. Abdellatif called.
The flop came 
and both players checked to the turn, which was the .
Abdellatif and Timofeev checked to the river as well, which was the 
. Abdellatif reached into his stack and bet 58,000. Timofeev thought for a moment and tossed in a single chip to call.
Abdellatif tabled 
for ten-high, and Timofeev showed for a pair of kings, raking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000 | 180,000 |
|
|
310,000 | -152,000 |
Salmon Bluffs Big
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Byron Kaverman opened the button for 43,000 and big blind James Salmon called.
Salmon lead out for 52,000 on 
and Kaverman called. The two of them checked the 
on the turn before the 
completed the board. Salmon bet out a hefty 280,000 and Kaverman went deep in the tank.
Kaverman thought about it for some time before the two started talking. Eventually, Kaverman folded and he asked if Salmon would show if he hmself would show. The two agreed and Kaverman showed 
. Salmon revealed 
for a big bluff as he raked in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,988,000 | 228,000 |
|
|
1,015,000 | -90,000 |