2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

€10,000 High Roller
Day: 1
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Event Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague
Final Results
Winner
Prize
€381,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€2,483,200
Total Entries
256
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 256
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"Let's Play a Game"

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Timothy Adams suggested that the loser of a big hand without showdown gets to pick one card and most players on the table agreed to it, just one Frenchman wasn't speaking English good enough to understand the suggestion. Jean-Pascal Savard translated for him and the mini game for additional fun may kick off shortly.

The table line up itself is quite impressive as well. Besides Adams and Savard, it includes Mustapha Kanit, Fahredin Mustafov, Stefan Schillhabel and Kristen Bicknell.

Tags: Kristen BicknellMustapha KanitStefan SchillhabelTimothy AdamsFahredin MustafovJean-Pascal Savard

Big Stacks and Bustouts

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Stephen Chidwick and Jean-Noel Thorel will very likely be back soon again after having been eliminated on their first attempt. Julian Thomas already opted to do so while Boris Kolev and Andrei Konopelko sit at the top of the leader board.

Tags: Andrei KonopelkoBoris KolevJean-Noel ThorelJulian ThomasStephen Chidwick

Two Hands With Richez

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Clement Richez was involved in a four-bet pot against Julian Herold in a button versus big blind situation. Both players checked the {J-Clubs}{7-Spades}{Q-Hearts} flop. Herold check-called 10,000 on the {9-Clubs} turn, but folded to Richez' 19,600 river shove when the {5-Spades} appeared.

Shortly afer, Richez was in the hand against left-hand neighbor Ben Heath. On a {4-Hearts}{J-Spades}{6-Spades} flop, Richez checked, Heath bet 3,000, Richez check-raised to 8,700 and Heath called. On the {9-Clubs} turn, Richez check-folded to a shove from Heath.

Tags: Julian HeroldClement RichezBen Heath

More Updated Counts

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Feenstra Flips Out

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

A rather bad day at the office has ended at the start of level four for Dutchman Rens Feenstra, though he may re-enter until the start of Day 2 still in order to take home a portion of the prize pool. The last hand on the first bullet saw Feenstra four-bet shove out of the big blind for 24,800 and he was looked up by Michal Ozimek to create the following showdown.

Rens Feenstra: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Michal Ozimek: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

The board came {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{3-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Ozimek flopped a king to send Feenstra to the rail for now.

Tags: Michal OzimekRens Feenstra

Updated Counts

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Steve O'Dwyer has reentered and is back in the tournament.

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Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Kolev Doubles Through Thorel

Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel takes a big hit
Jean-Noel Thorel takes a big hit

A raising war between Boris Kolev from under the gun and Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind saw both players invest 13,000 each to see a flop of {Q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and Thorel instantly moved all in for more than two times the pot. Kolev called as quickly and both players turned over their cards.

Boris Kolev: {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

The {4-Diamonds} turn and {10-Diamonds} river were both blanks and Kolev doubled for 48,775 while the decent start of Thorel has all but vanished.

Tags: Boris KolevJean-Noel Thorel

Defending Champion Will Kassouf Enters

Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante
William Kassouf
William Kassouf

Last year, none other than Britain's motormouth Will Kassouf emerged victorious in the €10,300 High Roller. It was a controversial ending, with Kassouf getting the official win, subsequent trophy and €532,500 despite a severe chip disadvantage, while runner-up Patrick Serda won €719,000 for his "second-place" finish.

"“I was more interested in the title and the trophy, from a business point of view,” Kassouf told PokerNews in an interview last week. “It made sense for endorsements and sponsorship deals, et cetera with the year I had to take a trophy to wrap up the year.” The interview gives a great peek into the mind of the outspoken Brit, who's a firm believer poker needs characters in the game.

Like everyone else, Kassouf will start with 50,000 in chips and eyes will be on him if he can make another deep run.

Tags: William Kassouf