2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

€25,500 Single-Day High Roller I
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

Final Results
Winner
Prize
€324,727
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€1,225,000
Entries
50
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Some Value for Kenney

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Christoph Vogelsang joined the action at the start of the level while Julian Thomas lost a lot of his stack in a big pot against Sam Greenwood. Thomas just moved all in for only 27,100 and picked up the blinds and antes.

Adrian Mateos bet the river of a completed board of {Q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for 3,200 and called a raise to 19,000 by Bryn Kenney. The latter flipped over the {Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
WSOP 1X Winner
300,000 55,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
175,000 -52,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
145,000 17,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
100,000
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
WPT 1X Winner
30,000 -70,000

Tags: Adrian MateosBryn KenneyChristoph VogelsangJulian ThomasSam Greenwood

Kurganov Doubles Kisacikoglu

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu opened the hijack for 6,000 and got one call before Igor Kurganov squeezed all in from the small blind. Kisacikoglu called for 44,400, the third player folded.

Igor Kurganov: {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}
Orpen Kisacikoglu: {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}

The board ran out {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Kisacikoglu doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
WSOP 1X Winner
99,600 55,200
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
31,000 -73,000

Tags: Igor KurganovOrpen Kisacikoglu

Khoroshenin the Hero

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Daniel Dvoress opened under the gun for 5,200 and Oleksii Khoroshenin three-bet to 15,200 from the button. The blinds folded, Dvoress called.

Dvoress check-called a bet of 21,000 on {7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} before they both checked the {4-Hearts} on the turn. The river came the {5-Spades} and Dvoress bet 37,000. Khoroshenin took his time before eventually calling.

Dvoress showed {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for nothing but a missed straight draw. Khoroshenin tabled {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and took down the sizable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
EPT 1X Winner
180,000 90,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
WSOP 2X Winner
34,000 -66,000

Tags: Daniel DvoressOleksii Khoroshenin

Fast Forces Fold from Schillhabel

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Joining the action on the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop, Stefan Schillhabel checked out of the big blind and called a bet of 10,000 by Dietrich Fast from under the gun. On the {6-Spades} turn, Schillhabel checked once more and called a bet of 30,000 by Fast before the {10-Clubs} on the river completed the board.

Schillhabel checked and Fast announced a bet of 90,000, prompting Schillhabel to use one of his three time extensions. The one minute all but ran down and Schillhabel folded with three seconds left on the clock.

Player Chips Progress
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
WSOP 1X Winner
275,000 115,000
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
115,000 18,000

Tags: Dietrich FastStefan Schillhabel

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Luca Wins a Big Flip

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Ivan Luca
Ivan Luca

Stephen Chidwick was eliminated while Nick Petrangelo re-entered and JC Alvarado, who had prevously boosted his stack, took on Ivan Luca in a raising war. Luca raised to 4,500 and Alvarado three-bet to 19,000 in the big blind. That prompted a reraise to 45,000 by Luca and he called the shove of Alvarado for the following coin flip:

Ivan Luca: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
JC Alvarado: {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}

The board came {J-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and Luca doubled for 137,700 in total, sending Alvarado back below the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
WSOP 1X Winner
275,000 206,000
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
90,000 -10,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Ivan LucaJC AlvaradoNick PetrangeloStephen Chidwick

Chidwick Down to Half a Starting Stack

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 4,500 from the cutoff and was called by Orpen Kisacikoglu on the button. The flop fell {A-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs} and both players checked. On the {8-Spades} turn, Chidwick checked and called a bet of 4,500 by Kisacikoglu before checking again the {Q-Clubs} on the river. Kisacikoglu bet 17,000 and that forced a fold.

Koray Aldemir limped in and called a raise to 6,000 by Oleksii Khoroshenin. The flop of {10-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Spades} brought a check by Aldemir, who then check-raised from 7,000 to 19,500 in order to win the pot right there. During the hand, Ole Schemion sat down between Aldemir and Khoroshenin and is back for his second bullet.

Player Chips Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
WSOP 1X Winner
115,000 50,000
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
100,000 100,000
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
95,000 -17,200
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
EPT 1X Winner
90,000 -10,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 -65,000

Tags: Koray AldemirOle SchemionOleksii KhorosheninOrpen KisacikogluStephen Chidwick

Aido Busts to Thorel

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We got there on the river on a board of {Q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{7-Spades}{9-Clubs} as Jean-Noel Thorel (big blind) had checked and Sergio Aido (cutoff) had bet 20,000. Thorel shoved for 36,500 and Aido reluctantly called with {Q-}{J-}. Thorel tabled {8-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and raked in the pot, Aido was left with just over 60,000 after the hand it seemed.

The next hand, Aido opened for 4,300 and Thorel three-bet to 12,000. Aido called and called Thorel's 10,000 continuation bet on {K-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs} as well. The {J-Hearts} hit the turn and Thorel checked. Aido moved in and Thorel snap called with {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}. Aido tabled {K-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and left the tournament area after the {5-Spades} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
170,000 66,000
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelSergio Aido

"That's Why You are the Best"

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

In a preflop raising war the stacks of Adrian Mateos and Timothy Adams went into the middle of the table and it was Mateos at risk.

Adrian Mateos: {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}
Timothy Adams: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Mateos doubled for 111,800. Rocco Palumbo chimed in to highlight the usual fate of pocket jacks in important pots and added "and that's why you are the best" towards Mateos, who raked in the pot with a big smile on the face.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
227,000 121,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
WSOP 1X Winner
80,000 -110,000

Tags: Adrian MateosRocco PalumboTimothy Adams

Ole Schemion Eliminated

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Ole Schemion
Ole Schemion

Albert Daher opened under the gun for 5,000 and got called in 2 spots: Ole Schemion on the button and Timothy Adams in the big blind.

The flop came {J-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Spades} and Adams checked. Daher bet 7,000 and Schemion raised to 15,200. Adams folded and Daher answered with a shove all in. Schemion called for about 46,000 or so.

Albert Daher: {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Ole Schemion: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}

The {K-Hearts} on the turn paired up Daher to make him trips, the {A-Diamonds} on the river was now insufficient to keep Schemion in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
140,000 40,000
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Albert DaherOle SchemionTimothy Adams