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

Up to 33 Entries

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

Albert Daher, Steve O'Dwyer on his second bullet, Christopher Kruk, Thomas Muehloecker and Oleksii Khoroshenin are the next players to join the field and bump the total entries to 33.

Player Chips Progress
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
100,000 100,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
100,000 100,000
Christopher Kruk ca
Christopher Kruk
100,000 100,000
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
100,000 100,000
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
EPT 1X Winner
100,000 100,000

Tags: Albert DaherJulian ThomasOleksii KhorosheninSteve O'DwyerThomas Muehloecker

Kenney and Fast Jam to Build Stack

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

Dietrich Fast raised to 5,500 on the button and Igor Yaroshevskyy three-bet to 20,000 out of the small blind. Bryn Kenney in the big blind gave both a stare down and four-bet all in with some five seconds left on his shot clock. Fast quickly got out of the way and Yaroshevskyy also folded as well.

Soon after it was Mikalai Vaskaboinikau that raised to 4,000 and he was called by Yaroshevskyy on the button. Both players checked the {Q-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop, Vaskaboinikau bet the {10-Diamonds} turn for 5,000 and Yaroshevskyy called. After the {10-Hearts} river, both players checked and Vaskaboinikau showed {K-Spades}{10-Spades} for trips tens as winning hand.

After Dominik Nitsche scooped a small three-way pot on that very table, it was Fast that raised to 4,000. Kenney called on the button and Nick Petrangelo made it 12,000 to go out of the small blind. Fast inquired about the stack size of Petrangelo, who replied "I started with 70 in total," and that prompted the shove of Fast. Kenney folded and Petrangelo immediately smiled, but also let go with a few seconds left on the clock.

Player Chips Progress
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
WSOP 1X Winner
160,000 60,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
128,000 28,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
98,000 -2,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
65,000 -35,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
58,000 -57,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyDietrich FastDominik NitscheIgor YaroshevskyyMikalai VaskaboinikauNick Petrangelo

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

O'Dwyer Busts to Adams

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The cards of Steve O'Dwyer were all but rushed away with the completed board showing {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{9-Spades} while Timothy Adams had {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a full house showing. According to Julian Thomas, the stacks only went in after the river and O'Dwyer had {A-}{9-} for the inferior full house to bust on his first bullet.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
WSOP 1X Winner
190,000 94,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Julian ThomasSteve O'DwyerTimothy Adams

Palumbo Shoves

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Rocco Palumbo opened under the gun plus one for 3,500 and big blind Ivan Luca called. They both checked on {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{7-Hearts} before the {9-Hearts} hit the turn. Luca bet out 4,500 and Palumbo called.

The {J-Diamonds} completed the board and Luca bet a firm 26,000. Palumbo thought about it for a few seconds before announcing all in. Luca folded almost right away.

Player Chips Progress
Rocco Palumbo it
Rocco Palumbo
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
93,000 43,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
WSOP 1X Winner
69,000 -31,000

Tags: Ivan LucaRocco Palumbo

Greenwood Leaves Fatehi Short

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Sam Greenwood raised to 4,000 from under the gun and received two callers in Ali Reza Fatehi and Sergio Aido out of the blinds. The duo checked the flop of {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Greenwood continued for 4,500, which was called only by Fatehi. After the {5-Spades} turn, Fatehi check-called another bet of 11,000 and left himself with around 28,000 to check the {10-Spades} river.

Greenwood grabbed into his stack of T-5,000 chips and bet 85,000, no call followed by Fatehi who was left short as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
WSOP 1X Winner
245,000 15,000
Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
28,000 -17,600

Tags: Ali Reza FatehiSam GreenwoodSergio Aido

Adams Back for Second Bullet

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Ivan Luca and Igor Yaroshevskyy are new entries while Timothy Adams bought back in for his second bullet. He was immediately welcomed on the table by Julian Thomas, who three-bet the open raise of Adams from 3,600 to 13,000, and that ended the hand right there.

Timothy Adams
Player Chips Progress
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
100,000 100,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
WSOP 1X Winner
100,000 100,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
WSOP 1X Winner
96,000 96,000

Tags: Igor YaroshevskyyIvan LucaJulian ThomasTimothy Adams

More for Greenwood

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Sergio Aido and Sam Greenwood both invested 2,500 each on the {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Spades} flop and the Spaniard then checked the {6-Diamonds} on the turn. Greenwood bet 14,000 out of the big blind and Aido called, before checking again the {4-Clubs} on the river. Greenwood made it 27,000 to go and his chips had barely touched down at the table when Aido's cards were already in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
WSOP 1X Winner
230,000 23,600
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
102,000 2,000

Tags: Sam GreenwoodSergio Aido

Level: 3

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

More Familiar Faces on Board

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Steve O'Dwyer and Bryn Kenney, both strong supporters of this tournament format, were among those to join the action towards the end of the second level. Also in are JC Alvarado, Julian Thomas and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
100,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
100,000
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
100,000
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
WPT 1X Winner
100,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
100,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyJC AlvaradoSteve O'DwyerJulian ThomasMikalai Vaskaboinikau