Level: 6
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague
€25,500 Single-Day High Roller II
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€1,274,000
Entries
52
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
First Break of the Day
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Five levels of 30 minutes each are done and dusted, and the remaining 30 players out of a 38-entry strong field have been sent into their first 20-minute break of the day. During that time frame, the T-100 chips will be raced off and the registration remains open for the next three levels and following break.
Kruk Limp-Raises, Barrels On
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Christopher Kruk limped in from the small blind, Albert Daher raised to 8,400, Kruk limp-raised to 28,600 and Daher called rather quickly. Kruk continued 15,600 on the 
flop and Daher called.
On the 
turn, Kruk shoved and Daher immediately gave it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | 170,000 |
|
80,000 | -20,000 |
"Bad Timing" for Pollak
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The action kicked off with a raise to 5,600 by Benjamin Pollak and Sam Greenwood from one seat over three-bet to 17,500. Pollak eyed the stack of the Canadian carefully before pushing forward his stack of T-5,000 chips and Greenwood quickly called all in.
Sam Greenwood: 
Benjamin Pollak: 
"Bad timing" sighed Pollak and saw the board run out 
, providing no help. Greenwood doubled for 78,800 and Pollak was left short with plenty of work ahead on the second bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | 108,000 |
|
20,000 | -80,000 |
Two More Re-Entries; Kanit Chips Up
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Along with Jean-Noel Thorel, Benjamin Pollak and Koray Aldemir also re-entered on their second bullet to boost the field further.
Mustapha Kanit helped himself back to starting stack after winning a pot against Dietrich Fast.
Kanit's raise to 5,500 was called by Fast in the big blind, who checked and called a bet of 4,500 on the 
flop. The turn was checked and Fast check-folded the 
river to a bet of 22,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 84,000 |
|
100,000 | 35,000 |
|
90,000 | -10,000 |
Palumbo Wins Three-Way All-in; Thorel Reenters
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel had bet 25,000 on a 
flop and Rocco Palumbo moved all in for 95,300. Thorel immediately announced a call, however, John Juanda was yet to act behind Palumbo.
Juanda gave it some thought before calling, which technically meant Thorel's verbal declaration would stand as the action didn't change. The French genius didn't mind it and quickly put the rest of his chips in.
Rocco Palumbo: 
John Juanda: 
Jean-Noel Thorel: 
"Let's chop it up!," laughed Juanda, who went in with the best of it. The 
on the turn, however, completed Palumbo's flush and left the others drawing dead, rendering the 
river moot. Thorel directly went for a reentry, Juanda was left with 10 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | 160,000 |
|
100,000 | -10,000 |
|
25,000 | -110,000 |
Chidwick Doubles Through Kanit
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Julian Thomas had just arrived and raised to 5,000. Stephen Chidwick moved all in for 58,600 in the small blind and Mustapha Kanit shoved over the top from the big blind, forcing out Thomas.
Stephen Chidwick: 
Mustapha Kanit:
Chidwick was in need of help and picked up a massive draw on the 
flop. The turn locked up the double for him, making the river a formality. Dietrich Fast also sat down on this very table right after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 65,000 |
|
100,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
65,000 | -35,000 |
Schemion Falls to Khoroshenin
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Oleksii Khoroshenin has extended his lead and added Ole Schemion to his tally of knockouts. After Khoroshenin had opened to 5,100, Schemion shoved all in for 65,000 from the small blind. Khoroshenin double-checked his hole cards, then called.
Ole Schemion:
Oleksii Khoroshenin: 
Schemion already got up after the 
flop and was done after the turn and river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
342,000 | 52,000 |
|
Busted |
Aldemir Left Short
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Koray Aldemir's raise was called by Sergio Aido from one seat over and the duo saw a flop of 
. Aldemir check-raised to 28,000 and called the shove of Aido for a total of 86,600.
Sergio Aido: 
Koray Aldemir: 
The turn and 
river were both blanks and Aido doubled, leaving Aldemir short. Since he was the next big blind and a new table opened, Aldemir was moved to another table and could not even win his chips back.
Benjamin Pollak was eliminated at the same time on a different table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | 98,000 |
|
|
16,000 | -112,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Schillhabel Doubles Through Chidwick
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
With the flop showing , Stefan Schillhabel checked out of the big blind and faced a bet of 10,000 by Stephen Chidwick. Schillhabel check-raised all in for 31,900 and Chidwick called after brief consideration.
Stefan Schillhabel:
Stephen Chidwick:
The 
turn and river kept Schillhabel in the lead and he doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
60,000 | -40,000 |