2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€675,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,146,750
Total Entries
855
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 855
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Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Another 20-minute break for the players.

Hands #55-57: Wheeler Folds to Mrakes' River Bet

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand 55: Jason Wheeler limped in from the small blind with {8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and Kalidou Sow in the big blind checked {7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. The flop came {K-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Wheeler bet 130,000. Sow quickly called.

The {A-Diamonds} on the turn had Wheeler bet 250,000. Sow, now with a double gutshot, called. The {2-Spades} completed Sow's wheel and Wheeler checked. Sow bet 425,000 and Wheeler folded.

Hand 56: Kalidou Sow limped in with {4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Michal Mrakes checked {5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. The flop came {7-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} missing both and they both checked. The {5-Clubs} hit the turn and Sow bet 100,000. Mrakes folded the best hand.

Hand 57: Kalidou Sow raised to 225,000 with {5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} on the button and he took down the blinds and antes.

Tags: Jason WheelerKalidou SowMichal Mrakes

Updated Chip Counts

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Gabriele Lepore Eliminated in 4th Place (€249,000)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Gabriele Lepore
Gabriele Lepore

Hand 54: Wheeler held {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds} first to act and raised to 230,000. Sow called with {q-Spades}{10-Spades} on the button. Lepore came along from the big blind with {j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}.

The {3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop saw two checks to Wheeler, who bet 330,000. Lepore jammed for 1,960,000. Wheeler called. The turn was a {4-Clubs} and river a {10-Clubs} and the fives held to bust Lepore.

Tags: Gabriele LeporeJason Wheeler

Hands #51-53: Ace-High Wins

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand 51: Kalidou Sow opened with {10-Spades}{6-Spades} and won the pot.

Hand 52: Gabriele Lepore shoved all in with {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} on the button and won the pot.

Hand 53: Jason Wheeler raised to 230,000 on the button with {k-Clubs}{10-Spades} and Michal Mrakes defended with {a-Spades}{5-Clubs}. The board was {3-Hearts}{9-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts} on the turn and Mrakes bet 175,000. Wheeler called. The river was the {2-Spades} and both players checked, with ace-high winning it.

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Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

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Hands #46-50: Mrakes Raises With Second Pair

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand 46: Michal Mrakes in the small blind limped in with {Q-Spades}{6-Hearts}. Gabriele Lepore checked {Q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}. The flop came {A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and Mrakes bet 100,000. Lepore called. The {8-Spades} on the turn saw Mrakes check-fold to Lepore's small bet.

Hand 47: Kalidou Sow opened under the gun for 200,000 with {A-Spades}{9-Spades}. Michal Mrakes three-bet from the button for 625,000 with {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and both blinds folded. Sow folded.

Hand 48: Jason Wheeler limped in with {9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, Kalidou Sow checked {J-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. The flop came {5-Hearts}{6-Spades}{A-Diamonds} and Sow's insta folded to Wheeler's small bet.

Hand 49: Kalidou Sow limped in with {Q-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, Michal Mrakes checked {K-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. The flop came {J-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{A-Diamonds} and Sow bet 130,000. Mrakes raised with his second pair to 280,000. Sow folded.

Hand 50: On the button, Kalidou Sow raised {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} to 200,000 and took down the blinds and antes.

Tags: Jason WheelerKalidou SowMichal Mrakes

Hands #38-45: Five-Bet Pot

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand 38: Jason Wheeler raised to 220,000 first to act with {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and got no action.

Hand 39: Kalidou Sow opened to 225,000 with {10-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. Gabriele Lepore picked up {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds} and ripped it in for 2.1 million. He won the pot.

Hand 40: Wheeler completed small blind with {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. Sow checked his option with {5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}. Both players whiffed the {6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} flop. Wheeler bet 115,000 and Sow peeled to see the {q-Hearts}. Wheeler barreled again for 350,000 and took it down.

Hand 41: Lepore opened with {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} first to act to 215,000. Michal Mrakes defended big blind with {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. The {5-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} flop got checked through to the {j-Hearts}.

Mrakes bet 425,000 and won the pot.

Hand 42: Unknown action.

Hand 43: Sow opened for 200,000 first to act with {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and got flats from Mrakes holding {a-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Wheeler in the big blind holding {k-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. Sow bet 225,000 on the {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop, Mrakes called and Wheeler continued as well. The turn brought a {3-Hearts}. Everyone checked to the {a-Spades}.

Two checks to Mrakes and he checked back.

Hand 44: Mrakes raised to 215,000 with {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and Wheeler three-bet to 660,000 with {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}. Mrakes let him take it.

Hand 45: Wheeler was dealt {9-Spades}{9-Hearts} and opened for 230,000 on the button. Sow had {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs} in the small blind and made it 480,000. Mrakes woke up with {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and cold four-bet to 1,350,000.

Back to Wheeler and he fired in 2,550,000. He won the pot.

Tags: Gabriele LeporeJason WheelerKalidou SowMichal Mrakes

Hands #32-37: Wheeler Makes a Wheel

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand 32: In the small blind, Jason Wheeler limped in with {K-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}. Big blind Kalidou Sow checked with {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. The flop came {A-Spades}{4-Spades}{K-Hearts} and Wheeler checked. Sow bet 100,000 and Wheeler called.

The {5-Clubs} hit the turn, a massive card for Sow. Wheeler checked and Sow bet 230,000. Wheeler called once more and rivered a straight with the {3-Clubs} on the river. Wheeler bet 560,000 into 900,000 and Sow called. Wheeler showed the wheel, Sow sighed and open mucked his set.

Hand 33: Jason Wheeler opened {7-Spades}{6-Clubs} on the button for 230,000. Big blind Michal Mrakes woke up with {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} and three-bet to 730,000. Wheeler gave up and sent his cards into the muck.

Hand 34: Michal Mrakes opened the small blind but folded to big blind Gabriele Lepore's big blind shove.

Hand 35: Michal Mrakes opened the button for 220,000 with {Q-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand 36: Gabriele Lepore found {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} on the button and moved all in. The blinds folded.

Hand 37: Kalidou Sow raised {J-Hearts}{3-Hearts} in the small blind to 225,000. Michal Mrakes three-bet the big blind with {J-Spades}{4-Hearts} raising to 700,000 and Sow folded.

Tags: Gabriele LeporeJason WheelerKalidou SowMichal Mrakes

Hands #28-31: Boat for Mrakes

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand 28: Michal Mrakes opened with a hand that included the {k-Hearts} but he mucked to the jam of Gabriele Lepore, who had {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}.

Hand 29: Mrakes got a walk.

Hand 30: Kalidou Sow made it 215,000 with {9-Hearts}{2-Hearts} on the button and got no takers.

Hand 31: Mrakes opened for 200,000 with {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds} on the button. Jason Wheeler tossed in a call with a hand that included {10-Clubs}. The flop came {4-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} and Mrakes bet 150,000. Wheeler called. The turn was an {8-Clubs}. Wheeler came out betting with 275,000 and Mrakes made it 875,000. Wheeler tanked about two minutes and called. A {j-Spades} completed the board and Wheeler checked.

Mrakes slid out 1,475,000. Wheeler mucked.

Tags: Michal MrakesJason Wheeler