Main Event Day 1a | 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

12-12-2017 23:21 UTC+2

No Pair, No Problem

mnuwwarah

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Marti Roca de Torres opened for 1,400 in the hijack. Georgios Zisimopoulos made it 4,300 on the button and Serhii Popovych called in the small blind after some thought. Roca de Torres exited the hand and the flop came . Popovych check-called 4,000 and both the and got checked through. Popovych opened and the nut no-pair was good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Zisimopoulos	102,100 44,100	44,100
Serhii Popovych	55,000

Tags: Georgios Zisimopoulos Marti Roca De Torres Serhii Popovych

12-12-2017 23:27 UTC+2

Asjoe Jams Into Zeiter

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

With plenty of chips already in the middle and the turn reading , Zico Tjin-Asjoe checked and called a bet of 9,400 by Diego Zeiter before the on the river completed a possible back door flush. Tijn-Asjoe bet 35,000, which had the remaining stack of Zeiter covered, and the Swiss sent his cards into the muck.

Without showdown, Tijn-Asjoe bumped his stack to six digits and sits comfortably above the average.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zico Tjin-Asjoe	110,000
Diego Zeiter	20,000

Tags: Zico Tjin-Asjoe Diego Zeiter

12-12-2017 23:38 UTC+2

Three Super High Rollers at One Table

mnuwwarah

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Considering there are 100 players still battling in Day 1a, it's rather poor luck for a super high roller reg to get sat with two of his brethren, but that's exactly what's happening for Stephen Chidwick, Dietrich Fast and Timothy Adams. All three are gathered at the same table, one that's eight-handed no less, making it quite the meat grinder.

Two of those players just clashed in a minor hand that saw Chidwick open for a raise in middle position and Adams defend the big blind. Adams check-called 1,300 on the flop and both checked the . Chidwick bet 6,500 on the river and Adams thought a bit and mucked, knuckling the table in submission.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Adams	58,000 20,000	20,000

Stephen Chidwick	29,000 -1,000	-1,000

Dietrich Fast	23,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Dietrich Fast Stephen Chidwick Timothy Adams

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

12-12-2017 23:45 UTC+2

Wirth Back to Starting Stack

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

At the end of the previous level, Jan Bednar raised to 1,500 and Jerry Odeen three-bet to 4,600 from one seat over. Short stack Robert Wirth moved in for the last 13,900 on the button and run-away chip leader Michal Mrakes folded in the small blind. Bednar folded as well, while Odeen asked for a count and called it off.

Robert Wirth:
Jerry Odeen:

The board of was not without a sweat for Wirth, but he eventually doubled back to starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Mrakes	220,000 75,000	75,000

Jan Bednar	64,000 34,000	34,000
Robert Wirth	30,000
Jerry Odeen	27,500

Tags: Jan Bednar Michal Mrakes Robert Wirth Jerry Odeen

12-12-2017 23:48 UTC+2

Juanda Jams Into Daher

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

A squeeze to 6,600 was in front of Albert Daher in the big blind and John Juanda on the button was all in from the button for just shy of 40,000. The raising chips were pulled in already and just Daher was to act, while the player in the nine seat called the clock on him.

Daher was not amused about that at all, mentioning that the "slowest player at the table that takes two minutes for each decision calls the clock." There would be no showdown as Daher mucked, and Juanda bumped up his stack slightly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Akin Tuna	155,000 15,000	15,000
Steve O'Dwyer	145,000 3,000	3,000

Ali Reza Fatehi	95,000 -5,000	-5,000
Francois Evard	90,000
Gab Yong Kim	68,000 3,000	3,000
Alin Grasu	60,000 5,000	5,000
Albert Daher	53,000 -22,000	-22,000
Valdemar Kvaysser	50,000
Louis Linard	50,000 12,000	12,000
John Juanda	48,000 -17,000	-17,000

Andrey Kotelnikov	26,000 -32,000	-32,000

Tags: Albert Daher John Juanda

12-12-2017 23:50 UTC+2

Greek Businessman takes the lot!

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Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Georgios Vrakas took on Ludovic Geilich heads up to win the PokerStars National Championship event for €335,000. The Greek businessman talks to Laura after the last hand.

Tags: PokerStars Championship Prague 2017 2017 english PSC Prague Czech Republic Georgios Vrakas Laura Cornelius

12-12-2017 23:57 UTC+2

Jensen Busts to Mateos

mnuwwarah

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Adrian Mateos raised to 1,700 in middle position and got a caller on the button before Frederik Jensen jammed for 8,600 in the blinds. Mateos reshipped and got it heads up.

Mateos:
Jensen:

The board ran out and Mateos collected the pot with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	90,000 30,000	30,000

Frederik Jensen	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Frederik Jensen

12-13-2017 00:04 UTC+2

All Gone

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jannick Wrang grinded a short stack for quite some time and the former EPT Main Event champion eventually ran out of chips, as did Stefan "mindgamer" Jedlicka, Fabrice Soulier, Thomas Pettersson and Daniel Dvoress.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jannick Wrang	Busted

Stefan Jedlicka	Busted
Fabrice Soulier	Busted

Thomas Pettersson	Busted
Daniel Dvoress	Busted

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Fabrice Soulier Jannick Wrang Stefan Jedlicka Thomas Pettersson

12-13-2017 00:10 UTC+2

Jozonis Takes from Bekbayev

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Initial raiser Koray Aldemir from under the gun received two callers in Askar Bekbayev and Tomas Jozonis out of the big blind. On a flop of , Jozonis checked and so did Aldemir. Bekbayev bet 2,000 and Jozonis check-raised to 6,400, forcing out Aldemir and picking up a call by Bekbayev.

Jozonis led the turn for 8,500 and was called before both players checked the on the river. Jozonis showed for a flush and Bekbayev mucked.