2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

Main Event
Day: 1a
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
Entries
855
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

"Hey Tim, didn't you win a Tournament Today?"

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams

Timothy Adam's raise from under the gun was called by two opponents including Alessio Casiraghi in the big blind. Only the Italian check-called a bet of 4,000 on the {Q-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} flop and did so again for 11,500 on the {4-Hearts} turn.

The {3-Spades} fell on the river and Casiraghi checked. Adams moved all in for around 40,000 and the Italian called for slightly less. Adams rolled over the {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs} for the flopped nuts and Casiraghi mucked {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades} for the inferior straight to join the rail.

"Hey Tim, didn't you win a tournament today?" Dietrich Fast in the one seat asked and Adams just smiled back. Fast had bubbled the €50,000 Super High Roller while Adams finished off that tournament today to claim the trophy. Adams is also on track in the Main Event with a decent stack after this hand as well.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
125,000
67,000
67,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Alessio Casiraghi it
Alessio Casiraghi
Busted

Tags: Alessio CasiraghiDietrich FastTimothy Adams

O'Dwyer Bests Neves Again

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Helio Neves and Steve O'Dwyer clashed in another big pot, this time with the board reading {k-Spades}{j-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} on the turn and O'Dwyer firing a bet of 16,000 into about 22,000 from under the gun. Neves tanked a bit and folded.

"Royal flush draw," O'Dwyer said with a smile.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
140,500
-4,500
-4,500
EPT 1X Winner
Helio Neves br
Helio Neves
68,600
-8,400
-8,400

Tags: Steve O'DwyerHelio Neves

Aldemir Doubles Through Richez

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

We found Koray Aldemir getting his stack of 23,000 in from the button against big blind Clement Richez, though we didn't see who put in the last raise and who called.

Aldemir: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Richez: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}

The board ran out a thoroughly bland {8-Clubs}{q-Spades}{4-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, enabling Aldemir to double with ease.

Player Chips Progress
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
47,200
22,700
22,700
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Clement Richez fr
Clement Richez
41,200
29,200
29,200

Tags: Clement RichezKoray Aldemir

Run Like Roca

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Marti Roca de Torres
Marti Roca de Torres

According to the PokerStars Blog team, recent World Series of Poker Europe Main Event winner champion Marti Roca De Torres has scored a big double through Steve O'Dwyer soon after being moved to the table.

Roca De Torres raised to 1,600 from the cutoff and O'Dwyer three-bet to 6,400. Boris Kuzmanovic called, as did the Spaniard, and the flop fell {J-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. It was O'Dwyer who bet 7,800 after it was checked to him and Kuzmanovic folded, while Rosa De Torres check-raised to 25,900. O'Dwyer called and the {2-Hearts} fell on the turn.

Roca De Torres moved all in for 61,300 and O'Dwyer called with the {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, while the Spaniard was ahead with {J-Spades}{9-Spades} for two pair. The {A-Spades} on the river was a blank and Roca De Torres doubled into a massive stack.

Player Chips Progress
Marti Roca de Torres es
Marti Roca de Torres
195,000
110,000
110,000
Boris Kuzmanovic hr
Boris Kuzmanovic
115,000
23,000
23,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
58,000
-82,500
-82,500
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Boris KuzmanovicMarti Roca De TorresSteve O'Dwyer

Weis Fails to Reel in a Final Bet from Tuna

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Three players saw a {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{k-Hearts} flop and the blinds checked to Akin Tuna in the cutoff, who bet 2,200. Only Oliver Weis (small blind) called. The German check-called 6,200 more on the {a-Spades} turn and a {k-Spades} river elicited a pair of checks. Weis tabled {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for a flush.

"You had something?" Weis asked.

Tuna nodded.

Player Chips Progress
Akin Tuna tr
Akin Tuna
153,000
-2,000
-2,000
Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis
107,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Oliver WeisAkin Tuna

Staszko With a Big Stack

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Martin Staszko
Martin Staszko

Martin Staszko vaulted into a big stack after a quads versus flush hand against John Mooney and picked up pocket aces the next hand again to bust a player with pocket deuces. Another big stack is Ramon Miquel Munoz while Vladimir Troyanovskiy was spotted on the rail.

Ali Reza Fatehi, who had started very well into Day 1a, has since been reduced to slightly more than the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Ramon Miquel Munoz es
Ramon Miquel Munoz
155,000
115,000
115,000
Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
150,000
113,300
113,300
John Mooney gb
John Mooney
120,000
15,000
15,000
Konstantin Farber de
Konstantin Farber
115,000
-6,600
-6,600
Andrey Kotelnikov ru
Andrey Kotelnikov
80,000
54,000
54,000
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
48,000
-5,000
-5,000
Louis Linard fr
Louis Linard
38,000
-12,000
-12,000
Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
35,000
-60,000
-60,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
Busted

Tags: Ali Reza FatehiJohn MooneyMartin StaszkoVladimir Troyanovskiy

Adams Relents

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

A player in middle position bet 1,600 on a board of {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Timothy Adams put in 5,500 on the button. His opponent made it 16,000 and Adams tanked awhile and called. On the river came a bet of 15,500 and Adams took some time before tossing the dealer his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
112,000
-13,000
-13,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Timothy Adams

Three More

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Players will receive three more hands apiece and then hit the road, with survivors returning for Day 2.

Kuzmanovic Takes From Roca

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

During the last hands of the night, Boris Kuzmanovic three-bet to 6,200 out of the small blind and was called by Marti Roca De Torres as initial raiser. Kuzmanovic bet the {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop for 5,300 and Roca called before the Croatian checked the {7-Diamonds} turn. Roca bet 11,800 and Kuzmanovic called.

After the {7-Spades} on the river, both players checked and Kuzmanovic turned over the {A-Hearts}{A-Spades} as winning hand to put a small dent into Roca's big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Marti Roca de Torres es
Marti Roca de Torres
170,000
-25,000
-25,000
Boris Kuzmanovic hr
Boris Kuzmanovic
125,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Boris KuzmanovicMarti Roca De Torres

Official End of Day 1a Counts (full)

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Michal Mrakes cz
Michal Mrakes
202,700
-17,300
-17,300
Day 4 Chip Leader
Marti Roca de Torres es
Marti Roca de Torres
170,900
900
900
Akin Tuna tr
Akin Tuna
155,600
2,600
2,600
Mikhail Rudoy ru
Mikhail Rudoy
142,400
142,400
142,400
Anton Yakuba ru
Anton Yakuba
139,800
87,400
87,400
Oleg Vasylchenko ua
Oleg Vasylchenko
138,900
138,900
138,900
WPT 1X Winner
Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
133,100
-16,900
-16,900
Morten Halvorsen no
Morten Halvorsen
131,800
131,800
131,800
Erik Walfridsson se
Erik Walfridsson
127,700
57,700
57,700
Fidan Zahiti se
Fidan Zahiti
125,500
80,500
80,500
Boris Kuzmanovic hr
Boris Kuzmanovic
124,800
-200
-200
Konstantin Farber de
Konstantin Farber
120,000
5,000
5,000
Ramon Miquel Munoz es
Ramon Miquel Munoz
120,000
-35,000
-35,000
John Mooney gb
John Mooney
118,900
-1,100
-1,100
Olli Autio fi
Olli Autio
115,000
50,000
50,000
Omid Mojaverian ir
Omid Mojaverian
113,800
113,800
113,800
Carlo Savinelli it
Carlo Savinelli
106,100
-8,900
-8,900
Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis
105,800
-1,200
-1,200
Henrik Hecklen dk
Henrik Hecklen
105,400
105,400
105,400
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
104,700
-7,300
-7,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Mattia Baccassino it
Mattia Baccassino
104,300
104,300
104,300
Jakutis Povilas lt
Jakutis Povilas
103,100
103,100
103,100
Mihaita Croitoru ro
Mihaita Croitoru
101,400
21,400
21,400
Liviu Ignat ro
Liviu Ignat
98,200
-6,800
-6,800
Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
96,800
-5,300
-5,300

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