Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,146,750
Entries
855
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Turbo Tour!
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Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Laura is out of breath running around the Hilton Hotel in Prague to show you how huge the PokerStars Championship venue is!
Dinner Break on Day 1a
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Level six has come to an end with 111 players out of a field of 184 entries remaining and they have been sent into a 75-minute dinner break, in which the T-25 chips will be raced off. Action resumes at approximately 9.25 p.m. local time.
Among those that won't return for the remaining two levels of tonight are Ole Schemion, Marco Molon, [Removed:172], Yucel Eminoglu and Oleh Okhotskyi - they have all been eliminated towards the end of the level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Flush Over Flush Favor for Lauck
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Jonas Lauck made it 1,200 to go and big stack Akin Tuna in the cutoff as well as Vladas Burneikis in the big blind called. The flop came 
and Burneikis checked, Lauck bet 2,200 and was called only by Burneikis.
On the 
turn, Lauck faced a check-raise from 4,000 to 8,000 and called before Burneikis led the 
river for 8,000. Lauck now raised to 17,000 and Burneikis sighed before calling. Lauck was subsequently first to show as last aggressor and rolled over 
for the king-high flush. Burneikis mucked 
face up and was left with a mere 5,000 along with plenty of visible frustration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000 | 73,000 |
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64,000 | 25,000 |
Short Day for ElkY
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
We found Bertrand Grospellier pondering calling off his final 3,700 on a completed board of 
. His opponent in middle position had set him in and "ElkY" eventually decided to roll with his holding. What his cards were, we'll never know, as they hit the muck after 
was turned over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Zeng Busts Before Dinner
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Shiguang Zeng got his last 10,500 in with the 
only to see Andrei Streltsou look him up with the dominating 
. It was all over after the turn of a board 
and Zeng headed to the rail before the dinner break.
Michal Mrakes still appears to be at the top of the counts, while several other players are slowly catching up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,000 | 2,000 |
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115,000 | 115,000 |
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80,000 | -23,000 |
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75,000 | 10,500 |
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68,000 | 1,000 |
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65,000 | 5,500 |
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65,000 | 18,000 |
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60,000 | 31,000 |
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43,000 | 13,500 |
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40,000 | 19,000 |
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38,000 | 6,500 |
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29,000 | 29,000 |
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14,000 | -6,000 |
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Busted |
Riess Takes from O'Dwyer
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 1,000 and picked up two callers in Ryan Riess from one seat over on the button and Bertrand Grospellier in the big blind. The flop of 
was checked to Riess, and his bet of 1,500 forced a fold from Grospellier, while O'Dwyer called.
After no betting action on the 
turn, O'Dwyer made it 3,500 to go on the 
river and Riess reluctantly called after some consideration. O'Dwyer tabled 
for a busted straight draw, which Riess had beat with 
for queens and sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 30,000 |
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43,000 | 8,500 |
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5,500 | -5,000 |
Photos: PokerStars Championship Prague Main Event Day 1a
Photos by Tomas Stacha.
Fatehi Wins Another One
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
[Removed:172] opened the action with an under the gun raise to 1,200. He picked up no fewer than 3 callers: Ali Reza Fatehi (hijack), Hady El Asmar (small blind), and Eliyahu Saado (big blind).
The blinds and initial raiser checked to Fatehi on 
and he bet 3,300. El Asmar and Saado called, Kramer folded.
All 3 of them checked the 
on the turn and the completed the board. Small blind El Asmar tossed in a single 5,000-chip and Saado was quick to call. Fatehi over called and El Asmar showed 
for the turned straight. Saado mucked, Fatehi tabled 
for the backdoor flush and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 15,000 |
|
13,550 | -8,450 |
Fatehi Takes a Minor Hit
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Hady El Asmar min-raised to 1,000 first to act and Ali Reza Fatehi three-bet to 2,800, which was called by John Mooney in the big blind and El Asmar. The flop fell 
and Mooney checked, El Asmar moved all in for 7,275 and Fatehi was the only caller.
Hady El Asmar: 
Ali Reza Fatehi: 
Neither the 
on the turn nor the on the river changed the outcome of the hand anymore and El Asmar doubled, however he remains below the starting stack. Fatehi lost a small portion of his big stack, but is still the run-away chip leader at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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105,000 | -5,000 |
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22,000 | -16,000 |