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
Players Left 1 / 855
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Something Like Tens

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

In a pot containing nearly 4,000 preflop, Pascal Hartmann checked from early position on a {5-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop. Marti Roca de Torres bet 1,350 and Hartmann called. The German check-called another 2,900 on the {7-Hearts} turn, bringing a {3-Clubs}. He checked a final time but this time folded to 6,700 on the river.

"Tens?" Roca de Torres asked.

"Something like that, yeah."

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marti Roca de Torres es
Marti Roca de Torres
46,400
8,400
8,400
Profile photo of Pascal Hartmann de
Pascal Hartmann
16,500
19,500
19,500

Tags: Marti Roca De TorresPascal Hartmann

Fatehi Flops Well, Doubles

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante
Jose Nunez Fernandez
Jose Nunez Fernandez

Jose Nunez Fernandez opened under the gun and got three-bet to 1,350 by his neighbor. Ali Reza Fatehi called in the cutoff, as did big blind Georgios Zisimopoulos. Fernandez fired in 6,600, chasing away his neighbor. Fatehi stuck around. Zisimopoulos thought awhile before leaving it heads up.

The flop came {4-Spades}{5-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and Fernandez bet 4,800. Fatehi put in 11,700 and snap-called an all-in shove for his stack of just under 20,000.

Fernandez: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
Fatehi: {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}

The {3-Clubs} turn meant Fatehi had to sweat a few extra outs but the {6-Hearts} river assured him of a double. Fernandez whipped out his phone and grabbed a photo of the beat, muttering to himself.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
56,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
40,500
3,500
3,500
Profile photo of Jose Nunez Fernandez es
Jose Nunez Fernandez
14,500

Tags: Giorgos ZisimopoulosJose Nunez Fernandez

Kruk and Azulay Among Recent Casualties

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Mihaita Croitoru confirmed that he also took the remainder of Avraham Azulay's stack after having doubled through him previously to jump above two times the starting stack. Christopher Kruk was also among those to bust while Fabrice Soulier and [Removed:172] are new faces in the field.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mihaita Croitoru ro
Mihaita Croitoru
65,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Sergio Castelluccio it
Sergio Castelluccio
38,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
34,000
34,000
34,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nariman Yaghmai ir
Nariman Yaghmai
32,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of [Removed:172] de
[Removed:172]
29,500
29,500
29,500
Profile photo of Thi Nguyen ca
Thi Nguyen
22,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Avraham Azulay us
Avraham Azulay
Busted
Profile photo of Christopher Kruk ca
Christopher Kruk
Busted
Profile photo of Kirill Ilin
Kirill Ilin
Busted

Tags: Avraham AzulayChristopher KrukFabrice SoulierMihaita Croitoru

[Removed:552] Back Above Starting Stack

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Not long ago Stefan "mindgamer" [Removed:552] was down to half a starting stack but that has since changed. [Removed:552] raised to 500 and Oleh Okhotskyi raised to 1,300, which Miguel Capriles in the big blind called. [Removed:552] did so as well and the trio headed to the {K-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop, on which all three players checked.

Capriles checked the {10-Clubs} turn and [Removed:552] bet 2,400, forcing out Okhotskyi. Capriles announced a raise to 3,000 by tossing in a T-5,000 chip, but since [Removed:552]'s bet was for 2,400, it was ruled as a call only. The {8-Spades} on the river brought a bet of 2,500 by Capriles and [Removed:552] called after brief consideration.

In the showdown, Capriles announced "ace high" turned over {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for a busted gunshot and nut flush draw, while [Removed:552] also had ace-high and the better kicker in {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of [Removed:551] at
[Removed:551]
33,500
18,200
18,200

Tags: Oleh OkhotskyiMiguel Capriles

Makes Gets the Job Done with a Check-Raise

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

On the flop of {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{A-Clubs}, Michal Mrakes bet 900 from under the gun and found a single caller in Valdemar Kwaysser. The {K-Spades} fell on the river and Mrakes checked. Kwaysser bet 1,500 and soon faced a check-raise to 12,000 by Mrakes. That was enough to force a fold, as one of just five Czech players thus far on Day 1a raked in the pot.

Jan Bender just recently sat down and is easy to spot in the field with a height of more than two meters.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Valdemar Kwaysser hu
Valdemar Kwaysser
40,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Michal Mrakes cz
Michal Mrakes
36,000
4,000
4,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Jan Bednar cz
Jan Bednar
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Jan BednarMichal MrakesValdemar Kwaysser

Molon Off to a Hot Start

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Marco Molon bet about 5,000 on the river from early position after the board came {5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. His opponent in the next seat thought a couple of minutes and put in a call, only to muck in short order when the {a-Spades}{5-Spades} hole cards were revealed by Molon.

Molon has over two starting stacks at this early stage.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marco Molon it
Marco Molon
67,000
17,000
17,000

Tags: Marco Molon

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hady El Asmar lb
Hady El Asmar
54,000
24,000
24,000
Profile photo of Saar Wilf il
Saar Wilf
54,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
45,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Fidan Zahiti se
Fidan Zahiti
45,000
18,000
18,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
43,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
41,000
11,500
11,500
Profile photo of Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
37,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
33,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Ante Varnica hr
Ante Varnica
33,000
4,500
4,500
Profile photo of Michal Mrakes cz
Michal Mrakes
32,000
8,000
8,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Louis Linard fr
Louis Linard
31,500
31,500
31,500
Profile photo of Akin Tuna tr
Akin Tuna
31,000
Profile photo of Mario Adinolfi it
Mario Adinolfi
29,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
28,000
7,000
7,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
27,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
26,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Goran Mandic hr
Goran Mandic
26,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Jannick Wrang dk
Jannick Wrang
24,000
5,000
5,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Paul Leckey ie
Paul Leckey
20,000
11,500
11,500

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25