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

Azulay Shuts Down Five-Way Flop

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Five players headed to the flop of {A-Clubs}{7-Spades}{6-Spades} and Avraham Azulay in the big blind bet 500. Mihaita Croitoru called from two seats over and the action then reached Fidan Zahiti on the button. Zahiti raised to 2,125 to force out James Mitchell in the small blind. Azulay clicked it back to 5,500 and Croitoru quickly folded.

Zahiti came to the same conclusion and the pot was shipped to Azulay. "Show a bluff, it's good for the game," Croitoru demanded but Azulay just sent his cards into the muck. The Romanian added "I folded {4-Spades}{3-Spades}" to which Zahiti replied "I folded two pair."

Player Chips Progress
Avraham Azulay us
Avraham Azulay
34,000
34,000
34,000
Mihaita Croitoru ro
Mihaita Croitoru
29,000
29,000
29,000
James Mitchell gb
James Mitchell
29,000
-1,000
-1,000
Fidan Zahiti se
Fidan Zahiti
27,000
27,000
27,000

Tags: Avraham AzulayFidan ZahitiJames MitchellMihaita Croitoru

The Field is Growing

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Among the German-speaking additions to the field were Jonas Lauck, Pascal Hartmann and Stefan Jedlicka while High Roller regular Quan Zhou sat down at the same table as Fahredin Mustafov and Jannick Wrang. Furthermore, Joao Vieira, Hady El Asmar and Boris Kuzmanovic are now all in contention as well.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Jedlicka at
Stefan Jedlicka
30,000
Jonas Lauck de
Jonas Lauck
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Pascal Hartmann de
Pascal Hartmann
30,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
30,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
Boris Kuzmanovic hr
Boris Kuzmanovic
30,000
Hady El Asmar lb
Hady El Asmar
30,000
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
30,000

Tags: Boris KuzmanovicFahrerin MustafovJannick WrangJoao VieiraJonas LauckQuan ZhouStefan JedlickaHady El Asmar

Nuutinen Wins Some Back

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Joining the action on the heads-up flop of {4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, Jorma Nuutinen checked out of the big blind and Andrey Kotelnikov on the button bet 400 into a pot of 750. Nuutinen called and checked again the {4-Clubs} turn, Kotelnikov checked behind. The {7-Clubs} on the river brought no betting action and Nuutinen's {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds} won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Andrey Kotelnikov ru
Andrey Kotelnikov
34,500
4,500
4,500
Jorma Nuutinen fi
Jorma Nuutinen
26,500
-3,500
-3,500

Tags: Andrey KotelnikovJorma Nuutinen

Liviu Makes a Winning Call

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

On the 7-handed table, with the big blind missing so a dead 100 in the pot, the player under the gun plus one opened for 300. Liviu Ignat called from the button, the small blind called as well.

Action checked to Ignat on {9-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} and he bet 650. The small blind called, the initial raiser folded.

Both of the players checked the {A-Spades} on the turn so the pot remained 2,300. The {5-Clubs} completed the board and the small blind bet 850. Ignat called and saw his neighbor turn over {10-Spades}{8-Spades} for the missed draw. Ignat himself revealed {4-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for 4th pair and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Liviu Ignat ro
Liviu Ignat
37,000
7,000
7,000

Tags: Liviu Ignat

Ben Yosef Fires Two Streets

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Kjell Ove Dyb raised to 250 and picked up no fewer than three callers before Assaf Ben Yosef in the big blind bumped it up to 1,150. That resulted in three callers and the flop fell {10-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, which prompted Ben Yosef to bet 2,100. Only Helio Neves called from the button to see the {5-Clubs} on the turn and Ben Yosef made it another 6,000 to go.

Neves gave it some consideration and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Assaf Ben Yosef il
Assaf Ben Yosef
37,000
37,000
37,000
Kjell Ove Dyb no
Kjell Ove Dyb
29,000
29,000
29,000
Helio Neves br
Helio Neves
24,000
24,000
24,000

Tags: Helio NevesKjell Ove Dyb

Mandic, Troyanovskiy and Staszko Take a Seat

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Among the next notables to enter the mix on Day 1a and bump the field up to more than 100 entries are Goran Mandic, Michal Mrakes, Vladimir Troyanovskiy, and former Czech November Niner Martin Staszko. The latter took a seat to 2017 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event champion Marti Roca de Torres.

Player Chips Progress
Michal Mrakes cz
Michal Mrakes
32,000
32,000
32,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Goran Mandic hr
Goran Mandic
30,000
30,000
30,000
Clement Richez fr
Clement Richez
30,000
30,000
30,000
Thomas Pettersson se
Thomas Pettersson
30,000
30,000
30,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
30,000
30,000
30,000
Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Goran MandicMarti Roca De TorresMartin StaszkoMichal MrakesVladimir Troyanovskiy

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0