Main Event Day 1a | 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

12-12-2017 16:37 UTC+2

Fatehi Flops Well, Doubles

mnuwwarah

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

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 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:
Fatehi:

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Reza Fatehi	56,000 30,000	30,000
Georgios Zisimopoulos	40,500 3,500	3,500
Jose Nunez Fernandez	14,500

Tags: Giorgos Zisimopoulos Jose Nunez Fernandez

12-12-2017 16:50 UTC+2

Something Like Tens

mnuwwarah

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

In a pot containing nearly 4,000 preflop, Pascal Hartmann checked from early position on a flop. Marti Roca de Torres bet 1,350 and Hartmann called. The German check-called another 2,900 on the turn, bringing a . 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
Marti Roca de Torres	46,400 8,400	8,400
Pascal Hartmann	16,500 -19,500	-19,500

Tags: Marti Roca De Torres Pascal Hartmann

12-12-2017 16:52 UTC+2

Rush For Neves

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Jaromir Hanel called a bet of 1,500 of Ghattas Kortas in the small blind on the river of a board and was good when Kortas showed , as the Czech on the button had . Soon after it was Helio Neves who claimed the spotlight on the table in two consecutive hands.

Hand 1

The flop showed and Neves bet 2,400 in the big blind. Kjell Ove Dyb called and Kortas raised to 7,100. Neves moved all in for 25,500 and Dyb shoved over the top, while Kortas reluctantly folded with fewer than one third of the starting stack behind.

Helio Neves:
Kjell Ove Dyb:

After the turn and river run out, Dyb started to celebrate but quickly fell silent as he noticed the full house of Neves, taking a big hit to his stack.

Hand 2

A raise by Hanel resulted in the three-bet to 1,500 by Neves in the small blind and Hanel called. The flop of was checked, and Neves' bet of 3,000 on the turn was called by Hanel. After the river, Neves made it 8,700 to go and Hanel called, but tapped the table in defeat when he was being shown for top two pair by Neves.

Those two hands vaulted Neves from a starting stack into the top spot in the third level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Helio Neves	74,000 50,000	50,000
Jaromir Hanel	23,000 23,000	23,000
Kjell Ove Dyb	9,000 -20,000	-20,000
Ghattas Kortas	7,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Ghattas Kortas Helio Neves Jaromir Hanel Kjell Ove Dyb

12-12-2017 16:55 UTC+2

Ace-High Enough for Zhou

mnuwwarah

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Quan Zhou checked from the big blind on a board of and called a bet of about 1,000 from Liviu Ignat, on the button. Both players checked the river and Zhou opened for ace-high. Ignat couldn't beat it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liviu Ignat	50,000 8,000	8,000
Quan Zhou	27,000 300	300

Tags: Liviu Ignat Quan Zhou

12-12-2017 17:04 UTC+2

Zisimopoulos Takes from Wilf

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Georgios Zisimopoulos raised to 500 and called the three-bet to 1,500 by table neighbor Saar Wilf in the hijack to see a flop of . Both players checked and Zisimopoulos bet the turn for 1,800, as Wilf tossed in the chips for the call.

The appeared on the river and Zisimopoulos bet 1,800, which Wilf raised to 6,000. That didn't stop the Greek from clicking not up to 18,700 and that ended the hand right there without any further resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Zisimopoulos	48,000 7,500	7,500
Saar Wilf	45,000 -9,000	-9,000

Tags: Georgios Zisimopoulos Saar Wilf

12-12-2017 17:08 UTC+2

Torres Tank-Folds to Yakuba

mnuwwarah

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Marti Roca de Torres (early position) and Anton Yakuba (button) built a huge pot of about 28,000 with on the felt. Roca de Torres checked the river and Yakuba bet 18,500, leaving 6,025 behind. Roca de Torres immediately sighed and stretched. He spent about four minutes in the tank before opting to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Yakuba	52,400
Marti Roca de Torres	31,000 -15,400	-15,400

Tags: Marti Roca De Torres Anton Yakuba

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

12-12-2017 17:20 UTC+2

Big Stacks and Bustouts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

John Juanda recently joined the field along with Nick Petrangelo while Hans de Hond and Ghattas Kortas have been eliminated. They were joined on the rail by Orpen Kisacikoglu, who quickly jumped into the satellite for the €25,500 Single-Day High Roller.

Below are assorted big stacks in the room in level four including Erik Walfridsson. The Swede was involved in a big pot with table neighbor Julian Stuer and bet 35,000 on the turn. Stuer only had 25,000 behind and forfeited the pot of nearly 20,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Mrakes	80,000 39,000	39,000

Marco Molon	80,000 13,000	13,000
Erik Walfridsson	70,000 70,000	70,000
Andrey Kotelnikov	58,000 26,000	26,000
Dan Chisu	55,000 25,000	25,000
Boris Kuzmanovic	55,000 25,000	25,000
John Juanda	30,000 30,000	30,000

Nick Petrangelo	30,000 30,000	30,000

Julian Stuer	25,000 -5,000	-5,000
Christophe Larquemin	6,000 -12,000	-12,000
Ghattas Kortas	Busted
Orpen Kisacikoglu	Busted

Hans de Hond	Busted

Tags: Erik Walfridsson Ghattas Kortas Hans de Hond John Juanda Nick Petrangelo Orpen Kisacikoglu

12-12-2017 17:28 UTC+2

Greenwood Can't Beat Aces

Webjoker

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

From middle position, Tomas Jozonis opened for 750. His neighbor Sam Greenwood in the hijack 3-bet to 2,500 and action folded back around to Jozonis quickly. Jozonis called.

The flop came and Jozonis checked. Greenwood bet 1,500 and Jozonis called.

The hit the turn and Jozonis tanked for a bit before he checked. Greenwood checked behind and the same pattern was seen on the river; check, check.

Jozonis tabled and Greenwood mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	20,125 -9,875	-9,875

Tags: Sam Greenwood

12-12-2017 17:29 UTC+2

€50K Winner Adams Joins

mnuwwarah

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	64,500 34,500	34,500
Oliver Weis	53,000 29,000	29,000
Saar Wilf	41,000 -4,000	-4,000
Timothy Adams	35,000 35,000	35,000

Sergi Reixach	35,000 35,000	35,000
John Juanda	30,500 500	500

Juha Helppi	24,000 -3,000	-3,000

Rocco Palumbo	22,600 -7,400	-7,400

Ka Kwan Lau	15,300 15,300	15,300