2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Hallaert Bluffs Off a Chunk

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Kenny Hallaert was in middle position and checked a completed board of {3-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{q-Hearts}. Fabio Sperling bet 3,025 into the 10,000 pot and Hallaert responded with a check-raise to 11,500. Sperling tanked about a minute and then dropped in calling chips.

Hallaert shook his head and tabled {a-Spades}{k-Hearts} and Sperling took it down with {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}, having hit a three-outer on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Fabio Sperling de
Fabio Sperling
50,100
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
16,000
-14,000
-14,000

Tags: Kenny HallaertFabio Sperling

Felipe Loses One

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Felipe Ramos
Felipe Ramos

On a {3-Clubs}{7-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} board, Felipe Ramos was on the button and heads-up against Paul Fontan Castrillon. Ramos bet 1,600 and the Spaniard called. The river paired the board with the {Q-Hearts} and both players checked.

Fontan proudly showed {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades} to snatch a pot from the Team PokerStars Pro.

Player Chips Progress
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos
23,000
-7,000
-7,000

Tags: Felipe Ramos

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Horecki Wins a Big One

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Three players built a pot of about 7,000 preflop and action checked to the button on a {5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} flop. The player there bet 2,350 and got two quick calls. Everyone checked the {2-Clubs} and the river brought a {4-Spades}. PokerStars Team Pro Marcin Horecki bet 7,600 from his position under the gun. A player in middle position tank-folded, and as soon as that player's cards hit the muck, the player on the button tossed in a snap-call.

Horecki showed {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} for fives full.

Player Chips Progress
Marcin Horecki pl
Marcin Horecki
42,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: Marcin Horecki

Vrakas Firing Right Away

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante
Georgios Vrakas
Georgios Vrakas

It's been quite the year for Georgios Vrakas. The Greek is fresh off a big victory in the €1,100 PokerStars National Championship, where he defeated a 2,117-strong field to grow his bankroll with €338,000. It's not the first time Vrakas has tasted success this year: he also won the €2,200 PokerStars National Championship High-Roller in Barcelona, where he won €330,000. Not too shabby, to say the least.

With back-to-back National success on his resumé, Vrakas is looking to add a Main Event trophy on his mantlepiece as well. On an {8-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}{4-Hearts} board, Vrakas bet 2,300 and [Removed:321] Tale folded to give Vrakas some extra chips right away.

Player Chips Progress
Georgios Vrakas gr
Georgios Vrakas
33,000
33,000
33,000

Tags: Georgios Vrakas