2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Kuzmanovic Takes a Hit as Akenhead Doubles

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
James Akenhead
James Akenhead

Boris Kuzmanovic took over the role as table captain right off the bat and was involved in almost every hand. Just now he took a hit to the stack, though, after a battle of the blinds with James Akenhead went wrong. On a flop of {K-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs} the Brit was all in and at risk for 33,300 with the {4-Spades}{3-Spades} for bottom two pair and Kuzmanovic looked him up with the {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts} for top pair.

Neither the {5-Hearts} turn nor the {2-Hearts} river improved Kuzmanovic and Akenhead doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Boris Kuzmanovic hr
Boris Kuzmanovic
95,000 -43,000
James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
80,000 44,500

Tags: Boris KuzmanovicJames Akenhead

Daher's Last-Minute Change of Heart

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Albert Daher
Albert Daher

On a {J-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{6-Hearts} board, Matt Moss had enough T-5,000 chips in front of him to put Albert Daher to the test for his remaining stack of 21,000. Yesterday's €25,500 Single Day High Roller winner spent minutes agonizing over his decision, with a wide range of facial emotions appearing during his thought process.

For a split second, it appeared Daher was going to fold, then he suddenly put his stack in to call it off. Moss instantly revealed {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} for a bricked king-high and Daher tabled {K-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for the winner.

"I was going to fold, then I changed my mind," laughed Daher to table mate Parker Talbot. "It was a last second decision."

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Moss gb
Matthew Moss
130,000 84,800
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
60,000 45,800

Tags: Albert DaherMatthew Moss

No Cash for van Brugge

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Kees van Brugge finished 57th in the last ever EPT Prague Main Event one year ago at this very location, but he won't be taking home a portion of the prize pool this time. Down to 13,500, van Brugge got it in with {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} and Alessio Isaia looked him up from two seats over with the dominating {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}.

The board came {8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and van Brugge joined the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Alessio Isaia it
Alessio Isaia
WPT 1X Winner
100,000 12,700
Kees van Brugge nl
Kees van Brugge
Busted

Tags: Alessio IsaiaKees van Brugge

Korotkikh Doubles Through Use

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

When there is a loud scream of celebration in tournaments in Europe and the words seemingly appear to be Russian, one can be certain that the player who just won a big pot is Mikhail Korotkikh. Sure enough it was him this time around again, as he celebrated a big double through Miguel Use.

A raising war preflop saw Korotkikh at risk for 67,000 with the {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs} and Use eventually looked him up with pocket tens. The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades} and the "dawai dawai" of Korotkikh followed. Other big stacks at his table include Kalidou Sow, Yuliyan Kolev and Carlo Savinelli.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Korotkikh ru
Mikhail Korotkikh
136,000 49,800
Kalidou Sow fr
Kalidou Sow
Day 5 Chip Leader
125,000 15,000
Carlo Savinelli it
Carlo Savinelli
125,000 18,900
Yuliyan Kolev bg
Yuliyan Kolev
WSOP 1X Winner
100,000 -15,200
Miguel Use be
Miguel Use
12,000 -65,300

Tags: Carlo SavinelliKalidou SowMiguel UseMikhail KorotkikhYuliyan Kolev

Andler Rising; Larichev Out

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Oleg Larichev was all in for his last remaining chips and called by both Christopher Andler and Paraschos Stavridis. On the turn, there was 13,000 in the side pot on top of the smaller main pot.

The board read {7-Hearts}{J-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Stavridis bet 16,000. Andler check-raised all in, prompting a fold from Stavridis.

Christopher Andler: {7-Spades}{5-Spades}
Oleg Larichev: {10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

Larichev was drawing live to an eight but instead caught the {9-Diamonds} to bust out.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Andler se
Christopher Andler
185,000 113,600
Oleg Larichev ru
Oleg Larichev
Busted

Tags: Christopher AndlerOleg Larichev

Meijer van Putten Gives Up

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Omid Mojaverian raised to 2,100 on the button, Jasper Meijer van Putten three-bet to 8,000 from the small blind and Mojaverian called after a while. On the {3-Clubs}{4-Spades}{6-Spades} flop, Meijer van Putten continued 10,000 and Mojaveriran once again took his time before calling.

The turn was the {9-Spades} and Meijer van Putten check-folded to a 10,000 bet from the Iranian.

Player Chips Progress
Omid Mojaverian ir
Omid Mojaverian
145,000 31,200
Jasper Meijer van Putten nl
Jasper Meijer van Putten
Defending Champion
40,000 -9,500

Tags: Jasper Meijer van PuttenOmid Mojaverian

Schillhabel Busts Right Away

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

From early position, Knut Karnapp raised to 2,200. Stefan Schillhabel shoved all in for his last 6,500 on the button and Tsugunari Toma called in the big blind after some thinking. Karnapp gave it about ten seconds before shoving all in as well, for 37,000, and Toma quickly folded.

Stefan Schillhabel: {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}
Knut Karnapp: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

Schillhabel picked up an additional out after the {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop but the jacks didn't appear on the {3-Hearts} turn and {10-Spades} river, making the German high roller one of the first casualties of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Knut Karnapp de
Knut Karnapp
55,000 22,700
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Stefan SchillhabelKnut Karnapp