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
Players Left 1 / 855
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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
Profile photo of Mikhail Korotkikh ru
Mikhail Korotkikh
136,000
49,800
49,800
Profile photo of Kalidou Sow fr
Kalidou Sow
125,000
15,000
15,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Carlo Savinelli it
Carlo Savinelli
125,000
18,900
18,900
Profile photo of Yuliyan Kolev bg
Yuliyan Kolev
100,000
15,200
15,200
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Miguel Use be
Miguel Use
12,000
65,300
65,300
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Carlo SavinelliKalidou SowMiguel UseMikhail KorotkikhYuliyan Kolev

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
Profile photo of Alessio Isaia it
Alessio Isaia
100,000
12,700
12,700
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kees van Brugge nl
Kees van Brugge
Busted

Tags: Alessio IsaiaKees van Brugge

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
Profile photo of Matthew Moss gb
Matthew Moss
130,000
84,800
84,800
Profile photo of Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
60,000
45,800
45,800

Tags: Albert DaherMatthew Moss

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
Profile photo of Boris Kuzmanovic hr
Boris Kuzmanovic
95,000
43,000
43,000
Profile photo of James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
80,000
44,500
44,500

Tags: Boris KuzmanovicJames Akenhead

O'Dwyer Loses a Small Pot

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Tuukka Meklin raised to 2,400 from the cutoff and was called by Steve O'Dwyer on the button. Both checked the {K-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop before the {6-Diamonds} turn paired the board. Meklin bet 2,600 and was called before making it 3,400 to go on the {A-Hearts} river. O'Dwyer was not happy about the call but tossed in the chips before mucking as soon as Meklin rolled over the {A-Clubs}{3-Hearts} for aces and sixes.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
65,000
12,200
12,200
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tuukka Meklin fi
Tuukka Meklin
42,000
11,200
11,200

Tags: Steve O'DwyerTuukka Meklin

Updated Counts

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Thomas Lentrodt chipped up with quads to boost his stack, while Albert Daher was spotted leaving his chair after running out of chips. Below are further assorted counts in the first level of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas Lentrodt de
Thomas Lentrodt
200,000
Profile photo of Tsugunari Toma jp
Tsugunari Toma
195,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Natural8
Profile photo of Xixiang Luo cn
Xixiang Luo
180,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Akin Tuna tr
Akin Tuna
160,000
Profile photo of Marti Roca de Torres es
Marti Roca de Torres
158,000
Profile photo of Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
140,000
WSOP 1X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
140,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Raffaele Sorrentino it
Raffaele Sorrentino
130,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
125,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 5X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Henrik Hecklen dk
Henrik Hecklen
120,000
Profile photo of Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
120,000
Profile photo of Balazs Botond hu
Balazs Botond
115,000
Profile photo of Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis
115,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Francois Evard ch
Francois Evard
115,000
Profile photo of John Juanda id
John Juanda
95,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Asi Moshe il
Asi Moshe
95,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Fabio Sperling de
Fabio Sperling
85,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Roy ca
Jonathan Roy
70,000
Profile photo of Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
60,000
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
55,000
Profile photo of Alex Papazian ro
Alex Papazian
25,000
Profile photo of Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
Busted

Tags: Albert DaherThomas Lentrodt

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200