Break
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
A 20-minute break for the players.
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,146,750
Entries
855
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Kurganov Eliminated
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Igor Kurganov was seen standing on the rail with his girlfriend Liv Boeree, and was kind enough to tell us some details of his bust out shortly before.
Kurganov shoved for his last 24,000 with 
and found chip leader Paul Michaelis isolating to 43,000. All other players folded and Michaelis showed 
.
Kurganov found no four or other help and the Team Pro exited the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
The Rich Get Richer
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Down to 25,000, Bartosz Stasiewicz shoved all in from early position. From the cutoff, Paul Michaelis made it 45,000 and the remaining players folded.
Bartosz Stasiewicz: 
Paul Michaelis: 
The board ran out 
and Bartosz Stasiewicz exited.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
910,000 | 100,000 |
|
Busted |
Andrzej Siemieniak Eliminated on the Bubble
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Action folded to Andrzej Siemieniak in the small blind and he raised. Big blind Konstantin Farber raised and Siemieniak called. Siemieniak checked on 
and Farber bet. Siemieniak raised and Farber shoved. Siemieniak called for over 200,000.
Andrzej Siemieniak: 
Konstantin Farber: 
Farber, the big stack, had nothing but a gutshot against the set of Siemieniak. But wouldn't you know it, the 
hit the turn. The 
completed the board and Siemieniak was eliminated.
As he busted in the same hand as Mihai Manole, the two split the €8,700 reserved for place 127. Both Manole and Siemieniak get €4,350.
Manole Eliminated on Bubble
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Thomas Mercier put in 25,000 on the button, all but covering both blinds, and big blind Mihai Manole called off his 9,000.
Mercier said he had a good blackjack hand and someone guessed ace-jack. Mercier smiled and said he couldn't say. When the cards were finally flipped, it was indeed a good guess.
Mercier:
Manole: 
The board ran out 
, and Manole found himself eliminated. However, there was another all in at another table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
192,000 | -30,500 |
|
Busted |
Frankland Doubles Through Lentrodt
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Thomas Lentrodt opened under the gun and called the all-in shove of Mathew Frankland, who had 46,000 in the next seat.
Lentrodt:
Frankland: 
The flop of 
brought a sweat but no further kings emerged as 
and completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,500 | -30,500 |
|
103,500 | 34,500 |
Double Up for Kuzmanovic
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Boris Kuzmanovic shoved under the gun for his last 23,500. Ji Zhang called from the hijack, all other players folded.
Boris Kuzmanovic:
Ji Zhang:
The board came 
and Kuzmanovic doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
276,000 | -20,000 |
|
66,000 | 42,500 |
Sick Runout Indeed
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Nick Maimone bet 12,000 from the cutoff on a 
flop and big blind Rasmus Vogt called. They both checked the and the river was a . Vogt checked and Maimone bet 21,000.
"Sick runout," Vogt said.
Moments later, he told Maimone to "take it."
Maimone flashed 
for the flopped nuts that he had to turn into a bluff.
"Sick runout," he agreed. "Not what I was looking for. That was a silly one."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,500 | 21,000 |
|
110,000 | -26,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Break
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
While the tournament is on the bubble with 129 players remaining, a 20-minute break has commenced.