2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

Main Event
Day: 4
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

Lawrence Bayley Eliminated in 21st Place (€26,000)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Lawrence Bayley
Lawrence Bayley

Pierre Calamusa opened under the gun and his neighbor Lawrence Bayley shoved. Action folded around to Calamusa and he called.

Lawrence Bayley: {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}
Pierre Calamusa: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{K-Spades}{5-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} and Bayley hit the rail in 21st place.

Player Chips Progress
Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
Winamax
1,640,000 620,000
Lawrence Bayley gb
Lawrence Bayley
Busted

Tags: Lawrence BayleyPierre Calamusa

Dmitry Ponomarev Eliminated in 22nd Place (€26,000)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Dmitry Ponomarev opened the cutoff and big blind Alex Foxen called. Foxen checked on {3-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Ponomarev shoved for 301,000. Foxen tanked for a bit and called.

Dmitry Ponomarev: {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}
Alex Foxen: {9-Spades}{7-Hearts}

The {3-Hearts} on the turn and {6-Spades} on the river were blanks and Ponomarev exited.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
800,000 415,000
Dmitry Ponomarev ru
Dmitry Ponomarev
Busted

Tags: Alex FoxenDmitry Ponomarev

Two Doubles

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Matas Cimbolas
Matas Cimbolas

Diego Zeiter jammed for 257,000 on the button over a cutoff raise from Serhii Popovych, who called after thinking briefly.

Popovych: {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Zeiter: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The {q-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop brought little for Popovych but he gained outs on the {7-Diamonds} turn with a double-gutter. The river bricked with the {7-Clubs} though.

At the other table, Matas Cimbolas jammed for 415,000 in the big blind over a cutoff open from Colin Robinson, who called.

Robinson: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Cimbolas: {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}

Cimbolas expressed surprise at the call and then slid his chair back upon seeing the {8-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{k-Spades} flop. The {5-Hearts} bricked and he stood up but the river was the {2-Diamonds}.

"He made a bad call and I punish him!" Cimbolas shouted. "Karma's real."

Player Chips Progress
Serhii Popovych ua
Serhii Popovych
1,638,000 -297,000
Matas Cimbolas lt
Matas Cimbolas
WPT 1X Winner
876,000 679,000
Diego Zeiter ch
Diego Zeiter
582,000 182,000
Colin Robinson us
Colin Robinson
486,000 -154,000

Tags: Diego ZeiterSerhii PopovychMatas CimbolasColin Robinson

Mrakes Makes a Huge Call With Ace-High, Wins Biggest Pot of the Tournament

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Michal Mrakes
Michal Mrakes

From the hijack, Michal Mrakes raised to 60,000 and Hon Cheong Lee three-bet to 180,000 from the button. Mrakes called to see a flop of {4-Hearts}{4-Spades}{4-Clubs}. Mrakes checked and Lee bet 110,000. Mrakes was quick to call.

With the pot now at 648,000, the {8-Hearts} hit the turn and Mrakes checked again. Lee bet again, this time 225,000. Mrakes called.

The {2-Clubs} completed the board and Mrakes checked. Lee tanked for a bit before he shoved 856,000 into the 1,098,000 pot.

Mrakes pondered for a fair bit and eventually slammed a tower of chips in the middle to indicate the call. Lee's face said enough, and Mrakes now tabled his {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts} with some confidence. Lee showed {Q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and left with hanging shoulders.

Player Chips Progress
Michal Mrakes cz
Michal Mrakes
Day 4 Chip Leader
3,890,000 1,614,000
Hon Cheong Lee hk
Hon Cheong Lee
Busted

Tags: Hon Cheong LeeMichal Mrakes

Moreira de Melo Wins a Small One

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hon Cheong Lee opened the hijack for 55,000 and Fatima Moreira de Melo called from the button. The shorties in the blinds folded.

Lee bet 50,000 on {7-Spades}{5-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and Moreira de Melo called.

With the pot now at 278,000, the {J-Spades} hit the turn and Lee checked. Moreira de Melo bet 100,000 and Lee folded right away.

Player Chips Progress
Fatima Moreira de Melo nl
Fatima Moreira de Melo
1,540,000 -91,000
Hon Cheong Lee hk
Hon Cheong Lee
1,450,000 -100,000

Tags: Fatima Moreira De MeloHon Cheong Lee

Final 24 Redraw

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
SeatTable 1Table 2Feature Table
1Navot GolanAleksandr MordvinovMichal Mrakes
2Harry LodgeKalidou SowValentyn Shabelnyk
3Alex FoxenIvan SoshnikovHon Cheong Lee
4Jason WheelerGabriele LeporeFatima Moreira de Melo
5Serhii PopovychColin RobinsonThomas Lentrodt
6Diego ZeiterPierre CalamusaNir Levy
7Robert HeidornLawrence BayleyJames Mitchell
8Dmitry PonomarevMatas CimbolasAlessio Isaia

Barriocanal Eliminated to Force Redraw

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hon Cheong Lee opened for 53,000 and called the all-in shove of Daniel Barriocanal, who had 267,000 on the button.

Lee: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Barriocanal: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

It was a race, but perhaps Barriocanal wasn't feeling his chances as he began wrapping up his headphones. Sure enough, the flop came {q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{j-Clubs}, and the {3-Hearts} and {2-Clubs} river were worthless bricks for Barriocanal.

That leaves 24 players, who will redraw around three tables.

Player Chips Progress
Hon Cheong Lee hk
Hon Cheong Lee
1,550,000 320,000
Daniel Barriocanal es
Daniel Barriocanal
Busted

Tags: Hon Cheong LeeDaniel Barriocanal

Gianluca Speranza Eliminated

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Daniel Barriocanal opened to 58,000 in the hijack and Gianluca Speranza shoved from the button for 300,000. Kalidou Sow in the big blind isolated by moving in over the top and Barriocanal, with 318,000 behind, went deep into the tank. He eventually folded and left Speranza and Sow to it.

Gianluca Speranza: {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Kalidou Sow: {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}

It was a coin flip to start with but the {J-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{8-Spades} flop changed all that. It was all over after the {3-Hearts} on the turn, the {K-Diamonds} on the river was too little, too late for Speranza and he exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Kalidou Sow fr
Kalidou Sow
Day 5 Chip Leader
1,950,000 400,000
Daniel Barriocanal es
Daniel Barriocanal
318,000 -49,000
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
Busted

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaKalidou SowDaniel Barriocanal