The four-card championship will crown a winner today.
PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® €10,300 PLO High Roller has seen the field whittled from 60 down to just 11. The money has not yet been reached, but the bubble is sure to burst early here on Day 2 as only eight players will be paid.
Sampo Ryynanen is player with the least to worry about as far as cashing goes as he has the chip lead with 590,000 as blinds prepare to head to 3,000/6,000. Imad Derwiche (512,000) and Sylvain Loosli (502,000) round out the top three. The players in most danger are Ami Barer (73,000) and George Wolff (78,000).
Here's a look at the current table draw that players will be seated in:
Seat
Table 1 (Stack)
Table 2 (Stack)
1
Sampo Ryynanen (590,000)
Anthony Zinno (142,000)
2
Sylvain Loosli (502,000)
Imad Derwiche (512,000)
3
--
--
4
Dominykas Karmazinas (247,000)
Ami Barer (73,000)
5
George Wolff (78,000)
Bogdan Capitan (278,000)
6
--
--
7
Mike Watson (193,000)
Konstantinos Bouloutsos (244,000)
8
--
Minh Phuc Nguyen (142,000)
After the bubble bursts, it will be all eyes on first prize. Levels will last 45 minutes throughout the day. There's €174,600 up top, and we'll be bringing you all of the updates right here on PokerNews.
Three players saw a flop for what looked to be a three-bet, and Minh Phuc Nguyen shoved all in for 198,000. Anthony Zinno called on the button for 86,000, and Imad Derwiche thought a bit before mucking.
Nguyen:
Zinno:
"Good luck, brother," Zinno said.
The turn brought a , filling Zinno's flush draw. The river, however, was a , and Zinno rapped the table in submission.
Three players saw a flop for 25,000, and action checked to George Wolff in the cutoff. He put in 80,000, a pot-sized bet, and Minh Phuc Nguyen announced a repot from the big blind. Sylvain Loosli quickly folded, and Wolff put in his last 3,000.
Wolff:
Nguyen:
Again, Nguyen had a set against a combo draw. This time, the sweat was over early as a hit the turn. Wolff rapped the table and headed out. The remaining players are all in the money.
Dominykas Karmazinas defended his big blind from a raise by Minh Phuc Nguyen under the gun. Karmazinas checked and called a bet on the flop and then checked the . Nguyen bet 46,000.
"I raise the pot," Karmazinas announced.
It was 185,000.
"It's all yours buddy," Karmazinas said. "If you get there, it's all yours."
After a couple of moments, Nguyen announced all in and Karmazinas called for 303,000. Turned out, it was Karmazinas who needed to get there.
Nguyen:
Karmazinas: .
The Lithuanian was looking for a king, but the river was a .
Sylvain Loosli opened for 50,000 first to act. Minh Phuc Nguyen called in the cutoff, and Konstantinos Bouloutsos jammed after some thought in the big blind. It was 138,000. Loosli quickly announced a repot, putting Nguyen and his stack of about 300,000 to the test. After about a minute, he decided to call it off.
Loosli:
Nguyen:
Bouloutsos:
Nobody had a pair, which would prove crucial as the board ran out . That meant ace-king high was a winner for Loosli, although he already had the best hand on the turn with jacks up.
Imad Derwiche defended his big blind from a Sampo Ryynanen button raise and then checkec a flop. Ryynanen bet 54,000, and Derwiche made it 225,000. Ryynanen called. Both checked the , and Derwiche bet 200,000 on the river. Ryynanen took a couple of minutes and then called for nearly all of his chips.
Derwiche shook his head and showed for kings up. Ryynanen had .
Ami Barer potted to 72,000 in the small blind, and Sampo Ryynanen called. Barer checked a flop, and Ryynanen potted. Barer moved in for possibly a bit more, and Ryynanen called.
Barer:
Ryynanen:
Barer had an overpair, gutter and flush draw to take to war against two pair. The turn was a , and Barer shook his head. A river gave Ryynanen a full house.
Imad Derwiche defended his big blind from a pot-sized preflop raise from small blind Sampo Ryynanen. After both checked the flop and there was unknown action on the turn, Derwiche bet 200,000 on a board of . Ryynanen thought a bit and folded.
"I am bluffing!" Derwiche exclaimed, showing . "Only way I can win. I am against two professionals. Two professionals, one fish."
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