2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

€10,300 PLO High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq1010
Prize
€174,600
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Entries
60
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Ryynanen Doubles Through Derwiche

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Imad Derwiche raised to 125,000 on the button, and Sampo Ryynanen potted most of his stack in the big blind. Derwiche called, and {7-Spades}{2-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flopped. Ryynanen jammed his remaining 138,000 in, and Derwiche called.

Ryynanen: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Derwiche: {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}

Ryynanen's aces held through the turn and river, and he actually ran out an eight-high straight.

Player Chips Progress
Sampo Ryynanen fi
Sampo Ryynanen
1,200,000
520,000
520,000
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
975,000
-575,000
-575,000

Tags: Imad DerwicheSampo Ryynanen

Updated Chip Counts at Break

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Imad Derwiche just showed another bluff. This time, after everyone checked a {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop, Derwiche bet 100,000 on the {10-Hearts} and got action from only Sylvain Loosli. Derwiche bet 150,000 on the {a-Spades} river. Loosli mucked and Derwiche showed {9-}{9-}{8-}{7-}

Player Chips Progress
Sampo Ryynanen fi
Sampo Ryynanen
1,300,000
100,000
100,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
900,000
100,000
100,000
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
800,000
-175,000
-175,000

Tags: Imad DerwicheSylvain Loosli

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 0

Sylvain Loosli Eliminated in 3rd Place (€81,500)

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Sylvain Loosli
Sylvain Loosli

Sampo Ryynanen raised to 100,000, and Imad Derwiche called. Sylvain Loosli potted in the big blind to 400,000, and Derwiche called. The flop came {5-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, and Derwiche checked. Loosli put in his last 160,000 and Derwiche sighed and called.

Derwiche: {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Loosli: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

Derwiche had a gutter that took no time to materialize as the {4-Spades} fell on the turn. Loosli patted the table, knowing he was drawing dead.

"Good luck, guys," he said.

Player Chips Progress
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
1,800,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Sampo Ryynanen fi
Sampo Ryynanen
1,200,000
-100,000
-100,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
Busted

Tags: Sampo RyynanenImad DerwicheSylvain Loosli

First Blood to Ryynanen, Along With Lead

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Imad Derwiche raised preflop on the button and got action. He bet 125,000 on a {4-Hearts}{8-Spades}{k-Clubs} flop, and Sampo Ryynanen called him. Ryynanen check-called 250,000 on the {2-Spades} turn, and a {j-Spades} river completed a possible flush. Ryynanen came out betting with 345,000, and Derwiche showed him a king and folded.

"You show me a bluff?" he said.

"Pick two," Ryynanen said.

Derwiche showed two cards of absolutely no consequence: {10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Sampo Ryynanen fi
Sampo Ryynanen
1,750,000
550,000
550,000
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
1,250,000
-550,000
-550,000

Tags: Sampo RyynanenImad Derwiche

Derwiche Back in Command

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Momentum has swung in Imad Derwiche's favor as he has taken a series of pots. In the latest one, he defended his big blind from a button raise and the two checked down a board of {7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}. Finally, Derwiche bet 175,000 and Sampo Ryynanen called. Derwiche showed {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, a winning flush.

Player Chips Progress
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
1,850,000
600,000
600,000
Sampo Ryynanen fi
Sampo Ryynanen
1,150,000
-600,000
-600,000

Tags: Imad DerwicheSampo Ryynanen

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 0

Sampo Ryynanen Eliminated in 2nd Place (€126,300)

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Sampo Ryynanen
Sampo Ryynanen

Imad Derwiche raised to 150,000 after winning a few more pots, and Sampo Ryynanen called. On the {8-Spades}{2-Spades}{10-Spades} flop, Ryynanen checked and shoved for about 400,000 when Derwiche potted. Derwiche quickly called.

Derwiche: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Ryynanen: {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}{9-Spades}{4-Spades}

Ryynanen had it for the moment with a flush and needed to fade the board pairing. The turn was a harmless {6-Diamonds} but the river an {8-Clubs}.

"Well-played," Ryynanen complimented his opponent.

Derwiche shook his hand and began celebrating his victory with a friend.

Player Chips Progress
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
3,000,000
1,150,000
1,150,000
Sampo Ryynanen fi
Sampo Ryynanen
Busted

Tags: Imad DerwicheSampo Ryynanen