Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 0
2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®
€10,300 PLO High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®
Buy-in
€10,300
Entries
60
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Geilich Busted Immediately
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
Just after we took note of his entry in the event, Ludovic Geilich busted out. He found himself in a three-way all in with solid equity on a 
flop:
Geilich: 
Konstantinos Bouloutsos: 
Ilya Bulychev: 
Bulychev's two pair held up as it ran out 
. He doubled through Bouloutsos, who won a small side pot against Geilich.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
107,500 | 53,000 |
|
54,000 | 4,000 |
|
Busted |
More Entries
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
The tournament is nearly up to 40 entrants after some new faces entered, plus reentries from Bogdan Capitan and [Removed:119].
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 29,000 |
Photos: PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo €10,300 PLO
Photos by Manuel Kovsca.
Two Shoves Go Uncalled
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
On a board of 
, Imad Derwiche led out for 10,000 into three opponents. Only Felipe Ramos, on his immediate left, called. The river was a 
and Ramos shoved all in when Derwiche checked. The latter decided to fold.
At another table, Dominykas Karmazinas bet 16,000 on a board of 
from the cutoff. Ka Kwan Lau moved all in for 28,900 more, and Karmazinas thought a bit before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 55,000 |
|
79,400 | 29,400 |
|
68,000 | 18,000 |
|
59,000 | 22,400 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 0
Aces Come in Last
Level 6
: 400/800, 0 ante
![[Removed:119], pictured at a different event.](https://s.pnimg.net/pNUtR_eG1CcCl8V4aPmAwNzcgm-riGyoS78KKE4L6vI/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/OTA4LzE1L3g2MTVh/OGE4MjA2LmpwZw.webp)
Three players got all in preflop:
Minh Phuc Nguyen: 
Francesco Grande: 
[Removed:119]: 
The board ran out 
. Grande made a flush to triple up his short stack. Nguyen also made a flush, doubling his remaining 72,000 through Bensadoun, who was left shaking head.
Players are on break for 15 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
144,000 | 94,000 |
|
26,000 | 19,800 |
|
|
21,000 | -46,500 |
Aces Hold for Nevanlinna Against Two
Level 6
: 400/800, 0 ante
Jussi Nevanlinna put in his last 23,500 on a flop of 
and was called in two spots. His opponents checked through the 
and . The first player showed 
, and Nevanlinna turned over 
for unimproved aces. They were good though, as the third player had just 
for a whiffed flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
106,000 | 56,000 |
Wolff Doubles Through Grande
Level 6
: 400/800, 0 ante
George Wolff was all in for 36,400 when we got to his table, over a bet of 16,000 from Francesco Grande. The flop had come . Grande decided to call with 
, but his two pair trailed the 
held by Wolff, good for top two. The turn was a and the river an 
, making Wolff a full house.
At the same table, Minh Phuc Nguyen took a seat in the tourney for the first time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,500 | 65,500 |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
6,200 | -44,800 |
More for Dayan
Level 6
: 400/800, 0 ante
David Dayan bet 15,000 from the cutoff when Ilya Bulychev checked from the blinds on a board of . Bulychev called, and the river was a . Dayan bet 15,000 again and received a quick call. He showed 
for fives full and swept another huge pot up.
Ka Kwan Lau reentered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | 53,000 |
|
|
54,500 | -44,500 |
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |