2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

€10,300 PLO High Roller
Day: 1
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

Tough Exit for Lau

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante

Ka Kwan Lau won this event at PokerStars Championship Macau, but he's going to need a reentry to repeat the feat after a brutal bustout. He got it in there with {a-}{a-}{k-}{6-} but found he was up against {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} of David Dayan. The Brazilian made a diamond flush to bust Lau.

At another table, Imad Derwiche took a seat.

Player Chips Progress
David Dayan br
David Dayan
147,000
91,000
91,000
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
50,000
Ka Kwan Lau es
Ka Kwan Lau
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David DayanKa Kwan Lau

Simao Coolers Quevedo

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante
Joao Simao
Joao Simao

Just before the previous level ended, Joao Simao got his stack of nearly 60,000 in on an {8-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{q-Spades} flop holding {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}. His top set was good against Federico Quevedo, who had {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{3-Hearts} for second set and a flush draw. The turn was a {5-Spades} and the river a {6-Diamonds}, so Quevedo sent over most of his stack after missing his heart draw.

Player Chips Progress
Joao Simao br
Joao Simao
125,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Federico Quevedo cr
Federico Quevedo
30,500
-38,000
-38,000

Tags: Federico QuevedoJoao Simao

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

Watson Rips the Turn

Level 5 : 300/600, 0 ante

Six players put in 1,800 preflop, and everyone checked to Mike Watson, who bet 10,800 last to act on a {5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop. Only Alexander Uskov, on Watson's right, wanted to keep playing. Uskov checked the {4-Diamonds} turn and Watson jammed for what looked like about 26,000. Uskov folded fairly quickly.

At another table, Konstantinos Bouloutsos sat in.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Uskov ru
Alexander Uskov
76,000
-31,000
-31,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
60,000
10,000
10,000
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
Konstantinos Bouloutsos gr
Konstantinos Bouloutsos
50,000

Tags: Mike WatsonAlexander Uskov

Greenwood Folds, Albeit Painfully

Level 5 : 300/600, 0 ante

Felipe Ramos limped in at the previous level and Hok Lee made it 2,200 from the cutoff. Luc Greenwood called in the big blind, and Ramos sprang to life with a reraise to 9,000. Lee called after some thought, and Greenwood came along too. The flop came {5-Spades}{j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}, and Ramos put in his last 9,400 after Greenwood checked. Lee folded, and Greenwood seemed pained but eventually folded after exchanging some banter with Ramos.

"Just don't show me," Greenwood said with a smile.

Ramos obliged and kept his cards face-down.

Player Chips Progress
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
39,800
-11,700
-11,700
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos
36,600
17,600
17,600

Tags: Hok LeeLuc Greenwood

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0

Troyanovskiy Doubles

Level 4 : 200/500, 0 ante

We didn't see Ka Kwan Lau's cards, as they were already in the muck, but he paid 42,400 to Vladimir Troyanovskiy on a board of {8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Troyanovskiy had {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}{j-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for kings up.

Two more players also took seats: Jussi Nevanlinna and Fabian Ribau-Schmithels.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
100,000
50,000
50,000
Ka Kwan Lau es
Ka Kwan Lau
60,000
-46,800
-46,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
50,000
Fabian Riebau-Schmithals de
Fabian Riebau-Schmithals
50,000

Tags: Jussi NevanlinnaVladimir TroyanovskiyFabian Ribau-SchmithelsKa Kwan Lau

Bensadoun Puts Nasty Beat on Thorel to Bust Him for Good

Level 4 : 200/500, 0 ante
[Removed:119], pictured at a different event.
[Removed:119], pictured at a different event.

Jean-Noel Thorel just got all of his chips in way ahead with {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} on a flop of {5-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Spades}, which gave him the nut straight. [Removed:119] had {10-Spades}{3-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} for an inferior straight draw and a backdoor flush draw, but a {5-Spades} turn and {4-Spades} river gave him a full house to eliminate the disgusted Thorel.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:119] fr
[Removed:119]
67,500
35,500
35,500
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel