Two Out, One In
Level 3
: 200/400, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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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
Greenwood Pays Karakitukov Before Break
Level 3
: 200/400, 0 ante
Veselin Karakitukov opened for 1,400 in the cutoff, and Luc Greenwood three-bet it to 4,800 on the button. The blinds folded, and Karakitukov called to see a 
flop. He check-called 3,000 from the Canadian. The 
got checked through, and the river was a 
. Karakitukov bet 11,800 and Greenwood quickly called.
Karakitukov showed 
for nines full.
Players are on break for 15 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,000
29,500
|
29,500 |
|
51,500
8,000
|
8,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 0
Two More Gone; Watson Joins
Level 4
: 200/500, 0 ante
David Dayan has reentered, and tournament legend Mike "SirWatts" Watson hopped in. Denes Kalo and George Wolff, meanwhile, are nowhere to be found.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Capitan Can't Find a Hold
Level 4
: 200/500, 0 ante
Bogdan Capitan got it in good once for most of his chips and lost. He just did so again for the rest and got run down once again. This time, he defended his big blind from a David Dayan under-the-gun open and the two saw 
flop. Dayan bet 3,000 and Capitan shoved for his remaining 13,100. Dayan called.
Dayan: 
Capitan: 
Capitan had flopped the low straight, and the 
kept him in front, but the 
river doomed him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 4
: 200/500, 0 ante
Joao Simao and Vladimir Troyanovskiy have entered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
107,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
||
|
107,000
60,600
|
60,600 |
|
106,800
36,800
|
36,800 |
|
|
||
|
99,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
||
|
50,000 | |
|
19,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
|
||
Bensadoun Puts Nasty Beat on Thorel to Bust Him for Good
Level 4
: 200/500, 0 ante
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Jean-Noel Thorel just got all of his chips in way ahead with 
on a flop of 
, which gave him the nut straight. [Removed:119] had 
for an inferior straight draw and a backdoor flush draw, but a 
turn and 
river gave him a full house to eliminate the disgusted Thorel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,500
35,500
|
35,500 |
|
Busted |
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 
. Troyanovskiy had 
for kings up.
Two more players also took seats: Jussi Nevanlinna and Fabian Ribau-Schmithels.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
60,000
-46,800
|
-46,800 |
|
|
||
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
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 
, 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,800
-11,700
|
-11,700 |
|
|
36,600
17,600
|
17,600 |
|
|
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