2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

€25,500 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
69
Prize
€485,135
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€2,082,500
Entries
81
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Seven-Deuce!

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Jason Mercier limped in from the small blind and big blind Steve O'Dwyer raised to 52,000. Mercier called and check-called 44,000 on {7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. Both players checked the {Q-Clubs} on the turn and {3-Hearts} on the river.

Mercier showed {K-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. O'Dwyer said "I'm embarrassed to show this" before revealing {7-Hearts}{2-Spades} which earned him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
1,100,000
62,000
62,000
EPT 1X Winner
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
320,000
-180,000
-180,000

Tags: Jason MercierSteve O'Dwyer

Level: 14

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Petrangelo Keeps Firing

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

We arrived on the turn with the board reading {4-Clubs}{A-Spades}{J-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and Petrangelo (under the gun plus one) bet 65,000. Jean-Noel Thorel (button) called. Petrangelo fired another 175,000 on the {5-Clubs} river and Thorel called again.

Petrangelo showed {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs} which earned him the pot as Thorel tabled {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
640,000
270,000
270,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
526,000
-274,000
-274,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelNick Petrangelo

Mercier Wins Some Back

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 40,000 under the gun and big blind Jason Mercier called. Mercier checked on {7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and O'Dwyer bet 26,000. Mercier check-raised to 68,000 with 240,000 behind and O'Dwyer called.

Both players checked the {9-Hearts} on the turn before Mercier bet 182,000 with just 2 seconds left to act. O'Dwyer ran his clock down and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
910,000
-190,000
-190,000
EPT 1X Winner
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
488,000
168,000
168,000

Tags: Jason MercierSteve O'Dwyer

Alexander Uskov Eliminated

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Alexander Uskov	(middle)
Alexander Uskov (middle)

Philipp Gruissem opened for 45,000 under the gun and from the button, Alexander Uskov shoved all in for 218,000. Both blinds folded, Gruissem called.

Philipp Gruissem: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}
Alexander Uskov: {J-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Uskov departed.

Player Chips Progress
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
1,400,000
680,000
680,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Alexander Uskov ru
Alexander Uskov
Busted

Tags: Philipp GruissemAlexander Uskov

Fedor Holz Eliminated

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Fedor Holz
Fedor Holz

Jean-Noel Thorel opened the cutoff for 51,000 and big blind Fedor Holz called. Holz checked on {3-Spades}{9-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} and Thorel fired 75,000. Holz check-shoved for 164,000, followed by an instant call from Thorel.

Fedor Holz: {9-Spades}{J-Diamonds}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

The {4-Diamonds} on the turn and {2-Hearts} on the river did nothing and Holz hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
600,000
74,000
74,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
Busted

Tags: Fedor HolzJean-Noel Thorel

Level: 15

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

Bonomo Doubles

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Philipp Gruissem opened the hijack for 55,000 and cutoff David Peters three-bet to 155,000. Small blind Justin Bonomo tanked for a bit, used a time bank chip, and shoved for 235,000. Oliver Weis in the big blind thought about it for a bit before folding, Gruissem folded instantly. Peters called.

Justin Bonomo: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
David Peters: {A-Spades}{3-Spades}

The board came {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and Bonomo doubled.

Player Chips Progress
David Peters us
David Peters
1,030,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
522,000
222,000
222,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Philipp GruissemDavid PetersJustin Bonomo

O'Dwyer Makes a Big Call

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds we saw Steve O'Dwyer check from the small blind on {8-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}. Big blind Jean-Noel Thorel bet 175,000 and O'Dwyer called.

The river {10-Diamonds} saw O'Dwyer check. Thorel bet 100,000 and O'Dwyer sighed. He used a time bank chip and eventually called. Thorel mucked, O'Dwyer showed {Q-Clubs}{8-Hearts} to take it down.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
1,318,000
408,000
408,000
EPT 1X Winner
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
215,000
-385,000
-385,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelSteve O'Dwyer

Jean-Noel Thorel Eliminated

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel (photo from an earlier event)
Jean-Noel Thorel (photo from an earlier event)

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 50,000 under the gun and his neighbor Jean-Noel Thorel shoved for 193,000. Action folded back to O'Dwyer and he instantly called.

Steve O'Dwyer: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {A-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Thorel was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
1,700,000
382,000
382,000
EPT 1X Winner
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelSteve O'Dwyer