2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

€25,750 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
€1,015,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,750
Prize Pool
€4,581,500
Entries
187
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

[Removed:17] Eliminated in 15th Place (€68,720)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Short stack [Removed:17] moved all in for 143,000 and Dario Sammartino called from two seats over. John Juanda in the small blind folded, and Josip Simunic sweated his cards. "This is really bad," the Austrian said after seeing a three first. The second card was no good either and Simunic folded.

Dario Sammartino: {A-Spades}{k-Spades}
[Removed:17]: {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}

The board came {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{10-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Yan bricked his flush draw to join the rail in 15th place for €68,720. The next player to bust will receive the same amount before the next pay jump is then on 14th place.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
840,000 -120,000
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
Busted

Tags: Dario SammartinoJosip SimunicJohn Juanda

Sylvain Loosli Eliminated in 16th Place (€61,850)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Sylvain Loosli
Sylvain Loosli

The redraw of the last two tables was barely completed when Adrian Mateos raised to 35,000. Sylvain Loosli shoved for just over 200,000 out of the blinds and Mateos called.

Sylvain Loosli: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Adrian Mateos: {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The two over cards failed to show up on a board of {J-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}, but Mateos found three clubs to go along with his two and make the nut flush. Loosli was eliminated in 16th place for €61,850, and all remaining 15 players are now guaranteed at least €68,720.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
550,000 250,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosSylvain Loosli

Redraw of the Last Two Tables

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
SeatTable 1CountryTable 2Country
1Murad AkhundovAzerbaijanJulian ThomasGermany
2John JuandaIndonesiaSylvain LoosliFrance
3Josip SimunicAustriaFelipe RamosBrazil
4Vlado BanicevicMontenegroJulian StuerGermany
5Jimmy GuerreroFranceEkrem SaniogluFrance
6[Removed:17]New ZealandThomas MuehloeckerAustria
7Charlie CarrelUKAdrian MateosSpain
8Dario SammartinoItalyJavier Gomez ZapateroSpain

Ramos Eliminates Gruissem

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Philipp Gruissem
Philipp Gruissem

Philipp Gruissem raised to 45,000 in the small blind. Felipe Ramos went all-in in the big blind and Gruissem called.

Philipp Gruissem: {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Felipe Ramos: {A-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

The {J-Spades}{4-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop proved no help to Gruissem but the {K-Diamonds} on the turn certainly did. Ramos needed an ace or eight to eliminate Gruissem and spiked the {A-Hearts} on the river. Gruissem, who won the €25,500 Single-Day High Roller earlier this week, finished 17th for €61,850.

Player Chips Progress
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos
770,000 270,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Felipe RamosPhilipp Gruissem

Thomas Loses it Right Back

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Julian Thomas raised to 40,000 on the button, Charlie Carrel three-bet to 135,000 from the small blind, Thomas shoved and Carrel called.

Julian Thomas: {A-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Charlie Carrel: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {K-Clubs}{9-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and Thomas moved the chips he just won off Adrian Mateos over to Carrel.

Player Chips Progress
Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
1,390,000 850,000
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
WPT 1X Winner
750,000 -640,000

Tags: Charlie CarrelJulian Thomas

Big Double for Thomas

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Julian Thomas opened to 35,000 and Dario Sammartino three-bet to 93,000 on the button. Adrian Mateos then four-bet shoved in the small blind and Thomas called, Sammartino folded.

Julian Thomas: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Adrian Mateos: {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

After a board of {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}, Thomas doubled for 644,000 with a flush and Mateos was left short.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
WPT 1X Winner
1,390,000 795,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
300,000 -700,000

Tags: Adrian MateosDario SammartinoJulian Thomas

Everybody Loves a ...

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

... chop pot. Well, in this case [Removed:17] surely preferred to lock up the double, but the player from New Zealand had to settle for a split. Thomas Muehloecker raised to 36,000 and Yan shoved for 142,000 from one seat over on the button with {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}. Muehloecker reluctantly called with {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and almost got there on a board of {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{J-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
160,000 -18,000

Tags: Thomas Muehloecker

Mateos Shoves on Banicevic

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Dario Sammartino raised to 35,000 under the gun and Adrian Mateos called. Vlado Banicevic three-bet to 117,000 on the button and Sammartino folded.

Mateos had a different plan, as he decided to shove all in to put Banicevic to the test. The Montenegrin considered it for the better part of a minute before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
1,000,000 200,000
Vlado Banicevic me
Vlado Banicevic
230,000 -148,000

Tags: Adrian MateosVlado Banicevic

Gomez Zapatero Jams

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Over on table one a small pot emerged. Julian Thomas raised to 35,000 and Vlado Banicevic called in the big blind. The duo checked the {9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Spades} board and Banicevic showed {K-Hearts}{10-Spades}. Thomas had that beat with {K-Clubs}{J-Hearts} and claimed the pot.

On table two, Philipp Gruissem raised to 36,000 from the hijack and Javier Gomez Zapatero shoved for exactly 200,000 on the button to force a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
WPT 1X Winner
595,000 45,000
Vlado Banicevic me
Vlado Banicevic
378,000 -52,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
310,000 -5,000
Javier Gomez Zapatero es
Javier Gomez Zapatero
270,000 14,000

Tags: Javier GomezJulian ThomasPhilipp GruissemVlado Banicevic