2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

€25,750 High Roller
Day: 2
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

Kurganov's Shove Goes Through

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The action has come to a halt once again and just two minor hands went to a showdown, albeit with barely any action.

Then, Philipp Gruissem raised to 20,000 and Ekrem Sanioglu called in the small blind. Igor Kurganov shoved out of the big blind for 81,000 and both opponents folded. Kurganov forfeited his small blind the next hand when Sanioglu raised the button and won the blinds and antes.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
122,000 32,000

Tags: Ekrem SaniogluIgor KurganovPhilipp Gruissem

Sanioglu Takes Two

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Ekrem Sanioglu raised to 25,000 from the cutoff and Joao Simao called in the small blind. On the {A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} flop, Simao checked and Sanioglu got through with a bet of 125,000.

One hand later, Sanioglu raised to 18,000 and Philipp Gruissem defended the big blind. Sanioglu joked "flush" and Gruissem smiled back. The flop came {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Gruissem checked, then folded to Sanioglu's bet worth 55,000. Sanioglu flashed the {A-Hearts} and raked in another pot to take the lead on the money bubble.

The two shortest stacks are Igor Kurganov and Timothy Adams, who also happen to be on Sanioglu's table.

Player Chips Progress
Ekrem Sanioglu fr
Ekrem Sanioglu
790,000 110,000
Joao Simao br
Joao Simao
WSOP 2X Winner
292,000 -93,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
90,000 45,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
WSOP 1X Winner
81,000 -64,000

Tags: Ekrem SaniogluIgor KurganovJoao SimaoPhilipp GruissemTimothy Adams

Break

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The 28 remaining players are on a 15-minute break. After the break, we will play one more level of 60 minutes before chips are bagged and tagged for the night.

Two Big Pots at the End

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Hand 1

John Juanda raised to 20,000 and Pavel Plesuv called in the small blind. On the {Q-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Spades} flop, Plesuv check-called a bet worth 35,000 and the duo then checked the {8-Clubs} turn. Plesuv bet the {7-Diamonds} river for 45,000 and Juanda called to see Plesuv roll over {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}. Juanda had that beat with {K-Spades}{6-Diamonds} for a straight.

Hand 2

The last hand, also over on table four, took a bit longer and featured Dmitry Yurasov and Julian Thomas. The former was in the big blind and the latter raised to 17,000 from under the gun, which Yurasov called. On a flop of {J-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades}, Yurasov check-raised from 17,000 to 58,000 and Thomas called.

After the {8-Clubs} turn, Yurasov bet 90,000 and was called before firing the {9-Hearts} river for 120,000. Thomas used one time bank card and then moved all in for 322,000. Yurasov himself also used one time bank card and folded with three seconds left.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
WPT 1X Winner
780,000 330,000
John Juanda id
John Juanda
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
530,000 130,000
Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
WSOP 2X Winner
274,000 -336,000
Pavel Plesuv md
Pavel Plesuv
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
175,000 -175,000

Tags: Dmitry YurasovJohn JuandaJulian ThomasPavel Plesuv

Thomas Flushes Riess Out

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Ryan Riess / Julian Thomas
Ryan Riess / Julian Thomas

After losing the vast majority of his stack to Murad Akhundov, Ryan Riess was down to less than one big blind. He waited for a few more hands before committing his last 6,000.

Julian Thomas raised to 20,000 behind him and all other players folded.

Ryan Riess: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Julian Thomas: {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

Riess was in a good spot to survive but the flop was devastating: {7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. The {9-Spades} on the turn left the 2013 WSOP Main Event champion drawing dead, making the {A-Hearts} river meaningless.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
WPT 1X Winner
450,000 20,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Julian ThomasRyan Riess

Stokkan Stopped Before the Money

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Charlie Carrel raised from under the gun and Preben Stokkan shoved from the cutoff for 62,000, Carrel called.

Preben Stokkan: {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}
Charlie Carrel: {A-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}

The board ran out {A-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} and Carrel scooped the pot with a full house, while Stokkan missed out on the money.

Player Chips Progress
Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
560,000 50,000
Preben Stokkan no
Preben Stokkan
Busted

Tags: Charlie CarrelPreben Stokkan

Akhundov Gets There on the River

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

While Dmitry Yurasov failed to get table neighbor Ekrem Sanioglu off a pair of kings with {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}, there was another all in situation over on table four. Murad Akhundov had shoved the button for 72,000 and Ryan Riess, who had him barely covered, reshoved in the small blind. Julian Thomas folded in the big blind and the cards were tabled.

Ryan Riess: {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Murad Akhundov: {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The board came {Q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{8-Clubs} and Akhundov rivered a straight to double.

Player Chips Progress
Murad Akhundov az
Murad Akhundov
160,000 60,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
10,000 -102,000

Tags: Dmitry YurasovMurad AkhundovJulian ThomasRyan Riess

Schemion, Gruissem & Holz headline side event winners at PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Ole Schemion
Ole Schemion

So much poker has been played throughout the past two weeks here in Monaco that it's been hard to keep up with it all. From the Main Events to the cash games, side events to charity tournaments, you're never more than a few metres away from a three-bet.

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Tags: Fedor HolzOle SchemionPhilipp GruissemPokerStars Championship