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

Boika Bests Sammartino

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Aliaksei Boika limped in from the small blind and Dario Sammartino raised to 20,000 in the big blind, Boika called. On the {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop, Boika checked and subsequently called a bet of 18,000 by Sammartino before the {9-Hearts} fell on the turn. Boika check-called another bet worth 47,000 and the {K-Hearts} river completed the board.

Boika rolled over {K-Spades}{9-Diamonds} for a full house and Sammartino mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Aliaksei Boika by
Aliaksei Boika
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
405,000 75,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
370,000 -85,000

Tags: Aliaksei BoikaDario Sammartino

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

Break

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Players are going on a 20-minute break. During this break, the T-500 chips will be raced off and the T-25,000 chips will be introduced into play.

Shabalin Runs Into Ace-King

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Vladimir Shabalin open-shoved 109,500 from the small blind. Dario Sammartino instantly called the 22 big blind shove in the big blind.

Vladimir Shabalin: {A-Clubs}{4-Hearts}
Dario Sammartino: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}

No escape for Shabalin on {3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{8-Spades}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}. We're now six places from the money.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
455,000 75,000
Vladimir Shabalin ru
Vladimir Shabalin
Busted

Tags: Dario SammartinoVladimir Shabalin

Plesuv Wins Flip Against Riess

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Pavel Plesuv
Pavel Plesuv

Before the dinner break, Ryan Riess score a big double, and now he experienced the exact opposite in the last hand before the break. After a raise to 12,000 by Pavel Plesuv, Riess three-bet the button and called the four-bet shove of Plesuv for massive 184,000.

Pavel Plesuv: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Ryan Riess: {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}

The flip went to Plesuv after a board of {8-Spades}{7-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Riess was left with less than the average.

Player Chips Progress
Pavel Plesuv md
Pavel Plesuv
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
375,000 165,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
145,000 -205,000

Tags: Pavel PlesuvRyan Riess

Boika Pains Kurganov

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Igor Kurganov
Igor Kurganov

With the board reading {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{J-Clubs}{A-Clubs} and almost 90,000 in the pot, action was on Igor Kurganov. The Russian Team PokerStars Pro bet 65,000. Boika put in a raise to 135,000 and kept just 40,000 behind.

That send Kurganov back, and he agonised over his decision. Eventually, after offering a time bank chip, he settled on a fold.

"Show one card," begged Kurganov. Boika didn't comply. "It's such a good spot to show one card," Kurganov added, but Boika mucked his hand face-down and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Aliaksei Boika by
Aliaksei Boika
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
330,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
150,000

Tags: Aliaksei BoikaIgor Kurganov

Goldberg Gets Involved

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

After a raise and a call preflop, [Removed:17] bet the {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop for 15,000 in the small blind and Charlie Carrel called in the big blind. The {K-Clubs} fell on the turn and Yan bet 55,000, Carrel folded.

One hand later, Carrel raised to 16,000 in the small blind and Alain Goldberg shoved the big blind for 120,000. Carrel folded and soon after Goldberg raised to 12,000, then called a three-bet to 37,000 by Josip Simunic.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and Goldberg shoved for 37,000, Simunic folded with the words "ace-king suited no good."

Player Chips Progress
Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
400,000 -70,000
Josip Simunic at
Josip Simunic
342,000 -28,000
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
320,000 45,000
Alain Goldberg fr
Alain Goldberg
185,000 45,000

Tags: Alain GoldbergCharlie CarrelJosip Simunic

Chip Counts (full)

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

A full count of all 34 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
WSOP 2X Winner
770,000 -30,000
Ekrem Sanioglu fr
Ekrem Sanioglu
660,000 -15,000
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
WPT 1X Winner
520,000 60,000
Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
470,000 70,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
380,000 110,000
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
380,000
Josip Simunic at
Josip Simunic
370,000 72,000
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
370,000 -20,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
350,000 75,000
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos
335,000 -20,000
Julian Stuer at
Julian Stuer
330,000 60,000
Aliaksei Boika by
Aliaksei Boika
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
330,000 95,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
310,000 25,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
WSOP 2X Winner
290,000 -55,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
280,000 120,000
Vlado Banicevic me
Vlado Banicevic
275,000 -55,000
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
275,000 19,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
250,000 -25,000
Emil Patel us
Emil Patel
245,000 -25,000
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
230,000 -50,000
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
220,000 20,000
Pavel Plesuv md
Pavel Plesuv
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
210,000 30,000
Joao Simao br
Joao Simao
WSOP 2X Winner
200,000 -20,000
Javier Gomez Zapatero es
Javier Gomez Zapatero
180,000 -80,000
Preben Stokkan no
Preben Stokkan
165,000 -10,000

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Sanioglu Wins Big Off Gruissem

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Ekrem Sanioglu
Ekrem Sanioglu

Ekrem Sanioglu raised to 11,500 and Philipp Gruissem three-bet to 29,000 on the button, which was called by Sanioglu. On the {9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop, Sanioglu bet 35,000 and Gruissem raised to 85,000, which Sanioglu called with just one second.

Both players then checked the {2-Spades} turn and the {2-Diamonds} river completed the board. Sanioglu checked, Gruissem bet 110,000 and Sanioglu quickly called without asking for the amount. "Flush," Gruissem announced and turned over {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. Sanioglu also announced a flush and triumphantly tossed the {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} to the middle of the table.

Player Chips Progress
Ekrem Sanioglu fr
Ekrem Sanioglu
675,000 240,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
285,000 -145,000

Tags: Ekrem SaniogluPhilipp Gruissem