2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
€466,714
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€3,525,950
Entries
727
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

Varnell Thriving

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Nader Alfred raised to 400 and Craig Varnell three-bet to 1,200 from one seat over to pick up a call by Albert. On the {Q-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop, Alfred bet 1,000 and Varnell just called before then raising the {8-Hearts} turn from 2,000 to 5,000. Alfred called and then checked the {2-Spades} river.

Varnell made it 8,800 to go and his opponent eventually called to get shown {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} as winning hand by Varnell. "I have never bagged up here," Varnell said after the hand was over.

Player Chips Progress
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
52,000 22,000

Tags: Craig VarnellNader Alfred