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

Selbst Misses

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Vanessa Selbst opened from an early position and called a three-bet to 1,000 from the player on her left. She check-called 800 on the {2-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{a-Spades} flop, and both players checked the {5-Clubs}. Selbst came out betting with 2,300 on the {7-Clubs} river, and her opponent thought awhile and called.

Selbst shook her head and showed {j-Spades}{10-Spades} for a whiffed combo draw, and her opponent turned over {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for the win.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
23,400
-5,600
-5,600

Tags: Vanessa Selbst

More for Kisacikoglu, Less for Chidwick

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Stephen Chidwick from under the gun, Artur Sahakyan in the cutoff and Alin Grasu on the button all invested 1,300 pre flop to see the flop come {Q-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts}. The action checked to Grasu, who continued for 1,600 and just Chidwick called. After the {4-Diamonds} turn, Chidwick checked and then folded when Grasu fired a second bet worth 3,000.

Orpen Kisacikoglu, who has been moved tables since, claimed some more chips after forcing a fold in a heads-up pot on the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} turn to climb up to two times the starting stack in level one already.

Player Chips Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
60,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Alin Grasu ro
Alin Grasu
31,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
8,100
-3,200
-3,200
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alin GrasuOrpen KisacikogluStephen ChidwickArtur Sahakyan

Soulier Loses Some

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
Fabrice Soulier
Fabrice Soulier

The player under the gun opened for 250 and the hijack called before Fabrice Soulier in the cutoff squeezed to 1,175. Peter Vanco in the big blind called, and so did both players who had committed chips already.

All four of them checked on {4-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and the {10-Hearts} hit the turn. Vanco bet out 500 and the player under the gun folded, the hijack and Soulier called.

The river {2-Diamonds} saw Vanco bet out 2,000. The hijack folded, Soulier called. Vanco tabled {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and Soulier mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
25,800
-4,200
-4,200
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Fabrice Soulier

Fatehi's Raise Wins

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Ali Reza Fatehi was on the button and facing a bet of 1,725 into a pot of about 2,500 when we got to his table. The board read {k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{8-Hearts}, and Fatehi announced a raise before dropping in 4,200. His opponent took some thinking time and then let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
32,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Ali Reza Fatehi

Trips for Soulier

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Two players checked to a player on the button after an {8-Hearts}{q-Spades}{k-Diamonds} flop, and he bet 1,100. Big blind Fabrice Soulier was the only caller, and the turn brought a {4-Diamonds} and two checks. The board paired on the {q-Hearts} river, and Soulier fired in 2,100 without delay. His opponent called, but he could not beat the {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} shown down by the Frenchman.

Player Chips Progress
Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
30,200
4,400
4,400
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Fabrice Soulier

Deeb Folds Aces

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Poker legend Freddy Deeb is among those to take a seat on Day 1a of the PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo. In a blind battle, Deed held {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} and bet 3,500 on a {5-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} board. Brazilian qualifier Michel Pereira Marques check-raised to 9,500, which gave Deeb pause.

"You have a ten?" the two-time WSOP bracelet winner asked, but it elicited no response from Pereira.

"You beat two aces?" Deeb tried again with a wry smile, but still no response. The American flashed his aces and folded. Pereira knocked the table and casually slid his cards face-down into the muck.

"Show bluff. Good for image" Deeb tried one last time, but the Brazilian still didn't feel like talking. Deeb ended his monologue with "no bluff then" and moved on to the next hand.

Player Chips Progress
Michel Pereira Marques br
Michel Pereira Marques
65,000
65,000
65,000
Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
25,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Freddy DeebMichel Pereira Marques

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0