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

Schemion Next to Haxton and Petrangelo

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante
Ole Schemion
Ole Schemion

Like it's a carbon-copy of a Super High Roller table, Nick Petrangelo, Isaac Haxton and Ole Schemion are seated next to each other in the Main Event. In one of his first hands at the table Schemion, who just sat down, and Haxton got tangled up in a small pot.

On a {4-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{A-Hearts} board, Haxton check-called a 1,900 bet from Schemion. The river was the {Q-Hearts} and both players checked. Haxton missed with {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, Schemion showed {Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and took down the pot.

The German superstar is already having a massive week here in Monte Carlo. After topping the €10,000 opening event, banking €274,750, Schemion added a whopping €487,715 with a fifth place in the €100,000 Super High Roller today. Schemion took his seat after busting out of that one and is in the hunt for a third big score.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
37,000
-3,000
-3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
35,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Isaac HaxtonNick PetrangeloOle Schemion

Schillhabel on the Way Up

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

Among the notables to hit the rail were Julian Thomas, Marc MacDonnell, Fabio Sperling, Victor Ilyukhin and Joe Mouawad. Peter Chan is no longer the biggest stack, as Stefan Schillhabel took over control on the table after twice picking up aces. In the second hand he felted table neighbor Luigi Mario Grisa, who held queens, as the board provided four spades and Schillhabel had the {A-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
118,000
118,000
118,000
WPT 1X Winner
Peter Chan hk
Peter Chan
60,000
-43,000
-43,000
Luigi Mario Grisa it
Luigi Mario Grisa
Busted
Marc MacDonnell ie
Marc MacDonnell
Busted
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
Busted
WPT 1X Winner
Joe Mouawad lb
Joe Mouawad
Busted
Fabio Sperling de
Fabio Sperling
Busted
Victor Ilyukhin gb
Victor Ilyukhin
Busted

Tags: Fabio SperlingJoseph MouawadLuigi Mario GrisaMarc MacDonnellPeter ChanStefan SchillhabelVictor Ilyukhin

Chan Tops the Counts

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

On a three-way flop of {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, Peter Chan bet 2,100 into a pot of 4,000 and Daniel Belov as well as Nikolay Nikolov called. The {3-Hearts} fell on the turn and Nikolov checked, Chan made it 4,500 to go and Belov folded, Nikolov called. The {K-Hearts} river then got checked through and Nikolov in the small blind was first to show and turned over {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a busted straight and flush draw.

Chan claimed the pot with {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} for a pair of nines, and bumped his stack to six digits. Below are further updated counts.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Chan hk
Peter Chan
103,000
23,000
23,000
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
64,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
47,000
700
700
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
45,000
14,000
14,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
43,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
39,200
-800
-800
WSOP 1X Winner
Ryan Franklin us
Ryan Franklin
36,000
6,000
6,000
Maxi Lehmanski de
Maxi Lehmanski
24,000
-6,000
-6,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
19,000
-8,100
-8,100
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Peter ChanNikolay NikolovDaniel Belov

One Notable Eliminated, Others Grab Seats

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante
Mike Watson
Mike Watson

Mike Watson put in his remaining 3,750 from the small blind in a raised pot and got two callers. The board ran out {k-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades}{q-Spades}{9-Spades}, and finally, a player bet into the dry side pot on the river. His opponent folded, and the bettor revealed {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for two pair. Watson nudged his cards to the muck, and the dealer turned over {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} after the tournament legend vacated his seat.

Player Chips Progress
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
30,000
30,000
30,000
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Murad Akhundov az
Murad Akhundov
30,000
30,000
30,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
Busted
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Mike Watson

Gomez Zapatero Back to Starting Stack

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

The day of Javier Gomez Zapatero had not gone too well until this point, and his stack had plummeted to half of what he started with. A raising war saw him then four-bet shove for the last 15,075 on the button and Elvin Muratovic, who had squeezed to 2,500, eventually called.

Javier Gomez Zapatero: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Elvin Muratovic: {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and the kicker played to let the Spaniard double.

Player Chips Progress
Elvin Muratovic ba
Elvin Muratovic
53,000
Javier Gomez Zapatero es
Javier Gomez Zapatero
31,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Elvin MuratovicJavier Gomez

Calamusa Out the Door

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

Pierre Calamusa will not be the winner of the inaugural PokerStars Championship here in Monaco, as he just found himself on the wrong end of a coin flip situation.

Holding pocket tens, Calamusa was up against Marcin Wysocki's ace-queen. The dealer fanned out a low board until the river, when a queen was flipped to end Calamusa's tournament life.

Player Chips Progress
Marcin Wysocki dk
Marcin Wysocki
50,000
Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
Busted
Winamax

Tags: Marcin WysockiPierre Calamusa

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

Tedeschi Sends Chidwick to the Rail

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick never recovered from losing a big pot early on and was just sent to the rail by Paul-Francois Tedeschi. It was the latter that opened to 550 at the end of the level and Chidwick called on the button, as did Romain Nardin in the big blind. On the {J-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop, Nardin checked and Tedeschi made it 925 to go. Chidwick shoved for his last 6,400 and Nardin folded, Tedeschi quickly called.

Stephen Chidwick: {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Paul-Francois Tedeschi: {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

Both the {9-Hearts} turn and {Q-Clubs} river failed to improve either player and Tedescho won the pot with ace-high to eliminate Chidwick.

Player Chips Progress
Romain Nardin fr
Romain Nardin
59,000
9,000
9,000
Paul-Francois Tedeschi fr
Paul-Francois Tedeschi
43,000
43,000
43,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Paul TedeschiRomain NardinStephen Chidwick