Main Event Day 1b | 2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

04-30-2017 23:12 UTC+2

Luca Crippled

Yori Epskamp

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Three players got their stacks in the middle preflop, with Ivan Luca covering both opponents:

Ivan Luca:
Viktor Shener:
Julien Pirard:

All players remained in after the board ran out . Shener took the main pot and tripled his stack of 9,800. Pirard had 16,300 left after paying off Shener and took those chips from Luca. The Argentinian was left with just 2,000, which he tripled in the hand after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Shener	33,000 33,000	33,000
Julien Pirard	32,600 32,600	32,600
Ivan Luca	6,000 -24,000	-24,000

Tags: Ivan Luca

04-30-2017 23:06 UTC+2

Kitai Contra Kolonias

Yori Epskamp

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Davidi Kitai raised to 1,800 from the hijack. Alexandros Kolonias three-bet to 6,500 from the small blind and Kitai called. The dealer fanned out an all-jack flop: . Kolonias opted for a 5,000 continuation-bet and Kitai called. Both players checked the on the turn.

The river elicited a 10,000 bet from Kolonias. Kitai spent a minute thinking before shoving all in for 35,500. Kolonias slumped back in his chair and went into a deep tank.

Minutes passed before Kitai called the clock on his opponent. After sixty seconds, Kolonias still couldn't make up his mind and his hand was automatically declared dead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davidi Kitai	70,000 30,000	30,000

Alexandros Kolonias	45,000 -1,000	-1,000

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Davidi Kitai

04-30-2017 22:58 UTC+2

More Eliminated Players

mnuwwarah

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Marsh	Busted
Felix Bleiker	Busted
Felipe Ramos	Busted

Denis Timofeev	Busted
Walter Treccarichi	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

04-30-2017 22:53 UTC+2

Patel Finds the Call Button

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Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Emil Patel was in the big blind with a completed board of on the felt. An opponent in middle position had put him all in for 14,500 into a pot containing about 25,000. Patel decided to call after a few moments of thought. His opponent shook his head and tabled for a whiffed straight.

Patel showed and dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emil Patel	55,000

Tags: Emil Patel

04-30-2017 22:50 UTC+2

He Should Have Waited A Few More Seconds

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Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

We found Mikita Badziakouski contemplating whether to call off his last 10,200. There was only a bit more than that in the pot, and all of the cards were out: .

"Why not check?" he said with a smile. "Why bluff me?"

Eventually his opponent, Makram Saber, called a clock.

"My last minute in the tournament," Badziakouski said. "Good luck guys."

As the final 10 second countdown began, Badziakouski held his chips over the pot then brought them back. Under five seconds left, and he decided to call.

Saber showed for the nuts. Badziakouski vacated his cards, and the dealer turned over .

Player	Chips	Progress
Makram Saber	135,000 135,000	135,000
Mikita Badziakouski	Busted

Tags: Makram Saber Mikita Badziakouski

04-30-2017 22:35 UTC+2

Big Round of Counts

Yori Epskamp

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Thiago Crema	150,000 150,000	150,000
Markus Durnegger	140,000 140,000	140,000
Xavier Rouayroux	133,000 133,000	133,000
Michael Kolkowicz	100,000 100,000	100,000
Stefan Huber	100,000 16,000	16,000
Jason Wheeler	92,000 7,000	7,000

Sebastian Malec	90,000 2,000	2,000

Liv Boeree	80,000 15,000	15,000

Adrien Allain	77,000 12,000	12,000

Viliyan Petleshkov	75,000 5,000	5,000
Alex Luneau	75,000 11,200	11,200
Alexandru Papazian	70,000 2,000	2,000

Benjamin Pollak	65,000 25,000	25,000
Bas de Laat	60,000 -5,000	-5,000
Christopher Frank	55,000 -25,000	-25,000
Guillaume Diaz	55,000 23,000	23,000
Patrick Serda	43,000 5,000	5,000

Faraz Jaka	42,000 -8,000	-8,000

Mikita Badziakouski	35,000 17,000	17,000

Paul Gresel	35,000 -15,000	-15,000
Vicky Coren	30,000 5,000	5,000
Wesley Wong	20,000 -1,000	-1,000
Maria Konnikova	16,000 -6,000	-6,000

Aya Kagawa	15,000 -5,000	-5,000
Kenny Hallaert	12,000 -14,500	-14,500

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04-30-2017 22:29 UTC+2

Royal Flush Girl Jeannie in a Lamborghini

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Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

WPT Royal Flush girl Jeannie Duffy is at the PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® for a few reasons. Amidst playing the Ladies Event, she explains why else she is here.

04-30-2017 22:23 UTC+2

"Bad River" for Hoivold

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Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Andreas Hoivold raised to 15,000 from the button on a completed board of after a player in early position bet 6,000. That player decided to call for all but his last 4,000, and Hoivold flicked into the middle for the nut flush.