Main Event Day 2 | 2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

05-01-2017 18:42 UTC+2

Jaka Wins a Big One

Webjoker

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The player under the gun opened for 6,500 and big blind Faraz Jaka called. Both players checked and the hit the turn. Jaka bet out 8,000 and his neighbor raised to 23,000. Jaka called and check-called another 36,000 on the off suit -river. The under-the-gun player showed but the pot went to Jaka who tabled .

Player	Chips	Progress
Faraz Jaka	280,000 165,000	165,000

Tags: Faraz Jaka

05-01-2017 18:46 UTC+2

Vidal Moves Up

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Raffaele Sorrentino raised to 5,500 and Nicolas Fuentes Vidal on the button as well as Viliyan Petleshkov in the big blind came along for the ride to see a flop of . Petleshkov checked and Sorrentino continued for 6,800, which only Vidal called.

After the turn, both players checked and the on the river triggered a check by Sorrentino. Vidal bet 20,000 and that won the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raffaele Sorrentino	210,000 40,000	40,000
Nicolas Fuentes Vidal	190,000 113,600	113,600
Viliyan Petleshkov	190,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Viliyan Petleshkov Nicolas Fuentes Vidal Raffaele Sorrentino

05-01-2017 18:49 UTC+2

Luneau Wins a Big Flip

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

After a raise and a three-bet by Yang Zhang, Alex Luneau four-bet shoved for 20 big blinds from one seat over. The initial raiser folded and Zhang called with slightly more chips than Luneau, tabling the . Luneau had a flip with and got there on a board of .

With 153 players remaining, the money bubble is less than 10 spots away and Zhang's miracle never happened, he busted and jumped right into the next Side Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Luneau	104,000 16,000	16,000
Yang Zhang	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Luneau Yang Zhang

05-01-2017 18:53 UTC+2

Counts

Yori Epskamp

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	275,000 25,000	25,000

Diego Zeiter	250,000 196,000	196,000
Stefan Schillhabel	240,000 130,000	130,000

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier	140,000 20,000	20,000

Victoria Coren Mitchell	95,000 70,000	70,000

05-01-2017 18:59 UTC+2

Kolkowicz on the Rise, Loosli Falls

Yori Epskamp

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Michael Kolkowicz won two hands in a row to surpass the 300k mark. In the first hand, Sylvain Loosli was all in for his last 9,100 against his countryman holding . Kolkowicz had and spiked a king on the river to send the former November Niner packing.

A couple of hands later, Gianluca Speranza raised to 2,500 on the button. Kolkowicz three-bet to 8,600 from the small blind and Speranza called. The dealer spread out the flop, Kolkowicz bet 14,700 and Speranza called. Both players checked the on the turn.

On the river, Kolkowicz seized out 33,600 and casually slid it forward. Speranza took his time before calling it off, but couldn't beat Kolkowicz' .

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Kolkowicz	320,000 122,700	122,700
Gianluca Speranza	200,000
Sylvain Loosli	Busted

Tags: Gianluca Speranza Michael Kolkowicz Sylvain Loosli

05-01-2017 19:05 UTC+2

Montury Melted

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Jean Montury, a former EPT Main Event champion, took to Twitter to report what had happened.

#PSCMonteCarlo busto avec AA/QQ 3 Eme vilain à fold AQ et un 2eme one outer en 30 min ##dingue #violence
— Jean Montury (@JeanMontury)

Stefan Schillhabel was also going downhill as of lately, but recovered and more than doubled. Same applies for Arne Coulier and Emil Patel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Schillhabel	230,000 -10,000	-10,000

Arne Coulier	210,000 60,000	60,000
Emil Patel	190,000 143,900	143,900
Jean Montury	Busted

Tags: Arne Coulier Emil Patel Jean Montury Stefan Schillhabel

05-01-2017 19:10 UTC+2

No Cash for Bou Habib

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Walid Bou Habib has been a regular on the European Poker Tour with many cashes and a total of $1.5M in earnings, with a second place finish as best result at the EPT9 Deauville. Remi Castaignon won that won, while Bou Habib will have to wait for a first score in the PokerStars Championship.

Down to 10 big blinds, the player from Lebanon shoved from the cutoff with the and Douglas Ferreira Souza called in the blinds with . The board came and that was it for Bou Habib.

Player	Chips	Progress
Douglas Ferreira Souza	155,000 12,000	12,000
Walid Bou Habib	Busted

Tags: Douglas Ferreira Souza PokerStars Championship Remi Castaignon Walid Bou Habib

05-01-2017 19:17 UTC+2

Pre-Bubble Pressure

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

In a three-bet pot between Igor Yaroshevskyy and Nick Petrangelo, the former check-called a bet on the flop and check-called the turn for another 28,000. The river completed the board and Yaroshevskyy checked again. Petrangelo now fired 85,000 and that ultimately forced a fold.

One table over, Hossein Ensan check-shoved a flop of from 15,000 to 72,500 and Jason Wheeler on the button eventually folded. The bubble is not too far away, and plenty of players are taking advantage of it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Petrangelo	430,000 50,000	50,000

Jason Wheeler	255,000 -20,000	-20,000

Igor Yaroshevskyy	175,000 37,000	37,000
Hossein Ensan	135,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Hossein Ensan Igor Yaroshevskyy Jason Wheeler Nick Petrangelo

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

05-01-2017 19:30 UTC+2

Tondeur Tangles with Aido; Ensan With Pankowski

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Close to the money, the action is getting tense, but some players are willing to risk their entire stack on a flip.

Roger Tondeur was among them, and four-bet shoved for 110,100 with the . Sergio Aido took the flip with ace-king. The board came and the nines held up.