2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

Main Event
Day: 3
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

Massive Clash Vaults Schillhabel to the Top

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Stefan Schillhabel
Stefan Schillhabel

Nicolas Fuentes Vidal had previously doubled through Stefan Schillhabel and both were at it again in a raising war with both players at over half a million in chips. Picking up the action on a squeeze to 113,000 by Schillhabel, Vidal reraised from one seat over for more than 250,000 and Schillhabel then shoved, Vidal called.

Stefan Schillhabel: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}
Nicolas Fuentes Vidal: {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}

The {J-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} was a huge sweat for Schillhabel despite getting it in with the best hand, however, the {7-Spades} turn and {2-Spades} river both blanked. Schillhabel's stack was counted for 585,000 and Vidal had 532,000 to join the rail with a story to tell.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
1,150,000 560,000
Nicolas Fuentes Vidal cl
Nicolas Fuentes Vidal
Busted

Tags: Nicolas Fuentes VidalStefan Schillhabel

Malheiro Carreira Busts to Vidal

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The next batch of casualties included Clemente Malheiro Carreira, who got it in for around 60,000 with the {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}. Nicolas Fuentes Vidal looked him up with the {J-Clubs}{J-Spades} and the board came {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and that was it for Malheiro Carreira. "I am glad I didn't go for it," Arne Coulier added after the hand was over.

Player Chips Progress
Nicolas Fuentes Vidal cl
Nicolas Fuentes Vidal
530,000 70,000
Mikko Turtiainen fi
Mikko Turtiainen
Busted
Franck Makaci fr
Franck Makaci
Busted
Clemente Malheiro Carreira pt
Clemente Malheiro Carreira
Busted
Vladimir Demenkov ru
Vladimir Demenkov
Busted

Tags: Arne CoulierClemente Malheiro CarreiraNicolas Fuentes Vidal

Big Double for Aido

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

A raise to 13,000 by Sergei Petrushevskii was called by Sergio Aido and both players in the blinds, and the four-way flop fell {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. The blinds checked and Petrushevskii continued for 25,000, which only Aido called. On the {J-Clubs} turn, Petrushevskii moved all in and Aido quickly called for his last 185,000.

Sergio Aido: {J-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}
Sergei Petrushevskii: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}

The {K-Clubs} on the river completed the board and Aido scored a massive double.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
475,000 248,000
Sergei Petrushevskii ru
Sergei Petrushevskii
220,000 -190,000

Tags: Sergei PetrushevskiiSergio Aido

The Eliminations Come Quickly

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Close to 60 players remain as the eliminations continue at an incredible speed, and among those to bow out recently were Hannes Speiser, Benoit Lam, Christoph Vogelsang and Valerii Lubenets.

Player Chips Progress
Hannes Speiser at
Hannes Speiser
Busted
Benoit Lam fr
Benoit Lam
Busted
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
Busted
Valerii Lubenets ua
Valerii Lubenets
Busted

Tags: Christoph VogelsangHannes Speiser

ElkY Picks Up Aces, Doubles Through Negreanu

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier

At the TV table, Hossein Ensan opened to 12,000 in early position and Daniel Negreanu called on the button. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier went all in for 143,000 from the big blind and Ensan folded.

"I'll gamble with you, bud" quipped Negreanu before making the call.

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}
Daniel Negreanu: {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}

"Club, club!" cheered Negreanu after the {7-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop, which left him drawing very slim. The {7-Spades} on the turn sealed the double for ElkY, making the {10-Hearts} river meaningless. ElkY is back at 50 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Hossein Ensan de
Hossein Ensan
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
836,000 196,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
383,000 -43,500
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier fr
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
309,000 68,000

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierDaniel NegreanuHossein Ensan

Souaid Flips Well Against Sanjaasuren

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Shijirbaatar Sanjaasuren raised to 14,000 on the button and the small blind called before Karim Souaid three-bet to 65,000 in the big blind. Sanjaasuren moved all in and the small blind shook his head in disgust, then folded. Souaid gave it more than two minutes of consideration and eventually called all in for 260,000.

Shijirbaatar Sanjaasuren: {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}
Karim Souaid: {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

The board came {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} and Souaid flopped two pair, then rivered a full house to score a big double.

Player Chips Progress
Karim Souaid fr
Karim Souaid
550,000 384,000
Shijirbaatar Sanjaasuren mn
Shijirbaatar Sanjaasuren
205,000 -285,000

Tags: Karim SouaidShijirbaatar Sanjaasuren

Vidal Wins Flip Against Schillhabel

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

After a raise to 14,000, the action folded to Stefan Schillhabel in the small blind and he three-bet to 55,000. Out of the big blind, Nicolas Fuentes Vidal moved all in for 218,000 and the initial raiser folded, Schillhabel called.

Nicolas Fuentes Vidal: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Stefan Schillhabel: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

After a board of {J-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, Vidal flopped a set to double and took a chunk off Schillhabel's big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
590,000 -200,000
Nicolas Fuentes Vidal cl
Nicolas Fuentes Vidal
460,000 270,000

Tags: Nicolas Fuentes VidalStefan Schillhabel

Dietrich Flops Nuts, Eliminates Chen

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Ke Chen's deep run in the Main Event has been halted by Moritz Dietrich. Chen finished 2nd at WPT Beijing last month ($199,278) and added €12,080 on top of that today.

Chen held {K-Spades}{Q-Clubs} in a blind battle against Dietrich's {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}. On a {7-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{K-Clubs} board, all the chips went in with Chen drawing dead. The sympathetic Chinese shook his opponent's hand and headed towards the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Moritz Dietrich de
Moritz Dietrich
800,000 120,000
Ke Chen cn
Ke Chen
Busted

Rouayroux Also Falls to Coulier

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Arne Coulier has knocked out yet another opponent and the latest casualty was Xavier Rouayroux, who three-bet shoved for less than 80,000 out of the big blind. Coulier as initial raiser on the button quickly called the cards were as follows:

Arne Coulier: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Xavier Rouayroux: {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

The board of {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{A-Hearts} gave Rouayroux a glimpse of hope with a gutshot on the flop, but ultimately he ended up second-best.

Player Chips Progress
Arne Coulier be
Arne Coulier
463,000 93,000
Xavier Rouayroux fr
Xavier Rouayroux
Busted

Tags: Arne CoulierXavier Rouayroux

Sorrentino Bests Favia

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Jose Gonzales and Francesco Favia were the next two players on the rail. Favia lost an all-Italian battle against Raffaele Sorrentino when he shoved his short stack from the button and his fellow countryman called in the big blind.

Raffaele Sorrentino: {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Francesco Favia: {9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

The board came {Q-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Spades}{J-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and both Italian bumped fists before Favia headed to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Raffaele Sorrentino it
Raffaele Sorrentino
285,000 45,000
Francesco Favia it
Francesco Favia
Busted
Jose Gonzales ar
Jose Gonzales
Busted

Tags: Francesco FaviaJose GonzalesRaffaele Sorrentino