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

Antonius Sent to the Rail

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Jerome L'Hostis has been boosting his stack significantly and Patrik Antonius took the other way, while Jeff Hakim also took a hit to drop just above the average.

Then it was Antonius who got the last of it in with the {9-Hearts}{8-Clubs} over on the feature table, and Jerome Brion looked him up with {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}.

The board came {J-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and Antonius was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Jerome L'Hostis fr
Jerome L'Hostis
840,000 405,000
Jerome Brion fr
Jerome Brion
402,500 62,500
Jeffrey Hakim lb
Jeffrey Hakim
340,000 -60,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Jeff HakimJerome BrionJerome L'HostisPatrik Antonius

Malec Amps Up the Pressure

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Sebastian Malec
Sebastian Malec

EPT13 Barcelona champion Sebastian Malec was seated on the button and three-bet to 31,000 after Krisztian Fejerdi had opened to 11,000. The Hungarian hopeful called and check-called a 21,000 bet from Malec on a {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop.

The dealer burned and turned the {2-Spades} and now Fejerdi check-called a 44,500 bullet from Malec. The river was the {J-Spades} and after Fejerdi checked, the Polish champion wasted no time in pulling the trigger and moving all in.

It was effectively 115,000 to call for Fejerdi but that proved to be too much as he quickly slid his hand in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastian Malec pl
Sebastian Malec
EPT 1X Winner
495,000 20,000
Krisztian Fejerdi hu
Krisztian Fejerdi
115,000 -143,000

Tags: Krisztian FejerdiSebastian Malec

Tedeschi Burns Through Crema

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

When we arrived, Paul Tedeschi had three-bet to 35,500 from the cutoff. Thiago Crema put in a cold four-bet to 85,500 from the blinds. Tedeschi five-bet shoved 222,000 total, which gave Crema pause.

The Brazilian took nearly two minutes before calling it off, risking much of his own stack in the process.

Paul Tedeschi: {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}
Thiago Crema: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}

Crema was in a bad spot and couldn't wiggle himself out on a {9-Hearts}{6-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} board. The Brazilian was left with just 13 big blinds after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Paul-Francois Tedeschi fr
Paul-Francois Tedeschi
470,000 210,000
Thiago Crema br
Thiago Crema
65,000 -195,000

Tags: Paul TedeschiThiago Crema

Paul Gresel Eliminated

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Paul Gresel opened the action to 13,000 in middle position. A couple of places over, Stefan Schillhabel shoved his big stack all in and Gresel called for 97,000 total.

Stefan Schillhabel: {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Paul Gresel: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

Schillhabel flopped a ten to take the lead: {10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{8-Clubs}. The {10-Spades} on the turn left Gresel drawing dead and he said his goodbyes after the {7-Clubs} river. The last remaining Dutchman finished 80th for €9,540.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
800,000 266,500
Paul Gresel nl
Paul Gresel
Busted

Tags: Paul GreselStefan Schillhabel

Tondeur Runs Nines into Kings

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Marius Gierse raised and then four-bet shoved into the three-bet of Roger Tondeur. The latter called for around 150,000 and found himself with the inferior pocket pair.

Marius Gierse: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}
Roger Tondeur: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

The board came {Q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and that was it for Tondeur. Fellow German Moritz Dietrich has been able to build his stack above half a million as well.

Player Chips Progress
Moritz Dietrich de
Moritz Dietrich
520,000 157,000
Marius Gierse at
Marius Gierse
410,000 149,000
Roger Tondeur ch
Roger Tondeur
Busted

Tags: Marius GierseMoritz DietrichRoger Tondeur

Ensan Busts Lin in Big Flip

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Celina Lin
Celina Lin

On the feature table, Bertrand Grospellier raised and Hossein Ensan called before felloe Team PokerStars Pro Celina Lin three-bet to 40,000. Grospellier folded, but Ensan moved all in to give Lin two choices with a stack of around 260,000: All In and find another spot, or fold. Lin opted for the former and the cards were turned over.

Hossein Ensan: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Celina Lin: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}

The {10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop left Lin in desperate shape, but she picked up some outs on the {9-Spades} turn. However, the {8-Clubs} river failed to improve her hand and Ensan made a full house to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Hossein Ensan de
Hossein Ensan
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
640,000 276,500
Celina Lin cn
Celina Lin
Busted

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierCelina LinHossein Ensan

Nardin Gets Lucky Against Petrangelo

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

In the previous hand, Romain Nardin had chopped with ace-king versus ace-king and then faced a raise by Nick Petrangelo and a three-bet to 30,000 by Alexandru Papazian. Nardin four-bet shoved for 135,000 from one seat over and Petrangelo reshoved. Papazian quickly folded and the cards were tabled.

Nick Petrangelo: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}
Romain Nardin: {A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

The Frenchman was already standing up from his chair and about to leave, before the board ran out {9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts} to provide the necessary help.

Player Chips Progress
Romain Nardin fr
Romain Nardin
340,000 230,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
230,000 -200,000
Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
WSOP 2X Winner
215,000 -75,000

Tags: Alexandru PapazianNick PetrangeloRomain Nardin

Pankowski Out, Kolkowicz Surges

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Michael_Kolkowicz
Michael_Kolkowicz

Michael Kolkowicz raised to 13,000 in first position and Raffaele Sorrentino called from the small blind. Robert Pankowski shoved 47,000 from the big blind and Kolkowicz considered his options. Kolkowicz gave it plenty of thought while the cameras swooped in, eventually settling on a call. Sorrentino called as well.

The flop was {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and Kolkowicz bet 33,000 in the dry side pot. Sorrentino folded to create the following showdown.

Michael Kolkowicz: {K-Hearts}{J-Spades}
Robert Pankowski: {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}

Kolkowicz had outflopped Pankowski and neither {4-Spades} turn nor {3-Spades} river changed that. Kolkowicz surged to over 700,000 and claimed the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Kolkowicz fr
Michael Kolkowicz
710,000 220,000
Robert Pankowski pl
Robert Pankowski
Busted

Tags: Michael KolkowiczRobert Pankowski

Debus Busts to Cheong; Frank to Schillhabel

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Stefan Schillhabel
Stefan Schillhabel

Alexander Debus raised to 11,000 on the button and Lee Hon Cheong moved all in from the small blind. The big blind folded and Debus then called for 110,000 with slightly less chips than his opponent.

Alexander Debus: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Lee Hon Cheong: {A-Hearts}{6-Hearts}

The {8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} board gave Cheong the nut flush and Debus the way to the exit. Fellow German Christopher Frank showed up to claim his payout right after and confirmed his elimination. Frank admitted to have check-shoved with {7-}{5-} on a nine-high flop and failed to get there against the pocket jacks of Stefan Schillhabel.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
730,000 196,500
Lee Hon Cheong hk
Lee Hon Cheong
245,000 160,000
Alexander Debus de
Alexander Debus
Busted
Christopher Frank de
Christopher Frank
Busted

Tags: Christopher FrankStefan Schillhabel