Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2017 PokerStars Championship Sochi
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Sochi
Buy-in
318,000 RUB
Prize Pool
150,000,000 RUB
Entries
387
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Second Break of the Day
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
The remaining 115 players are going on a 20-minute break of the day at the halfway stage of the day's play. When they return the blinds will be 200/400 with an ante of 50.
Ramos Arrives; Moneymaker Takes a Hit
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
Just as Chris Moneymaker check-raised the river of a board of 
from 3,000 to 7,500 and was called by Andrey Sakolishch, fellow PokerStars Team Pro Felipe Ramos arrived and sat down next to Moneymaker. The American showed 
for a bluff and Sakolishch turned over 
for a flush.
Also in: Ramin Hajiyev, who arrived at almost the same time as Ramos.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | 44,000 |
|
34,000 | -14,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Watson Takes from Shashkov
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
On the three-way flop of 
, the action checked to Vladimar Shashkov and he bet 2,500. Only Alex Watson in the small blind called and the 
fell on the turn. Both players checked and Watson eventually bet the 
river for 2,500. Shashkov said just one word: "Straight?" before taking one minute of consideration.
Once Shashkov called, Watson rolled over 
for a pair of eights and Shashkov mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
78,000 | 78,000 |
|
41,000 | 14,000 |
Aces For Mikhail Korotkikh
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
As the preflop deal was progressing the 
was accidentally exposed. No fuss, it happens and sometimes leads to a change of preflop dynamics.
Each player had a peek at their cards before throwing them in the muck, not interested this time.
So Mikhail Korotkikh got a walk in the big blind and tabled his 
with a shake of the head as he collected the antes and small blind for his troubles.
Pagano Not Going Anywhere Yet
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
After losing a huge pot just moments before, Luca Pagano splashed the rest of his chips in the middle preflop, when action folded around to the PokerStars Team pro in mid-position. The amount was a little more than 3,000 and found a call from the player in the big blind.
Pagano: 
Opponent: 
Though Pagano's opponent flopped a flush draw, the Italian was able to fade the turn and river to give himself a bit more life.
Pagano Takes A Huge Hit
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
There was an open to 700 and a call before Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano also called from the button. With a fold from the small blind it was Ihar Soika from the big blind who came out with a big three-bet.
With the other two players folding it was Pagano who called to go to a heads-up flop of 
.
Soika check-called a bet of 2,700 from Pagano and the turn card was the 
.
Another check from the blinds from Soika saw Pagano up the price to 5,000. Soika weighed it up. He had 8,500 behind and soon after he committed all his chips and Pagano quickly called and tabled his 
set.
The air rushed from his though when he saw Soika had flopped top set with 
and with a blank on the river he took the majority of the Italian’s chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | 16,000 |
|
4,500 | -30,500 |
Filonenko Bests Tavares
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
Alexandr Merzhvinskij opened the action with a raise to 700 and picked up no fewer than four callers including Anatoly Filonenko and Ricardo Tavares in the big blind. On the 
flop, the action checked to Filonenko and he bet 1,300.
Tavares was the only caller and check-raised the 
turn from 1,625 to 5,100. Filonenko called and the 
river was checked through. Tavares whispered "bluff" before rolling over 
for bottom pair. Filonenko had that beat with 
and scooped a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000 | |
|
23,500 | -16,500 |
Denis Chiginev With Trips...Eventually.
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
On a flop of 
Matthijs Silkeit check-called a bet of 1,200 from Denis Chiginev and then repeated the action for 1,600 when the turn was the 
.
The river was another ace, the 
and Silkeit checked. Chiginev bet 2,500 and Silkeit called.
Chiginev showed for trip aces and his Dutch opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000 | |
|
14,000 |
Kim Jams Back to Starting Stack
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
Joining the action on the 
flop, Vadim Kim bet 2,000 and Viacheslav Manakov raised it up to 4,000 before the player from Kazakhstan tossed in the extra chips. Kim then checked the turn and Manakov bet 5,000. It only took 15 seconds before Kim announced all in and slid forward his stack of 13,225.
Manakov didn't ask for a count, and announced "fold" while also flashing the for top pair on the flop. Kim raked in the pot without saying anything and moved back to starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000 |