2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas

$50,000 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$969,075
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$3,313,035
Entries
69
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Sergi Reixach Eliminated in 7th Place ($162,340)

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Sergi Reixach
Sergi Reixach

Sergi Reixach (pictured) moved all-in from under the gun and saw everyone fold until Mustapha Kanit re-shoved from the small blind. Ben Tollerene got out of the way from being between a rock and a hard place in the big blind.

Mustapha Kanit: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}
Sergi Reixach: {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}

This time, although the Spanish fans rushed to the side of their man, it was more in desperate hope than in expectation of a reprieve. Sure enough, the board of {9-Clubs}{5-Spades}{A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} delivered their man from the tournament, although that Broadway draw for the river gave them that cruellest of things along the way - false hope.

We are down to six players and the ever-smiling Mustapha Kanit is in pole position in a High Roller once more!

Player Chips Progress
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Mustapha Kanit
1,830,000
690,000
690,000
Winamax
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Sergi Reixach
Busted

Tags: Ben TollereneMustapha KanitSergi Reixach

Level: 20

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Kanit Doubles Through Reixach

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Mustapha Kanit open jammed his last 490,000 from early position and Sergi Reixach looked him up from the cutoff. All other players folded and Reixach got the bad news soon enough:

Mustapha Kanit: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}
Sergi Reixach: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{5-Spades} and Kanit doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Mustapha Kanit
1,140,000
495,000
495,000
Winamax
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Sergi Reixach
690,000
-510,000
-510,000

Tags: Mustapha KanitSergi Reixach

Daniel Dvoress Eliminated in 8th Place ($125,900)

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Daniel Dvoress
Daniel Dvoress

Daniel Dvoress (pictured) moved all-in for approximately 360,000 from under the gun and he saw only one player match his bet when Sergi Reixach re-shoved for well over a million. No-one else wanted to get involved, and while Dvoress held {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}, he was in a straight race with Reixach's {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}.

The flop of {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} kept Dvoress in the lead, as did the {5-Hearts} turn, but to cries of "Ace! Ace!" from the swelling Spanish rail, an {A-Hearts} landed on the river to send Dvoress home and catapult Reixach into the clear chip lead over Daniel Colman.

Player Chips Progress
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Sergi Reixach
1,200,000
585,000
585,000
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Daniel Dvoress
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Daniel DvoressSergi Reixach

Level: 19

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000

Chip Counts at the Break

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney

Eight players remain, and Bryn Kenney has seized the chip lead. Here's how they line up with a 20-minute break beginning.

SeatPlayerChip Count
1Stephen Chidwick795,000
3Byron Kaverman950,000
4Daniel Dvoress490,000
5Daniel Colman1,085,000
6Mustapha Kanit645,000
7Ben Tollerene885,000
8Sergi Reixach615,000
9Bryn Kenney1,440,000

Tags: Ben TollereneBryn KenneyByron KavermanDaniel ColmanDaniel DvoressMustapha KanitStephen ChidwickSergi Reixach

Roller Coaster Ride for Reixach and Kenney

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded to Sergi Reixach in the small blind and he pushed all in to put the pressure on big blind Bryn Kenney. The latter had an easy call with {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades} and called all in for 661,000. Reixach had {A-Spades}{5-Spades} and would not improve on {2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{K-Spades}.

Reixach had 618,00 left after that hand and would lose some more the next hand. He opened for 100,000 from the cutoff and big blind Byron Kaverman called. The flop came {Q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Kaverman checked. Reixach bet 50,000 and Kaverman moved in for 251,000. Reixach called instantly with the {Q-Spades}{10-Clubs} and was in front against Kaverman's {5-Spades}{9-Spades}. The {3-Hearts} on the turn was a blank but the {9-Hearts} on the river changed things around and Kaverman doubled.

Not much later, Sergi Reixach shoved from middle position for 252,000. Bryn Kenney, his neighbor, cold called and all other players folded. Reixach showed {Q-Spades}{8-Spades} and Kenney tabled {K-Clubs}{J-Hearts}. The board ran out {4-Spades}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades} and with the rivered flush, Reixach doubled up.

Bryn Kenney raised to 110,000 from middle position and big blind Mustapha Kanit called. Kanit check-called 105,000 on {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} before both of them checked the {5-Spades} on the turn. The {K-Spades} completed the board and Kanit checked. Kenney bet 210,000 and Kanit called. Kenney showed {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts} and Kanit mucked.

It's break now, exact counts are to follow.

Tags: Bryn KenneyByron KavermanMustapha KanitSergi Reixach

Reixach and Kanit

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Sergi Reixach's rail can out-yell any remaining player as not only were several Spaniards running deep in this tournament before going out and joining an active rail, but they also have some seriously loud revellers who were no part of the tournament at all - and they are making noise.

Their most recent chance to cheer on their man came when he was all-in and at risk against Mustapha Kanit, who had raised all-in with {Q-Spades}{J-Diamonds} . Reixach called with {A-Spades}{9-Spades} and found a way to the winning hand across a rollercoaster board of {J-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Hearts} . Reixach overtakes his opponent and goes second in chips behind Daniel Colman.

Player Chips Progress
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Sergi Reixach
1,270,000
710,000
710,000
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Mustapha Kanit
1,100,000
-100,000
-100,000
Winamax

King-High Bet

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Byron Kaverman raised the button to 90,000 and big blind Daniel Colman called. Both checked the {A-Spades}{10-Spades}{Q-Spades} flop and {4-Hearts} turn before the {3-Spades} completed the board. Colman bet 85,000 and after some tanking, Kaverman called. Colman confidently showed {K-Hearts}{7-Spades} and Kaverman mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Colman
1,080,000
180,000
180,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Byron Kaverman
500,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Cary Katz Eliminated in 9th Place ($96,080)

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Cary Katz
Cary Katz

From under the gun plus one, Cary Katz shoved all in for 255,000. Action folded around to Bryn Kenney in the big blind and he called.

"You always take me out in these things" Katz said with a smile upon seeing the showdown.

Bryn Kenney: {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}
Cary Katz: {K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The flop came {A-Spades}{J-Spades}{7-Clubs} making Kenney the even bigger favorite. The {4-Clubs} on the turn made things exciting but the {2-Spades} on the river favored Kenney and Katz hit the rail in ninth place for $96,080. The remaining eight players are guaranteed $125,900.

Player Chips Progress
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Bryn Kenney
850,000
402,000
402,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Cary Katz
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Cary KatzBryn Kenney