Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
From our time here in the Bahamas.
2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas
$5,000 Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,376,712
Entries
738
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #35: Michael Vela in the cutoff raised 
to 180,000. Small blind Aleksei Opalikhin called with 
before action was on Cliff Josephy who had 
. Josephy thought about it for a bit before he moved all in for 2,145,000. Vela asked for a count, tanked for a bit, and folded. Opalikhin folded as well.
Hand #36: Action folded to Cliff Josephy in the small blind and limped in with 
. Michael Gentili checked 
and the flop came 
. Both players checked and the 
hit the turn. Josephy bet 140,000 and Gentili called. The 
completed the board, tripping up Josephy who bet 80,000 into 490,000. Gentili folded.
Hand #37: Action folded to Michael Gentili in the small blind and he shoved with 
. Michael Vela folded 
from the big blind.
Hand #38: Michael Gentili raised to 175,000 with 
. Michael Vela called with 
from the small blind before Christian Harder squeezed to 565,000 with 
from the big blind. Gentili folded right away, Vela took some more time before he too folded.
Hand #39: Christian Harder in the small blind found 
and raised to 225,000. The big blind folded.
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Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #40: Action folded around to Christian Harder on the button and he raised to 175,000 with 
. Aleksei Opalikhin was in the small blind with 
and called. The flop came 
. Opalikhin checked, as did Harder. The turn was the 
. Opalikhin checked for a second time. Harder reached into his stack and bet 350,000. Opalikhin folded, sending more chips over to Harder.
Hand #41: Christian Harder raised to 190,000 with from under the gun. Everyone folded and Harder took down another pot.
Hand #42: Christian Harder got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #43: Christian Harder limped in from the small blind with 
. Opalikhin had 
in the big blind and checked. The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and both players checked again. The river was the . Harder led out for 110,000 and Opalikhin called, taking down the pot with a pair of threes.
Hand #44: Michael Vela moved all in for 1,355,000 with 
from the cutoff and everyone folded.
Hand #45: Christian Harder looked down at 
in the cutoff and raised to 190,000. Aleksei Opalikhin had on the button and three-bet to 445,000. Harder folded.
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #46: Michael Gentili in the small blind found 
and asked his neighbor how much he had before he moved all in. Michael Vela folded 
.
Hand #47: Cliff Josephy in the cutoff had 
and raised to 180,000. Michael Gentili found a smaller pair with 
but folded from the button. Christian Harder called with 
in the big blind. The flop came 
and Harder check-folded to Josephy's bet of 160,000 into 450,000.
Hand #48: First to act, Josephy raised to 180,000 with . Aleksei Opalikhin defended his big blind with 
. The board came 
and Opalikhin check-folded to Josephy's 180,000 bet.
Hand #49: Harder, on the button, raised to 175,000 and he took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #50: Cliff Josephy limped in from the small blind with . Michael Gentili had in the big blind and raised to 275,000. Josephy tanked for a bit before he folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,655,000
665,000
|
665,000 |
|
5,520,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
|
2,980,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |
|
2,805,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
||
|
1,345,000
-675,000
|
-675,000 |
|
||
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Another 20-minute break for the players.
Here is some fun to get you through the break.
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #51: Michael Gentili limped in from the small blind with 
. Michael Vela moved all in for 1,335,000 from the big blind with and Gentili folded.
Hand #52: Michael Vela moved all in with for 1,475,000. Everyone folded.
Hand #53: Christian Harder looked down at 
in the small blind and raised to 270,000. Aleksei Opalikhin was in the big blind with and folded.
Hand #54: Christian Harder had 
on the button and raised to 225,000. Cliff Josephy woke up to in the big blind and three-bet to 700,000. Harder folded.
Hand #55: Aleksei Opalikhin was on the button with and raised to 250,000. Both of the blinds folded.
Hand #56: Christian Harder got a walk.
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #57: Aleksei Opalikhin was first to act and raised to 230,000 holding . Harder called from the big blind with and checked on 
. Opalikhin bet 280,000 and Harder folded.
Hand #58: Michael Gentili in the cutoff raised to 225,000. Christian Harder called with 
in the small blind and Aleksei Opalikhin over called from the big blind with . The flop came and Harder and Opalikhin both checked. Gentili, having flopped top set, bet 250,000 into 725,000. Harder folded, Opalikhin called and checked again once the hit the turn. Gentili now bet 575,000 and Opalikhin folded.
Hand #59: Christian Harder with raised to 225,000 on the button. Big blind Cliff Josephy defended with and checked on . Harder bet 215,000 into 550,000 and Josephy folded.
Hand #60: Aleksei Opalikhin raised on the button to 235,000. Michael Gentili called with in the big blind and they both checked on the flop and turn. The completed the board and Gentili, having made a straight, bet 305,000 into 570,000. Opalikhin called but had to leave the pot to Gentili.
Hand #61: First to act, Christian Harder raised to 240,000 picking up the blinds and antes.
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #62: Cliff Josephy raised to 240,000 from the cutoff with . Michael Vela moved all in with 
from the small blind for his remaining 1,475,000 chips. As Josephy was thinking Vela looked at his rail and said, "The good news is I'm clearly way ahead." Josephy continued to stare at Vela and eventually folded. "Nice hand, Mike" he said.
Hand #63: Michael Vela was on the button with 
and limped in. Christian Harder was in the small blind with and folded. Aleksei Opalikhin was in the big blind with and checked his option. The flop was . Opalikhin led out for 180,000. Vela folded.
Hand #64: Michael Gentili raised to 225,000 from under the gun with . Michael Vela called from the cutoff with , as did Aleksei Opalikhin from the small blind with . Cliff Josephy was in the big blind with and thought about it for a moment before deciding to call as well. The flop came . Opalikhin, Josephy and Gentili all checked to Vela who moved all in for 1,520,000. Opalikhin said, "Nice move." Everyone folded.
Hand #65: Michael Vela was under the gun with and raised to 250,000. Michael Gentili was in the big blind with and decided to defend.
The flop came . Gentili checked and Vela bet 400,000. Gentili called. Vela asked, "Are you slow playing a jack, young man?"
The turn was the . Both players checked.
The river was the . Gentili checked again, as did Vela. Gentili took the hand down with a full house, jacks full of nines.
Hand #66: Christian Harder had and raised to 240,000 from under the gun. Aleksei Opalikhin called with from the cutoff, as did Vela from the big blind with . The flop came . All players checked to the turn, which was the . Vela immediately went all in for 1,560,000. Everyone folded.
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #67: Action folded to Michael Vela in the small blind and he limped in with . Big blind Christian Harder checked 
and the flop came . Both checked and the hit the turn. Vela checked again and Harder bet 100,000.
"Really?" Vela said right before he called.
The on the river saw Vela check again. Harder bet 350,000 and Vela called, showing the better full house.
Hand #68: Michael Vela on the button raised to 240,000 holding . Christian Harder called with in the small blind, Aleksei Opalikhin folded his big blind. Both checked on the flop, turn and river. Harder took down the small pot.
Hand #68: Christian Harder raised to 225,000 with on the button. Small blind Aleksei Opalikhin three-bet to 510,000 with out of a 3.7 million stack. As Josephy folded his big blind, action was back on Harder and he four-bet to 985,000. Opalikhin tanked long and hard, sighed several times, and folded.
Hand #69: Christian Harder raised to 240,000 from the cutoff. Big blind Michael Gentili defended with . The flop came and Gentili check-called a bet of 200,000. The on the turn saw Gentili check again, followed by a bet of 365,000 into 980,000 by Harder. Gentili, with a pair, gutshot and flush draw, called again, growing the pot to 1,710,000. The river did nothing for either and both players checked to see Harder take it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,365,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
|
|
3,760,000
-1,760,000
|
-1,760,000 |
|
|
3,540,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
|
2,700,000
1,355,000
|
1,355,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,940,000
-865,000
|
-865,000 |
|
|
||