2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas

$5,000 Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$429,664
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,376,712
Entries
738
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Hands #35-39: More for Harder

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #35: Michael Vela in the cutoff raised {J-Hearts}{7-Hearts} to 180,000. Small blind Aleksei Opalikhin called with {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} before action was on Cliff Josephy who had {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}. 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 {A-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. Michael Gentili checked {Q-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and the flop came {9-Spades}{4-Hearts}{A-Clubs}. Both players checked and the {8-Spades} hit the turn. Josephy bet 140,000 and Gentili called. The {A-Hearts} 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 {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Michael Vela folded {A-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} from the big blind.

Hand #38: Michael Gentili raised to 175,000 with {A-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}. Michael Vela called with {Q-Spades}{3-Spades} from the small blind before Christian Harder squeezed to 565,000 with {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts} 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 {K-Spades}{10-Spades} and raised to 225,000. The big blind folded.

Tags: Aleksei OpalikhinChristian HarderCliff JosephyMichael GentiliMichael Vela

Hands #30-34: The Christian Harder Show

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #30: Aleksei Opalikhin was in the small blind with just the {7-Diamonds} showing and raised to 190,000. Cliff Josephy was in the big blind with {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and decided to defend. The flop came {9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. Opalikhin led out for 155,000 and Josephy called. The turn was the {10-Diamonds}. Opalikhin checked. Josephy bet 220,000 and Opalikhin folded.

Hand #31: Christian Harder was in the cutoff with {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and he raised to 190,000. Michael Gentili was in the big blind with {8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and he decided to defend. The flop came {k-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts}. Gentili checked. Harder bet 160,000 and Gentili folded.

Hand #32: Christian Harder raised to 190,000 from under the gun with {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Everyone folded.

Hand #33: Michael Vela was in the small blind and raised to 215,000 with {4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Christian Harder was in the big blind and three-bet to 530,000. Vela folded.

Hand #34: Christian Harder looked down at {a-Diamonds}{2-Spades} in the small blind and limped in. Aleksei Opalikhin was in the big blind with {10-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and checked. The flop came {7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn was the {q-Clubs}. Harder checked and Opalikhin bet 100,000. Harder check-raised to 310,000. Opalikhin folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
7,990,000
335,000
335,000
Profile photo of Aleksei Opalikhin ru
Aleksei Opalikhin
5,785,000
445,000
445,000
Profile photo of Michael Gentili ca
Michael Gentili
3,355,000
-2,730,000
-2,730,000
Profile photo of Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
2,155,000
740,000
740,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Michael Vela us
Michael Vela
2,020,000
-115,000
-115,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Aleksei OpalikhinChristian HarderCliff JosephyMichael GentiliMichael Vela

Hands #25-29: Some Post-Flop Action

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #25: Christian Harder on the button raised {A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} to 175,000. Cliff Josephy defended his big blind with {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and flopped good on {5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Both players checked and the {7-Hearts} hit the turn. Josephy bet 160,000 into 440,000 and Harder called, growing the pot to 760,000. The {6-Diamonds} on the river saw both players check and Josephy took down the pot to get back to twenty big blinds.

Hand #26: On the button, Aleksei Opalikhin raised {A-Hearts}{6-Hearts} to 185,000. Gentili called from the big blind with {J-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and checked on {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}. Opalikhin bet 150,000 and took down the pot as Gentili instantly folded.

Hand #27: Cliff Josephy raised {8-Hearts}{6-Spades} to 180,000. Michael Vela called from the big blind with {J-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and checked dark. The flop came {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and Josephy bet 180,000, prompting a fold from Vela.

Hand #28: Michael Gentili raised {J-Clubs}{5-Clubs} from the button for 175,000. Christian Harder called from the big blind with {7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and the flop came {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}{K-Spades}. Both checked and they did so too on the {2-Hearts} turn and {5-Spades} river. Gentili took it down with his pair of fives.

Hand #29: Michael Gentili raised {K-Clubs}{5-Clubs} to 175,000 from the cutoff. Vela called from the button with {K-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. The flop came {A-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{K-Hearts}, pairing both but they checked. The {8-Hearts} on the turn saw Gentili check before Vela bet 150,000 into 520,000. Gentili called and the {5-Spades} completed the board. Both checked and they chopped the pot.

Tags: Aleksei OpalikhinChristian HarderCliff JosephyMichael GentiliMichael Vela

Hands #21-24: Michael Gentili and Aleksei Opalikhin Play a Big One

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #21: Michael Vela raised to 175,000 from the cutoff. Aleksei Opalikhin three-bet to 410,000 from the small blind with {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}. Vela said, "You know I'm gonna know what that hand is in a little while." Eventually, he folded.

Hand #22: Aleksei Opalikhin raised to 190,000 on the button with {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Michael Gentili was in the big blind and defended.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}{9-Diamonds}. Both players checked.

The turn was the {9-Spades}. Gentili checked, and Opalikhin bet 200,000. Gentili called.

The river was the {8-Diamonds}. Gentili checked for a third time. Opalikhin went into the tank and after about a minute he bet 430,000. Gentili was now the one in the tank and he called. Opalikhin took the hand down with two pair, aces and nines.

Hand #23: Action folded around to Gentili in the small blind and he limped in with {a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}. Michael Vela checked his option in the big blind with {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. The flop came {j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. Gentili checked, and Vela bet 125,000. Gentili folded.

Hand #24: Michael Vela limped in from the small blind with {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. Christian Harder was in the big blind with {9-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and raised to 275,000. Vela folded.

Hands #15-20: Harder Making Things Hard for Gentili

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #15: Christian Harder on the button raised {Q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} to 175,000 and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #16: Christian Harder, now in the cutoff, raised {A-Hearts}{9-Spades} to 190,000. Michael Gentili defended the big blind with {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and checked on {9-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. Harder, with trips, bet 160,000 into 470,000 and Gentili folded right away.

Hand #17: On a board of {4-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{8-Clubs} small blind Gentili checked {10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Vela with the {A-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} bet 250,000 into 770,000 and Gentili folded.

Hand #18: Action folded to Michael Vela in the small blind and he limped in with {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}. Christian Harder, in the big blind, checked {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. The flop came {2-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Vela bet 100,000, Harder called. The {Q-Diamonds} on the turn saw Vela bet 200,000 and Harder folded.

Hand #19: Michael Gentili, in the cutoff, raised {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} to 175,000. Christian Harder three-bet {K-Spades}{10-Spades} to 550,000 from the small blind. As the big blind folded, action was back on Gentili and he called. The flop came {10-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Harder bet 425,000. Gentili called, growing the pot to 2,080,000. The {8-Diamonds} on the turn was a blank and both players checked. The {3-Spades} on the river saw another two checks and Harder took down the sizable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
7,655,000
1,325,000
1,325,000

Tags: Christian HarderMichael GentiliMichael VelaMike Vela

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Hands #11-14: Aleksei Opalikhin Gets Aggressive

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #11: Michael Vela raised to 140,000 from under the gun with {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}. Michael Gentili was in the big blind and defended with {k-Clubs}{4-Spades}. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Gentili checked. Vela bet 200,000 and Gentili folded.

Hand #12: Christian Harder raised to 140,000 from under the gun with {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Aleksei Opalikhin called with {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} from the cutoff. Cliff Josephy was on the button and moved all in for 1,015,000. Both players folded and Josephy took down the pot.

Hand #13: Michael Gentili raised to 130,000 with {q-Spades}{8-Clubs} on the button. Christian Harder defended his big blind with {9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. The flop came {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. Harder checked. Gentili reached into his stack and bet 115,000. Harder called. The turn was the {k-Diamonds}. Harder checked again. Gentili bet 325,000 this time. Harder looked back at his cards and decided to fold.

Hand #14: Michael Gentili raised to 130,000 from the cutoff with {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}. Aleksei Opalikhin was in the big blind with {8-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and put in a three-bet to 300,000. Action was back on Gentili and he called. The flop came {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Opalikhin looked back at his cards and put in a continuation bet of 460,000. Gentili quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
6,330,000
-925,000
-925,000
Profile photo of Michael Gentili ca
Michael Gentili
6,085,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Aleksei Opalikhin ru
Aleksei Opalikhin
5,340,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Michael Vela us
Michael Vela
2,135,000
600,000
600,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
1,415,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Aleksei OpalikhinChristian HarderCliff JosephyMichael GentiliMichael Vela

Hands #8-10: Harder Folds Sevens

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #8: Michael Gentili raised {Q-Clubs}{6-Clubs} from the button and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #9: Cliff Josephy raised {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} under the gun to 135,000. Michael Gentili, right next to him, called with {A-Spades}{J-Spades}. Harder folded {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs} from the small blind, the big blind folded right away. The flop came {3-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds} giving Gentili a flush draw. Josephy checked and folded to a 140,000 bet by Gentili.

Hand #10: Michael Vela had just the {9-Hearts} showing and raised to 140,000 from the cutoff. Christian Harder flatted {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} on the button, Cliff Josephy came along from the big blind with {A-Spades}{4-Spades}. The flop came {10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Josephy checked. Vela bet 210,000, Harder called and Josephy folded. The {A-Hearts} on the turn saw both players check and the {5-Clubs} completed the board. Vela bet 300,000 into 920,000, leaving himself 825,000 behind. Harder thought long and hard before he eventually let is go.

Tags: Christian HarderCliff JosephyMichael GentiliMichael VelaMike Vela