Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas
$5,000 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Andrew Ryan of the U.S. appears to be the chip leader at this point.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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218,000 | |
|
93,000
-12,000
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-12,000 |
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66,500
-13,800
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-13,800 |
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61,500
-13,500
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-13,500 |
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|
||
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42,000
-11,000
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-11,000 |
|
||
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32,300
12,300
|
12,300 |
|
|
||
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21,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
15,500
-16,500
|
-16,500 |
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Damian Steel, who is sitting with a pile of chips, raised to 1,600 from the cutoff and then called when PokerStars Team Online's Kevin Martin three-bet to 4,900.
The 
flop saw Martin lead out for 5,400, and Steel released. Not an exciting hand at all, but it gave us a good excuse to update you on both their chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 | |
|
48,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
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Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Anthony Zinno and Matthew Wantman got stacks in with the latter holding 
under the gun and the former 
in the big blind. The board ran out 
, no help to Zinno. Wantman had been the one all in, and he had 31,200. The dealer counted Zinno's chips and determined Wantman had him covered, so Zinno collected his belongings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
36,500
|
36,500 |
|
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Busted | |
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Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Steve O'Dwyer, who busted the $50,000 High Roller earlier this evening and jumped straight into the Main Event, opened for 1,700 under the gun only to have Rob Edelstein, who was to his left, three-bet all in for 10,300. Action folded back to O'Dwyer and he thought for a bit before making the call.
O'Dwyer: 
Edelstein: 
Edelstein was ahead, and he survived the 
flop. The 
turn paired Edelstein, and all he had to do was dodge a ten on the river to double through. That's just what he did when the 
peeled off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000
-14,000
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-14,000 |
|
|
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|
22,500 | |
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
With about 9,000 in the pot, on a board reading 
, Maria Ho checked from the big blind. A player in middle position bet 3,500, and Andre Akkari called from the hijack. Action was back on Ho and she called as well.
The turn was the . Ho reached into her stack and led out for 7,700. The player in middle position thought about it for a while and opted to fold. Akkari motioned for Ho to move her arm so he could take a look at her stack. She moved her arm and Akkari called.
The river was the . Ho paused for a moment and checked to Akkari.
Akkari wasted no time and put out a bet of 16,000. Ho had a total of 16,100 behind, leaving her with a single ante should she call and lose the hand.
Ho immediately said, "I'm going to rule out king of diamonds, ten of hearts. King-jack of diamonds - now that's possible."
Ho was clearly in agony over the decision, but said, "You wouldn't bluff me without the nut flush would you? Now that would be a mistake because I'm not good enough to fold a flush. It was my New Year's resolution to learn how to fold flushes."
Ho apologized to the table and said she would make a decision at the next one-minute mark on the tournament clock. She cut out the chips she needed to call and realized she had one ante left. Ho said, "If I do call, I'm not putting this last chip in. That's for sure."
She continued to talk out loud and discuss what his range of hands would be. She even asked Akkari, "Are you bluffing me one in four times?" Eventually, Ho tossed in the 16,000 in chips, indicating a call.
Akkari rapped the table and said, "Nice hand" as he tabled for a set of nines. Ho showed 
for a queen-high flush and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
9,000
6,100
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6,100 |
|
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Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Antonio Della Sciucca was up against a bet of 10,400 from a player in the hijack on a board of 
. Sciucca, from the big blind, moved all in for about 50,000 and his opponent called off for around 45,000, showing a set of threes. Sciucca had 
for top set though, and his opponent expressed extreme frustration as the 
fell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 |
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Chris George bet 2,500 from middle position on a flop. Pascal Lefrancois called on the button and then called another barrel of 5,500 on the turn. When the 
arrived, George calmly cut out 16,000, and this time Lefrancois folded right away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
149,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
|
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|
62,300
24,000
|
24,000 |
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Felipe Ramos raised to 1,800 from middle position, and Thiago Mascarenhas moved all in for his remaining 10,300 chips.
Action was now on David MacNeil on the button and he called. Ramos folded.
Mascarenhas: 
Ramos:
The flop came 
and Mascarenhas was immediately drawing dead to the 
on the turn and the on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000 | |
|
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Busted |