2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

$25,500 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$366,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,750
Prize Pool
$1,078,000
Entries
44
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

McDonald Busts Dayan

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Rafael Moraes opened the hijack for 2,500 and Mike McDonald on the button called. David Dayan over called from the big blind and the three of them got a flop of {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{9-Spades}.

Dayan and initial raiser Moraes checked and McDonald bet 5,000. Dayan check-raised to 16,000 with just over 30,000 behind. Moraes got out of the way but McDonald moved all in. Dayan snap called for 46,300 total.

David Dayan: {4-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Mike McDonald: {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

The {7-Clubs} on the turn and {9-Clubs} on the river were blanks and Dayan said his goodbyes. He has the option to reenter before registration closes at the start of level 9.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike McDonald
161,000
56,000
56,000
EPT 1X Winner
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David Dayan
Busted

Tags: Mike McDonaldRafael MoraesDavid Dayan

Haxton Trending Downward

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Isaac Haxton raised to 3,200 from the button and Mike "Timex" McDonald called from the small blind. McDonald then check-called a bet of 6,000 on the {8-Spades}{q-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop before the {Q-Spades} paired the board on the turn.

McDonald checked again, Haxton bet 16,000, and McDonald called to see the {4-Hearts} river. This time both players checked and McDonald tabled his {q-Diamonds}{k-Spades} for trips.

It was good as Haxton simply sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike McDonald
105,000
15,000
15,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Isaac Haxton
53,000
-59,000
-59,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Mike McDonaldIsaac Haxton

Kitai vs. Peters

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Mike Watson opened for 3,000 and Davidi Kitai called from the big blind. Both players then checked the {5-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop as well as the {Q-Diamonds} turn.

When the {J-Spades} completed the board on the river, Kitai checked for a third time and then folded when Watson tossed out a bet of 4,000.

It wasn't much of a hand but it did give us a good excuse to update you on their current chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
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Davidi Kitai
125,000
25,000
25,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
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Mike Watson
63,500
-36,500
-36,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Mike WatsonDavidi Kitai

"Sick!"

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

We picked up the action on a board of {3-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{J-Spades}{7-Spades} as Paul Newey, seated under the gun, checked. His neighbor Dan Colman bet 12,000 and Newey called. The river {6-Spades} saw Newey toss in a 25,000-chips.

"I had a flush on the turn! Sick" Colman exclaimed as he leaned back in his chair.

He leaned forward not much later, studying the board. He eventually called and Newey showed his {7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. Colman tabled {5-Spades}{9-Spades} and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Colman
180,000
80,000
80,000
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Paul Newey
26,000
-74,000
-74,000

Tags: Dan ColmanPaul Newey

Level: 2

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Checking It Down

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

David Peters raised to 2,500 under the gun and David Dayan, who was next to act, three-bet to 7,000. Mike McDonald flatted one seat over, and Peters called after action folded back to him.

All three players proceeded to check it down as the board ran out {3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. Dayan showed the {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} for a flopped set, but it was no good as Peters held a flush with his {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}. McDonald mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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David Peters
120,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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David Dayan
90,000
-10,000
-10,000
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Mike McDonald
90,000
-10,000
-10,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: David DayanDavid PetersMike McDonald

The Flop Three-Bet

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

From the hijack, Steve O'Dwyer raised to 2,500. Adrian Mateos called from the button and Sam Greenwood called from the small blind. Greenwood checked to O'Dwyer on {10-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and the initial raiser bet 5,000. Mateos called before Greenwood check-raised to 19,000. O'Dwyer raised to 46,000 and Mateos and Greenwood both folded.

Tags: Adrian MateosSam GreenwoodSteve O'Dwyer