$25,500 Single-Day High Roller | 2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

03-15-2017 16:16 UTC-5

Fernandez Finds Lucky Double

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Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Mike McDonald opened under the gun for 11,000 and small blind Le Fernandez pushed for 115,400. The big blind decided to fold but McDonald called.

Mike McDonald:
Leo Fernandez:

McDonald had the lead but the flop was not good for him by any means. The on the turn and on the river brought no help to McDonald and he doubled Fernandez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Fernandez	240,800 125,400	125,400

Mike McDonald	73,000 -88,000	-88,000

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Level: 8

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

03-15-2017 16:07 UTC-5

Eights Not So Great for Timothy Adams

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Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Timothy Adams raised, how much we're not sure, and Mike Watson three-bet an unknown amount from the button. What we do know is that Adams responded with a four-bet jam and Watson called off for 102,700 total.

Adams:
Watson:

Watson, who is on his second bullet, needed to improve to stay alive, and he did as the flop paired his king. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing and Watson doubled through Adams.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	210,000 110,000	110,000

Timothy Adams	155,000 -87,000	-87,000

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03-15-2017 15:57 UTC-5

David Peters on a Roll

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Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

David Peters raised to 8,000 from early position and was met by a three-bet to 25,000 by Dan Colman on the button. Both blinds folded and Peters called to see the flop.

Peters check-called a bet of 22,000 and then action went check-check on both the turn and river.

Peters tabled the and it was good as Colman simply mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	350,000 50,000	50,000

Dan Colman	220,000 -30,000	-30,000

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03-15-2017 15:49 UTC-5

Man Down

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Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Action folded to Timothy Adams in the small blind and he moved in. Big blind Orpen Kisacikoglu had just over 30,000 or so left it seemed, and he snap called.

Orpen Kisacikoglu:
Timothy Adams:

The board ran out and Kisacikoglu sais his goodbyes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Adams	242,000 126,000	126,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	Busted

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03-15-2017 15:43 UTC-5

Kenney Doubles Once More

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Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Dario Sammartino raised under the gun to (what appeared to be) 10,000. Bryn Kenney, right next to him, moved in for 43,900 and action folded quickly around to Sammartino. The Italian high roller wasted no time calling.

Dario Sammartino:
Bryn Kenney:

The board ran out and Kenney doubled again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	130,000 -70,000	-70,000

Bryn Kenney	96,800 46,800	46,800

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03-15-2017 15:39 UTC-5

Kenney Doubles Through Seidel

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Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Bryn Kenney (cutoff) got his last 20,000 or so chips in with . Big blind Erik Seidel looked him up with but would not make a suckout. The board ran out and Kenney lived to fight another level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	50,000 16,800	16,800

Erik Seidel	35,000 -25,000	-25,000

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Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

03-15-2017 15:36 UTC-5

Sammartino with the Check-Raise

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Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

In the last hand of Level 6, Stephen Chidwick raised to 6,000 from the hijack and Koray Aldemir called from the button. Dario Sammartino came along from the big blind and three players saw the flop.

Sammartino checked, Chidwick continued for 8,000, and Aldemir folded. Sammartino then check-raised to 23,000, Chidwick called, and action went check-check on both the turn and river.

Sammartino showed the for a failed flop bluff, and Chidwick was pushed the pot thanks to his . Despite losing that hand, Sammartino is still up from the last time we checked in on him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	280,000 80,000	80,000

Dario Sammartino	170,000 -30,000	-30,000

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03-15-2017 15:31 UTC-5

Tollerene Doubles Through Kenney

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Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Ben Tollerene (hijack) and Bryn Kenney (button) got their chips in the middle before the flop. Tollerene had the advantage with over Kenney's . The flop, however, made things iffy for Tollerene: . Tollerene needed to fade hearts to survive and did so with the on the turn and on the river. Double up for the online high stakes player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Tollerene	95,700 51,600	51,600
Bryn Kenney	33,200 -66,800	-66,800

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