2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

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

2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

Final Results
Winner
Prize
€324,727
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€1,225,000
Entries
50
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Stefan Schillhabel Eliminated

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Stefan Schillhabel
Stefan Schillhabel

Stefan Schillhabel opened under the gun plus one for 40,000 and action folded around quickly to Albert Daher in the big blind. The man from Lebanon shoved and Schillhabel snap called for about 400,000 total.

Stefan Schillhabel: {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Albert Daher: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}

The flop of {10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{8-Spades} brought nothing to worry about for Schillhabel but the {J-Diamonds} on the turn was possibly (apart from a queen) the worst card in the deck. The {K-Spades} on the river paired up Schillhabel but made Daher's straight and the former stood up while the latter started raking in the chips.

Down to 8 players, the official bubble has started.

Player Chips Progress
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Albert Daher
1,450,000
450,000
450,000
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Stefan Schillhabel
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Albert DaherStefan Schillhabel

Level: 14

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Kanit Doubles Through Mateos

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Mustapha Kanit
Mustapha Kanit

In one of the first hands of the unofficial nine-handed final table, Adrian Mateos raised to 35,000 and Mustapha Kanit defended the big blind. The flop fell {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Kanit checked, Mateos bet 30,000 and called the check-raise all in of Kanit.

Mustapha Kanit: {10-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Adrian Mateos: {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

The {Q-Spades} turn and {9-Hearts} river were both blanks and Kanit doubled for 193,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Mateos
500,000
-230,000
-230,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
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Mustapha Kanit
470,000
240,000
240,000
Winamax

Tags: Adrian MateosMustapha Kanit

The Official Final Table (full)

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Mikalai VaskaboinikauBelarus275,00017
2Bartlomiej MachonPoland790,00049
3Adrian MateosSpain730,00046
4Oleksii KhorosheninUkraine435,00027
5Ryan RiessUnited States515,00032
6Rocco PalumboItaly565,00035
7Albert DaherLebanon1,000,00062
8Mustapha KanitItaly230,00014
9Stefan SchillhabelGermany390,00024
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
1,000,000
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Bartlomiej Machon
790,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
730,000
-30,000
-30,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Rocco Palumbo it
Rocco Palumbo
565,000
-137,000
-137,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
515,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
435,000
50,000
50,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
390,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
275,000
-7,000
-7,000
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
230,000
100,000
100,000
Winamax

Schillhabel Caught Bluffing

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Stefan Schillhabel
Stefan Schillhabel

In the last hand before the unofficial final table was set, Albert Daher raised to 35,000 on the button and Stefan Schillhabel three-bet to 125,000 in the small blind. Daher called and the duo checked the {Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop and the {8-Clubs} turn. On the {4-Clubs} river, Daher called a bet of 125,000 by Schillhabel, who briefly showed what appeared to be a seven-trey suited.

Daher had that beat with {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts} and jumped up to a million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
1,000,000
150,000
150,000
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Stefan Schillhabel
390,000
-285,000
-285,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Albert DaherStefan Schillhabel

Sam Greenwood Eliminated

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Sam Greenwood
Sam Greenwood

Ryan Riess opened under the gun for 40,000. Big blind Sam Greenwood shoved and Riess beat him to the pot with his calling chips.

Ryan Riess: {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}
Sam Greenwood: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

It was a coin flip to start the hand, but the flop would make Riess the heavy favorite: {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. The {3-Diamonds} on the turn was a blank and the {9-Spades} on the river wasn't one of the cards Greenwood was looking for either.

Down to 9 players now, a full redraw is in the works.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Riess
505,000
252,000
252,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Sam Greenwood
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Ryan RiessSam Greenwood

Kisacikoglu Loses Flip to Daher

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Orpen Kisacikoglu

Orpen Kisacikoglu open-shoved for his last 176,000 and Albert Daher on the button asked for a count before announcing the call.

Orpen Kisacikoglu: {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Albert Daher: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}

Kisacikoglu had a sweat on the {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop, but the {8-Clubs} turn and {3-Hearts} river blanked to reduce the field to the last 10 hopefuls.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
800,000
150,000
150,000
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Orpen Kisacikoglu
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Albert DaherOrpen Kisacikoglu

Vaskaboinikau Doubles

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

It folded to Rocco Palumbo in the small blind and he shoved all in. Big blind Mikalai Vaskaboinikau thought about it for a bit, and called right when his time was up.

Rocco Palumbo: {Q-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: {K-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

The board ran out {K-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} and Palumbo moved over 136,000 of his chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Rocco Palumbo
566,000
-224,000
-224,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
282,000
132,000
132,000

Tags: Mikalai VaskaboinikauRocco Palumbo

Mateos Rising; Vaskaboinikau Doubles

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Adrian Mateos raised from under the gun and found a caller in Albert Daher on the button. Picking up the action on the {9-Spades}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} turn, Mateos checked and called a bet og 68,000 by Daher. The {A-Hearts} on the river was checked and Mateos was first to show, rolling over the {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts} as winning hand.

Over on the other table, Mikalai Vaskaboinikau shoved for his last 67,000 in the small blind with the {A-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Sam Greenwood called in the big blind with {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}. The board came {9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{3-Hearts} and Vaskaboinikau doubled.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Mateos
760,000
165,000
165,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
650,000
-225,000
-225,000
Profile photo of Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
200,000
-146,000
-146,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
150,000
55,000
55,000

Tags: Adrian MateosAlbert DaherMikalai VaskaboinikauSam Greenwood