2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

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

2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
€371,250
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€1,274,000
Entries
52
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Seidel Scores a Lucky Double

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

In a three-way limped pot to the flop of {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, John Juanda checked out of the small blind and Erik Seidel moved all in for 142,000 in the big blind. Oleksii Khoroshenin moved in over the top from the button and Juanda said "I guess my pair is no good" and folded a four face up.

Erik Seidel: {K-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Oleksii Khoroshenin: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}

The {K-Diamonds} turn improved Seidel to two pair, and the {5-Spades} on the river changed nothing anymore to see Seidel crack aces and double.

Player Chips Progress
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Erik Seidel
330,000
165,000
165,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
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Oleksii Khoroshenin
150,000
-160,000
-160,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Erik SeidelJohn JuandaOleksii Khoroshenin

Kruk Doubles Big Through Muehloecker

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Christopher Kruk
Christopher Kruk

Christopher Kruk raised to 25,000 from under the gun, Thomas Muehloecker three-bet to 76,000 on the button and Kruk called. On the {K-Spades}{9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop, Kruk check-called 55,000 from Muehloecker.

The turn brought the {4-Diamonds} and Kruk checked. Muehloecker moved all in, effectively Kruk's remaining stack of 235,000, and the Canadian called it off to create the biggest pot of the tournament so far.

Thomas Muehloecker: {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}
Christopher Kruk: {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Muehloecker was ahead and needed to dodge a nine or diamond to win. He failed to do so, as the dealer put the {2-Diamonds} on the river to send the chip lead pot over to Kruk.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Kruk
850,000
530,000
530,000
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Thomas Muehloecker
350,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Christopher KrukThomas Muehloecker

Level: 12

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Kurganov Takes from Juanda; Muehloecker From Chidwick

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

John Juanda defended his big blind to a raise by Igor Kurganov and the duo headed to the flop of {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}. "Are you trying to tell me you don't have king-jack?" Kurganov asked but received no reaction. Juanda checked and called a bet of 13,000 before the {4-Hearts} turn was checked. On the {2-Diamonds} river, Juanda bet 32,000 and Kurganov quickly called.

Juanda was caught bluffing with the {A-Spades}{7-Hearts} while Kurganov claimed the pot with {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}.

Over on the other table, Thomas Muehloecker opened to 27,000 and Stephen Chidwick called from two seats over in the hijack. Both checked through a flop of {7-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Muehloecker bet the {K-Diamonds} turn for 38,000, Chidwick called. After the {Q-Diamonds} river, Muehloecker used one time bank extension before betting 72,000 and Chidwick called.

Muehloecker rolled over the {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts} for bottom set and that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Muehloecker
750,000
150,000
150,000
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Stephen Chidwick
530,000
-150,000
-150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Igor Kurganov
470,000
20,000
20,000
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John Juanda
420,000
-30,000
-30,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Igor KurganovJohn JuandaStephen ChidwickThomas Muehloecker

Fast No More

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

In the first hand after the redraw, Dietrich Fast shoved 88,000 from the cutoff and Thomas Muehloecker called in the small blind.

Dietrich Fast: {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Thomas Muehloecker: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

It wasn't meant to be for Fast as the board came {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{J-Clubs} to send him packing in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Muehloecker
600,000
100,000
100,000
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Dietrich Fast
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dietrich FastThomas Muehloecker

Redraw of the Last Two Tables

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
11JC AlvaradoMexico450,00045
12Oleksii KhorosheninUkraine310,00031
13John JuandaIndonesia450,00045
14Erik SeidelUSA165,00017
15Rocco PalumboItaly250,00025
16Igor KurganovRussia450,00045
17Vladimir TroyanovskiyRussia180,00018
18Xiaoyang LuoChina200,00020
      
21Ryan RiessUSA140,00014
22Dietrich FastGermany90,0009
23Kitson KhoHong Kong150,00015
24Thomas MuehloeckerAustria500,00050
25Christoph VogelsangGermany440,00044
26Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom680,00068
27Christopher KrukCanada320,00032
28Conor BeresfordUK200,00020
Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Chidwick
680,000
130,000
130,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Thomas Muehloecker
500,000
265,000
265,000
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JC Alvarado
450,000
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John Juanda
450,000
-65,000
-65,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
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Igor Kurganov
450,000
-90,000
-90,000
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Christoph Vogelsang
440,000
-50,000
-50,000
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Christopher Kruk
320,000
-60,000
-60,000
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Oleksii Khoroshenin
310,000
-310,000
-310,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Rocco Palumbo
250,000
-30,000
-30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Xiaoyang Luo cn
Xiaoyang Luo
200,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
200,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
180,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
165,000
-35,000
-35,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
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Kitson Kho
150,000
-30,000
-30,000
Profile photo of Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
140,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Dietrich Fast
90,000
-75,000
-75,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Kanit No Longer in the Game

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Mustapha Kanit
Mustapha Kanit

In a blind battle, JC Alvarado and Mustapha Kanit already build up the pot to around 100,000 with action on the former. The board read {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and Alvarado bet 70,000. Kanit thought for a while before moving all in and Alvarado snapped it off.

JC Alvarado: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}
Mustapha Kanit: {Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

Kanit needed one of the remaining tens to survive but didn't get there on the {5-Diamonds} river. With Kanit's bustout in 17th place, the field will be redrawing for the final two tables.

Player Chips Progress
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JC Alvarado
450,000
255,000
255,000
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Mustapha Kanit
Busted
Winamax

Tags: JC AlvaradoMustapha Kanit

Adams and Thorel Sent to the Rail

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel
Jean-Noel Thorel

Only a few minutes apart both Timothy Adams and Jean-Noel Thorel ran out of chips.

Adams called the shove of John Juanda in a blind-on-blind battle and both players turned over pocket pairs.

Timothy Adams: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
John Juanda: {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

The board of {9-Hearts}{7-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Spades}{10-Diamonds} provided no help for Adams and he quickly left the tournament area.

One table over, Thorel open-shoved for his last 132,000 and Christoph Vogelsang moved all in over the top out of the small blind.

Jean-Noel Thorel: {4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}
Christoph Vogelsang: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

While Thorel's cards were live, the {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}{8-Clubs} flop left him in need of running cards to stay in contention. It was all over with the {J-Diamonds} turn and that made the {K-Spades} river a formality.

Player Chips Progress
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John Juanda
515,000
160,000
160,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
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Christoph Vogelsang
490,000
420,000
420,000
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Timothy Adams
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jean-Noel Thorel
Busted

Tags: Christoph VogelsangJean-Noel ThorelJohn JuandaTimothy Adams

Kanit Back in the Game

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel made it 20,000 to go first to act on their six-handed table and Mustapha Kanit three-bet all in or 99,000 out of the big blind. Thorel called and the cards were turned over.

Mustapha Kanit: {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {Q-Hearts}{10-Spades}

The board of {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}{4-Spades}{A-Clubs}{9-Hearts} kept Kanit's hand best and he doubled.

Player Chips Progress
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Jean-Noel Thorel
210,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
210,000
130,000
130,000
Winamax

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelMustapha Kanit

Level: 11

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000