2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

€10,300 PLO High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq1010
Prize
€174,600
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Entries
60
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Derwiche Over Watson

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Imad Derwiche just keeps playing pots, and this latest decent-sized one went his way, the first of note at the final table.

Ami Barer opened to 25,000 early, Derwiche called on the button, and Mike Watson came along in the big blind. Action checked to Derwiche on the {10-Clubs}{8-Spades}{9-Diamonds}, and he bet 40,000. Only Watson called. Two checks on the {10-Hearts}, and Watson checked the {k-Diamonds}. Derwiche bet 55,000, and Watson mucked after about 30 seconds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
632,000
90,000
90,000
Profile photo of Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
188,000
-64,000
-64,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Ami BarerImad DerwicheMike Watson

Unofficial Final Table Draw and Counts

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
SeatPlayerStack
1George Wolff74,000
2Ami Barer400,000
3Dominykas Karmazinas205,000
4Minh Phuc Nguyen310,000
5Sampo Ryynanen645,000
6Konstantinos Bouloutsos145,000
7Imad Derwiche542,000
8Sylvain Loosli430,000
9Mike Watson252,000
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sampo Ryynanen fi
Sampo Ryynanen
645,000
107,000
107,000
Profile photo of Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
542,000
-12,000
-12,000
Profile photo of Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
430,000
-72,000
-72,000
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Minh Phuc Nguyen au
Minh Phuc Nguyen
310,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
252,000
-124,000
-124,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Dominykas Karmazinas lt
Dominykas Karmazinas
205,000
-42,000
-42,000
Profile photo of Konstantinos Bouloutsos gr
Konstantinos Bouloutsos
145,000
-99,000
-99,000
Profile photo of George Wolff us
George Wolff
74,000
-16,000
-16,000

Down to Nine

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Bogdan Capitan
Bogdan Capitan

Bogdan Capitan and Ami Barer got all in with the latter at risk for 147,000 on a {9-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flop.

Capitan: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Barer: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

Barer had a pile of outs with two draws and a pair, and while the turn ({3-Clubs}) missed him, the {a-Spades} river did not.

Capitan was left with 21,000. He got that in next hand with {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{8-Spades}{q-Hearts} against the {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{5-Spades} of Minh Phuc Nguyen, who made a flush on the {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{a-Hearts} runout.

At the other table, short stack George Wolff appears to have found a double, and the players are now redrawing for the unofficial final table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
400,000
273,000
273,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Minh Phuc Nguyen au
Minh Phuc Nguyen
295,000
-8,000
-8,000
Profile photo of George Wolff us
George Wolff
90,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Bogdan Capitan ro
Bogdan Capitan
Busted

Capitan Doubles Through Derwiche

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Bogdan Capitan three-bet to 74,000 in the small blind after Imad Derwiche opened cutoff to 21,000. Derwiche slid in calling chips, and {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flopped. Capitan put in his last 24,000 and Derwiche called with a sigh.

Capitan: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}
Derwiche: {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

It wasn't the flop Capitan wanted, but his kings were still good for the moment. The turn was a {2-Hearts} and the river a {9-Diamonds}, and Capitan nodded in approval after Derwiche missed his numerous outs.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
554,000
-32,000
-32,000
Profile photo of Bogdan Capitan ro
Bogdan Capitan
204,000
69,000
69,000

Tags: Imad DerwicheBogdan Capitan

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

Watson Doesn't Back Down

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Mike Watson doesn't seem too afraid to bubble.

He opened cutoff to 15,000 and called a three-bet to what looked like 54,000 from Sampo Ryynanen, who had the button. The flop came {7-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. Both players checked. On the {q-Hearts} turn, Watson slid in a tower of chips and got a quick fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sampo Ryynanen fi
Sampo Ryynanen
538,000
-52,000
-52,000
Profile photo of Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
376,000
183,000
183,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Mike WatsonSampo Ryynanen

Capitan Sliding Early

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Bogdan Capitan hasn't been able to gain much traction early, and he just dropped a pot to Imad Derwiche. With the board reading {5-Clubs}{5-Spades}{q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} on the turn, Capitan called a bet of 30,000. Both players checked the {5-Diamonds}, and Derwiche showed {a-Spades}{4-Spades}{j-Clubs}{j-Hearts} for jacks full. Capitan shook his head and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
586,000
68,000
68,000
Profile photo of Bogdan Capitan ro
Bogdan Capitan
135,000
-143,000
-143,000

Tags: Bogdan CapitanImad Derwiche

Zinno Gets There But Busts Anyway

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Anthony Zinno
Anthony Zinno

Three players saw a {j-Clubs}{q-Spades}{7-Clubs} flop for what looked to be a three-bet, and Minh Phuc Nguyen shoved all in for 198,000. Anthony Zinno called on the button for 86,000, and Imad Derwiche thought a bit before mucking.

Nguyen: {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Zinno: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{k-Spades}

"Good luck, brother," Zinno said.

The turn brought a {9-Clubs}, filling Zinno's flush draw. The river, however, was a {9-Hearts}, and Zinno rapped the table in submission.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
518,000
-34,000
-34,000
Profile photo of Minh Phuc Nguyen au
Minh Phuc Nguyen
303,000
161,000
161,000
Profile photo of Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 3X Winner

Tags: Anthony ZinnoMinh Phuc NguyenImad Derwiche

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0