2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

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

2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
69
Prize
€485,135
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€2,082,500
Entries
81
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Seven-Deuce!

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

Jason Mercier limped in from the small blind and big blind Steve O'Dwyer raised to 52,000. Mercier called and check-called 44,000 on {7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. Both players checked the {Q-Clubs} on the turn and {3-Hearts} on the river.

Mercier showed {K-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. O'Dwyer said "I'm embarrassed to show this" before revealing {7-Hearts}{2-Spades} which earned him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
1,100,000
62,000
62,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
320,000
-180,000
-180,000

Tags: Jason MercierSteve O'Dwyer

Post Flop Action

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

Nick Petrangelo opened under the gun for 37,000 and Steve O'Dwyer in middle position called. Petrangelo bet 35,000 on {A-Spades}{2-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and 66,000 on the {5-Spades} turn. O'Dwyer called both times and saw Petrangelo check to him on the {K-Spades} river. O'Dwyer needed some extra time (and a time bank chip) before he decided to bet 195,000. Petrangelo folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Steve O'Dwyer
1,038,000
138,000
138,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
370,000
-120,000
-120,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Nick PetrangeloSteve O'Dwyer

Level: 13

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Dinner Break

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

The players are on a 75-minute dinner break. A visual chip count with the courtesy of the dealers:

SeatPlayerChip CountTable 2Chip Count 
1Oliver Weis515,000Steve O'Dwyer929,000 
2Alexander Uskov365,000-- 
3Mikita Badziakouski348,000Jean-Noel Thorel757,000 
4Daniel Dvoress294,000John Juanda423,000 
5Philipp Gruissem720,000Joao Simao387,000 
6David Peters1,560,000Fedor Holz338,000 
7Rafael Moraes348,000Nick Petrangelo500,000 
8Justin Bonomo366,000Jason Mercier525,000 
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
1,560,000
-40,000
-40,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
929,000
194,000
194,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
757,000
362,000
362,000
Profile photo of Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
720,000
-80,000
-80,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
525,000
355,000
355,000
Profile photo of Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis
515,000
195,000
195,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
500,000
270,000
270,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of John Juanda id
John Juanda
423,000
-147,000
-147,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Joao Simao br
Joao Simao
387,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
366,000
208,000
208,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Alexander Uskov ru
Alexander Uskov
365,000
365,000
365,000
Profile photo of Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
348,000
58,000
58,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Rafael Moraes br
Rafael Moraes
348,000
158,000
158,000
Profile photo of Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
338,000
-272,000
-272,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
294,000
-8,000
-8,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

River Check-Raise Makes for Huge Pot

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

David Peters opened under the gun for 27,000 and big blind Philipp Gruissem defended. Gruissem check-called 40,000 on the {2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Spades} flop before both of them checked the {7-Hearts} turn.

So far, the pot wasn't all that big, but that would change on the river.

The {6-Diamonds} completed the board and Gruissem checked again. Peters bet 115,000 and action was on Gruissem. The German high-roller tanked, needed some extra time and used a time bank chip to get it. After just a bit more, Gruissem check-raised to 375,000.

Peters needed some time as well but eventually called. Gruissem showed {K-Spades}{6-Spades}, the pot went to Peters who tabled {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
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David Peters
1,600,000
1,018,000
1,018,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
800,000
-380,000
-380,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David PetersPhilipp Gruissem

Final Sixteen

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
SeatTable 1Table 2
1Oliver WeisSteve O'Dwyer
2Alexander Uskov-
3Mikita BadziakouskiJean-Noel Thorel
4Daniel DvoressJohn Juanda
5Philipp GruissemJoao Simao
6David PetersFedor Holz
7Rafael MoraesNick Petrangelo
8Justin BonomoJason Mercier

Schwippert Decimated

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

Jan Eric Schwippert check-raised a flop of {5-}{4-}{2-} with {K-}{5-} and called Steve O'Dwyer's shove that followed. O'Dwyer had flopped a wheel with {A-}{3-} and Schwippert did not improve.

The German left the table but was called back as he still had some chips left. The next hand, he got it in three-way.

Joao Simao (big blind) and Alexander Kharkov (under the gun) checked the {9-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop and Simao bet 33,000 on the {8-Diamonds} turn. Kharkov called and saw Simao check on the {J-Clubs} river. Kharkov bet 125,000 and Simao called after his clock ran down to 4 seconds.

Jan Eric Schwippert: {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Alexander Kharkov: {A-Spades}{3-Spades}
Joao Simao: {6-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

Simao just about doubled up, Schwippert tripled.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
735,000
472,000
472,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alexander Kharkov ru
Alexander Kharkov
400,000
-170,000
-170,000
Profile photo of Joao Simao br
Joao Simao
391,000
231,000
231,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jan Eric Schwippert de
Jan Eric Schwippert
40,000
-170,000
-170,000

Tags: Alexander KharkovJoao SimaoSteve O'DwyerJan Eric Schwippert

Monosson Exits

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

Daniel Monosson (hijack) got his chips in the middle before the flop against his neighbor Alexander Uskov (cutoff).

Things were looking a bit bleak for the American upon showdown.

Alexander Uskov: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Daniel Monosson: {A-Spades}{7-Hearts}

Monosson asked for an ace but would get none: {K-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{5-Spades}. Down and out for Monosson, an above average stack for Uskov.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexander Uskov
570,000
570,000
570,000
Profile photo of Daniel Monosson us
Daniel Monosson
Busted

Tags: Alexander UskovDaniel Monosson

Level: 12

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000