2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

€25,750 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
€1,015,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,750
Prize Pool
€4,581,500
Entries
187
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Sammartino's Kings are Good

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

In a three-bet pot, Dario Sammartino had checked to Thomas Muehloecker. Muehloecker bet 58,000 on a {10-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop and Sammartino check-called. On the {2-Clubs} turn, Sammartino check-called 140,000 from Muehloecker.

The river brought the {A-Diamonds} and Sammartino checked a third time. Muehloecker considered his options before checking behind. Sammartino showed {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}, Muehloecker acknowledged it and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Muehloecker
790,000
-190,000
-190,000
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Dario Sammartino
790,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Kurganov Runs Queens Into Kings

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Igor Kurganov
Igor Kurganov

One of the two remaining PokerStars Team Pros has been eliminated. It was Igor Kurganov who raised to 24,000 in the cutoff and Julian Stuer three-bet to 78,000 in the big blind. Kurganov four-bet shoved for around 360,000 and Stuer quickly called.

Julian Stuer: {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}
Igor Kurganov: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}

"Mamaaa" demanded Kurganov, asking for one of the remaining two queens in the deck. However, he was drawing very thin on the {K-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs} flop and officially drawing dead on the {4-Clubs} turn. The meaningless {Q-Clubs} on the river for the inferior set ended the hand and Kurganov's run in 24th place for €45,820.

Player Chips Progress
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Julian Stuer
990,000
390,000
390,000
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Igor Kurganov
Busted

Tags: Igor KurganovJulian Stuer

Banicevic Quadruples

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Vlado Banicevic
Vlado Banicevic

Charlie Carrel raised to 22,000 under the gun and Adrian Mateos called from the cuttof. On the button, Vlado Banicevic went all in for 110,000. Thomas Muehloecker cold-called from the small blind, Carrel and Mateos called as well to close the main pot action.

The flop was {J-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Muehloecker checked. Carrel led out 90,000, Mateos snap-folded and Muehloecker folded after a short while as well.

Vlado Banicevic: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}
Charlie Carrel: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

Banicevic had a ton of outs to quadruple up and hit one of them on the {Q-Hearts} turn. The {3-Spades} on the river was just icing on the cake for the Montenegran, who slammed the table in delight.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Muehloecker
980,000
-200,000
-200,000
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Charlie Carrel
720,000
-220,000
-220,000
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Adrian Mateos
490,000
100,000
100,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
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Vlado Banicevic
460,000
290,000
290,000

Tags: Adrian MateosCharlie CarrelThomas MuehloeckerVlado Banicevic

The Last Three Tables

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Since there was a redraw with 27 players overnight, the next redraw will take place at two tables and 16 players remaining. The remaining 24 hopefuls were balanced and the table constellations are as follows.

SeatTable 1CountryTable 2CountryTable 3Country
1Adrian MateosSpainJavier Gomez ZapateroSpainIgor KurganovRussia
2Vlado BanicevicMontenegroEmil PatelFinland[Removed:17]New Zealand
3Thomas MuehloeckerAustriaSylvain LoosliFranceFelipe RamosBrazil
4Martin JacobsonSwedenEkrem SaniogluFranceJulian StuerGermany
5Julian ThomasGermanyJimmy GuerreroFrancePavel PlesuvMoldova
6Charlie CarrelUKAliaksei BoikaBelarusJohn JuandaIndonesia
7Dario SammartinoItalyPhilipp GruissemGermanyMurad AkhundovAzerbaijan
8Dmitry YurasovRussiaDaniel DvoressCanadaJosip SimunicAustria

Simao Busts to Juanda

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Joao Simao
Joao Simao

Joao Simao limped in and so did Pavel Plesuv in the small blind. John Juanda in the big blind had other plans and raised to 60,000, which only Simao called. On the {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop, Juanda moved all in and Simao called it off for what looked like 130,000.

John Juanda: {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}
Joao Simao: {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

Neither the {4-Hearts} turn nor the {6-Spades} river changed anything and Juanda claimed the pot with ace-high. Simao was eliminated in 25th place for €45,820.

Player Chips Progress
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John Juanda
590,000
160,000
160,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
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Pavel Plesuv
150,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Joao Simao
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Joao SimaoJohn JuandaPavel Plesuv

Solid Start Carrel

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Charlie Carrel
Charlie Carrel

Charlie Carrel is off to a strong start today and currently sits at 940,000. The vibrant British high roller took a three-bet pot from Adrian Mateos and just dragged a pot from Julian Thomas.

Carrel defended his small blind against a button open from Thomas and check-called 33,000 on an {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop. Both players checked the {A-Spades} on the turn and {J-Diamonds} on the river. Carrel showed {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} for the broadway straight and took it down.

Player Chips Progress
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Charlie Carrel
940,000
193,000
193,000
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Adrian Mateos
390,000
-172,000
-172,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
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Julian Thomas
375,000
-65,000
-65,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosCharlie CarrelJulian Thomas

Lehmanski Eliminated in 26th

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Maxi Lehmanski
Maxi Lehmanski

Maxi Lehmanski started the final day with just 5.5 big blinds and doubled once through Ekrem Sanioglu. The second attempt to spin up the stack against Sanioglu would result in his elimination.

Lehmanski shoved for 103,000 from the hijack and Sanioglu reshoved on the button to isolate successfully.

Ekrem Sanioglu: {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}
Maxi Lehmanski: {K-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}

The German improved on the {K-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop, but the {10-Spades} turn and {2-Spades} river gave Sanioglu the nut flush and Lehmanski a payday of €45,820.

Player Chips Progress
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Ekrem Sanioglu
920,000
180,000
180,000
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Maxi Lehmanski
Busted

Tags: Ekrem SaniogluMaximilian Lehmanski

Gomez Zapatero Wins Flip

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Jimmy Guerrero was involved in three of the first four all ins at his table and faced Javier Gomez Zapatero. The Spaniard was at risk for 10 big blinds with {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs} and Guerrero had the smallest possible pocket pair in {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}.

After a board of {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}{6-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}, Gomez Zapatero doubled and Gomez dropped back to where he started before the elimination of Timothy Adams.

Player Chips Progress
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Jimmy Guerrero
270,000
-100,000
-100,000
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Javier Gomez Zapatero
225,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Javier GomezJimmy GuerreroTimothy Adams

Adams First Casualty on Final Day

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams

Jimmy Guerrero was involved right away in the next all in showdown and he had Timothy Adams at risk for his last 99,000.

Jimmy Guerrero: {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}
Timothy Adams: {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} and Adams was sent to the rail in 27th place for €45,820.

Player Chips Progress
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Jimmy Guerrero
370,000
121,000
121,000
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Timothy Adams
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jimmy GuerreroTimothy Adams