2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

€25,750 High Roller
Day: 2
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

Stuer Drags a Four-bet Pot From Carrel

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Julian Stuer
Julian Stuer

Charlie Carrel raised to 13,000 in early position, Julian Stuer three-bet to 48,000 in late position, Carrel four-bet to 110,000 and Stuer called. Both players checked the {K-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop. Carrel bet 75,000 on the {9-Hearts} turn and Stuer called.

The river was the {5-Clubs} and Carrel quickly checked. Stuer took around twenty seconds before announcing all-in for his remaining 95,000. Carrel couldn't find a call and folded his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Stuer at
Julian Stuer
480,000
150,000
150,000
Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
230,000
-170,000
-170,000

Tags: Charlie CarrelJulian Stuer

Pots for Muehloecker and Gomez Zapatero

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Murad Akhundov got through with a three-bet shove for 94,000, as Pavel Plesuv as initial raiser and the rest of the table folded.

Sylvain Loosli raised to 14,000 from the hijack and Thomas Muehloecker called on the button. On the {Q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop, both players checked and the {4-Spades} appeared on the turn. Loosli bet 18,0000 and Muehloecker called before the {A-Clubs} appeared on the river. Loosli now checked and Muehloecker bet 51,000, picking up a call by Loosli and rolling over {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} for two pair to claim the pot.

Over on table one, Ekrem Sanioglu raised to 16,000 and Javier Gomez Zapatero defended the big blind. The {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop, Gomez Zapatero check-called a bet worth 28,000 and the {5-Spades} turn and {6-Hearts} river were checked. Gomez Zapatero showed {7-Spades}{6-Spades} for two pair and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ekrem Sanioglu fr
Ekrem Sanioglu
570,000
-90,000
-90,000
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
405,000
25,000
25,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
283,000
3,000
3,000
Jaka Coaching
Javier Gomez Zapatero es
Javier Gomez Zapatero
260,000
80,000
80,000
Murad Akhundov az
Murad Akhundov
120,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Ekrem SaniogluJavier GomezMurad AkhundovPavel PlesuvSylvain LoosliThomas Muehloecker

Hand-For-Hand Five Off the Money

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Since at least two of the four tables saw players run their shot clock down consequently to the last second before making their decision, tournament staff has decided to stop the clock and wait for the current hand to end. Then, they announced that the tournament will continue in hand-for-hand mode five off the money.

Gruissem Takes from Kurganov

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Philipp Gruissem raised to 14,000 and Ekrem Sanioglu called in the small blind, Igor Kurganov called in the big blind. On a flop of {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and the {8-Spades} turn, all three players checked. The {7-Hearts} appeared on the river and was checked to Gruissem. He bet 45,000 and Sanioglu folded, Kurganov eventually called.

Gruissem rolled over {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} for the nut flush and Kurganov mucked. "Ahh, nut flush, where is your queen-high flush now?" Gruissem joked to Sanioglu, and Joao Simao chimed in with a "you blocked it."

Kurganov dropped to less than 10 big blinds and is the shortest stack at the moment along with Timothy Adams.

Player Chips Progress
Ekrem Sanioglu fr
Ekrem Sanioglu
550,000
-20,000
-20,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
310,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
55,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
45,000
-105,000
-105,000

Tags: Ekrem SaniogluIgor KurganovJoao SimaoPhilipp GruissemTimothy Adams

Plesuv on the Flop

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Adrian Mateos raised to 12,000 and Pavel Plesuv three-bet to 32,000 from one seat over. The action folded back to Mateos and he called. The flop then came {J-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and Mateos checked, Plesuv bet 26,000 and that ended the hand right there. Julian Thomas chopped another pot right before with queen-jack versus queen-jack on a jack-high board, besides that nothing much is happening.

Player Chips Progress
Pavel Plesuv md
Pavel Plesuv
465,000
90,000
90,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
335,000
85,000
85,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Adrian MateosJulian ThomasPavel Plesuv

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Kurganov Doubles

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

On a board of {A-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}, Oliver Weis faced a bet worth 24,000 by Adrian Mateos and opted to raise to 80,000, which the Spaniard called. Weis tabled {K-Spades}{Q-Spades} for a pair of queens and Mateos had that beat with {A-Diamonds}{7-Spades}.

At the same time on table one, Dmitry Yurasov had raised, then called the shove of Igor Kurganov for 37,000. They were waiting for all tables to be finished and then the cards were turned over.

Igor Kurganov: {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}
Dmitry Yurasov: {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The board came {5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and Kurganov doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
885,000
115,000
115,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
460,000
125,000
125,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
91,000
46,000
46,000
Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis
80,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Adrian MateosDmitry YurasovIgor KurganovOliver Weis