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Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
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2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®
Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€3,525,950
Entries
727
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #34: Maxim Panyak picked up the 
and raised to 230,000. In the big blind, Michael Kolkowicz called with 
. Kolkowicz checked and folded instantly on the 
flop.
Hand #35: Andrey Bondar raised it up to 250,000 with 
. Kolkowicz called quickly from the small blind with 
, and Panyak came along with 
. Bondar bet 630,000 when checked to, and Kolkowicz called. Panyak mucked, so the remaining two players saw a 
turn. After both players checked, a 
hit. Kolkowicz bet small, 260,000, and Bondar paid it off.
Hand #36: Raffaele Sorrentino opened to 230,000 with . Panyak called in the small blind with 
, and Bondar also came along with 
in the big blind. Sorrentino's flop bet of 325,000 took it down without an ounce of hesitation from the blinds.
Hand #37: Panyak raised to 230,000 on the button with . Bondar called in the small blind with 
. Andreas Klatt picked up 
and shoved all in for 1,590,000. That got two quick folds.
Hand #38: Klatt completed the blind with 
, and Sorrentino raised to 325,000 with 
and took it down preflop.
Hand #39: Panyak raised under the gun to 230,000 with a hand that contained the 
and an unknown card. Sorrentino three-bet to 640,000 with , and Panyak dumped what turned out to be 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,340,000
1,195,000
|
1,195,000 |
|
6,640,000
935,000
|
935,000 |
|
2,580,000
-1,155,000
|
-1,155,000 |
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #30: From the cutoff, Andreas Klatt raised 
to 235,000. Maxim Panyak three-bet his big blind making it 590,000 with 
. Klatt called in position. With 1,290,000 in the middle, the flop came 
and Panyak bet 590,000. Klatt folded right away.
Hand #31: Now it was Raffaele Sorrentino in the cutoff and he raised to 230,000 with . This time it was Michael Kolkowicz with ten-nine suited, , and he called from the button. andrey Bondar over called from the big blind with 
to make it three-handed.
With 
on the flop, Bondar and Sorrentino checked. Kolkowicz bet 260,000 and Sorrentino Bondar called, Sorrentino folded. The 
on the turn paired Kolkowicz and Bondar checked. Kolkowicz bet 480,000 into 1,310,000. Bondar folded after quite some time in the tank.
Hand #32: Maxim Panyak took down the pot with a raise. His cards were not shown on the stream.
Hand #33: Michael Kolkowicz raised to 230,000 with under the gun. Andrey Bondar called on the button with . Andreas Klatt folded 
in the big blind, Sorrentino called from the big blind with .
The 
had something for everyone. Sorrentino, having flopped top pair, checked. Kolkowicz bet 315,000, Bondar called and so did Sorrentino. With the pot now 1.7 million, the 
hit the turn. Sorrentino checked again and Kolkowicz, now with the best hand, bet 670,000. Bondar folded, Sorrentino called.
The on the river had both players check and Sorrentino took down the pot with the better two pair. Kolkowicz, having been counterfeited, shook his head in disgust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,145,000
-2,505,000
|
-2,505,000 |
|
|
5,705,000
1,395,000
|
1,395,000 |
|
4,500,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
|
3,735,000
-1,115,000
|
-1,115,000 |
|
1,630,000
-1,290,000
|
-1,290,000 |
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #24: Raffaele Sorrentino raised to 250,000 from the small blind. Michael Kolkowicz defended with 
. The 
flop paired Sorrentino, but his 300,000 bet went uncalled.
Hand #25: Andrey Bondar opened to 235,000 first to act. He got action from Sorrentino, who had on the button and called. Bondar checked the 
flop, and Sorrentino bet 240,000. Bondar called. The turn prompted two checks, and the river was a 
. Two more checks, and Bondar turned over his hand but the pot went to Sorrentino.
Hand #26: Kolkowicz made it 240,000 with 
on the button, and Bondar defended the big blind with 
. Bondar check-called 100,000 on the flop, and the board double-paired with the . Bondar checked again but this time folded to 200,000.
Hand #27: Andreas Klatt got a walk.
Hand #28: Maxim Panyak raised to 230,000 with 
in the cutoff. That convinced everyone else to fold.
Hand #29: Bondar raised to 230,000 in the cutoff with . Kolkowicz defended the big blind with . Kolkowicz check-called 210,000 with his flush draw on the flop. Each player checked the , and the river was a . Kolkowicz checked a final time and Bondar thought awhile before betting 565,000. Kolkowicz snap-mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,650,000
1,770,000
|
1,770,000 |
|
|
4,850,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
4,310,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #18: Maxim Panyak opened for 230,000 with on the button. Small blind Andrey Bondar folded , big blind Andreas Klatt called with 
. The flop came 
and Klatt check-folded to Panyak's 230,000 continuation bet.
Hand #19: With on the button, Andrey Bondar opened for 230,000. Both blinds folded.
Hand #20: Small blind Michael Kolkowicz raised to 325,000. Maxim Panyak called with . The flop came 
and Kolkowicz bet 275,000 into 700,000, Panyak folded.
Hand #21: Raffaele Sorrentino opened from the cutoff with a raise to 230,000. Both blinds folded, Sorrentino took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #22: On the button, Maxim Panyak raised to 230,000. Andrey Bondar folded , Klatt folded 
and the pot went to Panyak.
Hand #23: First to act, Michael Kolkowicz raised 
to 340,000. Andrey Bondar on the button found a slightly better hand with and called. The blinds folded and the two of them got a flop of to work with. Kolkowicz bet 275,000 into 880,000 and Bondar called. The on the turn saw Kolkowicz bet another 540,000. Bondar called again, growing the pot to 2,510,000.
The on the river was a brick and Kolkowicz bet 540,000. Bondar quickly called with the best hand and raked in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,880,000
-1,400,000
|
-1,400,000 |
|
|
4,820,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #17: Diego Zeiter jammed second to act with for 1,120,000. Kolkowicz picked up on the button and called. Both blinds folded.
Flop:
The turn was a and the river a , leaving Zeiter with nary an out after fourth street.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,280,000
1,360,000
|
1,360,000 |
|
|
3,625,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
3,470,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
3,420,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
2,920,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #15: Michael Kolkowicz got a walk with 
in the big blind.
Hand #16: Andrey Bondar opened to 230,000 with first to act. He got no action.
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #10: Under the gun plus one, Andreas Klatt raised to 185,000 with which resulted in taking down the blinds and antes.
Hand #11: Action folded to Maxim Panyak in the small blind and he limped in with . Big blind Andrey Bondar checked and the two checked down the board of . Pot to Panyak.
Hand #12: Being first to act, Diego Zeiter raised to 180,000 with . Maxim Panyak called from the button with the suited before big blind Andreas Klatt called with . The flop came , an action flop by all means. Klatt checked, Zeiter bet 200,000, and Panyak raised to 585,000. Klatt folded after some time in the tank and Zeiter folded right away as well. Two times top pair into the muck!
Hand #13: Raffaele Sorrentino opened under the gun with a raise to 180,000. His neighbor Michael Kolkowicz called with , Zeiter called with from the big blind. The flop came and Zeiter checked. Sorrentino bet 195,000 into 640,000 and Kolkowicz called, Zeiter folded.
With now 1,030,000 in the middle, the hit the turn and both players checked. The on the river paired the board and another two checks later, Kolkowicz won the pot.
Hand #14: On the button, Andreas Klatt folded . Diego Zeiter limped in from the small blind and Raffaele Sorrentino checked . The flop came and Zeiter check-called Sorrentino's 80,000 bet. Both checked the on the turn and on the river and the pot went to Sorrentino.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,920,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
|
3,805,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
|
3,550,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
|
3,340,000
-1,010,000
|
-1,010,000 |
|
|
2,860,000
-720,000
|
-720,000 |
|
|
1,340,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #6: Diego Zeiter opened to 180,000 first to act with . Michael Kolkowicz called in the cutoff, and the two saw a flop. Check-check on the flop, and Kolkowicz turned top pair with the . He bet 235,000 and took it down.
Hand #7: Andrey Bondar raised to 285,000 on the button with . Andreas Klatt called with . Zeiter woke up with and shoved all in for 1,540,000. That was enough to convince Bondar and Klatt to muck.
Hand #8: It was Bondar's turn to pick up , and he raised it up to 190,000. Raffaele Sorrentino defended the big blind with . The flop came . Action checked through and a fell. Both players checked again, and a fell. Sorrentino bet 280,000 and swept up the pot as Bondar folded fairly quickly.
Hand #9: Sorrentino completed with , and Kolkowicz checked his option with . The flop prompted a bet from Sorrentino, 85,000. Kolkowicz called. The turn was a , and Sorrentino fired again, for 140,000. Again, Kolkowicz called. The filled Kolkowicz up, and Sorrentino finally checked. Kolkowicz bet 385,000 and won the pot, showing his cards afterwards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,360,000
690,000
|
690,000 |
|
|
3,760,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |