2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
€466,714
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€3,525,950
Entries
727
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

Huge Laydown from Mateos

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Dmytro Shuvanov checked from the big blind on an {a-Spades}{3-Hearts}{k-Hearts} flop, and Adrian Mateos bet 1,500 in the next seat. Shuvanov called, and Mateos bet a further 5,700 on the {10-Spades} turn. Shuvanov responded with a raise to 15,000. Mateos thought awhile and then mucked {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} face-up, but Shuvanov did not show.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dmytro Shuvanov ua
Dmytro Shuvanov
125,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
52,000
7,000
7,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Adrian MateosDmytro Shuvanov

Moreau and Banic Double; Varnell Thriving

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Craig Varnell confirmed a big double through Ivan Banic to leave the latter short. According to Varnell, he four-bet to 20,000 and Banic just called after having three-bet to 8,000. Varnell bet a {A-}{J-}{10-} flop from the hijack for 23,000 and picked up a call before shoving the {9-} turn for 20,000 with {J-}{10-}. Banic called with {A-}{Q-} and the {6-} river bricked.

Picking up the live action after, Alexandre Moreau defended the big blind against Walid Bou Habib and the duo checked down the {J-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop and the {Q-Diamonds} turn. On the {10-Hearts} river, Moreau somehow got his stack of 38,500 in with {9-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Bou Habib mucked ace-king for the nut straight after having paid off his opponent.

Then, Banic got his short stack in with {K-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and initial raiser Stephen Woodhead called the extra chips with {J-Hearts}{6-Hearts}. The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{K-Hearts} and Banic stayed in.

Among those that were less fortunate and ran out of chips entirely were Bogdan Capitan, Vladas Tamasauskas, Anton Morgenstern and Anatoly Korochenskiy.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
130,000
36,000
36,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alexandre Moreau fr
Alexandre Moreau
83,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Walid Bou Habib lb
Walid Bou Habib
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Stephen Woodhead gb
Stephen Woodhead
22,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Ivan Banic hr
Ivan Banic
10,000
-80,000
-80,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Bogdan Capitan ro
Bogdan Capitan
Busted
Profile photo of Vladas Tamasauskas lt
Vladas Tamasauskas
Busted
Profile photo of Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
Busted
Profile photo of Anatoly Korochenskiy ru
Anatoly Korochenskiy
Busted

Tags: Alexandre MoreauCraig VarnellIvan BanicStephen WoodheadWalid Bou HabibVladas TamasauskasAnatoly KorochenskiyAnton MorgensternBogdan Capitan

Aladin's Wish Doesn't Come Through

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

After some action preflop, three players saw a flop of {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{8-Clubs} come down. Preflop aggressor Maxim Panyak flicked in a T-5,000 chip and bet a lesser amount. Aladin Reskallah raised to 8,500, which got the third player out. Panyak shoved 21,800 and Reskallah called instantly.

Maxim Panyak: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Aladin Reskallah: {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Reskallah wished for a king, nine or heart, but despite his many outs the Frenchman failed to get there on the {4-Diamonds} turn and {5-Diamonds} river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Maxim Panyak ru
Maxim Panyak
50,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Aladin Reskallah fr
Aladin Reskallah
10,000
-22,000
-22,000
Winamax

Tags: Aladin ReskallahMaxim Pansyk

Vlasenko Finds a Double

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

In a three-way three-bet pot for 5,500 apiece, Salvatore Candido Graziano in the big blind, Bradley Marsh from early position and Preben Stokkan in the cutoff ended up checking down a board of {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}. Graziano showed the {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}, Marsh the {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Stokkan won the pot with {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}.

One hand later, Ema Zajmovic raised to 1,500 on the button and short stack Martin Jacobson defended the big blind. On a flop of {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, Jacobson checked and folded once Zajmovic had fired a bet worth 1,200.

Last but not least, Graziano raised to 1,600 a few hands later, in the new level already, and called the shove of short stack Andrey Vlasenko for 7,500.

Andrey Vlasenko: {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}
Salvatore Candido Graziano: {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

The board came {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Vlasenko kept his hopes alive. Below are also the updated counts for Dan Smith and Daniel Dvoress, who share the same table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
147,500
-3,100
-3,100
Profile photo of Bradley Marsh ca
Bradley Marsh
130,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
67,000
32,000
32,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Preben Stokkan no
Preben Stokkan
61,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Ema Zajmovic ba
Ema Zajmovic
30,000
-26,000
-26,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
29,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Salvatore Candido Graziano ch
Salvatore Candido Graziano
20,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Andrey Vlasenko
Andrey Vlasenko
17,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
8,600
-4,800
-4,800
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Bradley MarshDan SmithDaniel DvoressEma ZajmovicMartin JacobsonPreben StokkanSalvatore Candido Graziano

Hakim Snap-Calls for a Pile

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

A player in middle position had 4,500 in front of him on a {4-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop and was facing a check-raise to 11,500 from Jeff Hakim. That player decided on a reraise to 22,000, which Hakim quickly called. He checked the {6-Spades} and his opponent announced all in. Hakim beat him into the pot and turned over {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for quads.

"That's not good," Hakim's deadpanned, turning over {j-Spades}{10-Spades} for a flush draw that was drawing dead.

After the {a-Clubs} hit on the river, Hakim dragged in his opponent's remaining 70,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jeffrey Hakim us
Jeffrey Hakim
300,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jeff Hakim

"Why Do I Do This to Myself?"

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

After Nick Petrangelo opened early and got three callers for 1,400 at the previous level, Isaac Haxton made it 8,000 to go from the big blind. Petrangelo folded, but Peter Eichhardt, the first flat-caller, shoved all in. Action was back to Haxton, and he sighed as he thought.

"Why do I do this to myself?" he wondered aloud.

After a couple of minutes he mucked, saying he had two nines.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Peter Eichhardt se
Peter Eichhardt
125,500
1,500
1,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
39,000
-14,000
-14,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Isaac HaxtonNick PetrangeloPeter Eichhardt

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Demenkov and Haxton Build Stacks

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

PokerStars qualifier Vladimir Demenkov check-raised the {K-Hearts}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} turn out of the big blind from 2,800 to 7,000 and Bahram Chobineh called to see the {9-Hearts} appear on the river. Demenkov quickly bet 8,500 with 5,000 behind and Chobineh eventually called.

Demenkov turned over the {K-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for flopped two pair and that won the pot.

A few tables over, Vladas Tamasauskas raised to 1,400 in the hijack and Isaac Haxton called on the button, the big blind also came along. On the {K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} flop, the action checked to Haxton and he bet 4,200. Only Tamasauskas called and checked again the {6-Spades} turn. Haxton made it 7,800 to go and his opponent eventually folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
53,000
14,000
14,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bahram Chobineh ir
Bahram Chobineh
52,000
52,000
52,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Demenkov ru
Vladimir Demenkov
42,000
42,000
42,000
Profile photo of Vladas Tamasauskas lt
Vladas Tamasauskas
21,400
21,400
21,400

Tags: Bahram ChobinehIsaac HaxtonVladas TamasauskasVladimir Demenkov