Main Event Day 1a | 2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®

04-29-2017 18:26 UTC+1

Lin Over 100k

Yori Epskamp

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

Celina Lin opened the action with a raise to 1,300. Denes Kalo called, before Francois Evard popped it to 5,000 on the button. Lin four-bet to 12,800, Kalo got out, Evard shoved around 45,000 and Lin called.

Celina Lin:
Francois Evard:

Lin was in great shape to take the almost 100k pot down and remained ahead after the board ran out . The Team PokerStars Pro launched herself to 115,000, Evard was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Celina Lin	115,000 52,000	52,000

Francois Evard	Busted

Tags: Celina Lin Francois Evard

04-29-2017 18:21 UTC+1

Counts

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Yori Epskamp

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmytro Shuvanov	80,000 35,000	35,000
Vanessa Selbst	75,000 25,000	25,000

Adrian Mateos	60,000 -14,000	-14,000

Martin Jacobson	50,000 13,000	13,000

Nick Petrangelo	46,000 21,400	21,400

Sam Grafton	45,000 15,000	15,000

Dan Smith	35,000 -12,000	-12,000

Keven Stammen	35,000 -2,000	-2,000

David Peters	26,000

Daniel Dvoress	25,000 -11,000	-11,000

Bart Lybaert	20,000 -5,800	-5,800
Max Silver	13,500 -25,700	-25,700

[Removed:172]	13,000 -12,450	-12,450
Jean-Noel Thorel	13,000 -2,400	-2,400

04-29-2017 18:16 UTC+1

No Love for Lamouroux

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

At the start of the hand, one of the cards of Craig Varnell flipped over and a ten was exposed. Then, a raise to 1,600 picked up three callers and Tony Lamouroux three-bet to 7,500 in the small blind. Only Alexandre Moreau called and the flop came . Lamouroux continued for 7,500 and then called all in when Moreau put him to the rest.

Tony Lamouroux:
Alexandre Moreau:

The turn let Lamouroux gasp a "no no no" and he was eliminated after the blank river. Moreau's two outer sent his stack up to 80,000 while Varnell has slightly more than that.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Varnell	85,000 15,000	15,000

Alexandre Moreau	80,000 80,000	80,000
Tony Lamouroux	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Moreau Craig Varnell Tony Lamouroux

Level: 6

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

04-29-2017 18:16 UTC+1

From Terrible to Magnifique

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mnuwwarah

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

After an under-the-gun open and a Sergio Aido call, Jean-Noel Thorel jammed on the button for 6,725. Opener Dmitry Yurasov reshoved, and Aido mucked.

Thorel:
Yurasov:

"Oh!" a player said. "Terrible!"

The board came , meaning Thorel had a better chance to chop than actually win the pot. However, the river was the .

"C'est bon!" Thorel's neighbor now said. "Magnifique!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	15,400 5,200	5,200

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Sergio Aido

04-29-2017 18:08 UTC+1

Cody Finished

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mnuwwarah

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Jake Cody couldn't run it back up. The PokerStars Team Pro got it in for his remaining 4,525 in the cutoff and received a call from the small blind. The big blind reshoved, and the small blind folded with a sigh.

Cody:
Big blind:

The board ran out , and Cody wished everyone good luck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Cody	Busted

Tags: Jake Cody

04-29-2017 18:03 UTC+1

Stone Cold Varnell

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Yori Epskamp

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Craig Varnell, always easy to spot due to his inseparable orange Denver Broncos cap, showed some of his poker prowess in a hand that left his tablemates in bewilderment. After a raise to 1,500 in middle position, Varnell made the call from the cutoff. On the button, a player reraised to 6,200, the initial raiser folded and Varnell quickly called again.

The flop was and Varnell check-called a bet of 5,200. On the turn, Varnell checked, the button bet 8,500, Varnell check-raised to 21,100 and got called, which left the player on the button with just 9,600 behind.

The river was the and Varnell flicked in a couple of T-5,000 chips to put his opponent to the test. After already committing the majority of his stack, the player on the button elected to fold his hand on the final card.

To the table's surprise, Varnell slammed open for just a pair of fours and casually raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Varnell	70,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Craig Varnell

04-29-2017 18:00 UTC+1

Capitan Drops Two Pots

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

After a raise to 900, Anatoly Korochenskiy moved in for his last 4,850 and Bogdan Capitan called on the button, while the rest of the table folded.

Anatoly Korochenskiy:
Bogdan Capitan:

The board ran out and the Russian doubled.

Then, Besiana Antoni raised to 900 and Capitan three-bet to 2,500. Adrian Mateos four-bet to 6,400 in the cutoff and that chased everyone away except for Capitan, who tossed in the extra chips. The flop came and Capitan checked, Mateos continued for 4,600 and was called. On the turn, Capitan checked again and Mateos bet 40,000.

Capitan had just over half of that left behind and elected to fold after some consideration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	74,000 54,000	54,000

Bogdan Capitan	21,500
Anatoly Korochenskiy	10,500

Tags: Adrian Mateos Anatoly Korochenskiy Bogdan Capitan

04-29-2017 17:55 UTC+1

Muratovic and Yan Among Next Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Several of the early big stacks have plummeted in the counts and fell down to starting stack or even below that. As for [Removed:17] and Elvin Muratovic, they are done for the day and may jump in one of the several side events still.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Eichhardt	104,000 62,000	62,000

Paul-Francois Tedeschi	48,000 5,000	5,000
Alin Grasu	47,000 16,000	16,000
Daniel Dvoress	36,000

Peter Chan	34,000 -3,250	-3,250
Sylvain Loosli	34,000 4,000	4,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	26,000 -25,300	-25,300

Ali Reza Fatehi	20,000 -22,000	-22,000
[Removed:17]	Busted
Elvin Muratovic	Busted

Tags: Elvin Muratovic

04-29-2017 17:52 UTC+1

Delgado Decimates Cody

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Yori Epskamp

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody had to part with 90% of his stack after a massive clash with Vicente Delgado. With the board reading , Cody had checked to his adversary. Delgado went all in for 40,875 total, an overbet to the 35,000 pot.

Cody tanked for several minutes and eventually made the call with for just second pair. It was a brave hero-call from the Brit, but Delgado held for the turned set of fours to launch himself up the leaderboard. After the dust had settled, Cody was left with just 12 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vicente Delgado	115,000 72,000	72,000
Jake Cody	5,000 -37,000	-37,000

Tags: Jake Cody Vicente Delgado