$5,000 Main Event Dia 1a | 2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas

2017-01-08 14:14 UTC-5

Kevin Hart Finds a Fold as Aldridge Accumulates

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We joined a very big pot just before the break with comedian and actor Kevin Hart deep into a battle with Ken Aldridge.

With 2,700 in the pot, the board of had already played out. But the bet from Hart on the river was a chunky 2,050. Ken Aldridge, who had position on the star of Get Hard and Central Intelligence and the hit 2016 tour What Now?, raised to 7,000.

"I only have a king," said Hart, and folded his hand. Aldridge turned over , the flopped nut flush, proving Hart's fold just as intelligent as the title of his hit movie.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ken Aldridge	38,000 8,000	8,000

Kevin Hart	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Ken Aldridge Kevin Hart

2017-01-08 14:34 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

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Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ami Alibay	42,500 42,500	42,500
Ben Heath	31,000 31,000	31,000

Pedro Lamarca	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sylvain Loosli	30,000 30,000	30,000

Lily Kiletto	30,000 30,000	30,000
Michael Gagliano	29,000 29,000	29,000

Mustapha Kanit	27,400 27,400	27,400

Joe McKeehen	26,450 26,450	26,450

Bertrand Grospellier	24,100 -5,900	-5,900

Jimmy Cappucci	12,825 -5,175	-5,175
Mike Watson	12,100 -7,900	-7,900

2017-01-08 14:37 UTC-5

Christoph Vogelsang Claims a Pot

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A player in middle position opened for 450 and Christoph Vogelsang three-bet to 1,500 from the button. Both blinds folded, the flop fell , and the middle-position player check-called a bet of 1,100 from Vogelsang.

Both players then checked the turn as well as the river. The middle-position player tabled the for sixes and nines, but it was no good as Vogelsang held the for aces and tens.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Christoph Vogelsang	35,000 5,000	5,000

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2017-01-08 14:42 UTC-5

Mateos Misses

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Adrian Mateos bet 2,000 from middle position on a board of . Paul Newey made it 4,500 to go from the hijack and a third player folded out of the big blind after some thought. Mateos quickly called, and the river was a . Check-check and Mateos tabled for a whiffed combo draw. Newey had and took the pot with top pair.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Adrian Mateos	26,600 -3,400	-3,400

Paul Newey	26,300 -3,700	-3,700

Tags: Adrian Mateos Paul Newey

2017-01-08 14:44 UTC-5

"There's a Rebuy Right?"

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Kevin Hart in earlier PokerStars Championship Bahamas action.

On a flop, Russia's Stanislav Miroshkin checked from the big blind and Hollywood actor Kevin Hart did the same from under the gun. Walter Oaquim then bet 650 from middle position, both his opponents called, and the paired the board on the turn.

All three players checked, the completed the board on the river, and Miroshkin bet 1,625.

"Geez Louise, what did he bet?" asked Hart, who then woke up with a raise to 1,600. Oaquim ditched his hand and Miroshkin eyed his opponent.

"Bullying the table," Hart joked. "There's a rebuy right?"

Eventually Miroshkin called and Hart confidently tabled the for trips. Much to his surprise, it was no good as Miroshkin held a straight with the .

"What took you so long?" Hart asked incredulously. "You should've shoved, you get it all."

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kevin Hart	11,000 -17,000	-17,000

Tags: Kevin Hart Stanislav Miroshkin Walter Oaquim

2017-01-08 15:02 UTC-5

Dimmig Has Heaps, Garcia Short

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Nível 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jonathan Dimmig	72,000 42,000	42,000

Timothy Adams	30,000

Roland Israelashvili	30,000
Ivan Luca	30,000

Tony Ruberto	24,000
Sergio Garcia	9,500 -18,500	-18,500

2017-01-08 15:04 UTC-5

An Orbit w/ Four-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner Robert Mizrachi

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Robert Mizrachi is no stranger to the Bahamas. In 2013, he finished 12th in the PCA Main Event for $95,000, and three years before that he placed 22nd for $75,000. In 2007, when Ryan Daut won what was then the WPT PCA, Mizrachi finished fourth for $409,703. Clearly he knows how to navigate a tough field.

That’s also evidenced by his four World Series of Poker gold bracelets. His first came in the 2007 WSOP when he won Event #50: $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha for $768,889, and the next came seven years later in the 2014 WSOP Event #41: $1,00 Dealer’s Choice for $147,092. In 2015, he won Event #3: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo for $251,022, and then this past summer won Event #3: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship or $242,662. That’s three bracelets in three years, a rare occurrence in the poker world. Entering 2017, Robert has $6,144,673 in live tournament earnings.

With such an accomplished player in the field, we decided to spend an entire orbit observing the pro in action. Here's what we witnessed.

Hand #1 (Middle Position): Mizrachi opened for 450 and the player in the cutoff called. Michael Lipman did the same from the button, and then the player in the small blind three-bet to 1,500. Mizrachi called, as did the other two players, and the flop came down .

The small blind checked, Mizrachi bet 2,650, and the cutoff folded. Lipman called, the small blind folded, and the appeared on the turn. Mizrachi bet 8,000, which put Lipman to the test. Eventually Lipman folded with 6,600 behind and Mizrachi took down the pot.

Hand #2 (UTG+2): The under-the-gun player raised to 550 and Mizrachi folded.

Hand #3 (UTG+1): The under-the-gun player folded and so did Mizrachi.

Hand #4 (Under the Gun): Mizrachi folded.

Hand #5 (Big Blind): Michael Lipman opened for 500 from early position and the player on the button popped it to 1,000. Sam Greenwood then four-bet to 4,000, Mizrachi folded, and Lipman jammed his short stack. The button folded and Greenwood called.

Greenwood:
Lipman:

It was a flip, but Greenwood failed to hold as an ace spiked on the river to give Lipman the double. Greenwood was knocked down to 28,000.

Hand #6 (Small Blind): A player raised to 500, four players called including Mizrachi, and then everyone folded when the player in the big blind three-bet to 4,200.

Hand #7 (Button): A player in middle position raised to 575 and Mizrachi called. The two players in the blinds called and four players took a flop of . Four checks later, the peeled off on the turn, which they all checked yet again. When the completed the board on the river, the small blind bet 1,000 and everyone else, including Mizrachi, folded.

Hand #8 (Cutoff): A player in middle position raised to 50 and Mizrachi three-bet to 1,500. The big blind called, as did the original raiser, and the flop fell . The big blind checked, the middle-position player bet 2,375, and both Mizrachi and the big blind folded.

Hand #9 (Hijack): Mizrachi folded after a middle-position player had raised to 350.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Robert Mizrachi	34,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Robert Mizrachi Michael Lipman

2017-01-08 15:08 UTC-5

Kevin Hart Doubles and Gives Some Back

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Kevin Hart lost a large chunk of his stack early on but has been grinding back.

Hart was seen stacking chips after he got more than a full double up with . The board read , and as Hart raked in the pot he exclaimed, "I told you all to back off. I'm sick of it!"

In the very next hand Hart said, "Careful guys. I'm on a heater!". A player in middle position raised to 525, and another player in middle position three-bet to 1,300. Hart said, "You just don't listen. I told you I'm on a heater. I'm gonna call" as he tossed in chips to make the call from the hijack. Marius Moczygemba was in the cutoff and called, as did the original raiser in middle position.

The flop came , and the first player in middle position checked. The next player in middle position bet 1,500 and action was back on Hart. He said, "Man, this hand is tricky. It's hard to play" as he raised to 5,000. Moczygemba snap-called, and both players in middle position folded. Hart quickly exclaimed, "Now that's scary!"

The turn was the and Hart checked. Moczygemba reached into his stack but opted to check back.

The river was the and Hart checked again. Moczygemba bet 5,000 and Hart immediately said, "You haven't played a single hand since you've sat down. Not a single one! Do you have a full house? Man, that hand is stronger than steroids" as he tossed his cards into the muck.