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2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas
$5,000 Main Event
Dias: 3
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas
Buy-in
$5,000
Premiação
$3,376,712
Entries
738
Nível
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Nível: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Engledow Doubles Through Gorey
Nível 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
John Engledow got his last 171,000 into the middle with 
and was called by Ronan Gorey with 
.
The flop of 
saw Engledow take the lead, and he stayed there through the turn card of 
. The river was the cruellest cards for Gorey, as it came 
, which gave him that faintest of hopes for a half-second until it was realised to be the diamond not a heart and therefore completed Engledow's flush.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
356,000
226,000
|
226,000 |
|
300,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
Jaime Staples Doubles Again!
Nível 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Jaime Staples has doubled up a number of times today, and this hand is no different.
Ronan Gorey raised to 22,000 from under the gun and Jaime Staples defended his big blind.
The flop came 
. Staples checked, and Gorey bet 30,000. Staples went into the tank and eventually decided to move all in for 167,000. Gorey thought about it for a moment and called.
Staples: 
Gorey: 
Before the 
peeled off on the turn Staples yelled, "Nine!"
The river was the 
and Staples nailed his flush. As the dealer was sending him the pot, Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier said, "The flush is easier to make than a straight so..."
Staples laughed and responded, "That's a pro move I should've thought of that."
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
||
|
|
180,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Rex Clinkscales Faces Off With the Chip Leader
Nível 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
There was about 55,000 in the pot, on a board reading 
.
Nick Maimone checked out of the big blind and Rex Clinkscales opted to check also.
The river was the 
. Maimone checked again, and this time Clinkscales fired out a bet of 83,000. Maimone paused and eventually tossed out a single chip, indicating a call.
Clinkscales tabled 
for the nut flush and Maimone mucked his cards.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
-107,000
|
-107,000 |
|
520,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
Updated Chip Counts from the Feature Table
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Nível 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
854,000
-182,000
|
-182,000 |
|
||
|
750,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
607,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
||
|
583,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
508,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
397,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
||
|
|
269,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
Kaverman Dominating Yet Again
Nível 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Byron Kaverman has barely had a moment away from the poker table this trip. Not only is he deep in this PokerStars Championship Bahamas Main Event, but he's already finished third in the $50,000 Single Re-Entry High Roller just two nights ago.
Kaverman has ended another player's chances of outlasting him, in this case Valentin Messina. Messina pushed all-in for 86,000 with 
and Kaverman called with 
.
The board of 
saw Kaverman eliminate his foe and jump to 405,000 chips.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
405,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
Tony Tran Eliminated by Jason Mercier
Nível 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Action was folded around to Tony Tran on the button and he moved all in for his remaining 180,000. Jason Mercier was in the small blind and called.
Mercier: 
Tran:
The board ran out 
and Mercier's pocket tens held, sending Tran home.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
Barry Greenstein Eliminated
Nível 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
From early position, Pascal Lefrancois opened for 22,000. Aleksei Opalikhin three-bet to 51,000 from the cutoff and Barry Greenstein shoved for 215,000 from the button. Both blinds tanked for some time before they folded, Lefrancois followed suit immediately by tossing his cards into the muck. Opalikhin wasn't overly thrilled but did call.
Barry Greenstein: 
Aleksei Opalikhin:
The board ran out 
and Greenstein was knocked down to 17,000.
A couple hands later, Greenstein was in the big blind for 10,000 with just 2,000 behind. Rasmus Glæselra raised to 22,000 and got some back as Greenstein was the only caller.
Barry Greenstein:
Rasmus Glæsel: 
The board ran out 
and Greenstein headed for the payout desk.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
865,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
441,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
||
Where has the Middle Class of Poker Gone?
Nível 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Sarah talks to Christian Harder about how the "PCA" had changed over the last 10 years.