$10,300 High Roller Dia 1 | 2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

2017-03-18 14:44 UTC-4

Justin Bonomo is the First Casualty

Nível 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Action folded to Justin Bonomo in the cutoff and he raised to 450. Isaac Haxton was on the button and three-bet to 1,150. Bonomo called.

The flop came and Bonomo checked. Haxton bet 700, and after thinking for a moment check-raised to 2,700. Haxton took a look at Bonomo's stack and opted to call.

The turn was the . Bonomo thought for about a minute and eventually moved all in for his remaining 7,000 chips. Haxton took a quick look back at his cards and called.

Haxton:
Bonomo:

Haxton flopped trip eights, but Bonomo had some outs after flopping a flush draw.

The river was the and Haxton's trip eights held, sending Bonomo to the cage to re-enter.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Isaac Haxton	53,000	18,000
Justin Bonomo	Eliminado

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2017-03-18 15:05 UTC-4

Seidel Jams the River

Nível 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

With about 10,000 in the pot, on a board reading , Erik Seidel led out for 17,000 from the small blind.

Richard Dubini was in the big blind and thought for about two minutes before deciding to call.

The river was the . Seidel wasted no time and jammed his remaining 30,000 chips in the middle. Dubini thought about it for about three minutes before open-folding . Seidel quietly stacked his chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Erik Seidel	70,000	70,000
Richard Dubini	23,500	23,500

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2017-03-18 16:05 UTC-4

Colman's Bluff Fails, Busts

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Nível 3 : 150/300, 50 ante

Dan Colman (here photographed in a different event)

Dan Colman opened the cutoff for 750 and small blind Kamal Abdel Bittar and big blind Andrei Konopelko both called. The blinds checked on and Colman bet 1,100. Bittar called, Konopelko folded.

Bittar bet out 2,050 on the turn and Colman raised to 6,000. Bittar called again. With the completing the board, Bittar checked. Colman didn't need much time shoving all in, sliding his 25,050 stack forward in one sweep motion. Bittar called and Colman said "You're good."

Bittar tabled , Colman mucked .

Adrian Mateos has also busted, but we don't have the details on his hand just yet.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kamal Abdel Bittar	67,150	17,150
Dan Colman	Eliminado
Adrian Mateos	Eliminado

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2017-03-18 19:07 UTC-4

Finger Loses Lots

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Nível 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Sergio Aido was the one first in the pot, raising to 1,500 from the cutoff. Both small blind Martin Finger and big blind Dylan Linde called.

The two blinds checked to the initial raiser on . Aido answered with a bet of 2,500 and was soon facing a check-raise to 8,000 by Finger. Linde got out of the way, tossing his cards into the muck just about instantly. Aido called.

As the hit the turn, Finger cut out 12,000 from his stack and moved them to the middle. Aido thought about it for just a bit before he called.

The completed the board and Finger bet 25,000. Aido raised to put Finger all in and the action was back on the German. Finger didn't seem to have too big a decision and folded right away, complementing Aido on the hand afterwards.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sergio Aido	115,000	65,000
Martin Finger	8,100	-43,900

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2017-03-18 21:49 UTC-4

Adams Doubles Through England

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Nível 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Timothy Adams opened the cutoff to what appeared to be 2,000. His neighbor on the button, Brian England, three-bet to 5,700 which got them rid of both blinds. Adams called in position.

Adams and England checked on and the hit the turn. Adams bet out 6,800 and England called.

The completed the board and Adams shoved for 32,100. England called, but mucked upon being shown . Serda and Christner objected to the dealer mucking England's cards, but that did not help to get to know what England had called with as the cards were already gone.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Timothy Adams	91,200	43,200
Brian England	36,000	-14,000

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2017-03-18 21:57 UTC-4

"It Feels Like a Daniel Dvoress Kinda Night..."

Nível 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

David Peters raised to 2,000 from the cutoff. Daniel Dvoress was in the big blind and three-bet to 6,800. Peters thought for a moment and moved all in for about 30,000. Dvoress wasted no time and called.

Dvoress:
Peters:

In a classic race, Peters pulled ahead of Dvoress on a flop of .

Before the hit the turn, Dvoress began cutting out chips to match Peters' stack, but the hit the river and he scooped the chips back up as Peters hit the rail.

While Dvoress was stacking his chips, Jason Koon made a few comments and said, "It feels like a Daniel Dvoress kinda night, you know what I'm saying?"

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel Dvoress	145,000	95,000
David Peters	Eliminado

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2017-03-18 22:41 UTC-4

Kenney Busts Sammartino

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Nível 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Aleks Dimitrov opened the button for 2,300 and small blind Bryn Kenney three-bet to 7,400. Big blind Dario Sammartino opted to cold four-bet shove for what appeared to be 50,000. Dimitrov folded, Kenney called instantly.

Bryn Kenney:
Dario Sammartino:

The board came and Sammartino hit the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Bryn Kenney	135,000	65,000
Dario Sammartino	Eliminado

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2017-03-18 23:04 UTC-4

Kitai Makes a Tough Call

Nível 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

There was about 10,000 in the pot on a board reading .

Kamal Abdel Bittar was in the small blind and Davidi Kitai was in the big blind. Bittar checked his option on the river, and Kitai bet 14,200.

Bittar thought for a moment and check-raised to 35,000. Kitai went into the tank and looked very uncomfortable. Eventually, another player at the table called the clock.

With about seven seconds left to act, Kitai called. Bittar had a disappointed look on his face as he tabled for two pair, jacks and tens.

Kitai excitedly showed for aces up and scooped the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Davidi Kitai	125,000	50,000
Kamal Abdel Bittar	40,000	-45,000

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2017-03-18 23:58 UTC-4

Chartier More Than Doubles In First Hand

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Nível 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Sam Chartier (photo from earlier this week)

Daniel Dvoress opened to 3,000 from middle position and Sam Chartier, who had just bought in and was playing his first hand, three-bet to 8,200 from the cutoff. Small blind Rafael Moraes cold four-bet to 25,000 with about 61,000 behind.

Action was back on Dvoress after the big bind folded and he pushed forward a stack worth well over 100,000 to put both players to the test. Chartier had 49,800 to start the hand after paying the 200 ante and called all in. Moraes tanked for a bit before tossing his cards into the muck.

Daniel Dvoress:
Sam Chartier:

"You got spades," Chartier said.

"If it makes you feel any better," McDonald added, "I had spades."

The board ran out and Dvoress parted ways with a big portion of his chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sam Chartier	127,000	77,000
Daniel Dvoress	105,000	-60,000

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2017-03-19 00:15 UTC-4

The Gong Show

Nível 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Jiachen Gong was under the gun and raised to 2,800. Action folded around to Aleks Dimitrov in the cutoff and he three-bet to 7,400. Gong called.

The flop came and Gong checked. Dimitrov paused for a moment and decided to check back.

The turn was the . Gong led out for 12,500. Dimitrov didn't think long before calling.

The river was the . Gong went into the tank and eventually led out for 21,000. Dimitrov called fairly quickly, but found out he was dominated when Gong tabled .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jiachen Gong	130,000	-2,000
Aleks Dimitrov	120,000	-30,000

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