$25,500 Single-Day High Roller | 2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

2017-03-15 18:49 UTC-4

Weis Busts Kaverman

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Nível 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

From middle position, Byron Kaverman opened to 18,000. Oliver Weis three-bet to what appeared to be 52,000. Action folded back around to Kaverman and he four-bet to 118,000. Weis shoved for 353,000 total and Kaverman called all in for about 340,000.

Byron Kaverman:
Oliver Weis:

The board ran out and Kaverman was heading for the exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Oliver Weis	710,000 357,000	357,000
Byron Kaverman	Eliminado

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2017-03-15 19:17 UTC-4

Seidel Makes Runner Runner To Cripple Colman

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Nível 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Erik Seidel opened the hijack for 18,000 and small blind Dan Colman and big blind David Peters called. The two blinds checked to Seidel on and he bet 27,000. Colman check-raised to 75,000 and Peters was quick to fold. Seidel shoved for 223,000 total and Colman snap called.

Erik Seidel:
Dan Colman:

Seidel was trailing and needed runner-runner to stay alive. He got exactly that as the turn and river filled him up to a better full house and Colman was left with just 23,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Erik Seidel	505,000 370,000	370,000

Dan Colman	23,000 -327,000	-327,000

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2017-03-15 19:49 UTC-4

Paul Newey Eliminated

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Nível 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Paul Newey was hanging in there short stacked for quite some time, but just now he found his faith in an unlucky river card. Erik Seidel (small blind) and big blind (Paul Newey) got their chips in the middle before the flop.

Newey had the dominating hand with but would get rivered by Seidel's . The board ran out and Newey made his exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Erik Seidel	812,000 142,000	142,000

Paul Newey	Eliminado

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2017-03-15 21:40 UTC-4

Big Slick Does't Do the Trick for PokerStars Team Pro Igor Kurganov

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Nível 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Leo Fernandez opened for 38,000 under the gun and Stephen Chidwick responded by moving all in for 470,000 from the button. The latest Team PokerStars Pro, Igor Kurganov, responded by calling off for 290,000 and Fernandez got out of the way.

Kurganov:
Chidwick:

It was a flip but Kurganov needed to improve to stay alive.

"Come on, big one," he said. The dealer did not oblige on the flop.

The turn meant Kurganov needed either an ace or king on the river to stay alive, but it wasn't in the cards as the bricked on the river.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Stephen Chidwick	800,000 343,000	343,000

Igor Kurganov	Eliminado

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2017-03-15 22:14 UTC-4

David Peters Misses Straight and Flush Draws to Bust in 9th Place

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Nível 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

David Peters raised to 45,000 from early position and Oliver Weis defended his big blind.

The latter then check-called a bet of 47,000 on the flop before checking a second time on the . Peters bet again, this time 125,000, and Weis check-raised all in for 455,000.

Peters, who had just under that, asked for a count and then called off.

Peters:
Weis:

Weis had flopped two pair, but Peters was drawing live to straight and flush outs. Unfortunately for him, the river was not one of them and he hit the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Oliver Weis	1,090,000 560,000	560,000
David Peters	Eliminado

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2017-03-15 22:16 UTC-4

Leo Fernandez Eliminated in 8th Place

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Nível 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Leo Fernandez opened his button for 50,000 and big blind Koray Aldemir shoved all in. Fernandez snap called for about 240,000 or so.

Leo Fernandez:
Koray Aldemir:

The board ran out an uneventful and Fernandez hit the rail in 8th place.

With just 7 players remaining, the tournament is now on the bubble.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Koray Aldemir	660,000 260,000	260,000

Leo Fernandez	Eliminado

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2017-03-15 22:20 UTC-4

Erik Seidel Bubbles the PokerStars Championship Panama $25,500 Single-Day High Roller

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Nível 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Erik Seidel open-shoved the cutoff for 293,000. His neighbor Oliver Weis asked for a count and glanced over to Aldemir's (small blind) and Adams' (big blind) stack before moving all in over the top. Both Aldemir and Adams folded right away.

Erik Seidel:
Oliver Weis:

The board ran out and Seidel bubbled the event.

The remaining 6 players are guaranteed $75,460.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Oliver Weis	1,450,000 360,000	360,000
Erik Seidel	Eliminado

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2017-03-15 23:39 UTC-4

Timothy Adams Eliminated in 6th Place ($75,460)

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Nível 16 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Timothy Adams has another sixth-place finish under his belt. Just two days after finishing sixth in the $50,000 Super High Roller for $110,920, he's taken the same spot in the High Roller.

It happened when Adams moved all in under the gun for 283,000 and Oliver Weis called from the small blind. Koray Aldemir then moved all in over the top for 619,000 from the big and and Weis snap-called.

Weis:
Aldemir:
Adams:

Weis was looking for an eight to score the double elimination, while Adams' best shot at surviving was to find an ace. Neither of those situations came to fruition though as instead the board ran out a clean and Aldemir took down the 1.5 million pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Koray Aldemir	1,500,000 848,000	848,000

Oliver Weis	840,000 -556,000	-556,000
Timothy Adams	Eliminado

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2017-03-15 23:43 UTC-4

Dario Sammartino Eliminated in 5th Place ($97,020)

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Nível 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Oliver Weis was first to act and raised to 85,000. Small blind Mustapha Kanit shoved all in and big blind Dario Sammartino called all in just about instantly. Weis decided to fold just as fast.

Dario Sammartino:
Mustapha Kanit:

The two Italian friends had found themselves in an enormous cooler and Sammartino wouldn't get out. The board ran out and Sammartino moved his stack to Kanit.

Down to four players now, all guaranteed €123,980.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mustapha Kanit	1,248,000 458,000	458,000

Dario Sammartino	Eliminado

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2017-03-16 01:17 UTC-4

Mustapha Kanit Eliminated in 3rd Place ($161,700)

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Nível 19 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Mustapha Kanit open-jammed the button for 980,000 and Stephen Chidwick called from the big blind to put the Italian at risk.

Kanit:
Chidwick:

Kanit was looking to improve, and he did on the flop. The turn meant all Kanit needed to do as dodge an eight on the river to double, but this is an elimination post so you can probably guess what came... the !

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Stephen Chidwick	3,700,000 700,000	700,000

Mustapha Kanit	Eliminado

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