Vladimir Troyanovskiy shoved for his last 89,000 with the and Preben Stokkan called in the big blind with . The board came and Troyanovskiy got there on the turn.
Hand 2
Troyanovskiy raised to 18,000 and Mustapha Kanit moved all in. Kitson Kho called all in and already exposed his cards, while Troyanovskiy was still to act. Troyanovskiy folded and both cards were now turned over.
Kitson Kho:
Mustapha Kanit:
The board came and Kho more than doubled his 77,000, but received a one round penalty for exposing his cards out of turn.
Hand 3
Stokkan got his last 20,000 in with the and Troyanovskiy called in the big blind with . The flop gave Troyanovskiy a gutshot, and the turn and river run out improved his hand to eliminate Stokkan.
Ivan Luca had opened from the cutoff and Christopher Kruk had defended his big blind. On the flop, Kruk checked, Luca bet 15,000, Kruk check-raised to 40,000 and Luca called.
On the turn, Kruk checked. Luca thought about it, then opted for a bet of 20,000. Kruk verified the amount before calling. The river was the and Kruk checked. Luca shoved all in for 90,000 and the Canadian immediately called.
Ivan Luca:
Christopher Kruk:
Kruk filled up his straight on the river to send Luca out in 26th place.
Sam Greenwood and Orpen Kisacikoglu busted in quick succession over on table two and the exit of the latter was the result of a big three-way all in. PokerStars Team Pro Igor Kurganov had three-bet the button and no sooner did he do so, David Peters in the small blind announced all in. Orpen Kisacikoglu called all in for around 80,000 and Kurganov called it off with the second-biggest stack of the trio.
Orpen Kisacikoglu:
Igor Kurganov:
David Peters:
The flop gave both Kurganov and Peters a set and Kisacikoglu went from best to worst hand. Neither the turn nor the river brought any change and Kisacikoglu headed to the rail. Kurganov doubled through Peters for 213,000 and suddenly jumped above half a million in chips.
Along with the announcement about the massive upcoming promotion for 2018, Daniel Negreanu revealed live on the PokerStars Championship Prague Main Event floor that the European Poker Tour would be making its eagerly awaited return next year. The beloved brand was scrapped along with the other regional tours in the 2017 shift to the Championship and Festival model.
In the last hand of the previous level, Sergi Reixach opened to 6,500 under the gun, Ole Schemion three-bet to 21,500 in middle position, Juha Helppi four-bet shoved 105,000 in late position and Khoroshenin came over the top behind him. Both Reixach and Schemion got out of the way.
Juha Helppi:
Oleksii Khoroshenin:
Both Helppi and Khoroshenin improved on the flop, leaving the Finn with just one out. It didn't come on the turn nor river and he was eliminated. Reixach and Schemion both let out a chuckle as they folded an ace.
PokerNews recently sat down with Helppi to talk about his two-decade career. Read more about it here.
Jean-Noel Thorel had bet 25,000 on a flop and Rocco Palumbo moved all in for 95,300. Thorel immediately announced a call, however, John Juanda was yet to act behind Palumbo.
Juanda gave it some thought before calling, which technically meant Thorel's verbal declaration would stand as the action didn't change. The French genius didn't mind it and quickly put the rest of his chips in.
Rocco Palumbo:
John Juanda:
Jean-Noel Thorel:
"Let's chop it up!," laughed Juanda, who went in with the best of it. The on the turn, however, completed Palumbo's flush and left the others drawing dead, rendering the river moot. Thorel directly went for a reentry, Juanda was left with 10 big blinds.
Oleksii Khoroshenin has extended his lead and added Ole Schemion to his tally of knockouts. After Khoroshenin had opened to 5,100, Schemion shoved all in for 65,000 from the small blind. Khoroshenin double-checked his hole cards, then called.
Ole Schemion:
Oleksii Khoroshenin:
Schemion already got up after the flop and was done after the turn and river.
Stefan Schillhabel has become the second player to bust out of the €25,500 Single Day High Roller. It was Steve O'Dwyer who opened the action to 3,500. Behind him, Schillhabel three-bet to 11,000, O'Dwyer four-bet to 28,500, Schillhabel five-bet shoved around 100,000 and O'Dwyer snap-called.
Stefan Schillhabel:
Steve O'Dwyer:
Schillhabel was the favorite going in but saw O'Dwyer get the best of it on a rundown.
Sam Greenwood opened the action with a raise 3,000 in the cutoff and Bryn Kenney came along from the button, while Oleksii Khoroshenin filled up out of the big blind. On the flop, Khoroshenin checked and Greenwood did so as well. Kenney bet 4,600 and Khoroshenin check-raised to 15,200. Greenwood got out of the way and Kenney let his shot clock run down to five seconds before reraising to 30,000.
Khoroshenin moved all in and Kenney called it off for what appeared to be 70,000 total.
Bryn Kenney:
Oleksii Khoroshenin:
The on the turn gave Kenney an additional flush draw, but a blank on the river was of no help. Kenney was the first player to bust and is expected to re-enter within the registration period.
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The Shot Clock Will be Back in Action Today
As of 12.30 p.m. local time and onwards, some of the biggest names in poker will be back at the tables in the Hilton Hotel in Prague for the second edition of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague €25,500 Single-Day High Roller. Two days ago, it was Albert Daher who cut a three-way deal with Ryan Riess and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau to take home the trophy and lion's share of the prize pool.
The event attracted a field of 50 entries in total and the top seven spots took home a portion of the €1,225,000 prize pool. While Day 3 of the €5,300 Main Event kicks off near the money bubble, the High Rollers will once again determine their best in the 30-minute level format with 30 second shot clock. All participants receive 100,000 in chips and a single re-entry is allowed during the registration period, which lasts for eight levels and the following break.
PokerStars Single-Day High Roller Events in Prague
The Single-Day High Roller has also been a popular fixture on the schedule of the PokerStars Championship and Stephen Chidwick has claimed the top spot and trophy twice in 2017 while other champions include Bryn Kenney, the initial suggestor of this specific tournament format, as well as Quan Zhou, Oliver Weis, Spanish superstar Adrian Mateos, Philipp Gruissem and Pavel Plesuv.
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and Preben Stokkan called in the big blind with 
. The board came 
and Troyanovskiy got there on the turn.
and Kho more than doubled his 77,000, but received a one round penalty for exposing his cards out of turn.
and Troyanovskiy called in the big blind with 
. The 
flop gave Troyanovskiy a gutshot, and the 
river run out improved his hand to eliminate Stokkan.
turn, Kruk checked. Luca thought about it, then opted for a bet of 20,000. Kruk verified the amount before calling. The river was the 
turn nor the 
river brought any change and Kisacikoglu headed to the rail. Kurganov doubled through Peters for 213,000 and suddenly jumped above half a million in chips.
river and he was eliminated. Reixach and Schemion both let out a chuckle as they folded an ace.
turn and 
on the turn gave Kenney an additional flush draw, but a blank 
on the river was of no help. Kenney was the first player to bust and is expected to re-enter within the registration period.
