$25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship Jour 3 | 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

2019-01-08 21:44 UTC-4

O'Brien Doubles Through Badziakouski

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Niveau 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

After an under-the-gun open to 65,000, Mikita Badziakouski made it 195,000 in the cutoff. Dan O'Brien eyed him for a bit and used a time bank before jamming for exactly that amount. Action folded back to the high-stakes crusher.

Mikita Badziakouski:
Dan O'Brien:

The board ran out , safe for an O'Brien double.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mikita Badziakouski	825,000 -625,000	-625,000

Dan O'Brien	525,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Dan O'Brien Mikita Badziakouski

2019-01-08 21:37 UTC-4

More Pictures From Day 3

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The pictures are courtesy of Neil Stoddart.

Niveau: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

2019-01-08 21:36 UTC-4

Full Chip Counts at the Break (complet)

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Niveau 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jason Koonce	4,500,000 250,000	250,000
Farid Jattin	3,800,000 350,000	350,000

Martins Adeniya	3,200,000 845,000	845,000
Yiannis Liperis	1,830,000
Scott Baumstein	1,650,000 -60,000	-60,000

Luigi Knoppers	1,600,000 -280,000	-280,000
Filipe Oliveira	1,490,000 1,185,000	1,185,000

Luis Faria	1,420,000 180,000	180,000
Samuel Tsehai	1,340,000 390,000	390,000
Griffin Benger	1,320,000 565,000	565,000
Adrian Echave Samu	1,200,000 100,000	100,000

Rui Sousa	1,155,000 565,000	565,000
Mikita Badziakouski	1,050,000 -400,000	-400,000

Jacqueline Burkhart	1,050,000 350,000	350,000

Dariusz Paszkiewicz	1,020,000 750,000	750,000

Jake Schwartz	1,000,000 790,000	790,000

Marc Rivera	975,000 50,000	50,000

Scott Stewart	975,000 395,000	395,000
Patrick Liang	820,000 611,000	611,000
Atanas Pavlov	800,000

Atanas Georgiev Pavlov	800,000 800,000	800,000
Jussi Nevanlinna	795,000 -200,000	-200,000

Joaquin Sanchez	710,000 570,000	570,000
Marvin Rettenmaier	700,000 80,000	80,000

Pedro Padilha	700,000 470,000	470,000

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2019-01-08 21:31 UTC-4

Fin du rêve pour Johan Girard

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Niveau 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Dernier tricolore titulaire d'un Platinum Pass en lice sur le PokerStars Players Championship, Johan Girard s'incline finalement en 63e position pour 56,800$. De quoi offrir de jolis cadeaux à sa femme venue le supporter lors du PSPC.

Après avoir résisté depuis la pré-bulle avec une dizaine de blindes, le Français trouve au bouton dans un pot non ouvert. Avec 11 blindes, il envoie tout... pour s'empaler sur dans les blindes.

"Je n'ai pas trop eu de choix difficile de toute façon, j'étais en push or fold toute la journée. C'est incroyable (ce résultat,ndlr), il va me falloir un peu de temps pour réaliser", a indiqué le joueur après sa sortie.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Johan Girard	Eliminé

2019-01-08 21:06 UTC-4

Last Break on Day 3 as 50 Players Remain

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Niveau 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Six levels are over and the field of 207 hopefuls has been cut down all the way to the last 50. The last two to bust were Andrei Kurov and Dustin Dirksen, the former sent his stack over to Talal Shakerchi.

Kurov had moved all in after the turn with only to see Shakerchi snap-call with the for trips tens. The river was a blank and Kurov was done for the day.

All remaining players are now on a 30-minute break, two levels remain for tonight.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Talal Shakerchi	1,820,000 960,000	960,000

Dustin Dirksen	Eliminé

Andrei Kurov	Eliminé

Tags: Andrei Kurov Dustin Dirksen Talal Shakerchi

2019-01-08 21:04 UTC-4

Li Busted After Liperis Gets There

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Niveau 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

With about 200,000 in the pot, Yan Li and Yiannis Liperis went to war with the former under the gun and the latter in late position on . It ended with Liperis all in for 815,000, calling a shove from Li.

Yan Li:
Yiannis Liperis:

The draw hit right away on the turn. The river was a and Li took a picture of the hand, which devastated her stack down to 65,000. In the big blind for most of it the next hand, she busted out.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yiannis Liperis	1,830,000 1,230,000	1,230,000
Yan Li	Eliminé

Tags: Yan Li Yiannis Liperis

2019-01-08 21:03 UTC-4

Back-to-Back Monster Pots for Koonce

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Niveau 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Picking up the action on the turn with around 350,000 already in the middle, the board read . Jason Koonce led out for 225,000 from the big blind and Mustapha Kanit called from the button. The river was the and Koonce quickly shoved all in, putting Kanit to the test for his remaining 515,000 chips. The Italian thought for a minute but eventually, let his hand go.

In the very next hand, Christoph Vogelsang moved all in for 335,000 in early position and Kanit also ripped all in for 515,000 in the cutoff. Koonce looked down at his cards in the small blind and re-shoved all in as well.

Jason Koonce:
Mustapha Kanit:
Christoph Vogelsang:

Koonce was in line for another massive pot heading his way and the flop of left him well out front. The on the turn gave Vogelsang a straight draw but the on the river gave Koonce the double knockout and a massive stack of chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jason Koonce	4,250,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Mustapha Kanit	Eliminé
Christoph Vogelsang	Eliminé

Tags: Christoph Vogelsang Jason Koonce Mustapha Kanit

2019-01-08 21:00 UTC-4

The Eliminations Keep Pouring In

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Niveau 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Within a matter of five minutes, more than half a dozen players were eliminated and the field was cut down at an alarming pace. Among those to bust were Patrick "IrEgption" Tardif, Bryan Piccioli, Ajay Chabra and Ryan Riess.

Tardif faced the raise to 50,000 by Adrian Echave Samu in the hijack and the shove of Damien Le Goff in the cutoff for 100,000. Tardif reshoved for 320,000 and the Spaniard snap-called.

Damien Le Goff:
Patrick Tardif:
Adrian Echave Samu:

The board of ensured a triple up for Le Goff, Tardif was no more.

Andrii Grynechko then lost a flip with versus as the board of provided no help.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Adrian Echave Samu	1,100,000 375,000	375,000

Damien Le Goff	350,000 -87,000	-87,000
Oscar Hilario Quijada	Eliminé

Andrii Grynechko	Eliminé

Ryan Riess	Eliminé

Marius Gierse	Eliminé
Ajay Chabra	Eliminé
Christopher Kennedy	Eliminé
Bryan Piccioli	Eliminé

Patrick Tardif	Eliminé

Tags: Adrian Echave Samu Ajay Chabra Andrii Grynechko Bryan Piccioli Damien Le Goff Patrick Tardif Ryan Riess

2019-01-08 20:55 UTC-4

Koonce Coolers Dirksen for Piles

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Niveau 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

We didn't see exactly how things went down, but Jason Koonce was doubling through Dustin Dirksen with the cards on their backs and on the felt. The players had played the pot from the first two positions, Dirksen having turned a straight with and Koonce having hit the nuts with . Dirksen sent over a double for all but 130,000.

"That was unlucky," someone said.

"Yeah, it was, but I got lucky earlier," Dirksen said. "I mean, I didn't have to three-bet."

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jason Koonce	3,200,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Dustin Dirksen	130,000 -1,495,000	-1,495,000

Tags: Dustin Dirksen Jason Koonce