Photos: PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event Day 1b
Photos by Neil Stoddart.
Photos by Neil Stoddart.
The player under the gun raised to 800 and Jorge Ortega called from early position. Marc-Andre Ladoucer called from the hijack.
The player in the small blind three-bet to 5,000, and the original raiser folded. Action was back on Ortega and he decided to put in a four bet to 13,000. Ladoucer folded.
The small blind went into the tank for about three minutes before deciding to call.
The flop came and the small blind quickly checked. Ortega bet 11,000. The small blind thought for about a minute and sighed before folding.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Jorge Arias Ortega | 62,000 |
Action folded around to Mike McDonald in the cutoff and he raised to 900. Erik Cajelais was in the big blind and decided to defend.
The flop came and both players checked to the turn, which was the . Cajelais checked again, and McDonald bet 900. Cajelais called.
The river was the . Cajelais checked for a third time. McDonald thought for a full minute and bet 2,500. Cajelais folded.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Erik Cajelais |
38,000
-4,100
|
-4,100 |
|
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Mike McDonald |
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
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Niveau: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
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With about 4,000 in the pot, on a board reading , Ben Heath checked from the big blind.
Affif Prado was under the gun and bet 1,000. Heath check-raised to 3,200 and Prado thought about it before deciding to call.
The turn was the . Heath led out for 1,800 and Prado called.
The river was the . Heath checked, and Prado went into the tank before deciding to check back.
Heath tabled for top pair with a nine kicker. Prado then tabled for a flush and raked in the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Affif Prado | 52,000 | |
Ben Heath |
16,300
-17,700
|
-17,700 |
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Jonathan Roy had a raise to 3,500 in front of him in middle position, and Pablo Fernandez made it 8,100 to go in the small blind. Roy called, and Fernandez checked to him when flopped. Roy moved all in for 16,075, and Fernandez called after some thought.
Fernandez:
Roy:
Fernandez was fading jacks and sixes, and neither appeared on the turn () or river ().
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Pablo Fernandez | 97,000 | |
Jonathan Roy | Eliminé |
David Ormsby raised to 1,200 from late position and Eric Wasylenko decided to defend his big blind.
The flop came and Wasylenko checked, prompting Ormsby to bet 900. Wasylenko called. The turn was the and Wasylenko checked yet again, followed by a bet of 3,000 from Ormsby. Wasylenko check-raised to 9,000 and Ormsby tanked before deciding to call.
The river was the and Wasylenko checked. Ormsby moved all in for 19,200, a tad under the size of the pot. Wasylenko thought it over briefly and announced a call. Ormsby immediately stood up and flipped over for an airball, and Wasylenko showed a winning .
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Eric Wasylenko |
108,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
David Ormsby | Eliminé | |
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Mark Radoja leads the way approaching the dinner break and has been building a stack right from the start.
Pratyush Buddiga has jumped in late, and Kim McClymont was eliminated in the last level.
Here is a look at some of the stacks around the room:
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Mark Radoja |
134,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
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Jason Wheeler |
95,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
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Patrick Serda |
95,000
1,400
|
1,400 |
|
||
Eric Wasylenko |
70,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
Luc Greenwood |
55,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Ari Engel |
50,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
||
Aymon Hata |
48,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Michael Rocco |
43,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
Tyler Kenney |
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Harpreet Gill |
37,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Erik Cajelais |
33,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
Humberto Brenes |
32,000
2,900
|
2,900 |
|
||
Kristen Bicknell |
31,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
Pratyush Buddiga | 30,000 | |
Mike McDonald |
29,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
Martin Finger |
27,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
||
Jake Cody |
17,000
7,700
|
7,700 |
|
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Andrew Chen |
16,000
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
Ben Heath |
15,000
-1,300
|
-1,300 |
|
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Marc-Andre Ladouceur |
10,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
Kimberly McClymont | Eliminé |
Erik Cajelais bet 15,000 into a pot of about 24,000 from the small blind with on the felt. His opponent in the hijack called, and Cajelais rolled over for top set.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Erik Cajelais |
61,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
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