Main Event
Jour 1b a débuté
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
Main Event
Jours 1b
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$1,775,100
Entrants
366
Niveau
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Day 1b of the PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event is on Deck!
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It's a scorching hot day in Panama City - perfect for players to play some cards in the comfort of air conditioning at the beautiful Sortis Hotel, Spa and Casino.
Cards are in the air at 11 a.m. local time on this final starting day in the PokerStars Championship Panama $5,000 Main Event. Players begin the day with 30,000 chips and will play a total of eight, 75-minute levels before moving on to Day 2 on Thursday. A dinner break is scheduled after six levels, with scheduled breaks every two levels throughout the day.
This tournament is a freeze-out and players will complete the day with blinds at 400/800 and a 100 ante.
Stick with PokerNews throughout the entire series to find out who takes down the first-ever PokerStars Championship in Panama!
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Early Notables
Niveau 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Some players were not fazed by the 11 a.m. start time, and there's already over 100 runners sitting in.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Felipe Ramos is in the House
Niveau 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Team PokerStars Pro, Felipe Ramos, has taken his seat here in the PokerStars Championship Panama $5,000 Main Event!
The Brazilian has over $1,300,000 in recorded live cashes with a $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller title from São Paulo.
Ramos was also seen giving UFC Hall of Famer, Tito Ortiz, some pointers yesterday in Day 1a. Sure enough, Ortiz bagged the second-most chips to end the day.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
Canadians Are on Fire!
Niveau 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The Canadian contingent here in Panama has really brought their 'Eh' game with three titles of the last eight events so far.
Event #1 - Jonathan Roy, Canada ($22,530)
Event #7 - Kristen Bicknell, Canada ($3,880)
Event #10 - Giancarlo Santolin, Canada ($13,752)
Here's a look at just a few of the Canadians in the field thus far:
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 |
Foltz Mucks Aces
Niveau 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
After thinking a few minutes, a player in the big blind fired 10,000 into a pot of more than 17,000 with a board of 
on the felt.
"So sick," Calvin Foltz said with a sigh. "Aces no good, huh?"
After about 30 more seconds, he mucked 
face-up. His opponent did not show.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000 |
Three More We Know
Niveau 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Reichenstein Fires Three Barrels
Niveau 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
With about 1,600 in the pot, on a board reading 
, Aymon Hata checked from the small blind, as did Michael Rocco from the big blind, as well as a player in middle position.
PokerStars player, Uri Reichenstein, was in the cutoff and bet 900. Hata called, and both Rocco and the player in middle position folded.
The turn was the 
. Hata checked again and Reichenstein bet 2,200 this time. Hata called.
The river was the 
and Hata checked for a third time. Reichenstein thought about it for a moment and then fired out a multi-colored chip bet of 6,500. Hata went into the tank and eventually tossed in a single chip to call.
Reichenstein rolled over 
for a pair of fours, and Hata tabled the winning hand with 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
26,000 | 26,000 |
Bayley Bets Big
Niveau 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Lawrence Bayley bet 2,900 from middle position in a pot that saw a few preflop raises and 
flop. A small blind opponent called and then checked the 
turn. Bayley bet again, this time 8,000. After taking some time to try to get a read, the small blind folded.
"You fold queens?" Bayley asked.
"Lower," his opponent said.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 |