The tournament organization has just announced the prize pool information. The top 71 players will finish in the money, the top prize is $293,860.
| Position | Prize | Position | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $293,860 | 8-9 | $35,920 |
| 2 | $217,860 | 10-11 | $27,260 |
| 3 | $161,340 | 12-15 | $20,860 |
| 4 | $119,480 | 16-23 | $16,080 |
| 5 | $88,480 | 24-31 | $12,480 |
| 6 | $65,520 | 32-47 | $9,780 |
| 7 | $48,520 | 48-71 | $7,720 |
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With about 20,000 in the pot, on a board reading 
, Ben Heath shoved his stack in the middle, putting Jean Ferreira to the test for his tournament life.
Ferreira had about 31,000 behind and decided to call.
Heath: 
Ferreira: 
Ferreira needed some help with third pair and couldn't get there when the 
hit the river, sending him to the rail.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
81,900
|
81,900 |
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Eliminé | |
Action folded to Martin Finger on the button and he raised to 3,000, which Anthony Diotte called from the small blind. The latter proceeded to check-call a bet of 3,000 and then both players checked the 
turn.
When the 
completed the board on the river, Diotte led out for 9,500 and that did the trick as Finger wasted little time in releasing his hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
47,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
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There were 366 entries to the PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event. Here's how they break down by nationality.
Sam Chartier raised to 3,000 from the cutoff and Norberto Korn three-bet to 9,600 from the small blind.
Chartier made the call and then called a bet of 6,500 on the 
flop. Both players checked the 
turn and then Korn moved all in on the 
river.
Chartier, who had 22,600 back, though for more than two minutes before releasing his hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
22,600
-17,400
|
-17,400 |
We found Davidi Kitai heavily pondering whether to call a final bet from a small blind opponent on a board of 
. There was already about 50,000 in the middle and Kitai's opponent had fired 17,000 on the end.
"I have a big, big ace," Kitai said. "Will you show me if I fold?"
His opponent was unresponsive. Finally, someone else called a clock on Kitai. He seemed truly pained and ultimately let the clock run out.
"Show?" he asked.
"He folded?" the small blind said.
When he got confirmation, the small blind showed 
, and everyone at the table expressed amazement, saying they were sure he had it.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
42,300
-17,700
|
-17,700 |
|
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Jason Wheeler bet 4,600 from under the gun on a flop of 
. One opponent folded but Bryn Kenney was stickier in the big blind. The two high rollers exchanged some banter as they both checked a 
, and Kenney bet 14,000 when the hit. Wheeler thought a bit but folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
176,200
-3,800
|
-3,800 |
|
|
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|
47,500
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
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Action folded to Tito Ortiz in late position and he decided to limp in.
Serge Pouliot was in the cutoff and raised to 4,000. Ortiz paused for a moment and eventually called.
The flop came 
. Ortiz checked and Pouliot bet 3,800. Ortiz called.
The turn was the 
. Ortiz checked again, and this time Pouilot bet 11,600. Ortiz thought about it but opted to fold.
As Pouliot was raking in the pot he said to Ortiz, "I'll show you because you're a frightening man" and tabled 
. Ortiz laughed and said, "I had the jack".
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
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|
|
115,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Bryn Kenney raised to 2,500 from middle position and got a call from the cutoff.
Erik Cajelais was on the button and three-bet to 8,500. Kenney called and the cutoff folded.
The flop came 
and Kenney checked. Cajelais bet 7,000 and Kenney called.
The turn was the . Kenney checked again, and this time Cajelais bet 15,000.
Kenney thought for a moment and eventually folded, sending the pot Cajelais' way.
Cajelais has been quietly building a stack and has increased it by about half since starting the day with just over 100,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
-600
|
-600 |
|
|
||
|
|
45,000
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
|
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As we arrived, Ben Heath already had his 105,300-stack in the middle. Heath sat in the cutoff and his opponent was Dmitry Ponomarev in the hijack who had committed 27,000 to the pot already. Later we learned, that Heath had cold four-bet shoved. Ponomarev tanked for quite some time before he eventually committed.
Dmitry Ponomarev:
Ben Heath: 
The board ran out 
and Heath made his exit.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
226,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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