Main Event Jour 3 | 2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

2017-03-17 18:06 UTC-4

Le 3-barrels bluff ne passe pas pour Adrien Allain

Webjoker

Niveau 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Adrien Allain raised the hijack and big blind Michael Lech was the only caller. Lech checked on , and called the bet of 17,000 that followed.

Lech check-called another bet on the turn before finally checking a third time on the river. Allain shoved for about 150,000 total and Lech went deep into the tank. After some time, he called.

Allain showed , Lech took it down with the .

Allain finished runner up to Jan Bendik in the last-ever EPT Grand Final in Monaco, banking $658,761 for a career high score.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Michael Lech	425,000 241,000	241,000

Adrien Allain	Eliminé

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2017-03-17 18:05 UTC-4

Parmar Gets Straightened Out by Koon

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Niveau 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

A big pot was brewing over at Jason Koon's table where he led out for a bet of 47,000.

There was about 60,000 in the middle already on a board reading .

Taran Parmar was on the button and took his sunglasses off to think about his options. It was clear he was unlikely to raise, and was struggling with whether or not to call or fold.

After about two minutes of deliberation, another player at the table called the clock. About ten seconds after the tournament director arrived, Parmar decided to call.

Koon quickly tabled for the nut straight and Parmar mucked his cards.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jason Koon	245,000 95,000	95,000

Taran Parmar	122,000 -73,000	-73,000

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2017-03-17 17:57 UTC-4

Garg Busted

mnuwwarah

Niveau 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Lokesh Garg was all in for what turned out to be 162,000 when we got to his table. The flop had come , and Garg had jammed from the cutoff over a bet from JC Alvarado, who was in the big blind. Alvarado called.

Alvarado:
Garg:

"Six, I need a six," Garg said, although an ace would do also. The turn was an and the river a , and Alvarado collected the pot and the KO.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
JC Alvarado	445,000 255,000	255,000
Lokesh Garg	Eliminé

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2017-03-17 17:54 UTC-4

Felix Bleiker Doubles Through Kenneth Smaron

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Niveau 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Flex Bleiker was the player at risk with 107,000 in the middle and was all in against Kenneth Smaron.

The board read and the two players got it all in on the flop.

Bleiker:
Smaron:

The turn was the and the river was the , giving Bleiker a flush for the double up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Kenneth Smaron	400,000 -14,000	-14,000
Felix Bleiker	225,000 -4,000	-4,000

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2017-03-17 17:52 UTC-4

Allevato Binks on Blanco

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Niveau 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Vincent Allevato had 16,500 in front of him on the button and was thinking things over against a reraise to 59,500 from Lucas Blanco. Allevato eventually decided to push all in for what looked like about 210,000, and Blanco called instantly.

Blanco:
Allevato:

Blanco had a dominating hand, and the flop kept him well in front. A turn made it Allevato's hand to lose though, and the river was an .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Vincent Allevato	443,500 233,500	233,500
Lucas Blanco	165,000 -219,000	-219,000

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2017-03-17 17:51 UTC-4

Koon Doesn't Need to Show

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Niveau 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Steven Thompson Vila was in middle position and raised to 12,500. Jason Koon was in the big blind and decided to defend.

The flop came and both players checked.

The turn was the and Koon checked again. Vila bet 9,000 and Koon called.

The river was the . Koon checked for a third time, and this time Vila bet 17,500. Koon looked back at his cards and then put a single chip in the middle, indicating a call. Vila rapped the table and mucked his cards, sending the pot to Koon.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jason Koon	150,000 37,000	37,000

Steven Thompson Vila	50,000 -80,000	-80,000

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2017-03-17 17:48 UTC-4

Radoja Busts Lebedev

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Niveau 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

In the hijack, Mark Radoja raised to 11,000. Big blind Sergey Lebedev shoved for 43,500 and Radoja called.

Mark Radoja:
Sergey Lebedev:

The board ran out and Lebedev hit the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mark Radoja	320,000 165,000	165,000

Sergey Lebedev	Eliminé

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2017-03-17 17:48 UTC-4

Dmitry Ponomarev Can't Win a Flip

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Niveau 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Dmitry Ponomarev got his remaining 95,000 chips in the middle with and was called by Robin Luca Wozniczek with .

In a classic race, Ponomarev was unable to dodge six outs when an ace showed up in the window on a flop of . The turn was the and the river was the , sending Ponomarev home.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Robin Luca Wozniczek	405,000 145,000	145,000
Dmitry Ponomarev	Eliminé

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2017-03-17 17:43 UTC-4

Samuel Gagnon Doubles Through the Chip Leader

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

A short-stacked Samuel Gagnon got his last 33,000 all in from the hijack and Igor Yaroshevskyy, who had chips to spare, called from the big blind.

Gagnon:
Yaroshevskyy:

Gagnon got it in good, but he had to dodge a lot of cads when the flop came down to give Yaroshevskyy an open-ended straight draw. The turn was no harm to Gagnon, and neither was the river.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Igor Yaroshevskyy	999,500 -29,500	-29,500
Samuel Gagnon	72,000 27,500	27,500

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2017-03-17 17:41 UTC-4

Garg Doubles

mnuwwarah

Niveau 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Lokesh Garg pushed all in for 85,500 on a flop of after Pedro Romanzo Pollino bet 20,000 from under the gun. Pollino called, showing . Garg was drawing with and after a brick turn, he got there when the hit the river.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Lokesh Garg	215,000 5,000	5,000
Pedro Romanzo Pollino	190,000 -120,000	-120,000

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