€25,500 Single-Day High Roller II | 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

2017-12-16 02:11 UTC+2

Igor Kurganov remporte le Single-Day High Roller II pour 371,250€

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Niveau 19 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Igor Kurganov Wins the €25,500 Single-Day High Roller II

Remporté par Albert Daher après un deal à 3, le premier Single Day High Roller à 25.500€ (100 000 jetons - 30 minutes) au programme du PokerStars Championship Prague avait atteint les 50 entrées.

La deuxième édition a fait un peu mieux avec52 entrants (dont 12 re-entries) pour un prizepool de presque 1,3 million d'euros à la fin des inscriptions tardives. Ils n'étaient plus que 40 en lice à la fin des 4 premières heures de jeu. Bryn Kenney, Benjamin Pollak, Stefan Schillhabel et Koray Aldemir n'étaient déjà plus là.

Une place dans les sept derniers survivants assurait 67 000€ pour un premier prix de 401 000€. Un peu plus de 12 heures après le coup d'envoi de l'événement, c'est finalement le Team Pro PokerStars Igor Kurganov qui levait le trophée après avoir battu JC Alvarado lors du dernier duel.

Une fois à égalité lors du head's up, les deux hommes avaient partagé les sous en deux en laissant 50.000€ à la gagne. Après un ultime affrontement d'une heure, le Russe empoche 371 270€ contre 319 750€ à son dauphin. C'est Christopher Kruk qui a complété le podium pour 185 000€.

Stephen Chidwick (4e - 140,000€), Thomas Muehloecker (5e - 108,000€), Vladimir Troyanovskiy (6e - 83,000€) et Erik Seidel (7e - 67,000€) n'ont pas terminé les mains vides. Igor Kurganov compte lui désormais plus de 14,5 millions de gains en carrière. C'est le joueur russe qui a le plus amassé d'argent de l'histoire du poker sur les tournois en Live.

Les résultats du SDHR PSCPrague 2017

Place	Joueur	Pays	Prix (EUR)	Deal (EUR)
1	Igor Kurganov	Russia	€401,000	€371,250*
2	JC Alvarado	Mexico	€290,000	€319,750*
3	Christopher Kruk	Canada	€185,000
4	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	€140,000
5	Thomas Muehloecker	Austria	€108,000
6	Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Russia	€83,000
7	Erik Seidel	United States	€67,000

*deal

Sam Greenwood, Sergi Reixach et Albert Daher n'ont pas atteint les trois dernières tables alors qu'Orpen Kisacikoglu,David Peters, Ivan Luca, Daniel Dvoress, Ole Schemion, Jean-Noel Thorel, Timothy Adams, Ryan Riess, Dietrich Fast et Mustapha Kanit ont pu profiter de la pause dîner sans stress.

La période de bulle a ensuite été très rapide avec 8 éliminations en moins d'une heure. Oleksii Khoroshenin, John Juanda et Christoph Vogelsang (bubble-boy) échouant tout près du but.

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2017-12-16 01:54 UTC+2

JC Alvarado Eliminated in 2nd Place (€319,750)

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Niveau 19 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Igor Kurganov raised to 135,000 and JC Alvarado called to see a flop of . Alvarado checked and subsequently check-raised from 100,000 to 250,000 in order to pick up a call by Kurganov.

On the turn, Alvarado continued for 400,000 and Kurganov called before the fell on the river. Alvarado moved all in and Kurganov snap-called, turning over for a straight draw that got there. Alvarado had for top pair and the stacks were counted. Kurganov had 1.81 million and Alvarado was covered by one ante only to finish in second place. He takes home €319,750 for his efforts according to the deal, while Kurganov gets the trophy and €371,250 to show for.

A recap of today's action is to follow.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Igor Kurganov	5,200,000	2,585,000
JC Alvarado	Eliminé

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2017-12-16 00:50 UTC+2

Christopher Kruk Eliminated in 3rd Place (€185,000)

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Niveau 18 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

JC Alvarado moved all in from the small blind and Christopher Kruk called out of the big blind for his last 645,000.

Christopher Kruk:
JC Alvarado:

The flop gave Alvarado the lead with a pair of jacks and the turn and river failed to improve Kruk, who was eliminated in third place for €185,000. Kurganov has a comfortable lead, heading into the heads-up for the trophy as almost 2-1 favorite.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Igor Kurganov	3,350,000
JC Alvarado	1,850,000	650,000
Christopher Kruk	Eliminé

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2017-12-16 00:32 UTC+2

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in 4th Place (€140,000)

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Niveau 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Igor Kurganov raised to 90,000 on the button and Stephen Chidwick moved all in from the small blind for around 350,000. Kurganov wasted no time in asking for a count, but snap-called and that was a very bad sign for Chidwick.

Stephen Chidwick:
Igor Kurganov:

Chidwick picked up no hope on the flop and was drawing dead on the turn, making the river a formality. Kurganov further added to his chip lead and now holds almost three times as many chips as JC Alvarado and Christopher Kruk.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Igor Kurganov	3,035,000	685,000
JC Alvarado	1,190,000	90,000
Christopher Kruk	975,000	-175,000
Stephen Chidwick	Eliminé

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2017-12-16 00:22 UTC+2

Kurganov Doubles Into the Lead

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Niveau 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Christopher Kruk made it 90,000 to go first to act and Igor Kurganov flat-called from one seat over on the button. On the flop, Kruk continued for 85,000 and Kurganov called before the on the turn brought a second barrel for 300,000 and a call by Kurganov.

The river completed the board and Kruk moved all in, Kurganov snap-called for 725,000. Kruk was caught with the fingers in the cookie jar and briefly flashed for a bluff gone wrong, while Kurganov had the for kings and jacks. Suddenly the PokerStars Team Pro now holds the lead with four players remaining after being the shortest stack not long ago.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Igor Kurganov	2,350,000	1,180,000
Christopher Kruk	1,150,000	-1,015,000

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2017-12-15 23:27 UTC+2

Thomas Muehloecker Eliminated in 5th Place (€108,000)

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Niveau 16 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

After two shoves from Thomas Muehloecker and one from Stephen Chidwick got through, it was now Christopher Kruk who shoved. Kruk shoved on the button and covered both blinds by a wide margin.

Igor Kurganov folded his small blind and Thomas Muehloecker used a time bank chip. After around a minute of thought, he called for 344,000.

Christopher Kruk:
Thomas Muehloecker:

Kruk had a near mortal lock on the hand after the flop. Muehloecker needed running straight cards and found the to keep his hopes alive. The on the river did complete the backdoor straight but gave Kruk a jack-high flush to win.

Muehloecker received €108,000 for his fifth place finish. Kruk now controls half the chips in play.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Christopher Kruk	2,600,000	770,000
Thomas Muehloecker	Eliminé

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2017-12-15 22:36 UTC+2

Vladimir Troyanovskiy Eliminated in 6th Place (€83,000)

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Niveau 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Igor Kurganov limp-shoved into a raise to 60,000 by JC Alvarado and forced a fold. The next hand, Alvarado made it 45,000 to go from the cutoff and Vladimir Troyanovskiy moved all in from the button. Once Alvarado had asked for a count and received 344,000 as answer, he called a few seconds later and the cards were turned over.

Vladimir Troyanovskiy:
JC Alvarado:

The flop changed nothing much yet, but the turn vaulted Alvarado in the lead. Only an ace or six would keep Troyanovskiy in the running, and the river saw him grab his belongings, add a "nice call" and head to the payout desk to collect €83,000 for his efforts. All remaining five players now have €108,000 locked up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
JC Alvarado	1,950,000	200,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Eliminé

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2017-12-15 22:31 UTC+2

Erik Seidel Eliminated in 7th Place (€67,000)

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Niveau 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Directly after Vogelsang busted, Erik Seidel shoved from under the gun and Stephen Chidwick reshoved on the button. Alvarado, as the sole blind, quickly folded.

Erik Seidel:
Stephen Chidwick:

It was all but over after the flop and the on the turn sealed it for Chidwick, rendering the river moot. Seidel bowed out in 7th place for €67,000, tapped the table and wished everyone good luck.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Stephen Chidwick	670,000	250,000
Erik Seidel	Eliminé

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2017-12-15 22:28 UTC+2

Christoph Vogelsang Bubbles the Second €25,500 Single-Day High Roller

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Niveau 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

JC Alvarado opened to 45,000 from under the gun and Christoph Vogelsang in the big blind checked his stack, which amounted to around 15 big blinds or 300,000, and moved all in. Alvarado snap-called and both players turned over pocket pairs.

Christoph Vogelsang:
JC Alvarado:

Once again the player at risk on the money bubble got it in with the worse pocket pair, but this time there was no lucky punch as the board ran out . "Good game, good luck guys," Vogelsang said before heading to the rail. All remaining seven players are now guaranteed at least €67,000 for their efforts.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
JC Alvarado	1,750,000	410,000
Christoph Vogelsang	Eliminé

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2017-12-15 22:13 UTC+2

Juanda Eliminated, Final Table Eight-Handed

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Niveau 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

At the short-handed table, JC Alvardo was hammering his big stack around to pressure his shorter-stacked opponents. This time, Alvarado open-shoved from the button, with Muehloecker and Juanda both having over 20 big blinds in the blinds.

Muehloecker folded and Juanda went in the tank. While Juanda was thinking, Oleksii Khoroshenin busted at the other table to make the final table official. Juanda thought some more and then called it off for 361,000.

JC Alvarado:
John Juanda:

The flop added a flush draw to Alvarado's outs. The on the turn was a blank but the on the river brought the third heart to knock Juanda out in 9th, two places shy of the money. The final table will now be played eight-handed from the start.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
JC Alvarado	1,300,000	460,000
John Juanda	Eliminé

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