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2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®
Main Event
Jours 3
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€3,525,950
Entrants
727
Niveau
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Vanessa and Fatima on the Tennis Tour!
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Niveau 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Team PokerStars Pros Vanessa Selbst and Fatima Moreira de Melo are not just good at poker. They can serve up a mean ace on the tennis court too and in Monaco they have been challenging all players to take them on for a prize. Laura goes to investigate.
Salter Busts to Speranza
Niveau 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Jack Salter raised to 10,000 and Shakhabiddin Muradov in the small blind as well as Gianluca Speranza in the big blind called. On the 
flop, the action checked to Salter and he continued for 13,000. Both opponents called and the 
fell on the turn. Again it checked to Salter, who then moved in.
Muradov asked for a count and the shove was for 62,000, to result in a fold. However, Speranza quickly called and the cards were turned over.
Gianluca Speranza: 
Jack Salter: 
The 
river was a blank and Salter headed to the payout desk.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
515,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Debus Busts to Cheong; Frank to Schillhabel
Niveau 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Alexander Debus raised to 11,000 on the button and Lee Hon Cheong moved all in from the small blind. The big blind folded and Debus then called for 110,000 with slightly less chips than his opponent.
Alexander Debus: 
Lee Hon Cheong: 
The 
board gave Cheong the nut flush and Debus the way to the exit. Fellow German Christopher Frank showed up to claim his payout right after and confirmed his elimination. Frank admitted to have check-shoved with 
on a nine-high flop and failed to get there against the pocket jacks of Stefan Schillhabel.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
730,000
196,500
|
196,500 |
|
||
|
245,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé | |
Pankowski Out, Kolkowicz Surges
Niveau 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Michael Kolkowicz raised to 13,000 in first position and Raffaele Sorrentino called from the small blind. Robert Pankowski shoved 47,000 from the big blind and Kolkowicz considered his options. Kolkowicz gave it plenty of thought while the cameras swooped in, eventually settling on a call. Sorrentino called as well.
The flop was 
and Kolkowicz bet 33,000 in the dry side pot. Sorrentino folded to create the following showdown.
Michael Kolkowicz: 
Robert Pankowski: 
Kolkowicz had outflopped Pankowski and neither 
turn nor 
river changed that. Kolkowicz surged to over 700,000 and claimed the chip lead.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
710,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Nardin Gets Lucky Against Petrangelo
Niveau 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
In the previous hand, Romain Nardin had chopped with ace-king versus ace-king and then faced a raise by Nick Petrangelo and a three-bet to 30,000 by Alexandru Papazian. Nardin four-bet shoved for 135,000 from one seat over and Petrangelo reshoved. Papazian quickly folded and the cards were tabled.
Nick Petrangelo: 
Romain Nardin: 
The Frenchman was already standing up from his chair and about to leave, before the board ran out 
to provide the necessary help.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
230,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
||
|
215,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
||
Ensan Busts Lin in Big Flip
Niveau 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
On the feature table, Bertrand Grospellier raised and Hossein Ensan called before felloe Team PokerStars Pro Celina Lin three-bet to 40,000. Grospellier folded, but Ensan moved all in to give Lin two choices with a stack of around 260,000: All In and find another spot, or fold. Lin opted for the former and the cards were turned over.
Hossein Ensan:
Celina Lin: 
The 
flop left Lin in desperate shape, but she picked up some outs on the turn. However, the river failed to improve her hand and Ensan made a full house to scoop the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000
276,500
|
276,500 |
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
|
||
Tondeur Runs Nines into Kings
Niveau 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Marius Gierse raised and then four-bet shoved into the three-bet of Roger Tondeur. The latter called for around 150,000 and found himself with the inferior pocket pair.
Marius Gierse: 
Roger Tondeur: 
The board came 
and that was it for Tondeur. Fellow German Moritz Dietrich has been able to build his stack above half a million as well.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
|
410,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Brion Doubles Up
Niveau 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Jerome Brion four-bet shoved ace-king preflop and got a call from ace-queen. Brion's hand held up to score the double.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000 |
Paul Gresel Eliminated
Niveau 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Paul Gresel opened the action to 13,000 in middle position. A couple of places over, Stefan Schillhabel shoved his big stack all in and Gresel called for 97,000 total.
Stefan Schillhabel: 
Paul Gresel:
Schillhabel flopped a ten to take the lead: 
. The on the turn left Gresel drawing dead and he said his goodbyes after the river. The last remaining Dutchman finished 80th for €9,540.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
266,500
|
266,500 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminé | |