Some Early Shots of the Action
2017 PokerStars Championship Macau
Main Event
Dias: 1a
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2017 PokerStars Championship Macau
Buy-in
42,400 HKD
Prize Pool
20,796,800 HKD
Entradas
536
Nível
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000
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Alvarado Takes it on the River
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JC Alvarado check-raised a flop of 
from 625 to 1,800 out of the big blind and Quan Zhou called from early position. On the 
turn, Alvarado bet 2,800, which Zhou called, before the 
river completed the board.
Alvarado now made it 11,000 to go and Zhou waved with his hand to see the stack of the Mexican. Alvarado only had around 13,000 behind after his bet, and Zhou gave it another half a minute before electing to fold.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
36,500 | 5,500 |
Juanda Scoops Two in a Row
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Hand 1
After a limp by Panagiotis Makridis from under the gun, the small blind and John Juanda in the big blind came along the the flop fell 
. Juanda bet 400 and Makridis called, while the small blind folded. On the 3d turn, Juanda's bet worth 900 claimed the pot, as Makridis got out of the way.
Hand 2
One hand later, there was an open-raise to 425 and Stanislav Stepanov called, as did Bryan Huang from one seat over. Juanda three-bet to 2,000 in the small blind and just Stepanov called. On the 
flop, Juanda continued for 4,000 and Stepanov called before the 
fell on the turn.
"Do you have any yellow chips?" Juanda asked and Stepanov showed his stack, which amounted to approximately 12,500. Juanda then bet 15,000, enough to cover his opponent, and forced a fold from Stepanov.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | 9,000 |
|
28,000 |
Why are Canadians so Polite?
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Sarah asks Xuan Liu Google's Most Asked questions about Canada.
Adams Whiffs the Draw
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We caught up to the action on the flop with 
on the table and about 6,500 already in the pot. Timothy Adams bet 1,650 and his single opponent, Asker Aloev, raised to 3,250. Adams called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked, bringing out the river of . They both checked again.
Adams turned over 
for a missed draw and Aloev showed 
to scoop up the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000 | -500 |
Updated Chip Counts for a Few Notables
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| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 4,000 |
|
39,000 | 9,000 |
|
36,500 | 36,500 |
|
36,500 | 6,000 |
|
34,000 | 4,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
28,500 | -1,500 |
|
27,000 | -6,000 |
|
25,000 | -5,000 |
|
24,500 | -5,500 |
|
23,000 | -7,000 |
Fatehi Wheels Out Win
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Iran’s Ali Reza Fatehi may have had no joy in the Super High Roller but his Main Event is off to a great start, though this has come at the expense of Russia’s Asker Aloev.
Pre-flop it was Aloev who was the aggressor, opening to 350 from middle position with Fatehi making the call from the button and Troy Quenneville coming along for the ride from the big blind.
The 
flop brought a check from Quenneville and a 1,100-continuation bet from Aloev. Fatehi quickly fired out a raise, throwing out a multicolored handful of chips for a bet of 3,300.
After Quenneville got out of the way Aloev let out a notable sigh but chose to make the call to bring play heads-up to the 
turn.
Aloev checked it over to Fatehi, who fired again, this time for 6,700 and the Russian grudgingly made the call once more.
The 
river missed any potential flush draws and Aloev checked for a second time. Needing no further encouragement Fatehi fired out a pot-sized bet of 15,000, sending Aloev into tank mode and he counted out his stack before electing to call it off.
However, Aloev instantly folds when Fatehi rolled over 
for the flopped wheel and scooped the sizable pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | 30,000 |
|
19,000 |
More Chips for Dvoress
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Daniel Dvoress opened the action with a raise to 400 from the cutoff seat and the player in the big blind called. The flop came 
and action checked to Dvoress who continued for 550, receiving a call.
The turn was the 
and the player in the big blind led out for 1,475. Dvoress called.
The river was the 
and it checked to Dvoress. He bet 2,500 and his opponent hesitated for just a moment before folding.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000 | 2,000 |
Up To More Than 130 Entries
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The field is slowly but surely growing and the screens show more than 130 entries. Among the latest well-known names to enter Day 1a were Vladimir Troyanovskiy, Antoine Saout and Steven Thompson. The latter finished 42nd in the PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event at the start of March and also reached two final tables in Side Events there as well.
Thompson sat down one table over from Timothy Adams and Ali Reza Fatehi and it was Fatehi who just claimed another pot without showdown. As in previous hands, the player from Iran bet through the board 
and the final bet was worth 4,350. There were just 3,300 in the middle, and the overbet did the trick to force a fold from his sole opponent Markus Bengtsson. Fatehi and Bengtsson both started well on around 45,000 thus far.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 | 11,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |