$10,300 High Roller Dia 1 | 2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

2017-03-18 16:51 UTC-4

Some Stacks Around the Room

Nível 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

The field keeps growing as the day rolls on. The last few high rollers to trickle through include Patrick Serda, Jason Koon and David Peters.

Kamal Abdel Bittar currently leads the way with Canada's Troy Quenneville close behind.

Here is a look at some of the stacks around the room:

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Troy Quenneville	130,000 80,000	80,000
Kamal Abdel Bittar	125,000 57,850	57,850
Felipe Ramos	80,000 22,000	22,000

Patrick Serda	63,000

Stephen Chidwick	55,000 -41,000	-41,000

Leo Fernandez	49,000 -1,000	-1,000

Timothy Adams	48,000

Adrian Mateos	48,000 48,000	48,000

Mike McDonald	48,000 -2,000	-2,000

Isaac Haxton	45,000 -8,000	-8,000

Jason Koon	45,000

David Peters	44,000

Erik Seidel	37,000 -1,000	-1,000

Justin Bonomo	37,000 -13,000	-13,000

Anthony Zinno	34,000 -16,000	-16,000

Michael Rocco	26,000 -24,000	-24,000
Daniel Dvoress	25,000 -25,000	-25,000

Davidi Kitai	16,000 -34,000	-34,000

Tags: Jason Koon David Peters Patrick Serda Kamal Abdel Bittar Troy Quenneville

2017-03-18 17:03 UTC-4

Seated under the gun, Francisco Benitez opened the pot with a raise to 1,000. He picked up no fewer than 4 callers on the 6-handed table: Troy Quenneville (hijack), Sergi Reixach (cutoff) and Francois Billard (big blind).

Billard checked on and Benitez bet 2,000. Quenneville called before Reixach squeezed all in for 7,700. Billard folded, Benitez called, Quenneville folded.

Sergi Reixach:
Francisco Benitez:

The turn and river weren't any help for Benitez and Reixach doubled up with his rivered two pair.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Francisco Benitez	64,000 -11,000	-11,000
Sergi Reixach	21,900 12,900	12,900

Tags: Sergi Reixach Troy Quenneville Francisco Benitez Francois Billard

2017-03-18 17:17 UTC-4

Weis is Right

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With about 2,000 in the pot, on a board reading , Oliver Weis checked from the hijack. Isaac Haxton was on the button and bet 1,000. Weis called.

The turn was the . Weis checked again, and Haxton bet 3,700 this time. Weis went into the tank and eventually called.

The river was the . Weis thought for a while and opted to check for a third time. Haxton didn't waste much time and decided to check back.

Weis tabled for two pair, nines and deuces with an ace kicker and Haxton mucked his hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Oliver Weis	71,000 -11,000	-11,000
Isaac Haxton	23,000 -22,000	-22,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Oliver Weis

2017-03-18 17:20 UTC-4

[POLL] What do you prefer?

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Here at PokerNews, we're always trying to bring you the best and most updates possible. For the last couple of years, we've done hand for hand coverage of live streamed final tables. The hands would read almost like a telex, just to keep up with the pace of the game. For other events, we focus on the big hands; the coolers, the bust outs, the bad beats. We judge if a hand is worth reporting on and bring you as many important hands as possible.

We're wondering, what do you prefer? Do you love to read all the hands to see who's bossing everyone around, or do you prefer to read just the highlights and don't care much for all the hands where someone raised the button and the other player folded?

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2017-03-18 17:36 UTC-4

Break Time!

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The High Rollers are on another break.

The remaining 64 players will resume play at 4:50 p.m. local time

Nível: 5

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

2017-03-18 17:59 UTC-4

Quenneville Adds Some More

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From early position, Stephen Chidwick opened for 1,100. Big blind Troy Quenneville called and check-called 1,000 on as well. They both checked the on the turn and Quenneville bet 1,275 on the river that completed the board. Chidwick called, but mucked upon being shown .

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Troy Quenneville	120,000 10,000	10,000
Stephen Chidwick	47,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Troy Quenneville

2017-03-18 18:09 UTC-4

Wheel for Reixach

Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

With about 4,500 in the pot, on a board reading , the big blind checked and Sam Greenwood bet 3,000 from middle position.

Sergi Reixach was on the button and called, and the big blind folded.

The river was the . Greenwood thought for about a minute and then checked. Reixach reached into his stack and fired out a bet of 8,500. Greenwood tossed out a single chip, indicating a call. Reixach announced, "Four-four" and tabled for a straight. Greenwood mucked his hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sergi Reixach	58,000 36,100	36,100
Sam Greenwood	38,000

Tags: Sam Greenwood Sergi Reixach

2017-03-18 18:18 UTC-4

Chen Starts Out Strong

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Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

From the button, Isaac Haxton raised to 1,300. Andrew Chen, who just sat down, called from the big blind.

Chen check-called a bet of 1,200 on and 3,000 on the turn. Chen checked a third time on the river and Haxton followed up his aggression with a bet of 8,000. Chen thought about it for just a bit before he check-raised to 27,000. Haxton instantly folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Andrew Chen	64,000 14,000	14,000
Isaac Haxton	36,350 -13,650	-13,650

Tags: Andrew Chen Isaac Haxton

2017-03-18 18:19 UTC-4

Peters Gets Paid

Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Action folded around to David Peters on the button and he raised to 1,300. Roman Korenev was in the small blind and three-bet to 5,000. Benoit Lam was in the big blind and thought for about a minute before opting to fold. Peters called.

The flop came and Korenev led out for 3,500. Peters called.

The turn was the . Both players checked to the river, which was the . Korenev checked again, and this time Peters bet 12,500. Korenev didn't think for very long before tossing a single chip in the middle, indicating a call.

Peters tabled for two pair, tens and deuces and Korenev mucked his cards.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
David Peters	71,000 27,000	27,000

Roman Korenev	40,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: David Peters Roman Korenev