Vicente Delgado bet 500 from under the gun on a flop, and a player on the button made it 1,500 to go. Delgado called, and both quickly checked the . Delgado fired 2,000 on the river and his opponent called without delay. Delgado rolled over two tens and took the pot.
At another table, Phil McAllister has taken a seat.
Igor Yaroshevskyy was in the big blind and battling Sam Greenwood, who had the button. The board was complete and read . Greenwood fired in a couple of chips and announced 5,500 into the 7,000 or so pot, and Yaroshevskyy called immediately. Greenwood rolled over for a flopped boat, which was best.
The World Poker Tour Season 13 Player of the Year was one of the hottest players in poker in 2015. That’s when he won both the 2015 WPT L.A. Poker Classic for $1,015,860 and Fallsview Poker Classic for $302,235. Toss in a win in the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star $25,000 High Roller for $197,758 and capturing his first bracelet in the World Series of Poker Event #60: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller for $1,122,196, well let’s just say it was a remarkable year for Zinno.
Zinno won $3,778,904 in 2015 and he followed that up a year later by winning $1,060,893, which included $319,407 for finishing sixth in the EPT12 Grand Final €25,000 High Roller.
It’s still early in 2017, but Zinno already has $71,781 in earnings thanks in no small part to a runner-up finish in the WPT LAPC Event #57: $5,250 Pot-Limit Omaha for $59,655. Only time will tell if the man from Massachusetts can make it three seven-figure years in a row.
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With 5,150 in the pot and a board reading , PokerStars qualifier Salomon Benarroch moved all in for 6,200 from the small blind and his opponent in the cutoff, Spain's Jose Latorre, hit the tank.
Eventually Latorre made the call only to muck when Benarroch rolled over the for two pair. With that, Benarroch shipped the double and chipped up to 17,500, still about half the starting stack.
Last night, PokerStars hosted an open-bar Player Party at the sports bar at Sortis Resort. PokerStars photographer Carlos Monti was there to shoot some photos.
November Niner Kenny Hallaert just dropped a huge early pot and is hovering around half of the starting stack.
Picking action up on a board of , Hallaert fired 3,800 into about a 5,500 pot from the big blind. Luke Graham called from the button, and a hit the felt. Hallaert quickly placed another bet in the middle: 5,500. Graham cut out enough to call and thought things over for about a minute before sliding all of his chips in the middle in one tower. Hallaert took a deep breath and folded after about 30 seconds.
Day 1a of the PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event is expected to draw a special player – Friend of PokerStars Tito Ortiz. If you followed mixed martial arts (MMA), and especially the UFC, then you’re familiar with Ortiz. Even if you don’t, you might recognize him from his stint on the 2008 edition Celebrity Apprentice alongside now-President Donald Trump.
The former Light Heavyweight Champion, who in 2012 became the ninth fighter inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, has a MMA record of 19 wins (eight knockouts, five submission, and six by decision) and 12 losses (four by knockout, three by submission, five by decision, and one draw).
He was a beast in the octagon, and now he’s trying to best opponents on the felt. Ortiz, who was formerly married to Jenna Jameson, is no stranger to poker though. He appeared on PokerStars Shark Cage, and in 2015 competed at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) in the Bahamas.
Ortiz is in the building but has yet to take his seat, instead opting to chat up Felipe Ramos in the hallway. He should be in action soon, and you can rest assured that we’ll be keeping an eye on him to see how he fares in the 2017 PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event.
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flop, and a player on the button made it 1,500 to go. Delgado called, and both quickly checked the 
. Delgado fired 2,000 on the 
river and his opponent called without delay. Delgado rolled over two tens and took the pot.
. Greenwood fired in a couple of chips and announced 5,500 into the 7,000 or so pot, and Yaroshevskyy called immediately. Greenwood rolled over 
for a flopped boat, which was best.
, PokerStars qualifier Salomon Benarroch moved all in for 6,200 from the small blind and his opponent in the cutoff, Spain's Jose Latorre, hit the tank. 
for two pair. With that, Benarroch shipped the double and chipped up to 17,500, still about half the starting stack.
. PokerStars qualifier, Marco Rave, was on the button and he had a decision to make. 
for a busted flush draw. 
for two pair, tens and sevens and raked in the pot. 
. Fernandez checked for a third time and after thinking about it for a moment, Lopes checked back. 
, Hallaert fired 3,800 into about a 5,500 pot from the big blind. Luke Graham called from the button, and a 
