From the big blind, Orpen Kisacikoglu check-called three streets as hit the felt. His opponent, Ricardo Tavares, fired 275, 400 and then 1,000, and he turned over for aces up after Kisacikoglu called the final bet. The high roller couldn't beat that and smiled and mucked upon showdown.
PokerStars qualifier, Gustavo Lopes, raised to 300 on the button. Adrian Mateos was in the small blind and put in a three bet to 1,200. Lopes called.
The flop came and Mateos led out for 1,200. Lopes wasted no time and raised to 3,200. Mateos quickly called.
The turn was the . Mateos checked and Lopes opted to check back.
The river was the and Mateos checked again. Lopes reached into his stack and fired out a bet of 5,200. Mateos thought about it for a minute and decided to fold.
With 750 in the pot and a board read , the players in the small blind and under the gun both checked to Orpen Kisacikoglu, who bet 300 from the button. The player in the small blind called, the other got out of the way, and the appeared on the turn.
Both players checked and then the under-the-gun player bet 750 on the river. Kisacikoglu made the call but mucked when his opponent rolled over the for two pair.
If you recall, Kisacikoglu finished fifth in yesterday's PokerStars Championship Panama $50,000 Super High Roller, which you can read about by clicking here.
The inaugural PokerStars Championship Panama is underway! The clock tells us 36 players are registered right now, but that number is sure to increase by a lot. It's 11 AM here, so a lot of the players might opt to come in a bit later.
Two months ago, Christian Harder became the first PokerStars Championship Main Event winner when he claimed the title at PokerStars Championship Bahamas to usher in a new era. Now, here at PokerStars Championship Panama, it's time to begin the process of crowning the next winner as the $5,300 Main Event is set to get underway.
Cards are set to begin flying at 11 a.m. local time here in Panama City at Sortis Hotel, Spa & Casino. Things begin modestly enough with eight levels of action, scheduled to last 75 minutes apiece. Blinds begin at 50/100 and players will get 30,000 to begin the tournament. They play through 400/800/100 before bagging up.
Unlike many tournaments nowadays, this one is a straight-up freezeout — reentry will not be allowed. Registration will be open throughout the day, stretching into the start of Thursday's Day 2.
Stay tuned for live updates throughout the day here on PokerNews to see who gets off to a good start in the race to become the next PokerStars Championship winner.
hit the felt. His opponent, Ricardo Tavares, fired 275, 400 and then 1,000, and he turned over 
for aces up after Kisacikoglu called the final bet. The high roller couldn't beat that and smiled and mucked upon showdown.
and Mateos led out for 1,200. Lopes wasted no time and raised to 3,200. Mateos quickly called. 
. Mateos checked and Lopes opted to check back. 
and Mateos checked again. Lopes reached into his stack and fired out a bet of 5,200. Mateos thought about it for a minute and decided to fold.
, the players in the small blind and under the gun both checked to Orpen Kisacikoglu, who bet 300 from the button. The player in the small blind called, the other got out of the way, and the 
river. Kisacikoglu made the call but mucked when his opponent rolled over the 
for two pair.
