Main Event Dia 1a | 2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

2017-03-14 16:01 UTC-4

Jessica Borrego Busts One

Nível 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Panama's Jessica Perez Borrego raised to 525 from early position and was called by the button, as well as PokerStars qualifier Ricardo Tavares in the big blind.

The flop came and Tavares checked. Borrego bet 1,100, and action moved to the button. He thought about it for a moment and raised to 2,800. Tavares re-raised to 6,500 and action was back on Borrego. She wasted no time and moved all in, having both of her opponents covered. The button folded, and Tavares snap-called.

Borrego:
Tavares:

Borrego was dominated, even after flopping trip eights. The turn, however, bailed her out when the hit.

The river was the and Borrego collected the pot, sending her opponent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jessica Perez Borrego	70,000

Tags: Ricardo Tavares Jessica Borrego

2017-03-14 16:11 UTC-4

Adams Eliminated

Nível 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

It was a short run in the Main Event for Canadian high roller Timothy Adams. He had a bet of 5,000 in front of him in the last hand he played, with on the felt. Lokesh Garg check-raised to 11,500 and Adams responded with an all-in shove for 26,000. Garg called.

Garg:
Adams:

Top two was no good for Adams, and he didn't improve on the river.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Lokesh Garg	110,000 45,000	45,000
Timothy Adams	Eliminado

Tags: Lokesh Garg Timothy Adams

2017-03-14 16:13 UTC-4

Watson Shoves on Haxton

Nível 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

We picked up the action on the river with a board reading and around 16,000 in the pot.

Isaac Haxton had 5,500 out in front of him in the big blind and 2016 PCA champ Mike Watson, who was in the cutoff, had the all-in "triangle of death" laying next to his hand.

Haxton had 7,500 back and was debating what to do with it. Eventually he settled on a fold and Watson took down the pot to push his stack up to 50,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mike Watson	50,000 10,600	10,600

Isaac Haxton	7,500 -14,500	-14,500

Tags: Mike Watson Isaac Haxton

2017-03-14 16:15 UTC-4

Robin Andersson Jams the River

Nível 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

With about 10,000 in the pot already, on a board reading , PokerStars qualifier Robin Andersson checked from under the gun. The player in the hijack checked, and the cutoff bet 3,000. Andersson check-raised to 8,000 and the hijack folded. The cutoff called.

The turn was the and both players opted to check to the river, which was the .

Andersson began to reach into his stack, and his opponent dramatically grabbed his entire stack at the same moment. That didn't stop Andersson though, as he moved all in for 11,400. His opponent wasted no time and mucked his hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Robin Andersson	37,000 37,000	37,000

Nível: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

2017-03-14 16:27 UTC-4

Online Stud and 2015 WSOPE Runner-Up David "davaman" Lopez in Action

Nível 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

David Lopez Llacer made his presence known in the live poker realm in 2015 when he finished runner-up to Kevin MacPhee for $538,787. However, the Spaniard, who now lives in Bournemouth/UK, was tearing it up long before that, albeit online as "davaman."

According to PokerStars, Lopez, at the time 25, worked as a physical education teacher in 2014 before deciding to take poker a little more seriously. He became the fastest Spanish player ever to reach SuperNova Elite, the highest VIP status on PokerStars, when he accrued a million VPP points in the first three months of the year.

López broke the previous record held by Javier Etayo, who in 2011 took six months to became Spain’s quickest player to SNE.

According to a piece by Giovanni Angioni right here on PokerNews, Lopez is yet another member of the community of Spanish players who decided to relocate after the country regulated online poker with the creation of a closed liquidity ring-fenced market.

Lopez in action here on Day 1a and is looking to add to his $792,295 in live tournament earnings.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
David Lopez	30,000

Tags: David Lopez

2017-03-14 16:36 UTC-4

Reixach Sliding

Nível 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

Sergi Reixach bet 2,300 from the big blind on a board of , and the player in the small blind called. The small blind then checked the river and quickly called when Reixach bet 7,000. The Spaniard turned over for a whiffed straight draw, and he mucked when shown for a set.

Reixach dropped another pot right after that and appears to be below the 10,000 mark.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sergi Reixach	9,500 -20,500	-20,500

Tags: Sergi Reixach

2017-03-14 16:47 UTC-4

Yaroshevskyy Is Good

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Nível 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

Igor Yaroshevskyy opened for 650 and picked up no fewer than 3 callers; a player in middle position, the button and the big blind.

The big blind lead out for 1,500 on and Yaroshevskyy and the player in middle position called, the button folded.

On the turn, action checked to the player in middle position and he bet 3,200. Thebig blind folded, Yaroshevskyy called.

Yaroshevskyy check-called another 5,000 on the river and saw his opponent wave his cards. Yaroshevskyy showed and his opponent mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Igor Yaroshevskyy	38,400 13,500	13,500

Tags: Igor Yaroshevskyy

2017-03-14 16:52 UTC-4

A Round of Chip Counts

Nível 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jason Koon	80,000 35,400	35,400

Jessica Perez Borrego	74,000 4,000	4,000
Sam Greenwood	60,000

Mike Watson	46,000 -4,000	-4,000

Ryan Riess	42,000 12,000	12,000

Sergio Aido	42,000 -10,000	-10,000

Leo Fernandez	35,000 -3,000	-3,000

Anthony Zinno	34,000 2,000	2,000

Davidi Kitai	31,000 1,000	1,000

Steve O'Dwyer	30,000 30,000	30,000

Dario Sammartino	29,000 29,000	29,000

Paul Newey	25,000 -100	-100
Ben Tollerene	25,000 -5,000	-5,000
Tito Ortiz	23,000 -11,000	-11,000

Kenny Hallaert	23,000 3,000	3,000

Byron Kaverman	21,000 6,100	6,100

Stephen Chidwick	19,000 -12,000	-12,000

Dan Colman	15,000 15,000	15,000
Justin Bonomo	10,000 -5,400	-5,400

2017-03-14 16:52 UTC-4

De Mario Eliminated by Kitai

Nível 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

Mike Watson raised to 800 from early position, and Massimo De Mario moved all in for 4,050 from the button.

Davidi Kitai was in the big blind and asked for a count of Waston's stack. Watson broke down his chips for him, and Kitai opted to call De Mario's all in. Watson quickly folded.

To De Mario's disappointed, he was well behind Kitai.

Kitai:
De Mario:

The board ran out and De Mario was eliminated.

De Mario bet $50 on himself at 350-1 odds to win the event, according to the PokerStars Blog. That $50 is gone now, and so are his chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Davidi Kitai	26,000 -5,000	-5,000

Massimo De Mario	Eliminado

Tags: Davidi Kitai Massimo De Mario Mike Watson