Main Event
Dia 4 Concluído
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
Main Event
Dias: 4
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$1,775,100
Entradas
366
Nível
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Denis Timofeev Leads Final 12; MMA Legend Tito Ortiz Exits in 22nd Place During Day 4 Action
Nível 20
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Day 4 of the PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event saw the final 30 of a 366-player field return to action. After just six hours of play, only a dozen players remained, which puts the average stack at 57 big blinds. Leading the pack with 2,070,000 is Russia’s Denis Timofeev, who you may remember as winning a €2,000 no-limit hold’em side event at the EPT13 Malta last October for a career-high $70,280.
Others still in contention for the $293,860 first-place prize include start-of-the day chip leader James Salmon (1,612,000), 2015 GPI Player of the Year Byron Kaverman (1,236,000), EPT12 Prague High Roller champ Kenny Smaron (1,104,000), and Michael Lech (457,000), who was recently the subject of PokerNews’ “Not-So-Poor Bum” feature article.
Here’s a look at the remaining 12 players:
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Harpreet Gill | Canada | 1,080,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | Ukraine | 422,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Jonathan Abdellatif | Belgium | 670,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Denis Timofeev | Russia | 2,070,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Michael Lech | USA | 457,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Kenny Smaron | USA | 1,104,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Bryon Kaverman | USA | 1,236,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Anthony Diotte | Canada | 558,000 |
| 2 | 3 | James Salmon | USA | 1,612,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Robin Wozniczek | Germany | 1,194,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Vincent Allevato | Canada | 420,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Luis Mata | Venezuela | 162,000 |
Among the 14 players to fall on Day 4 were poker pros Jason Wheeler and Jason Koon, who were actually the first two to go. Wheeler fell when he failed to win a race with pocket eights, and Koon busted shoving fives into aces.
From there, players like Pedro Pollino (27th-$12,480), Samuel Gagnon (26th-$12,480), and Caufman Talley (24th-$12,480) all hit the rail before UFC Hall of Famer and Friend of PokerStars Tito Ortiz joined them on the rail in 22nd place for $16,080.
Ortiz, who notched his first-ever tournament cash, fell after getting his last 55,000 all in preflop holding ace-queen against the pocket tens of Kaverman.
“I gave it my best,” Ortiz told PokerStars officials after his elimination. “It’s been amazing Felipe [Ramos] has showed me a lot of things, he’s a great coach. I still feel like an amateur, this was only my second tournament.”
The last woman in the field, Jessica Perez Borrego, followed Ortiz out the door – the result of her ace-six suited failing to get there against the pocket queens of Robin Wozniczek – as did Roman Pavliuk (20th-$16,080), Alberto Meran Matias (19th - $16,080), Alexander Viard (16th-$16,080), and Vasyl Vertianov (15th-$20,860).
Fittingly, the day ended the same way it began, with the elimination of two notable pros. Two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Mark Radoja fell when he ran queens into the pocket kings of Smaron, while JC Alvarado busted in the last hand of the night failing to make a flush against Wozniczek.
Day 5 will kick off a Noon local time on Sunday with the plan of playing down to the final six. Action will pick up at the start of Level 21 with the blinds at 8,000/16,000/2,000. The finalist will then return on Monday to play down to a winner with the final table being broadcast cards up.
Of course, the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be there every step of the way to bring you updates straight from the tournament floor. While you wait, check out this video of Timofeev talking about his experience playing against Ortiz.
End-of-Day 4 Chip Counts (Completo)
Nível 20
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
2,070,000 | 120,000 |
|
1,612,000 | -18,000 |
|
1,236,000 | 45,000 |
|
1,194,000 | 4,000 |
|
1,104,000 | -196,000 |
|
1,080,000 | 80,000 |
|
670,000 | -240,000 |
|
558,000 | -77,000 |
|
457,000 | -15,000 |
|
422,000 | 12,000 |
|
420,000 | -28,000 |
|
162,000 | -20,000 |
Timofeev Ends the Day in Style
Nível 20
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Denis Timofeev opened for 27,000 under the gun and got three callers. He followed the big blind in checking the 
, and Kenny Smaron bet 58,000. Only Timofeev called. The 
turn got checked through, as did the 
. Smaron showed 
for second pair, but Timofeev had turned a straight flush with 
, leaving Smaron thankful he didn't fall into a trap.
Players are now bagging up for the day.
JC Alvarado Eliminated in 13th Place ($20,860)
Nível 20
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
In the last hand of Day 4 at the featured table, JC Alvarado raised to 28,000 from early position and Robin Luca Wozniczek called from the button. Both blinds folded and the flop came down 
.
Alvarado checked, Wozniczek bet 31,000, and Alvarado woke up with a check-raise to 90,000. Wozniczek responded by moving all in and Alvarado quickly called off for 359,000 total.
Wozniczek: 
Alvarado:
It was a virtual coin flip as Wozniczek held an over pair to Alvarado's flush and ace-over draw.
The 
turn tipped the scales in favor of Wozniczek, and he score the elimination after the 
bricked on the river.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,190,000 | 301,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Mark Radoja Eliminated in 14th Place ($20,860)
Nível 20
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Igor Yaroshevskyy raised to 25,000 first to act, and action folded to Mark Radoja. He repopped to 67,000 on the button. Small blind Kenny Smaron took some thinking time and then announced he was all in. He covered both Radoja and Yaroshevskyy. The latter folded, but Radoja announced a call right away for about 400,000 total.
Radoja: 
Smaron: 
Smaron's kings held up as the board ran out 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000 | 400,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Vasyl Vertianov Eliminated in 15th Place ($20,860)
Nível 20
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Kenny Smaron opened for a raise to 27,000, and Vasyl Vertianov shoved all in from the cutoff. It looked to be around 300,000, but Smaron called without asking for a count.
Vertianov:
Smaron: 
Smaron didn't need to sweat, as an 
flop gave him a hammerlock. The 
turn meant a 
river was a mere formality, eliminating the Spin & Go qualifier.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000 | 150,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
JC Alvarado Slips Under 300K
Nível 20
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
James Salmon raised to 26,000 from early position and JC Alvarado defended his big blind to see a 
flop, which both players checked.
Alvarado then led out for 70,000 on the turn and Salmon snap-called. Both players returned to checking on the river and Alvarado showed the 
, which was no good against Salmon's .
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,630,000 | 137,000 |
|
|
299,000 | -60,000 |
Alexandre Viard Eliminated in 16th Place ($16,080)
Nível 20
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Alexandre Viard got his remaining stack in preflop in a blinds battle with Denis Timofeev. The latter was in the small blind and held a dominating against Viard's . The board ran out 
, leaving Viard dead by the turn.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,950,000 | 750,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Smaron Ends Lengthy Hand With Shove
Nível 20
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Kenny Smaron opened for 27,000 in middle position and got two callers. He bet 45,000 on the 
flop, and Harpreet Gill called from the cutoff. The big blind mucked. Gill called another barrel worth 88,000 on the turn after some thought, and a arrived. This caused Smaron to shove all in after thinking a couple of minutes, and Gill instantly mucked.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000 | -100,000 |
|
|
750,000 | 412,000 |