| Seat | Player | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrey Bondar | 2,790,000 |
| 2 | Andreas Klatt | 4,750,000 |
| 3 | Davidi Kitai | 750,000 |
| 4 | Diego Zeiter | 1,910,000 |
| 5 | Raffaele Sorrentino | 2,325,000 |
| 6 | Moritz Dietrich | 1,935,000 |
| 7 | Michael Kolkowicz | 1,830,000 |
| 8 | Maxim Panyak | 2,460,000 |
| 9 | Romain Nardin | 3,065,000 |
2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®
Andrey Bondar opened for 115,000 under the gun. Action folded to Alex Papazian, who shoved all in for 585,000 in the small blind. Bondar immediately called. After action completed at the other table, the cards were turned skyward.
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Papazian seemed in good spirits for a man as dominated as it's almost possible to be. The flop of ![]()
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gave him a small amount of hope as he could now find one of the last two tens for a miracle double. The
hit the turn and the
the river though, and the rest of the players are now drawing new seats for the unofficial final table.
Raffaele Sorrentino on the button raised to 110,000. Big blind Romain Nardin called and checked on ![]()
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. Sorrentino bet 85,000 into 270,000 and Nardin called.
The
on the turn saw both players check. The
completed the board, making it double paired. Nardin bet 415,000 into 440,000 and Sorrentino folded.
Romain Nardin in the cutoff opened for 125,000. Andreas Klatt called from the button, both blinds folded.
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, Nardin bet 155,000. Klatt called and the two saw the
hit the turn. Nardin wasn't backing down, betting 370,000. Klatt came along again, growing the pot to 1.4 million.
The
completed the board and Nardin bet 625,000. Klatt, with 2.57 million behind, tanked for a fair bit before he called.
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for the missed draw, the pot went to Klatt who showed ![]()
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Moritz Dietrich opened the button for 115,000 and small blind Diego Zeiter shoved for 740,000. Big blind Alexandru Papazian reshoved from the big blind and Dietrich folded right away.
Alexandru Papazian: ![]()
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flop was relatively safe for Papazian, but the
on the turn was a scare card. The
on the river paired Papazian but it gave Zeiter the winning straight. Double up for the Argentian.
Moritz Dietrich raised on the first hand to 130,000 in the small blind and quickly called it off for 1,020,000 when Diego Zeiter put him all in.
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Zeiter: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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, giving Dietrich the double.
Marius-Catalin Pertea shoved from the button for 370,000. Big blind Davidi Kitai asked for a count and called.
Marius-Catalin Pertea: ![]()
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Davidi Kitai: ![]()
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The flop came ![]()
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, as requested by Kitai's girlfriend on the rail. The
on the turn made for it all being over. The river
on the river was of no importance and Pertea said his goodbyes.
Nível: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Players are on a 20-minute break.
Photos by Neil Stoddart.