Main Event
Dia 1a Iniciado
2017 PokerStars Championship Sochi
Main Event
Dias: 1a
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2017 PokerStars Championship Sochi
Buy-in
318,000 RUB
Prize Pool
150,000,000 RUB
Entradas
387
Nível
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome to Day 1a of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Sochi Main Event
In one hour from now as of 12 p.m. local time, the flagship event of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Sochi festival at the Sochi Casino and Resort, Krasnaya Polyana, kicks off with Day 1a of the RUB 318,000 PokerStars Championship Main Event (approx. $5,590). It is the first time that a PokerStars sponsored tour is heading to the home country of team pro Igor Kurganov and the 12-day festival features a total of 43 events, and the Main Event has a guaranteed prize pool of RUB 150,000,000 guaranteed.
Each of the two starting days will play a total of eight levels of 75 minutes each with a break every two levels and a dinner break at the end of level six, all participants receive 30,000 chips and the action will conclude at midnight. The vast majority of participants will be sporting the Russian flag along with some nearby countries represented as well, but an asset of PokerStars Team Pros such as Luca Pagano, Chris Moneymaker and Felipe Ramos also made the trip to Sochi.
Day 1 level structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 min | 50 | 100 | |
| 2 | 75 min | 75 | 150 | |
| 3 | 75 min | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 4 | 75 min | 150 | 300 | 50 |
| 5 | 75 min | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 6 | 75 min | 250 | 500 | 75 |
| 7 | 75 min | 300 | 600 | 100 |
| 8 | 75 min | 400 | 800 | 100 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action until the first PokerStars Championship Main Event winner is crowned on Russian soil, so make sure to tune back regularly.
Nível: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
The First Faces on Day 1a
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
PokerStars Team Pro Luca Pagano was among those to be in their seats right from the start and same also applies for High Roller regular Orpen Kisacikoglu. Other early notables include Alex Watson, [Removed:19] and Ricardo Tavares.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Early Pot for Ekadioin
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Igor Dimitrijevic raised to 200 from the cutoff. Driss Ekadioin called in the small blind, as did [Removed:19] in the big blind.
The flop was 
and Ekadioin bet 500. Sokolovskiy folded and Dimitrijevic called. The turn was the 
and Ekadioin continued for 1,000.
Dimitrijevic raised to 3,000 and Ekadioin called.
The river was the 
and Ekadioin gathered up five 1,000-value chips and strew them haphazardly into the middle. Asylan Bakhitov at the far end of the table pointed this out to the dealer, and it was ruled as a string bet. The bet was 2,000.
Dimitrijevic called and Ekadioin turned over the 
. Dimitrijevic showed 
for two-pair, but his opponent also held the 
for trip fours and took down the pot.
Meanwhile Sokolovskiy, who folded on the flop, was remonstrating in Russian. Then in English, he said: "Queen-nine. Straight on the turn and I have you both!"
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Filipenko Takes from Peganov
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
With 3,050 in the middle and three players heading to the 
flop, Ryuya Sato, Denis Peganov and Yehor Filipenko all checked. On the 
turn, Sato checked and Peganov from one seat over bet 1,000. Filipenko, who won his seat in a Live Satellite here at the Sochi Casino and Resort, Krasnaya Polyana, called and Sato folded.
The 
river completed the board and Peganov checked, Filipenko led out for 1,000 and that was enough to force a fold from Peganov, who flashed 
for two pair.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
33,500 | |
|
29,000 | |
|
28,000 |
Monymaker and Dubinsky Join the Mix
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Some 90 players are already registered for Day 1a of the Main Event here in Sochi and among the latest players to join were PokerStars Team Pro Chris Moneymaker and Igor Dubinsky. The latter has more than $1m in cashes according to his Hendon Mob, and is one of the most experienced players in today's field.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Pagano, Ananev and Merzhvinskij Thriving Early On
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Luca Pagano won a big pot off Maksim Nosov in a battle of the blinds and built his stack nicely, while Alexandr Merzhvinskij on another table also already added one third of a stack from another player to become an early big stack.
Furthermore, Sergei Ananev won a big pot off Pavel Kovalenko. Joining the action on the heads-up flop of 
, Ananev bet and Kovalenko raised it up to 4,600 on the button, which Ananev in the small blind reluctantly called. After the 
turn, Ananev check-called a bet worth 7,200 and checked again the 
rather quickly.
Kovalenko was sent into the think tank for more than three minutes without making any move, and ultimately ended up checking behind. Ananev showed 
and that won the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000 | 12,000 |
|
|
42,000 | |
|
|
41,000 | |
|
17,000 |
Chris Moneymaker Wins Small Pot
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Chris Moneymaker has only been to Russia once before, but that was way back in high school, but he's here now and in the field for the PokerStars Sochi Main Event.
In this hand a player limped under the gun, before the next player raised to 300. Moneymaker called on the button and the big blind called.
The flop was 
and it checked to Moneymaker who bet 625. The big blind was the only caller.
The big blind check-called a bet of 1,100 on the turn 
but folded to a bet of 2,100 when the 
hit on the river.
Moneymaker is up and running here in Sochi.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,500 | 2,500 |
Aces for Grebenschikov
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
On the three-way flop of 
, Oleg Grebenschikov in the big blind bet 1,400 into a pot of 2,800 and Orpen Kisacikoglu folded while the button raised it up to 3,200. Grebenschikov verified the raising amount with the dealer and ultimately called before checking the 
turn. His sole opponent checked behind and did so on the river as well.
Grebenschikov rolled over for a full house and scooped a big pot early on.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,500 | 35,500 |
|
|
29,000 | -1,000 |