2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

$25,500 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♠k♥
Prize
$366,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,750
Prize Pool
$1,078,000
Entries
44
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
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Aldemir Doubles Through Chidwick

Webjoker
Webjoker
Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick opened the button for 100,000 and Mustapha Kanit folded. Big blind Koray Aldemir pushed for 1,150,000 and Chidwick instantly called.

Koray Aldemir: {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Stephen Chidwick: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

It was a flip and this time, Aldemir would come out ahead. The board came {K-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{4-Spades}{A-Clubs} and Chidwick's stack was deminished to just under 9 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir 		2,340,000
1,240,000
 1,240,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick 		440,000
-1,060,000
 -1,060,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Koray AldemirStephen Chidwick

Mustapha Kanit Takes from Koray Aldemir

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Koray Aldemir opened the button for what looked to be 125,000 and Mustapha Kanit called form the big blind. Kanit proceeded to check-call a bet of 110,000 on the {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop and then both players checked the {3-Spades} turn.

When the {6-Diamonds} completed the board on the river, Kanit led out for 340,000 and Aldemir called. Kanit tabled the {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for two pair and Aldemir mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit 		1,700,000
600,000
 600,000
Winamax
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir 		1,100,000
-630,000
 -630,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Koray AldemirMustapha Kanit

Oliver Weis Eliminated in 4th Place ($123,980)

Webjoker
Webjoker
Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick and Mustapha Kanit both folded and action was on Oliver Weis in the small blind. He had folded his big blind to Chidwick the hand before, but wasn't going to let another hand go. He moved in and big blind Koray Aldemir called.

Oliver Weis: {3-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Koray Aldemir: {6-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{6-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Oliver Weis made his exit.

The remaining three players are guaranteed $161,700 from here on out.

Player Chips Progress
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir 		1,730,000
285,000
 285,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis 		Busted

Tags: Koray AldemirOliver Weis

Level: 18

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Weis Keeps Doubling

Webjoker
Webjoker
Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Oliver Weis first doubled with seven-three against the jack-seven of Koray Aldemir. Weis hit a three on the flop to double up.

Not much later, he moved in for 138,000 from the button. Big blind Chidwick called with {7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}.

"I only looked at one card," Weis said as he showed the {A-Spades}.

The {A-Diamonds} followed.

"Ow, that's pretty decent!" Weis exclaimed.

The board made things even better: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{K-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Another double for Weis.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick 		1,400,000
-100,000
 -100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis 		316,000
241,000
 241,000

Tags: Koray AldemirOliver WeisStephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick Gets There to Cripple Oliver Weis

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick moved all in under the gun for 655,000 and Oliver Weis moved all in over the top from the small blind for just 75,000 more. Koray Aldemir folded from the big and the cards were turned up.

Weis: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Chidwick: {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

It was a bad spot for Chidwick, but not after the flop came down {7-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{4-Spades} to give him two pair. Neither the {K-Hearts} turn nor {6-Hearts} river helped Weis and he was crippled after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick 		1,300,000
645,000
 645,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis 		75,000
-655,000
 -655,000

Tags: Oliver WeisStephen Chidwick

Dario Sammartino Eliminated in 5th Place ($97,020)

Webjoker
Webjoker
Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Dario Sammartino
Dario Sammartino

Oliver Weis was first to act and raised to 85,000. Small blind Mustapha Kanit shoved all in and big blind Dario Sammartino called all in just about instantly. Weis decided to fold just as fast.

Dario Sammartino: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}
Mustapha Kanit: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}

The two Italian friends had found themselves in an enormous cooler and Sammartino wouldn't get out. The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Sammartino moved his stack to Kanit.

Down to four players now, all guaranteed �123,980.

Player Chips Progress
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit 		1,248,000
458,000
 458,000
Winamax
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino 		Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dario SammartinoMustapha KanitOliver Weis

Level: 17

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Timothy Adams Eliminated in 6th Place ($75,460)

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams

Timothy Adams has another sixth-place finish under his belt. Just two days after finishing sixth in the $50,000 Super High Roller for $110,920, he's taken the same spot in the High Roller.

It happened when Adams moved all in under the gun for 283,000 and Oliver Weis called from the small blind. Koray Aldemir then moved all in over the top for 619,000 from the big and and Weis snap-called.

Weis: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Aldemir: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Adams: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Weis was looking for an eight to score the double elimination, while Adams' best shot at surviving was to find an ace. Neither of those situations came to fruition though as instead the board ran out a clean {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{q-Spades}{3-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and Aldemir took down the 1.5 million pot.

Player Chips Progress
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir 		1,500,000
848,000
 848,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis 		840,000
-556,000
 -556,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams 		Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Oliver WeisTimothy AdamsKoray Aldemir