2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

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

2017 PokerStars Championship Panama

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
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

Adams Takes It with Flop Raise

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Timothy Adams raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and Orpen Kisacikoglu three-bet to 8,800 from the small blind. Adams made the call and watched his opponent bet 8,000 on the {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop. Adams raised it to 18,500 and Kisacikoglu wasted little time in releasing his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
116,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
85,000
-15,000
-15,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Orpen KisacikogluTimothy Adams

Haxton Draws First Blood

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Ike Haxton raised to 2,300 under the gun and Ben Tollerene called from the button. Daniel Dvoress came along from the big blind and three players took a flop of {9-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}.

Dvoress checked, Haxton continued for 7,100, and Tollerene called. Dvoress got out of the way and it was heads-up action to the {8-Clubs} turn.

Haxton bet again, this time 10,000, and it did the trick as Tollerene released.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
112,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
90,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Isaac HaxtonBen Tollerene

Twelve Players, Three Tables

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

There are three tables in play right now, with 12 players total.

Timothy Adams, Steve O'Dwyer, Orpen Kisacikoglu, and Sam Greenwood share a table, as do Stephen Chidwick, Daniel Dvoress, Isaac Haxton and Ben Tollerene. The last table is occupied by Mike McDonald, Paul Newey, Davidi Kitai and Dan Colman.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
100,000
100,000
100,000
EPT 1X Winner
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
100,000
100,000
100,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
100,000
100,000
100,000
EPT 1X Winner
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
100,000
100,000
100,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
100,000
100,000
100,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Dan Colman us
Dan Colman
100,000
100,000
100,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

30-Second Shot Clock Rules

Shot clock
Shot clock

We managed to snag a rule sheet regarding the 30-second shot clock that'll be in use today. Here's the five-step outline dealers of the event have been provided for easy reference.

1.) Players will receive 30 seconds per decision throughout the event.

2.) Dealers will make a silent count to 5 prior to starting the shot clock.

3.) Once the clock reaches 15 seconds, the dealer will place the clock in front of the player.

4.) Each player will receive 3 (60 second) time extension chips.

5.) Time extension chips will be automatically put into play once the initial 30 second clock has expired.

Tags: Shot Clock

Short Delay

As is usually the case with these High Roller events, things aren't going to kick off exactly on time. However, it shouldn't be long until cards are in the air.

Players have yet to take their seats, but plenty are lingering about including Orpen Kisacikoglu, Paul Newey and Davidi Kitai.

Welcome to the PokerStars Championship Panama $25,750 Single-Day High Roller

PokerStars Championship Panama Super High Roller
PokerStars Championship Panama Super High Roller

Welcome back to the PokerStars Championship Panama here at the Sortis Hotel, Spa & Casino in Panama City. Today, we��re proud to bring you live updates straight from the floor of the $25,750 Single-Day High Roller.

Yesterday��s Day 1a flight of the Main Event drew a ton of pros, many of who were no doubt looking to clear their schedule so they could play this very event. Among those that played and bagged yesterday were Jason Koon, Steve O��Dwyer, David Peters, Byron Kaverman, and Anthony Zinno, all of who we expect to see in action today.

We also expect to see Ben Tollerene, who a couple days ago won the PokerStars Championship Panama $50,000 Super High Roller for $538,715. He played and busted the Main Event already, so we know his schedule is free to play this event if he so chooses. The same can be said for usual High Rollers Timothy Adams, Justin Bonomo, Ike Haxton, and Dan Colman.

While single-day high roller events were introduced on the EPT �� many of which we live reported right here in the blog �C we��ve only captured the action from one in the modern PokerStars Championship era. It was a $50,000 buy-in Single-Day High Roller from the PokerStars Championship Bahamas, a tournament that saw 49 unique players account for 20 re-entries. Bryn Kenney walked away with that title for $969,075, while many of the players mentioned above, even Tollerene (6th place for $205,400) were at that final table.

It��s not every day we capture all stages of a tournament in a single go, but today we have that opportunity.

Follow along as we bring you all the latest and greatest straight from the floor of the PokerStars Championship Panama $25,750 Single-Day High Roller. While you wait, check out these ��Rapid Fire Questions�� with Tito Ortiz, who bagged up the second-biggest stack on Day 1a of the Main Event.

$25,500 Single-Day High Roller

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