$100,000 Super High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$3,743,000
Entries
38
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Schulman Leads a Stacked Short-Handed Final Table
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Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
It took less than six hours of play to whittle our 23 Day 1 survivors down to a final table in this $100,000 Super High Roller wallet buster. When the chip bags came out, it was Nick Schulman with the biggest stack of 2.99 million, but the day was marked by some incredible turns of luck and some monstrous pots.
Justin Smith was the first to go broke today, shoving his 
into Tobias Reinkemeier's 
. Phil Laak was the shortest stack entering this Day 2, and he shoved the mighty 
into Caio Pimenta's 
to exit right behind Smith. At nearly the same time, Sorel Mizzi was busted by Daniel Negreanu, and Mizzi and Laak would hang around to needle Antonio Esfandiari for about a half hour until he lost a flip and joined his buddies on the rail.
Shawn Buchanan ran his pocket tens into Humberto Brenes' queens to go out next, and Andrew Robl had his kings cracked by ace-six to fall in 17th place and shrink the field down to the final two tables. Matt Glantz fell next, then David Benyamine both victims of pair-vs.-pair confrontations. Another one of those befell Jason Mercier when he ran his pocket queens into Nick Schulman's pocket aces; more on Schulman's aces in a bit.
The last few hours of the day were maddeningly active. Daniel Negreanu shot out to a huge chip lead while start-of-day chip leader Tobias Reinkemeier tumbled steadily down the board. Brazil's Caio Pimenta and American Bryan Colin were the next two out when both of their pocket pairs failed to win flips against opponents' overcards. Then came the pot of the day.
With huge three-way action, Reinkemeier and Rajkumar both got themselves all in, and Schulman woke up with aces 
to put both of them at risk. It was tens for Rajkumar and ace-jack for Reinkemeier, and neither of them could catch up on the 
board. Schulman was suddenly in a commanding lead as he vaulted up to 3.3 million, more than a third of the chips in play.
When James Obst and Daniel Cates were eliminated simultaneously on the final table bubble, the book was closed on Day 2. Schulman is still leading the way, but this seven-handed final table figures to have plenty of surprises in store. Here's how they'll be laid out when they return tomorrow to play for the title:
Seat 1: Nick Schulman (2,990,000)
Seat 2: Sandor Demjan (379,000)
Seat 3: Andrew Lichtenberger (373,000)
Seat 4: Bryn Kenney (1,390,000)
Seat 5: --empty--
Seat 6: Daniel Negreanu (2,166,000)
Seat 7: Humberto Brenes (757,000)
Seat 8: Eugene Katchalov (1,476,000)
The final table will kick off at 1:00 P.M. tomorrow, and we hope you'll join us as we find our champion!
Until then, all that's left is goodnight.
Obst and Cates Bust to End the Day
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Daniel "jungleman12" Cates had a bluff picked off by Daniel Negreanu that left him with just over 200,000 in chips when he finally shoved in for 205,000 from under the gun. Bryn Kenney called him from the big blind with the 
. Cates held the 
.
The flop ran out 
and Cates hit the rail, but just as that was happening there was an all-in situation on the other table as well.
James Obst had moved all in from under the gun for 202,000. Humberto Brenes tanked and then called from the big blind with the 
. Obst held the 
.
The board ran out 
and Brenes won the pot, sending Obst out the door.
Neither table was aware of what was going on at the other table at the time. The tournament was not playing hand for hand and upon bagging up their chips, all of the players were surprised that only seven were left and not eight. Either way, play is done for the night.
Level: 15
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
Negreanu Picks Off Cates
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Daniel "jungleman12" Cates fired a bet on the turn with the board reading . Daniel Negreanu made the call to see the river fall with the . Cates fired again, this time for 378,000, leaving himself with about 220,000 or so behind. Negreanu tanked and tanked before finally making the call. Cates immediately mucked his hand and Negreanu tabled the 
for just a pair of nines.
Cates wasn't happy about the hand and dropped way down to under ten big blinds as the level increases.
Cates Gets it In There
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
First into the pot, Daniel Cates mini-raised to 40,000, and Bryn Kenney called from the big blind. Heads up, the flop came 
. Kenney check-raised, though we couldn't see the amounts, and Cates called to see the turn card.
It was the 
, and this time Kenney check-called a bet of 55,000. On the river, though, he went ahead and announced an all in for Cates' effective 229,000 chips. Snap-call!
"One pair," Kenney said, knowing it probably wasn't good. It was not; Cates turned up 
, and his set of threes will double him up. We eyeball him at just over 800,000, but we'll wait until he stacks up to get a better count.
Kenney and Negreanu Tangle
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Bryn Kenney raised from the button, and Daniel Negreanu defended his big blind to see a heads-up flop.
It came out 
, and Negreanu check-called a bet of 84,000 from Kenney. That brought them to the turn, and Kenney fired another 135,000 chips at the pot. Negreanu deliberated for a couple minutes before announcing a covering all in. Kenney double-checked his hole cards to make sure and quickly called all in for his last 686,000 total.
"I got a lot of outs," Negreanu said, tabling his 
first. Kenney showed up 
, one card from the double if he could fade the dealer.
River: 
That's safe and sound for Kenney's bid to double, and he now finds himself back in the game. It was touch and go there for a while, but you can mark him down for close to 1.7 million now.
Ace-Ten Any Good?
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Eugene Katchalov was first to act preflop, and he opened to 45,000. James Obst moved all in from the small blind for 274,000, and Katchalov called to put his man to the test.
Showdown
Katchalov:
Obst:
Well that's not very dramatic. The flop put the possibility of a running flush into Katchalov's head, but the turn 
meant the pot would be split. The players were already pulling their chips back as the 
filled out the board. Chop it up, boys.
One Away
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
With only nine players left, one more player will go home before reaching the final table. Once that player is eliminated, play will end for the night.
Schulman Busts Rajkumar and Reinkemeier in One Hand
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Boom! That's what Nick Schulman's insides are yelling right now as he continues to stack his chips. And it all started with what looked like just a standard prelop raise from Schulman.
Schulman raised to 43,000, something he's been doing quite often since getting a large stack. Vivek Rajkumar flat-called in position and then action folded to Tobias Reinkemeier in the big blind. He moved all in for 255,000. Schulman thought and then flatted. Rajkumar then moved all in for around 900,000 or so. Schulman snapped him off and Rajkumar immediately knew what hit him.
Just as he snapped it off, Schulman jumped up to his feet and tabled the with a big "Call!" Rajkumar turned over the 
and Reinkemeier the . Only five cards to run out now and Schulman was in charge.
The flop came down to keep Schulman in front. Not only that, he held the to really put a vice on the hand. The turn brought the and the river the .
Schulman's aces held up and he was pushed the massive pot while Rajkumar and Reinkemeier were both eliminated. "Oh surprise, Nick Schulman had aces," commented Daniel Negreanu from the other table. Schulman is up to what looks to be about 3.3-3.4 million in chips.
Hello, chip leader!