Day 1b completed
Posted 01-09-2013 01:52 GMT-4 by donpeters
$10,000 Main Event
Day 1b completed
Day 1b completed
2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Event Highlights
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- Congratulations to Dimitar Danchev, Winner of the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event ($1,859,000)!
- Joel Micka Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,190,000)
- Danchev Doubles
- Jerry Wong Eliminated in 3rd Place ($725,000)
- Jonathan Roy Eliminated in 4th Place ($560,000)
- Andrey Shatilov Eliminated in 6th Place ($325,000), Owen Crowe Eliminated in 5th Place ($435,000)
- Yann Dion Eliminated in 7th Place ($230,000)
- Joao Nogueira Eliminated in 8th Place ($165,900)
- Danchev Flops Nuts; Doubles
- Jerry Wong Leads The Final Table
- PCA 2013 Main Event Final Table Set; Wong On Top
- Ryan Fair Eliminated in 9th Place ($120,000)
- Wong Scoops Massive Pot From Fair
- Just One Table Left
- Mikal Blomlie Eliminated in 10th Place ($120,000)
- George Clyde-Smith Eliminated in 11th Place ($95,000)
- Robert Mizrachi Eliminated in 12th Place ($95,000)
- Darren Elias Eliminated in 13th Place ($80,000)
- Matthew Reed Eliminated in 14th Place ($80,000)
- Manig Loeser Eliminated in 16th Place ($67,000)
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Day 1b Concludes; Ashton Griffin Leads the Way; Phelps In Contention
18-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps Alive and Thriving
The final Day 1 flight of the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event is officially in the books. The man sitting on all of the chips at the end of Day 1b was Ashton Griffin, who bagged up 253,700 in chips. Not too far behind him was Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi (216,900).
While Day 1a had a relatively small turnout with 320 entrants, Day 1b more than doubled that total with 649 entrants. After 18 no shows, the grand total was 987 entries. Seemingly every table was stacked with the familiar faces of poker superstars, tournament grinders and celebrities alike.
Two of the more interesting players to show up to the felt today were actor Jason Alexander and 18-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps.
Alexander, who is most famous for his role of George Costanza on the long-running television show Seinfeld, had a relatively short day of play as he ultimately saw his exit from the tournament before the dinner break.
Phelps, on the other hand, had a spectacular showing here on Day 1b. At one point in the day, we happened to catch him when he bested Jake Bazeley in a battle of the blinds. Could the most decorated Olympian in history make a run at one of poker most illustrious titles? Only time will tell, but he stands a good chance as he will be bringing 92,000 chips into play on Day 2.
Joining Phelps on the felt for Day 2 will be a veritable cornucopia of poker's elite. Olivier Busquet (130,000), Steve O'Dwyer (125,700), Matt Waxman (106,200), Aaron Massey (86,900), the newest Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody (84,400), Nacho Barbero (79,600), Greg Merson (63,200), Matt Salsberg (53,000) and Phil Hellmuth (24,800) are just a small sample size of those returning to chase the dream of becoming the 2013 PCA Main Event Champion.
Also returning tomorrow is none other than Phil Ivey himself. While Ivey seemed to crush in the early goings of the day, as play went on his stack gradually dwindled. At the height of his day, Ivey was able to send Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier packing.
During Level 7, Ivey opened to 1,300 before the flop. After two calls, Grospellier three-bet to 5,250 from the small blind. Ivey flat-called and the other players folded their cards. The dealer fanned the 
, and Grospellier led out for 4,400. Ivey tossed out four blue T5,000 chips, putting Grosspellier all in, and he called immediately.
Ivey: 
Grospellier: 
The turn and river came the 
and 
, respectively, and Grospellier's hopes of a deep run were dashed.
By the end of the day, though, Ivey managed to just about all of his stack. A significant portion of this loss occurred when Owen Crowe was able to double through Ivey and cripple him. From there it was a downward movement that left Ivey finishing with a mere 5,600 in chips. Still, anything can happen moving forward as long as a player has chips.
Joining the likes of Grospellier on the rail are several other notable players. The PCA came to a quick end for Vanessa Selbst, Jonathan Duhamel, Kevin MacPhee, Huck Seed, JC Alvarado, Marvin Rettenmaier, Jason Mercier, Henry Tran and Shane Schleger. Chris Moneymaker, who finished 11th in this event last year, was also unable to get anything going today. Furthermore, the chances of having a repeat champion were dashed when the 2012 PCA winner, John DiBella, fell at the hands of Fabian Quoss.
One final notable elimination occurred toward the end of the night when recent 2013 PCA $100,000 Super High Roller champion Scott Seiver was eliminated. Seiver raised holding 
and then called off his 20-big-blind stack when an opponent raised with the 
. The 
flop was dangerous to Seiver as it gave his opponent the nut-flush draw and counterfeit options to go with his overs. The 
fell on fourth street, and Seiver was still in the lead. Much to his chagrin, however, the 
hit the river, and Seiver was forced to make his way to the exit.
Approximately 375 players from Day 1b will join with the 160 or so from Day 1a for Day 2. As we inch closer and closer to crowning a champion, be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the latest updates from Paradise Island!
Tags: Ashton Griffin, Michael Phelps, Phil Ivey.
Stay Tuned For A Full Recap Of Day 1b Action
The players are in the process of bagging and tagging for the evening. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.
Various End Of Day 1b Chip Counts
| Chip Counts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Griffin | 253,700 | 13,700  |
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| Michael Mizrachi | 216,900 | 9,900 |
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| Simon Higgins | 181,100 | 11,100 |
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| Greg Mueller | 181,100 | 6,100 |
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| Giacomo Fundaro | 165,700 | -4,300  |
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| Kilian Kramer | 147,500 | -12,500 |
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| Shawn Buchanan | 129,000 | 54,000 |
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| Olivier Busquet | 128,600 | -1,400 |
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| Steve O'Dwyer | 125,700 | -4,300 |
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| Matt Waxman | 106,200 | -35,800 |
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| Michael Phelps | 92,000 | 10,000 |
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| Aaron Massey | 86,900 | 3,900 |
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| Jake Cody |
 PokerStars Team Pro
|
84,400 | -25,600 |
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| Matt Glantz | 84,100 | 60,100 |
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| Ty Reiman | 83,400 | -6,600 |
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| Nacho Barbero |
PokerStars Team Pro
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79,600 | 17,600 |
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| Griffin Benger | 79,000 | 4,000 |
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| Jake Bazeley | 78,000 | 23,000 |
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| Felipe Ramos | 72,000 | 37,000 |
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| Kyle Julius | 70,000 | 43,000 |
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| Angel Guillen |
PokerStars Team Pro
|
65,800 | 15,800 |
|
| Greg Merson | 63,200 | 8,200 |
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| Terrence Chan | 62,000 | -15,000 |
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| Cary Katz | 60,600 | 10,600 |
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| Matt Salsberg | 53,000 | -13,000 |
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Dwan Done
According to our crack photographer Neil Stoddart, Tom Dwan has been eliminated. The last of his chips went in with 
against an opponent's 
, and the ace-king held.
| Chip Counts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dwan | Busted | |||
Tags: Tom Dwan.
Three More Hands
The clock has been paused and three more hands will be dealt before the players bag and tag.
Ivey Crippled
Phil Ivey led out for 3,000 on a flop of 
, Brian Lemke called, and the turn brought the 
.
Ivey led again - this time for 7,000 - and again, Lemke called.
The 
completed the board, and Ivey fired a third and final bullet worth 16,000. Lemke quickly called.
Ivey rolled over 
for kings up, but Lemke had that beat with 
for a set of sevens. Lemke is up to 65,000 chips, while Ivey is down to 9,100.
| Chip Counts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Lemke | 65,000 | 43,000 |
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| Phil Ivey | 9,100 | -32,900 |
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Tags: Phil Ivey, Brian Lemke.
Dwan Dwindling
Alex Venovski opened to 1,800 in early position, Olivier Busquet called on his left, and Tom Dwan called on the button. The dealer fanned 
, and all three players checked.
The turn was the 
, Venovski checked again, and Busquet tossed out 2,500. Only Dwan called.
The completed the board, and Busquet tanked for 20 seconds, then bet 6,000. Dwan grimaced, checked his cards, grimaced, examined the board, grimaced, looked at Busquet, grimaced, then folded.
Busquet mucked his hand, and raked in the pot.
| Chip Counts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Busquet | 125,000 | 81,000 |
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| Alex Venovski | 70,000 | -10,000 |
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| Tom Dwan | 14,000 | -2,500 |
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Tags: Olivier Busquet, Tom Dwan, Alex Venovski.
The $100K Super High Roller Champ Doesn't Find Main Event Success
Scott Seiver
Yesterday Scott Seiver took down the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 Super High Roller for $2,003,480. Needless to say, we're sure he's not too upset with his recent elimination from the Main Event.
We didn't see the hand happen, but Jonathan Aguiar, who was seated to Seiver's right, was kind enough to fill us in. According to him, Seiver raised holding and then called off his 20-big-blind stack when an opponent raised with . The flop was dangerous to Seiver as it gave his opponent the nut-flush draw and counterfeit options to go with his overs. The turn was of no particular interest, but the river was as it ended up being the last card Seiver would see here on Day 1b.
"He's still never made Day 2 of the PCA Main Event," Aguiar added, much to the amusement of neighbor Andy Frankenberger.
| Chip Counts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Seiver | Busted | |||
Tags: Scott Seiver, Jonathan Aguiar.
Phelps Bests Bazeley in Blind-for-Blind Battle
Michael Phelps
The action folded to 22-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps, who raised to 2,400 out of the small blind. Jake Bazeley called in the big blind, and the flop fell 
. Phelps led out for 1,500, and Bazeley called.
The turn was the 
, Phelps checked, and Bazeley fired 3,600. Phelps called.
The river was the 
, and Phelps reached for chips, firing 7,500. Bazeley frowned, then folded his hand.
| Chip Counts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Phelps | 82,000 | 23,000 |
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| Jake Bazeley | 55,000 | -18,000 |
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Tags: Jacob Bazeley, Michael Phelps.
Dimitar Danchev
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- Dimitar Danchev celebrates the victory
- Dimitar Danchev awaits the river card of the final hand
- Heads-Up
- Joel Micka
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