2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$2,003,480
Event Info
Buy-in
$98,000
Prize Pool
$5,724,180
Entries
59
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

The Ladies Love Ivey

Phil Ivey opened for 50,000 under the gun and received calls from Bill Perkins in the cutoff and Scott Seiver in the small blind. Mike Watson then moved all in from the big blind for right around 260,000. Ivey responded by four-betting, which inspired both Perkins and Seiver to fold.

Showdown
Ivey: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
Watson: {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}

The {4-Spades}{10-Spades}{7-Clubs} was no help for Watson, and neither was the {K-Spades} turn. Watson needed either a queen or ace on the river to keep his $100K title hopes alive, but it was not in the cards as the {3-Hearts} blanked. With that, Ivey chipped up to over a million while Watson exited the tournament floor.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
1,100,000 510,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Mike WatsonPhil Ivey

Negreanu No More

Daniel Negreanu (Day 1) - Eliminated
Daniel Negreanu (Day 1) - Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu opened to 42,000 from the cutoff, Philipp Gruissem defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned {2-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. Gruissem checked, Negreanu fired 50,000, and Gruissem check-raised to 135,000. Negreanu moved all in for 450,000, and Gruissem called.

"Uh oh," Negreanu uttered.

Negreanu: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Gruissem: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}

Negreanu was pleasantly surprised that he wasn't crushed, but he didn't connect with the turn ({10-Spades}), or the river ({4-Hearts}). Kid Poker hit the rail, while Gruissem is up to one million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
1,000,000 625,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
Busted

Tags: Daniel NegreanuPhilipp Gruissem

Selbst Ships One

Phil Ivey opened to 50,000 in first position, Bill Perkins called in the cutoff, and Vanessa Selbst three-bet to 123,000 on the button. Both Ivey and Perkins called.

The flop fell {a-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}, and the action checked to Selbst who fired 111,000. Ivey and Perkins quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,575,000 35,000
Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
840,000 550,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
590,000 -135,000

Tags: Bill PerkinsPhil IveyVanessa Selbst

Here Comes Jensen

Not long ago, Greg Jensen was nursing a short stack. Now, the investment banker has made a charge and is up above the chip average.

It happened when Daniel Negreanu opened for 42,000 under the gun, Vladimir Troyanovsky three-bet to 93,000 from the cutoff, and Jensen four-bet all in to 343,000 from the small blind. Negreanu got out of the way and Troyanovsky made the call.

Showdown
Troyanovsky: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Jensen: {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}

Jensen was dominated, but lucky for the amateur the {4-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop delivered him salvation. Neither the {9-Diamonds} turn nor {3-Hearts} river helped Troyanovsky, and he watched a good portion of his chips sent across the table.

A short time later, the same two players saw a flop of {9-Spades}{A-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Jensen check-called a bet of 45,000 from Troyanovsky. Jensen then check-called another bet, this time 129,000, on the {2-Diamonds} turn, and then both players checked the {9-Diamonds} river. Jensen tabled {Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for rivered trips, and Troyanovsky simply mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Jensen us
Greg Jensen
990,000 781,000
Vladimir Troyanovsky
Vladimir Troyanovsky
295,000 -470,000

Tags: Greg JensenVladimir Troyanovsky

Ivey Gets Lucky To Keep $100K Hopes Alive

Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

David "Doc" Sands opened for 45,000 under the gun and cleared the field all the way around to the legendary Phil Ivey, who moved all in from the big blind for 352,000. Sands snap-called and Ivey discovered the bad news.

Showdown
Ivey: {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}
Sands: {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}

Ivey was in bad shape with his best chance of winning beings an ace. There was none to be found on the {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop, but there was one on the turn as the {A-Diamonds} spiked. Per usual, Ivey showed no emotion as the dealer burned and out out the {J-Hearts} on the river. With that, Ivey doubled to near the chip average.

Player Chips Progress
David Sands us
David Sands
760,000 -240,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
725,000 373,000

Tags: Phil IveyDavid Sands

Another Three-Way All In at the Feature Table

Tom Marchese (Day 1) - Eliminated
Tom Marchese (Day 1) - Eliminated

Vivek Rajkumar opened to 40,000, Antonio Esfandiari three-bet to 100,000, Tom Marchese moved all in for around 20,000 from the small blind, and Rajkumar shoved for 310,000. Esfandiari called.

Rajkumar: Kings
Marchese: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Marchese: Fours

The board ran out {6-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs}, and Marchese was eliminated. Rajkumar doubled to 660,000 chips, while Esfandiari dropped down to 800,000.

Player Chips Progress
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
800,000 -361,000
Vivek Rajkumar in
Vivek Rajkumar
WPT 1X Winner
660,000 250,000
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariTom MarcheseVivek Rajkumar

Seidel Out; Shak Suddenly Among Leaders

Erik Seidel - Eliminated
Erik Seidel - Eliminated

Erik Seidel open-shoved for his last 197,000 on the button, Dan Shak called in the small blind, and Tom Marchese re-shoved for effectively 708,000 from the big blind. Shak made the call, and the three hands were tabled:

Seidel: {k-Spades}{7-Clubs}
Shak: {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}
Marchese: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

The board came {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, and Shak more than doubled to 1.64 million chips. Seidel was eliminated, and Marchese is left with 20,000 chips or so.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
1,640,000 1,014,000
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
WSOP 1X Winner
20,000 -753,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Dan ShakErik SeidelTom Marchese

OH, BABY!

Daniel Negreanu binks two queens
Daniel Negreanu binks two queens

Before the limits changed, Vladimir Troyanovsky opened in middle position and Daniel Negreanu three-bet jammed from the blinds. Troyanovsky snapped it off.

Troyanovsky: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Negreanu: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

"Well this isn't fair," Negreanu lamented.

The flop: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

"OH, BABY!" Negreanu exclaimed, jumping out of his chair. "I haven't done that in so long!"

"Good timing," Jason Mercier joked.

The turn and river came {j-Hearts}, {j-Spades}, and Negreanu doubled to 600,000 chips.

Troyanovsky dropped down to 765,000.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Troyanovsky
Vladimir Troyanovsky
765,000 -235,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
600,000 348,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuVladimir Troyanovsky

Level: 14

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000