2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$1,500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$3,743,000
Entries
38
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Humberto Brenes Eliminated in 5th Place ($200,000)

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Humberto Brenes - 5th place
Humberto Brenes - 5th place

Nick Schulman open-raised under the gun, and Bryn Kenney three-bet from the cutoff seat. In the small blind, Humberto Brenes squeezed all in for an additional 388,000 on top. Schulman folded and Kenney called to put Brenes at risk, and the two men were flipping for the tournament life of the Team PokerStars Pro.

Showdown
Kenney: {9-Hearts} {9-Clubs}
Brenes: {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}

Brenes missed everything on the board that ran out {J-Spades} {2-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}. His exit was relatively quiet by Humberto's standards, and he's been whisked away to the payout desk to collect his check for $200,000.

Daniel Negreanu is now the only host-sponsored player left standing.

Tags: Bryn KenneyHumberto BrenesNick Schulman

Sandor Demjan Eliminated in 6th Place

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Sandor Demjan - 6th place
Sandor Demjan - 6th place

First to act preflop, Sandor Demjan opened to 62,000, and Eugene Katchalov three-bet to 185,000 from the small blind. Demjan called, and off they went to a heads-up flop. It would be the last of Demjan's day.

The dealer ran out {8-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {2-Diamonds}, and Katchalov continued out with 155,000. Demjan promptly moved all in for what looked like 551,000, and Katchalov quickly called with his covering stack. Demjan was at risk, and the news was not good as the cards were turned up:

Katchalov: {J-Clubs} {J-Spades}
Demjan: {10-Clubs} {10-Spades}

Demjan was two cards from the exit, and the turn {3-Diamonds} and river {9-Spades} sealed his sixth-place elimination. Demjan is one of the richest men in Hungary, and it's a good thing since he's going home with the last $0 prize and the proverbial wooden spoon. The final five players are now guaranteed at least $200,000, and the action is still coming fast and furious.

In fact, we've just lost another player!

Tags: Eugene KatchalovSandor Demjan

Demjan Gets That Shove-y Feeling

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

First into the pot, Eugene Katchalov raised to 55,000, and Nick Schulman reraised to 142,000 next door. Action came to Sandor Demjan next, and he four-bet shoved all in for 413,000. That folded Katchalov rather quickly, but Schulman spent about two minutes in the tank as he considered the call with a chance for the knockout.

Schulman passed eventually, though, and Demjan adds more than 200,000 chips to his short stack with that play.

Tags: Sandor DemjanEugene KatchalovNick Schulman

Negreanu's Bad Fold

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised to 52,000 from the cutoff, and Daniel Negreanu defended his big blind. They took a flop of {J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}, and Negreanu checked. Schulman's bet of 65,000 was enough to take it down right there, and Negreanu accidentally exposed his {3-Clubs} {4-Clubs} as he mucked.

The table chuckled.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuNick Schulman

Humberto and the Shark

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

First in from the cutoff seat, Humberto Brenes opened to 60,000. Small blind Nick Schulman plopped out a big reraise that amounted to 712,000 if you're scoring at home. It was enough to cover big blind Sandor Demjan (who quickly folded) and Brenes (who doesn't really do anything quickly).

Brenes spent a minute or two cheesing it up for the cameras in typical Humberto style. He finished his monologue with, "If I call, I'd be the best bubble boy ever... I pass, one time."

With that, he returned his cards to the muck.

Tags: Humberto BrenesNick Schulman

Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated in 7th Place

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Andrew Lichtenberger - 7th place
Andrew Lichtenberger - 7th place

We're two hands into this final table, and we're already minus one player.

Daniel Negreanu was the preflop raiser, and small blind Sandor Demjan called the 55,000-chip raise. In the big blind, Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger three-bet shoved his 367,000 chips into the middle.

"Count," Negreanu said, and he flat-called once he learned the amount. Demjan ducked out of the way, and Lichtenberger was at risk as the cards were turned up:

Negreanu: {K-Clubs} {K-Hearts}
Lichtenberger: {A-Diamonds} {10-Clubs}

Lichtenberger found a small bit of help on the {J-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {4-Hearts} flop, but he was still a big underdog to stay alive. The turn {9-Diamonds} and river {K-Spades} were no help, and he is thusly out in seventh place. That's good for $0, and we're now on the biggest money bubble we've ever seen. The next man out gets the same nothing as Lichtenberger, while lasting one spot longer will boost someone's bank account by a cool $200,000.

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerDaniel NegreanuSandor Demjan

Katchalov Takes #1

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

On the first hand of the day, Eugene Katchalov had the button, and he raised to 55,000 to open the pot. Nick Schulman called in the small blind, and they went heads up to the flop.

The dealer fanned {K-Spades} {9-Clubs} {6-Diamonds}, and the action check-checked to the {J-Spades} turn. Schulman took the lead now, sliding out a bet of 75,000. That wasn't going to get it done; Katchalov raised to 225,000, and Schulman was forced to fold.

Level: 15

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000