Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$25,000
Entries
151
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Alaei Falls to Reiman
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Ty Reiman, last year's PCA Main Event runner up, raised to 11,500 and had Daniel Alaei reraise all in. Reiman made the call with his 
but discovered he far behind the 
of Alaei.
While Alaei seemed to have a double in hand, the flop came down 
and made things interesting. Reiman had the only heart so another on the board would give him a flush. The 
on the turn wasn't one, but the 
on the river was. Reiman came from behind to eliminate Alaei and increase his own stack all the way up to 762,000, making him our new chip leader.
Cates Says Goodbye
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Action folded to Daniel Cates in the small blind and he raised to 12,000. Team PokerStars Pro (Argentina) Leo Fernandez then moved all in from the big blind. Cates started the hand with around 120,000 and called for his tournament life.
Cates: 
Fernandez: 
Like we've seen so many times today, it was a race situation. The 
flop kept Cates in the lead and so did the . Fernandez needed an ace or jack on the river in order to eliminate a tough opponent. Sure enough, the 
spiked and Cates' day was done. Fernandez is up to 420,000.
Sick Beat for Julius
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Ryan Julius raised to 13,500 from the hijack only to have Max Lykov raise to 28,500 from the button. Julius pushed back to the tune of 58,500 and Lykov pushed all in. Julius then made the call for his tournament life.
Lykov: 
Julius: 
Julius was a big favorite, especially when the flop fell 
. Lykov needed running queens or straight cards in order to win the pot; amazingly, the 
on the turn brought him one step closer and the 
on the river sealed the deal. Lykov had hit runner-runner to take eliminate Julius and increase his stack to 505,000.
Armstrong Busto
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
We didn't catch the hand but can confirm that Jamie Armstrong has been eliminated from the $25,000 High Roller event.
A Few Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
605,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
||
|
480,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
|
395,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
380,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
350,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
250,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
105,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
||
|
90,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
||
Up and Down for Mercier
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Brett Richey check-called a bet from Jason Mercier on a 
flop. When the 
hit the turn, Mercier once again check-called a bet from Mercier, this time 43,000. The same happened on the 
river to the tune of 106,000 and Mercier showed 
. Richey simply mucked as he lost the hand and dropped to 265,000. Mercier is up to 775,000.
A few hands later, action folded to Mercier in the small blind and he raised to 13,500. Ravi Raghavan, who had grown short-stacked, moved all in for just over 100,000 and was called by Mercier.
Raghavan: 
Mercier: 
Raghavan was in trouble and didn't connect on the 
flop, though he did pick up some straight outs. The dealer burned and turned the , giving Raghavan the best hand. The on the river was inconsequential and Raghavan doubled to 212,000. Just like that, Mercier was back down to 670,000
Arieh Gets Baked
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
After a flop of 
, Josh Arieh was all in with and at risk against the of David "Bakes" Baker. Arieh needed some help but the on the turn was not it. In order to survive, Arieh needed a deuce on the river. Unfortunately for him, it was the 
and he was eliminated from the tournament. Baker is up to around 300,000.
Break Time
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
776,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
770,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
547,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
||
|
475,000
244,000
|
244,000 |
|
|
460,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
443,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
420,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
|
400,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
393,000
-87,000
|
-87,000 |
|
387,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
372,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
293,000
-57,000
|
-57,000 |
|
288,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
|
||
|
287,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
|
263,000
-217,000
|
-217,000 |
|
|
221,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
|
199,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
||
|
169,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
|
|
||
|
160,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
139,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
89,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
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