Main Event Day 1b | 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-10-2011 00:19 UTC-4

The Phantom Limp

[user101598]

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Over on Jean-Robert Bellande's table a player busted before his small blind, so naturally in the next hand there was only supposed to be a big blind. However, while pitching the cards, the dealer asked Bellande to put out a big blind (even though he was technically the under the gun player) and he obliged. Action folded to the actual big blind who checked and then Bellande tried to put in raise thinking he was the big blind. The table was dumbfounded at the situation and rather than resolve it themselves the dealer called for the floor.

No answer.

Another player shouted to no avail and then Bellande too command belting, "CAN WE GET A FLOORPERSON THAT WILL RULE IN MY FAVOR PLEASE?!?!?!"

Finally a floorperson made it to the table and ruled that since Bellande's "blind" was posted after the first card was dealt, the hand was dead. Bellande showed {a-} {10-} before sending his cards into the muck and the hand was re-dealt with the proper blinds.

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande

01-10-2011 00:15 UTC-4

Chip Update

Mickey Doft

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilan Rouah	215,000 20,000	20,000
Bruno De Oliveira Severino	191,000 32,000	32,000
Marco Johnson	155,000

Yuval Bronshtein	138,000 -2,000	-2,000

Casey Jarzabek	130,000 91,000	91,000
Dave Sands	115,000
Ty Reiman	115,000 30,000	30,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	114,000 70,000	70,000

Timothy Finne	105,000 -25,000	-25,000
Allen Bari	97,000 -8,000	-8,000

Andrew Robl	95,000 20,000	20,000
Steve Gross	93,000

Eugene Katchalov	78,000 17,000	17,000

Glen Chorny	72,000 14,000	14,000

Tristan Wade	70,000 55,000	55,000

Poorya Nazari	64,000 25,000	25,000

Nenad Medic	53,000 11,000	11,000

Sandra Naujoks	47,000 -21,000	-21,000

Andy Frankenberger	40,000 -27,000	-27,000

Luca Pagano	39,000 -3,000	-3,000

Alexandre Gomes	35,000 2,000	2,000

Steven Burkholder	35,000 -18,000	-18,000
Chris Klodnicki	34,000 -12,000	-12,000

Zach Gruneberg	25,000 -8,000	-8,000
Tom Koral	Busted

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

01-10-2011 00:06 UTC-4

Raymer Eliminated

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

We didn't catch the hand, but we saw a signed fossil over at Greg Raymer's former table. It can only mean one thing . . . he has been eliminated from the 2011 PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure.

Tags: Greg Raymer

01-09-2011 23:53 UTC-4

Sowers Wins One Against "ElkY"

Mickey Doft

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier was in the big blind and in front of him, saw a raise to 2,600 with two callers. Grospellier popped it to 8,600, with only Mike Sowers calling from the small blind.

Both checked the {K-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} {10-Clubs} flop. The {3-Clubs} hit the turn and Sowers checked again. Grospellier bet 7,700 and Sowers quickly called, seeing the {5-Hearts} hit the river. Both checked once again and Sowers tabled {3-Spades} {3-Hearts} . Elky was unable to beat it, slipping to 52,000. Sowers upped his stack to about 86,000.

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Mike Sowers

01-09-2011 23:53 UTC-4

Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	205,000 30,000	30,000

Praz Bansi	145,000 5,000	5,000

David Sands	131,000 51,000	51,000
Daniel Alaei	130,000 -10,000	-10,000

Vivek Rajkumar	112,000 40,000	40,000

Alex Kostritsyn	95,000 5,000	5,000
Orel Hershiser	90,000 40,000	40,000

Men Nguyen	86,000 34,000	34,000

Jason Senti	80,000 -17,000	-17,000

Bertrand Grospellier	80,000 28,000	28,000

Gustavo Kuerten	70,000 18,000	18,000
David Benyamine	68,000 3,000	3,000

Viktor Blom	65,000 -5,000	-5,000

Greg Raymer	64,000 -4,000	-4,000

Jean-Robert Bellande	60,000

Joe Hachem	58,000 -2,000	-2,000

Ted Lawson	53,000 15,000	15,000

Brock Parker	50,000 7,000	7,000
Justin Bonomo	50,000 19,000	19,000

Kathy Liebert	46,000 -5,000	-5,000

Nick Schulman	40,000 -22,000	-22,000

Anh Van Nguyen	40,000 3,000	3,000

Allen Kessler	37,000 -16,000	-16,000
John Duthie	36,000 2,000	2,000

Liv Boeree	34,000 -18,000	-18,000

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01-09-2011 23:43 UTC-4

Moneymaker Wins a Monster

[user101598]

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Swarms of people were surrounding Chris Moneymaker's table in the ballroom here at the Atlantis, so of course we zoomed over to catch what happened. When we arrived {9-} {9-} was laying in front of Moneymaker and he was raking in a humongous pot.

According to a spectator, Moneymaker moved all in after the river on a board which contained a {10-} and a {9-} . Moneymaker's opponent, who already had plenty invested, folded {10-} {9-} face up and Moneymaker showed him the two nines for a set.

It took the 2003 WSOP Main Event Champion over a minute to stack his new chips, and when it was all said in done he had 175,000 in front of him.

Tags: Chris Moneymaker

01-09-2011 23:30 UTC-4

De Melo Eliminated

[user101598]

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Fatima de Melo was recently eliminated from the tournament. She got the remainder of her stack in the middle with a wired pair of eights against an opponent's {a-} {j-} , but did not win the race as the board ran {k-} {10-} {9-} {a-} {q-} .

Tags: Fatima de Melo

01-09-2011 23:28 UTC-4

Kostritsyn Makes The Right Call

Mickey Doft

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

After a player in middle position raised, Alex "joiso" Kostritsyn raised an additional 3,500 from the button. The player in the big blind shoved for another 23,400 more and the original raiser folded. Kostritsyn, though, sensed some shenanigans from the four-bettor and called.

Kostritsyn: {A-Hearts} {10-Hearts}
Big Blind: {10-Clubs} {7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {5-Clubs} {6-Hearts} , notching the win for Kostritsyn. He is up to about 90,000.

Tags: Alex Kostritsyn

01-09-2011 23:25 UTC-4

Senti's Smooth-Talking

[user101598]

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

An opponent in middle position opened to 2,600 and the action folded to November Niner Jason Senti who flatted on the button.

"No three-bet this time?" the original raiser needled.

"Only when I have aces," grinned Senti.

"Wait," his opponent blurted. "You had aces that hand?"

The blinds released and flop fell {6-Spades} {4-Clubs} {7-Clubs} .

"Of course," Senti replied.

His opponent continued for 3,300 and Senti quickly called. There were no more words spoken after the {9-Spades} turned and Senti's opponent opted to check. Senti took the opportunity to fire 7,200 and his opponent folded.

The November Niner joyfully stacked his newfound chips and now has 63,500 in total.

Tags: Jason Senti