2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$2,300,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$15,132,000
Entries
1,560
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
25,000

Jarvis Jolted

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Matt Jarvis had a stack of about 50,000 and picked up {A-}{A-}. Sounds good so far, right? Then he got his entire stack in against an opponent with more chips and with {K-}{K-}. It looked like a probable double-up to six figures for Jarvis, until a third king hit the turn. Jarvis was unable to recover, eliminated in the middle of Level 8.

Tags: Matt Jarvis

Bergeron Slips

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Craig Bergeron
Craig Bergeron

Craig Bergeron opened the pot with a raise to 1,800 in middle position. The player in the cutoff went all in for about 16,000 and action folded back to Bergerson. He quickly called and tabled {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}. He was racing against {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and unfortunately came up second best when the board ran out {J-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{5-Spades}.

Bergeron: Down to roughly 46,000.

Tags: Craig BergeronTom Koral

Random Assortment of Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
83,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Praz Bansi gb
Praz Bansi
70,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
53,000
22,000
22,000
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten
52,000
15,000
15,000
Orel Hershiser
Orel Hershiser
50,000
7,000
7,000
PokerStars
Brock Parker us
Brock Parker
43,000
-4,000
-4,000
Ted Lawson us
Ted Lawson
38,000
14,000
14,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
32,000
-3,000
-3,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
31,000
-13,000
-13,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Matthias Habernig at
Matthias Habernig
26,000
-24,000
-24,000
John Duthie gb
John Duthie
23,000
-42,000
-42,000
PokerStars
David Bach us
David Bach
21,000
-27,000
-27,000
WSOP 3X Winner

PokerStars Team Pro Doubles

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Naujoks doubles.
Naujoks doubles.

PokerStars Team Pro Sandra Naujoks was all in preflop moments ago holding {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. She was racing against her opponent's {a-}{k-} and while there was a king on the flop an eight also popped up on the {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{8-Spades} board. The {4-Diamonds} on the turn effectively ended the hand and after the {a-Clubs} rivered Naujoks was shipped the pot, doubling her stack to 68,000 chips.

Tags: Sandra NaujoksTeam PokerStars

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Bach Bests Habernig

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

David Bach was under the gun and raised to 1,525 and received a single caller in the form of young Matthias Habernig in the hijack. Bach continuation bet 2,000 on the {9-Spades}{3-Clubs}{J-Hearts} flop and again Habernig called.

Both players checked the {10-Clubs} turn and the {3-Spades} hit the river. Bach bet 3,700, Habernig called, and Bach showed {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}. Habernig, who dropped to 26,000, could only muck as Bach raked in the pot and increased his stack to 21,000.

Tags: Matthias HabernigDavid Bach

Bellande Bests Spadavecchia

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante
Jean-Robert Bellande
Jean-Robert Bellande

The board read {Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and there was about 10,000 in the middle. Jean-Robert Bellande bet 8,000 into John Spadavecchia and after about two minutes, Spadavecchia called. Bellande tabled {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} and Spadavecchia couldn't beat it, sliding his cards to the dealer.

Bellande: Up to about 55,000
Spadavecchia: Down to about 53,000

Tags: Jean-Robert BellandeJohn Spadavecchia

Would You Like Chips With That?

Player Chips Progress
Allen Bari us
Allen Bari
105,000
57,000
57,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ty Reiman us
Ty Reiman
85,000
28,000
28,000
Alex Kostritsyn
Alex Kostritsyn
77,000
19,000
19,000
Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
70,000
16,000
16,000
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
62,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Jean-Robert Bellande us
Jean-Robert Bellande
60,000
36,000
36,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David Williams us
David Williams
60,000
-18,000
-18,000
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
46,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
44,000
-12,000
-12,000
WPT 1X Winner
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
42,000
3,000
3,000
Luca Pagano it
Luca Pagano
42,000
-10,000
-10,000
PokerStars
Eddy Sabat
Eddy Sabat
40,000
-6,700
-6,700
Pat Pezzin ca
Pat Pezzin
39,000
1,000
1,000
PokerStars
Matt Jarvis ca
Matt Jarvis
36,000
3,100
3,100
Will Failla us
Will Failla
34,000
5,000
5,000
WPT 1X Winner
Sandra Naujoks de
Sandra Naujoks
34,000
-19,000
-19,000
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
27,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Kevin Saul us
Kevin Saul
26,000
17,500
17,500
WPT 1X Winner
Mike Sowers us
Mike Sowers
19,000
-27,000
-27,000
PokerStars
Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade
15,000
-18,000
-18,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Carter Phillips us
Carter Phillips
13,100
100
100
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
8,000
-54,000
-54,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Hachem Chips Up

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

With about 9,000 in the pot and the board reading {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{J-Spades}{9-Spades}, an opponent checked to Joe Hachem. After a few moments, Hachem settled on a bet of 7,500. His opponent called, but mucked when Hachem tabled {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}.

With that pot, Hachem increased his stack to about 54,000.

Tags: Joe Hachem