2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

NAPT Bounty Shootout
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$269,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
216
Level Info
Level
9
Blinds
2,500 / 5,000
Ante
500

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 200

Filippi Flies Past Somerville and Kessler

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Jason Somerville moved all in on the button for his short stack and was immediately called by Amnon Filippi in the small blind. Allen Kessler folded from the big blind and the cards were turned over:

Somerville: {J-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Filippi: {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Somerville made his exit, leaving Filippi to do heads-up battle with Kessler.

A few hands later, Filippi raised to 8,500, Kessler reraised to 20,000, Filippi moved all in, and Kessler called.

Filippi: {A-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Kessler: {A-Diamonds}{3-Spades}

The {A-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{7-Spades} flop left Kessler drawing thin and the {7-Hearts} turn left him drawing to a seven for a chop. The river was the {J-Hearts} and Filippi became victor of Table 19.

Tags: Allen KesslerAmnon FilippiJason Somerville

DeBora Bests de Melo

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Fatima Moreira de Melo was down to about 32,000 when she open-shoved from the button. Greg DeBora let a wry smile out, and he considered for a minute or so before making the call to put de Melo at risk. It was a race, as Debora likely suspected:

de Melo: {K-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}
DeBora: {2-Spades} {2-Hearts}

The board ran out {Q-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} {4-Spades} {6-Clubs}, and de Melo could not catch up. She's been eliminated as the runner up for Table 15, but that's likely not much consolation. DeBora is on to the Round of 36.

Tags: Greg DeBoraFatima Moreira de Melo

Humberto Quieted

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

"Huuuuuumberto!"

That's our cue to check on Brenes, and we walked over to see that he had Andrew Seidman all in and drawing slim. There was a flop of {5-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {Q-Spades} out on board, Seidman had {Q-Hearts} {9-Spades}, and he eventually got to see the {Q-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} that Brenes had been bragging about. Seidman needed some help in a hurry.

The turn brought some help; the {5-Clubs} counterfeited Brenes' two pair, and that was wildly entertaining for Seidman and table mate Shyam Srinivasan, who started giggling like school children. Brenes was a bit miffed, and he lamented the ongoing bad luck he's had at his table. The river {6-Spades} didn't even let him take half the pot, and Seidman has doubled up to about 95,000. Brenes is down to 13,000.

Tags: Humberto BrenesAndrew SeidmanShyam Srinivasan

Matches in Progress

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Toby Lewis - 87,000
Luc Lafontaine - 63,000

Michael Binger - 78,000
Darren Kennedy - 72,000

Randal Flowers - 103,000
Chris Klodnicki - 47,000

Humberto Brenes - 13,000
Shyam Srinivasan - 42,000
Andrew Seidman - 95,000

Barer Defeats Grimes; Coleman Downs Charania

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

We're not sure how it happened, but after a lengthy heads-up match, Amichai Tzvi Barer defeated Al Grimes, third-place finisher in the NAPT-Los Angeles Main Event back in November, to advance to Round 2.

Likewise, Daniel Colman knocked out Mohsin Charania to take down Table 30.

Tags: Al GrimesAmichai Tzvi BarerDaniel ColmanMohsin Charania 

All Square

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Chris Klodnicki had 38,000 chips left when he shoved from the button with {A-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds}. Randal Flowers looked down at {A-Hearts} {6-Hearts} and made the call, and he was more than confident a suckout was coming.

The {7-Clubs} {9-Spades} {8-Hearts} flop drew a big reaction from both players, and Flowers was still supremely certain. When the {8-Clubs} landed on the turn, he made a comment about how bad the river was going to sting now. "A real dagger," he said. But the dealer would not oblige him. The river {4-Spades} means Klodnicki will double up to 76,000 and take a 2,000-chip lead over Flowers.

Tags: Chris KlodnickiRandal Flowers

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 200