2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$1,134,930
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,626,000
Entries
148
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Shak's a Sicko

Dan Shak and Chris Hunichen were heads up with the board reading {k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. Shak check-called a 8,500-chip bet from Hunichen, and both players checked after the {a-Diamonds} turned. The {q-Diamonds} completed the board, and Shak checked a third time. Hunichen tossed out 10,000, and Shak quickly called.

Hunichen tabled {7-Spades}{6-Spades}, and Shak paused before opening up his hand.

"Is that a seven?" he said, squinting at the board.

Hunichen nodded, and Shak tabled {k-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for a pair of kings. He won the pot, and is now flirting with 300,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
290,000
30,000
30,000
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
170,000
-106,100
-106,100

Tags: Dan ShakChris Hunichen

Top Pair Good for Augdal

Action was checked around on the three-way flop of {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{2-Clubs} between Nicolas Fierro, Terje Augdal and Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel before the {5-Spades} landed on the turn. After Fierro checked, Augdal bet 9,000. Duhamel called and Fierro folded.

The river completed the board with the {10-Hearts} and Augdal checked. Duhamel checked behind.

Augdal tabled the {A-Spades}{3-Clubs} and beat the {K-Spades}{Q-Spades} for Duhamel to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Terje Augdal no
Terje Augdal
275,000
5,000
5,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
250,000
-15,000
-15,000
Nicolas Fierro cl
Nicolas Fierro
240,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Terje AugdalNicolas FierroJonathan Duhamel

Now Watch Me You, Crank That Nick Yunis

From the hijack seat, Nick Yunis raised to 9,000. Chino Rheem three-bet from the cutoff seat to 27,000 and play folded back to Yunis. He reraised all in and had Rheem covered. With about 98,000 behind, Rheem tanked and then made the call.

Rheem: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Yunis: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}

The flop came down {A-Clubs}{9-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and Yunis took the lead with a pair of aces. The {3-Spades} on turn kept him there and actually took an out away from Rheem as the {10-Spades} was no longer good. The river was just that, the {10-Spades}, and it won Yunis the hand with a flush despite Rheem hitting a set. Yunis collected the chips and Rheem was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Yunis cl
Nick Yunis
550,000
190,000
190,000
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
Busted
WPT 3X Winner

Tags: Chino RheemNick Yunis

Stammen's Trip Sixes

When we reached the table, Isaac Haxton and Keven Stammen were heads up with the board reading {3-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{6-Hearts}. Haxton led for 6,000, and Stammen called. The {6-Clubs} completed the board, and Haxton led again - this time for 12,000 - and Stammen tank-called.

Haxton rolled over {k-Clubs}{4-Hearts} for sixes and fours, but Stammen held {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for trip sixes, and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
215,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
180,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Keven StammenIsaac Haxton

"You Had What I Wanted"

Josh Bergman opened to 8,000 from under the gun, and the action folded to Barry Greenstein who moved all in for 36,000 from the cutoff seat. Bergman tank-called, and was dominated.

Showdown
Bergman: {a-Spades}{6-Spades}
Greenstein: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

The {j-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop propelled Bergman into the lead, but the {k-Spades} on the turn kept Greenstein alive. The {2-Clubs} bricked on the river, and Greenstein doubled to more than 70,000 chips.

"As the song says," Greenstein said after the hand. "You had what I wanted."

Player Chips Progress
Josh Bergman us
Josh Bergman
340,000
-25,000
-25,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
72,000
-68,000
-68,000

Tags: Barry GreensteinJosh Bergman

Polychronopoulos Eliminatedopoulos

Athanasios Polychronopoulos
Athanasios Polychronopoulos

Athanasios Polychronopoulos had just gotten super duper crippled down to his last few thousand chips by Nicolas Fierro before putting his last 3,500 in the middle from under the gun. Action then folded to Nick Yunis and he raised to 9,500 from the hijack seat. In the big blind was Chris McClung and he three-bet to 26,000. Yunis took some time and then called.

The flop came down {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and McClung bet 30,000. Yunis called while all Polychronopoulos could do was look on and await his fate.

The turn was the {3-Spades} and McClung fired again, making a bet of 50,000. Yunis gave it up after some time in the tank and McClung was first awarded the side pot. He then turned up the {A-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} to go against the {10-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for Polychronopoulos.

The river completed the board with the {A-Spades} and McClung's two pair was the winner to eliminate Polychronopoulos from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Nicolas Fierro cl
Nicolas Fierro
580,000
340,000
340,000
Nick Yunis cl
Nick Yunis
548,000
-2,000
-2,000
Chris McClung ca
Chris McClung
340,000
150,000
150,000
Athanasios Polychronopoulos us
Athanasios Polychronopoulos
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Athanasios PolychronopoulosChris McClungNick YunisNicolas Fierro

Duhamel Busts Paur

Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel raised to 9,000 before Taylor Paur moved all in for 30,500. Duhamel made the quick call holding the {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. Paur held the {A-Clubs}{7-Hearts}. The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and Duhamel won the pot. Paur was eliminated as the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion moved to 565,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
565,000
40,000
40,000
Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jonathan DuhamelTaylor Paur

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
780,000
167,000
167,000
Nick Yunis cl
Nick Yunis
604,000
56,000
56,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
595,000
30,000
30,000
Nicolas Fierro cl
Nicolas Fierro
540,000
-40,000
-40,000
Josh Bergman us
Josh Bergman
385,000
45,000
45,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
367,000
-13,500
-13,500
Kunimaro Kojo jp
Kunimaro Kojo
344,000
-28,000
-28,000
Chris McClung ca
Chris McClung
337,000
-3,000
-3,000
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
325,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Ville Wahlbeck fi
Ville Wahlbeck
300,000
-86,000
-86,000
Michael Telker us
Michael Telker
294,000
149,000
149,000
Leonid Bilokur ru
Leonid Bilokur
280,000
-50,000
-50,000
Terje Augdal no
Terje Augdal
278,000
3,000
3,000
Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
265,000
-45,000
-45,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
235,000
-15,000
-15,000
EPT 1X Winner
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
230,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Diego Vilela br
Diego Vilela
225,000
20,000
20,000
Matt Marafioti ca
Matt Marafioti
160,000
-12,000
-12,000
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
150,000
-30,000
-30,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
142,000
-38,000
-38,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Eli Berg us
Eli Berg
105,000
-165,000
-165,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
100,000
65,000
65,000
Jen Harman
Jen Harman
100,000
13,700
13,700
Manny Jo
Manny Jo
95,000
30,000
30,000
Leonid Vichman
Leonid Vichman
86,000
-18,400
-18,400

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