2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
56
Prize
$1,775,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$10,398,400
Entries
1,072
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Heads Up!

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Crack!

A loud bang echoed throughout the Imperial Ballroom, as a piece of a lightbulb plummeted from the ceiling. It whizzed past David "Raptor" Benefield's head, forcing him to duck, and fragments scattered across Table 45. Luckily, nobody was injured in the accident, including Benefield, and the players played the hand they were dealt then moved across the room to a different table.

The room has calmed down since the incident occurred, and hopefully that's the last thing that will fall from the ceiling during the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event.

Tags: Falling Lights

Gimbel Makes a Misstep

Harrison Gimbel
Harrison Gimbel

We picked up the action on the flop in a heads-up pot between Harrison Gimbel and the gentleman on his left. The board showed {10-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {4-Spades}, and Gimbel had either bet or raised to 13,300. Mr. Opponent raised to 38,000, and Gimbel clicked it right back to 62,700 total with a minimum raise. The call came, and the {6-Diamonds} landed on the turn.

Mr. Opponent had 80,500 chips left in front of him, and Gimbel made a covering shove to put him to the test. When the call came after just a few seconds, Gimbel sunk in his chair. He sheepishly tabled his {A-Clubs} {2-Diamonds}, and he was already drawing dead to the {K-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} of his neighbor.

Gimbel paid off his debt after the {K-Hearts} river, and he's been dashed all the way down to about 140,000 chips now.

Player Chips Progress
Harrison Gimbel us
Harrison Gimbel
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
140,000 -165,000

Tags: Harrison Gimbel

An Epic Champions Battle

This hand involved Chino Rheem and Chris Klodnicki — a battle of two Epic Poker League champions from Season 1; Rheem won Event #1 and Klodnicki won Event #3.

On this hand, Rheem opened to 6,000 from the hijack seat and Klodnicki reraised from the big blind to 17,000. Rheem called and the flop came down {J-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. Klodnicki studied for a little bit before acting. Then, he moved all in for approximately 85,000. Rheem folded his hand and Klodnicki won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
WSOP 2X Winner
125,000 -30,000
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
WPT 3X Winner
120,000 -134,000

Tags: Chino RheemChris Klodnicki

Chewy Binks a Double

Under the gun, Noah "Exclusive" Boeken made it 5,000 to go, and his next-door neighbor Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger three-bet to 10,800. Boeken called, and off they went with Lichtenberger getting a bit short on chips.

The flop came {5-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds}, and Boeken let Lichtenberger bet 6,600 before check-raising to 22,000 total. Lichtenberger only had one move left, and he reraised all in for about 47,000 total. Boeken didn't like it by now, but he was committed to the call with a chance at the knockout.

Showdown
Boeken: {Q-Clubs} {J-Clubs}
Lichtenberger: {K-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}

The turn {3-Spades} was a great card for Lichtenberger as it left Boeken dead to two outs. The river {5-Spades} was clean too, and Lichtenberger has doubled up to about 120,000. The hit knocks Boeken down under the century mark for the first time in a while.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
WSOP 1X Winner
120,000
Noah Boeken nl
Noah Boeken
95,000 -93,000

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerNoah Boeken

Chips

Player Chips Progress
Anders Berg se
Anders Berg
215,000 59,000
William Reynolds us
William Reynolds
200,000 25,000
Mark Herm us
Mark Herm
194,000 111,000
Leo Fernandez ar
Leo Fernandez
190,000 10,000
Joao Nunes pt
Joao Nunes
155,000 63,000
Mayu Roca Uribe
Mayu Roca Uribe
120,000 10,000
Barry Shulman us
Barry Shulman
WSOP 2X Winner
110,000 62,000
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
EPT 1X Winner
95,000 49,000
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
85,000 15,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
WPT 1X Winner
85,000 15,000
Gualter Salles
Gualter Salles
80,000 62,000
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
65,000 -31,000
Eddy Sabat us
Eddy Sabat
60,000 16,000
Mats Kristoffersen
Mats Kristoffersen
30,000
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
25,000 -5,000
Jacob Bazeley us
Jacob Bazeley
25,000 -230,000
Marcel Luske nl
Marcel Luske
23,000 -4,000
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
Busted

Elias Going Up

A player in late position open-shoved for around 20,000, and Darren Elias called near the button. The remaining players got out of the way, and the hands were turned over.

Showdown
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Elias: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran {j-Spades}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}, and Elias won the pot.

The very next hand, Elias opened in late position, and a player on the button called. The flop fell {2-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, and Elias continued for 6,500. His opponent raised to 15,800, Elias tank-called, and the turn brought the {q-Clubs}. Elias checked, his opponent took the opportunity to fire 28,200, and Elias called.

The {5-Diamonds} completed the board, and both players checked. The player on the button tabled {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for a pair of tens, but Elias held {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for the wheel. Elias' opponent seemed very frustrated, but Elias remained silent as he stacked his new chips.

Player Chips Progress
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
235,000 70,000

Tags: Darren Elias

A Few Chip Counts From Around the Room

Player Chips Progress
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
WSOP 1X Winner
445,000 2,000
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
WSOP 1X Winner
330,000 110,000
Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
EPT 1X Winner
300,000 -10,000
Adam Geyer us
Adam Geyer
250,000 -28,000
Shane Schleger us
Shane Schleger
185,000 32,000
Alexey Repik
Alexey Repik
180,000 25,000
Tommy Vedes us
Tommy Vedes
WPT 2X Winner
180,000 -45,000
Alex Fitzgerald us
Alex Fitzgerald
152,000 42,000
Jan Heitmann
Jan Heitmann
135,000 -45,000
Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
135,000 59,000
Anthony Gregg us
Anthony Gregg
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
115,000 -20,000
Bolivar Palacios pa
Bolivar Palacios
112,000 -33,000
Nikolaos Alafogiannis
Nikolaos Alafogiannis
110,000 -14,000
Sergio Garcia es
Sergio Garcia
95,000 3,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
95,000 10,000
Phil Collins us
Phil Collins
93,000 -52,000
Pat Pezzin ca
Pat Pezzin
80,000 -70,000
Casey Kastle si
Casey Kastle
80,000 17,000
Bill Chen us
Bill Chen
WSOP 2X Winner
65,000 10,000
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
Busted
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
Busted
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300