2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Main Event
Day: 3
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

"That Makes Me Happy"

Mark Drover opened near the button, Shawn Klassen moved all in for 72,500 on the button, Arnaud Mattern tank-folded in the small blind, and Jens Patzner iso-shoved from the big blind, having everybody covered. Drover got out of the way, and the hands were turned over.

Showdown
Klassen: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Patzner: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

"I folded nines," Mattern told Drover.

The {k-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop smacked Klassen right in the face, but the {10-Spades} on the turn gave Patzner four extra outs to a straight. The {a-Diamonds} on the river gave Klassen a full house however, and he doubled to more than 160,000 chips.

"That makes me happy," Klassen said while stacking his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jens Patzner
Jens Patzner
495,000
-75,000
-75,000
Shawn Klassen
Shawn Klassen
165,000
72,000
72,000

Tags: Jens PatznerArnaud MatternMark DroverShawn Klassen

Greenstein On a Heater

After doubling no more than a half an hour ago, PokerStars Team Pro Barry Greenstein just crossed the 500,000-chip mark. He did so by eliminating Daniel Bang-Ortmann when the two raced for all of Bang-Ortmann's chips.

Showdown
Bang-Ortmann: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Greenstein: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}

The {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop gave Bang-Ortmann two pair, but Greenstein could make a flush with any heart, or a set with any ten. The {7-Spades} on the turn was a brick, but the {3-Hearts} slammed on the river, giving Greenstein a winning flush. Bang-Ortmann stayed true to his surname and banged the table with his hand in anger, then gathered himself and exited the room.

Player Chips Progress
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
510,000
230,000
230,000
Daniel Bang-Ortmann
Daniel Bang-Ortmann
Busted

Tags: Barry GreensteinDaniel Bang-Ortmann

Three-Way All In

Viacheslav Igin raised all in for 67,000 and Chad Eveslage made the call. Eddy Sabat then reraised all in for 91,000 and Eveslage called that as well.

Igin: {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}
Eveslage: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}
Sabat: {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}

The board ran out {J-}{6-}{3-}{5-}{8-} and Igin's sevens held to give him the triple up. Sabat won the side pot, which allowed him to stay alive with 70,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Viacheslav Igin ru
Viacheslav Igin
210,000
136,000
136,000
Chad Eveslage us
Chad Eveslage
170,000
-118,000
-118,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Eddy Sabat us
Eddy Sabat
70,000
-32,000
-32,000

Tags: Eddy SabatViacheslav IginChad Eveslage

Mattern Dashed

Arnaud Mattern has been crushed all the way down to just 30,000 chips, and he was kind enough to tell us how it happened. Mattern three-bet shoved on a short-stacked raiser (~120,000 chips) with pocket sevens. Mr. Raiser made the quick call with pocket queens, and a board full of blanks is the reason for the big decrease.

He's 1,000 chips over starting stack now, and it's time for a Mattern comeback.

Player Chips Progress
Arnaud Mattern fr
Arnaud Mattern
30,000
-141,000
-141,000

Tags: Arnaud Mattern

Nanonoko Crippled

Alexey Sudarikov was all in for his last 65,000 or so, and Randy "nanonoko" Lew had him at risk.

Showdown
Sudarikov: {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Lew: {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

Despite being ahead, and having more chips, Lew stood up and grabbed his bag as the flop fell {k-Clubs}{7-Spades}{j-Spades} - maybe he knew something. The turn and river both bricked, and Lew sat back down. Sudarikov doubled to 135,000 chips, while Lew is now down to just 29,000.

Player Chips Progress
Alexey Sudarikov
Alexey Sudarikov
165,000
55,000
55,000
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
29,000
-51,000
-51,000

Tags: Alexey SudarikovRandy Lew

Heitmann Trips Up Geyer

Just the tail end of this pot, but one that's definitely worth mentioning. When we walked over to one of the far tables, we were just in time to see Adam Geyer paying off a big double up to Team PokerStars Pro Jan Heitmann. Geyer had been having a hot level, but having to pay off 233,500 stole back all of those hard-earned profits.

The {3-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} board was already out on the table when we walked up, and Heitmann's {A-Hearts} {3-Hearts} was good for the double. We never saw what Geyer had, but based on the scowl on his face, it was better than ace-three before the flop. But the trips work rather nicely for Heitmann, and he's doubled his way up to 550,000 or so.

Player Chips Progress
Jan Heitmann
Jan Heitmann
550,000
190,000
190,000
Adam Geyer us
Adam Geyer
219,000
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: Jan HeitmannAdam Geyer