2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Main Event
Day: 4
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

Kolev Four-Bet Ships

From under the gun, Nikolaos Alafogiannis raised to 20,000. Max Leonhard called from the cutoff seat before Martin Jacobson three-bet to 78,000 fro the button. Action the folded to Yuliyan Nikolaev Kolev in the big blind. He took some time prior to four-betting all in for 416,000.

Alafogiannis tanked for a minute or two, but eventually folded. Leonhard quickly followed him into the muck and Jacobson was back up. He requested an exact count on Kolev's stack, got it, then tanked for a couple minutes. In the end, Jacobson thought it was best to fold and tossed in his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Yuliyan Nikolaev Kolev bg
Yuliyan Nikolaev Kolev
547,000
127,000
127,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Nikolaos Alafogiannis
Nikolaos Alafogiannis
525,000
Max Leonhard
Max Leonhard
505,000
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
436,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Martin JacobsonMax LeonhardNikolaos AlafogiannisYuliyan Nikolaev Kolev

Hudson Busted

Last year, Spencer Hudson cashed in 122nd place in the PCA Main Event for $20,000. He just went out this year after making a deeper run and earning a little bit more cash, but it wasn't a kind exit.

From middle position, Cristian Folescu raised to 22,000 and Hudson called out of the big blind. The flop came down {J-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and Hudson checked. Folescu fired 32,000 and Hudson check-raised to 92,000. Folescu tanked for a bit and then reraised all in. Hudson called all in for 330,000 or so.

Hudson: {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}
Folescu: {Q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The turn brought the {9-Spades} to pair the board. It kept Hudson in front, but he wasn't out of the woods just yet. Hudson still needed to fade Folescu's straight draw and one overcard to his pair of jacks.

The river landed with the {K-Hearts} and that was one of the cards Hudson didn't want to see. It gave Folescu a straight to the king and sent Hudson out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Cristian Folescu
Cristian Folescu
1,185,000
450,000
450,000
Spencer Hudson us
Spencer Hudson
Busted

Tags: Spencer HudsonCristian Folescu

Fitzgerald to the Front

It looks like Alex Fitzgerald has just taken over the chip lead, but we'll have to wait until the break to get a full round of counts.

The pot began with Fitzgerald raising to 22,000 under the gun, and he found action in three places as Kyle Julius, Artem Kachnyy, and Lawrence Greenberg came along to a four-way flop. The dealer spread out {3-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} {7-Clubs}, and Fitzgerald continued out with another 67,000. Julius raised to 175,000, and that folded the two monkeys in the middle to send the decision back to Fitzgerald. He wasn't going anywhere, and he stuck in a reraise to 283,000 total. After a few minutes in the tank, Julius surrendered, and that nice pot should move Fitzgerald into the top overall spot.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Fitzgerald us
Alex Fitzgerald
1,680,000
250,000
250,000
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
1,050,000
-250,000
-250,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alex FitzgeraldKyle JuliusArtem KachnyyLawrence Greenberg

Grippo Races Out

Nick Grippo began the day with about half the chip average, and he wasn't able to gain much traction in the first level. Just a moment ago, he got his money in before the flop, and he seemed content to flip for double or nothing with {A-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} against David Bernstein's pocket tens.

The board came safe for Bernstein, though, running {6-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} to send Grippo out off to the cashier.

Player Chips Progress
David Bernstein ca
David Bernstein
1,200,000
324,000
324,000
Nicholas Grippo us
Nicholas Grippo
Busted

Tags: David BernsteinNick Grippo

Hold It

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

We're out of time in Level 20, and the 55 surviving players are taking a quick break.

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Phil D'Auteuil ca
Phil D'Auteuil
1,700,000
40,000
40,000
Alex Fitzgerald us
Alex Fitzgerald
1,670,000
-10,000
-10,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
1,500,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
1,359,000
139,000
139,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David Bernstein ca
David Bernstein
1,350,000
150,000
150,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
1,330,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Anthony Gregg us
Anthony Gregg
1,160,000
31,000
31,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Cristian Folescu
Cristian Folescu
1,100,000
-85,000
-85,000
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
1,030,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Lee Goldman
Lee Goldman
835,000
132,000
132,000
Luca Pagano it
Luca Pagano
798,000
-65,000
-65,000
Peter Dräxl
Peter Dräxl
746,000
-205,000
-205,000
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
716,000
6,000
6,000
Lawrence Greenberg us
Lawrence Greenberg
710,000
-54,000
-54,000
WPT 1X Winner
Mark Drover
Mark Drover
661,000
269,000
269,000
Warren Strong
Warren Strong
644,000
-81,000
-81,000
Charles Furey us
Charles Furey
640,000
66,000
66,000
John Dibella us
John Dibella
625,000
EPT 1X Winner
David Peters us
David Peters
607,000
-250,000
-250,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Artem Kachnyy
Artem Kachnyy
580,000
145,000
145,000
Yuliyan Nikolaev Kolev bg
Yuliyan Nikolaev Kolev
540,000
-7,000
-7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Eddy Sabat us
Eddy Sabat
521,000
-73,000
-73,000
Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
483,000
-2,000
-2,000
EPT 1X Winner
Max Leonhard
Max Leonhard
482,000
-23,000
-23,000
Richard Washinksky
Richard Washinksky
470,000
41,000
41,000

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