2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Main Event
Day: 5
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

Julius Barrels Away on Visser

Under the gun, Ruben Visser came in raising to 50,000, and Kyle Julius three-bet to 113,000 in position. Visser called, and it was heads-up to the flop.

The dealer gave them {2-Clubs} {K-Spades} {8-Hearts} to work with, and Visser check-called a bet of 78,000. On the {J-Hearts} turn, he check-called another 158,000, and the {10-Spades} completed the board. Julius fired the third bullet — 290,000 — and Visser check-folded to drop under the million-chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
1,930,000
280,000
280,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
920,000
-180,000
-180,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ruben VisserKyle Julius

Break Time

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

The Main Event players are now on a 15-minute break. We'll have updated chip counts from everyone coming shortly.

Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
4,002,000
-298,000
-298,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Alex Fitzgerald us
Alex Fitzgerald
3,660,000
240,000
240,000
Phil D'Auteuil ca
Phil D'Auteuil
2,186,000
-864,000
-864,000
Anthony Gregg us
Anthony Gregg
2,035,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Mark Drover
Mark Drover
1,939,000
319,000
319,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
1,804,000
-96,000
-96,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
1,691,000
-239,000
-239,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
1,639,000
-470,000
-470,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
1,499,000
88,991
88,991
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Lee Goldman
Lee Goldman
1,389,000
89,000
89,000
Daniel Shiff
Daniel Shiff
1,239,000
39,000
39,000
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
1,138,000
-391,000
-391,000
David Bernstein ca
David Bernstein
1,131,000
-29,000
-29,000
John Dibella us
John Dibella
1,025,000
125,000
125,000
EPT 1X Winner
Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
995,000
75,000
75,000
EPT 1X Winner
Maksim Semisoshenko ru
Maksim Semisoshenko
989,000
74,000
74,000
David Granados
David Granados
840,000
-140,000
-140,000
Daniel Schmieding
Daniel Schmieding
784,000
-66,000
-66,000
Corey Burbick us
Corey Burbick
567,000
-153,000
-153,000
Charles Furey us
Charles Furey
537,000
177,000
177,000
David Peters us
David Peters
438,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Nikolaos Alafogiannis
Nikolaos Alafogiannis
72,000
-28,000
-28,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Alafogiannis Cracks Aces

First in from the cutoff, Mark Drover raised to 60,000, and Byron Kaverman three-bet to 164,000 on the button. In the big blind, Nikolaos Alafogiannis called all in blind for his last 68,000, and the action was back on Drover. He began stacking out reraising chips, and his 415,000 coaxed a fold from Kaverman to put Alafogiannis heads up for his tournament life.

Showdown
Drover: {A-Hearts} {A-Clubs}
Alafogiannis: {Q-Diamonds} {7-Spades}

Alafogiannis was unnerved by his opponent's hand, and his confidence would be rewarded. The board ran out {2-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {K-Spades}, and the flush gives Alafogiannis a huge chip boost. He's essentially quadrupled up, though he's still on the shortest stack in the room with 247,000 chips now.

Player Chips Progress
Nikolaos Alafogiannis
Nikolaos Alafogiannis
247,000
175,000
175,000

Tags: Nikolaos AlafogiannisByron KavermanMark Drover

Goldman Six

In a battle of the blinds, Lee Goldman raised to 80,000 in the small, and Faraz Jaka defended his big to see a flop.

It came {7-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {K-Clubs}, and Jaka called a follow-up bet of 90,000. He called another 200,000 on the {J-Hearts} turn, and the two men were content to check it down behind the {8-Clubs} river. Goldman showed his {6-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} first, and Jaka mucked his inferior hand to send a nice pot to his neighbor.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
3,600,000
-402,000
-402,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Lee Goldman
Lee Goldman
1,600,000
450,000
450,000

Tags: Lee GoldmanFaraz Jaka

Furey Finds Action

Ruben Visser opened to 60,000 in the cutoff, and Charles Furey reraised all in for 472,000 next door. Visser spent some time deliberating, but he eventually made the call for just over half his stack and a chance at the knockout. He was dominated, though.

Showdown
Visser: {A-Spades} {10-Clubs}
Furey: {A-Clubs} {Q-Hearts}

Furey's hand held strong as the board ran {2-Spades} {9-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {6-Diamonds}, and the two men have traded places on the big board.

Player Chips Progress
Charles Furey us
Charles Furey
1,000,000
463,000
463,000
Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
430,000
-565,000
-565,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ruben VisserCharles Furey

Alafogiannis Strikes Drover Again

Mark Drover just can not shake Nikolaos Alafogiannis. About an orbit or so after Alafogiannis cracked his aces with queen-seven, the two men tangled again. The pot opened with Alafogiannis shoving in for 212,000, and Mark Drover flatted in the small blind. From the big, Byron Kaverman squeezed in a reraise to 396,000 total, but Drover wasn't going anywhere. He moved all in, and Kaverman was forced to cut his losses and duck out of the way. Alafogiannis was at risk again, and once again, he was in trouble.

Showdown
Alafogiannis: {A-Spades} {6-Spades}
Drover: {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades}

And once again, Alafogiannis would get there. The board ran {2-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {10-Spades}, and that was that. Sixes up give Alafogiannis another triple up and then some, and he's gone from 72,000 to about 690,000 during the first half of this level.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Drover
Mark Drover
2,300,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
1,200,000
-604,000
-604,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Nikolaos Alafogiannis
Nikolaos Alafogiannis
690,000
443,000
443,000

Tags: Byron KavermanMark DroverNikolaos Alafogiannis

David Peters Eliminated in 22nd Place ($52,000)

David Peters - 22nd place
David Peters - 22nd place

David Peters was down to 373,000 chips when he jammed them in from middle position. Next door, Ruben Visser woke up with {A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} and reraised all in, and Peters showed up {K-Clubs} {9-Spades} for his tournament life.

The {K-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {3-Spades} flop was a decent start for "dpeters18", but the turn {A-Spades} crushed any hopes he had of a double. The river {Q-Diamonds} was a mere formality, and Peters has been forced to shake hands and make his exit from the PCA Main Event in 22nd place.

Player Chips Progress
Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
750,000
320,000
320,000
EPT 1X Winner
David Peters us
David Peters
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: David PetersRuben Visser