Super High Roller Day 1 | 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-05-2012 18:26 UTC-4

Duhamel Doubles Through Perkins

Mickey Doft

Bill Perkins just played his third 300k+ pot this level and unfortunately for him, he's only won once.

Action folded to Perkins in the cutoff and he raised to 7,000. Jonathan Duhamel re-raised to 21,000 on the button, getting folds from the blinds. Perkins four-bet to 82,000 and after a few moments, Duhamel five-bet shoved for 190,700.

Perkins called and revealed {10-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} , racing with Duhamel's {A-Spades} {J-Diamonds} . The {6-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {3-Hearts} flop was no help to Duhamel, but the {J-Clubs} turn gave him the lead. The {J-Hearts} river further improved Duhamel's hand, leaving Perkins with less than six figures.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Duhamel	387,100 190,400	190,400

Bill Perkins	85,000 -256,000	-256,000

Tags: Bill Perkins Jonathan Duhamel

01-05-2012 18:24 UTC-4

Benefield Finally Makes McDonald a Believer

[user66118]

Mike McDonald raised to 5,600 to open the pot, and David Benefield flatted from the big blind to go heads up.

The two of them took a {J-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} flop, and Benefield checked to the raiser. When McDonald bet a rainbow 6,600, though, Benefield snuck in a check-raise to 18,000 straight, and McDonald didn't waste much time calling.

The turn came the {6-Clubs} , and McDonald called another 31,000 to see the {6-Spades} double-pair the board on the river. Benefield eyed up his remaining stack (~177,000), then quickly made a bet of 76,000. McDonald tanked and folded, dropping back under the 400,000-chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike McDonald	360,000 -11,500	-11,500

David Benefield	290,000 75,900	75,900

Tags: David Benefield Mike McDonald

01-05-2012 18:19 UTC-4

Perkins' Turn to Double

[user101598]

When we reached Table 3, the board read {8-Spades} {q-Spades} {10-Diamonds} . The action checked to Bill Perkins, who fired 25,000 into a pot of around 22,000. Dan Shak folded, and Sam Stein grabbed a stack of green T25,000, plopping them in front of him to put Perkins all in. Perkins immediately called.

Showdown
Perkins: {10-Spades} {8-Diamonds}
Stein: {a-Clubs} {q-Hearts}

Perkins was ahead, and held when the turn and river came {k-Diamonds} , {5-Diamonds} respectively.

"I'm playing any two f***ing cards," Perkins announced.

The dealer counted down Perkins' stack, and it came out to 159,700. Stein paid that man his money, and the stacks now look like this:

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Perkins	341,000 166,000	166,000
Sam Stein	335,000 -119,000	-119,000

Tags: Bill Perkins Sam Stein

01-05-2012 18:08 UTC-4

Blom Doubles Through Perkins

Mickey Doft

We arrived at the table and found a massive pot brewing between Viktor "Isildur1" Blom and Bill Perkins. There was about 173,000 already in the middle and Blom was all in for another 110,000-ish. Perkins was hesitant to call, but opted to do so telling Blom, "You're ahead."

Blom: {A-Diamonds} {A-Hearts}
Perkins: {J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}

Perkins found no help from the board that ran out {9-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {2-Spades} , giving Blom's stack a huge boost.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	400,000 203,100	203,100

Bill Perkins	175,000 -199,700	-199,700

Tags: Bill Perkins Viktor Blom

01-05-2012 17:56 UTC-4

Chip Counts

Mickey Doft

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	658,000 28,000	28,000

Isaac Haxton	560,600 25,600	25,600

Sam Stein	454,000 -41,000	-41,000
Erik Seidel	453,000 18,000	18,000

Justin Smith	430,500 -9,500	-9,500
Jason Mercier	420,600 143,600	143,600

Bill Perkins	374,700 64,700	64,700
Mike McDonald	371,500 61,000	61,000

Scott Seiver	355,000 -5,000	-5,000

Shawn Buchanan	307,200 55,200	55,200

Matt Glantz	303,000 53,000	53,000
Philipp Gruissem	270,000 75,000	75,000

Bryn Kenney	260,000 -8,000	-8,000

Galen Hall	259,000 -56,000	-56,000

Humberto Brenes	255,400 -8,300	-8,300

Dan Shak	251,000 -14,000	-14,000
Tom Marchese	227,400 400	400

David Benefield	214,100 -40,500	-40,500
Will Molson	211,000 37,000	37,000
Viktor Blom	196,900 31,900	31,900

Jonathan Duhamel	196,700 -53,300	-53,300

Eugene Katchalov	155,200 -14,800	-14,800

David Sands	151,300 25,300	25,300
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	142,500 -12,700	-12,700

Terje Augdal	126,300 -150,700	-150,700

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Level: 5

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

01-05-2012 17:45 UTC-4

Break it Up

[user66118]

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We're halfway through this Day 1, and our 29 remaining players are taking their midday break. Them and us will be back in a few minutes with some fresh chip counts and a hankering for another two levels of action.

01-05-2012 17:42 UTC-4

More for Kornuth

[user101598]

David "Doc" Sands opened to 4,700 from the cutoff seat, and Galen Hall (button) and Chance Kornuth (big blind) both called. The dealer fanned {3-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} , Kornuth checked, and Sands continued for 7,700. Hall released, and Kornuth went into the tank before raising to 24,500. Sands, who is known for taking his time, sat stone-like for nearly two minutes before calling.

The turn was the {2-Spades} , Kornuth thought for a moment, then led for 60,500. Sands folded, and Kornuth added to his chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	630,000 45,000	45,000

David Sands	126,000 -101,200	-101,200

Tags: Chance Kornuth David Sands

01-05-2012 17:42 UTC-4

Mercier Busts Kagawa

donpeters

From under the gun, Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov raised to 4,000. Justin Smith called in the next seat, Masa Kagawa called from the button, Scott Seiver called from the small blind and fellow Team Pro Jason Mercier called from the big blind.

All five players took the {9-Spades} {7-Clubs} {5-Spades} flop and action checked to Kagawa. He fired all in for approximately 80,000, which was just about four times the size of the pot. Seiver folded, Mercier called and then Katchalov and Smith folded.

Mercier tabled the {10-Spades} {7-Spades} having flopped middle pair and a spade flush draw. Kagawa held the {10-Hearts} {8-Hearts} for an open-ended straight draw.

The turn was the {K-Hearts} and river the {A-Hearts} , keeping Mercier's pair of sevens in the lead and winning him the pot. Kagawa was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	420,000 143,000	143,000

Masa Kagawa	Busted

Tags: Masa Kagawa Jason Mercier Scott Seiver Eugene Katchalov Justin Smith

01-05-2012 17:40 UTC-4

Four-Bet from Gruissem

donpeters

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

From early position, Philipp Gruissem raised to 5,100. Viktor Blom reraised from the hijack seat to 14,100 and Bill Perkins called from the big blind. Gruissem four-bet to 39,500, winning the pot after both Blom and Perkins folded.

Tags: Philipp Gruissem Viktor Blom Bill Perkins