$100,000 Super High Roller | 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-07-2013 15:38 UTC-4

Dan Shak Eliminated in 8th Place ($228,960)

Chad Holloway

We've had some major fireworks on just the third hand of the day.

It happened when Dan Shak opened for 100,000 from early position with and received a call Greg Jensen, who held right behind. Seiver was next to act and looked down at and took his time before putting out a three-bet to 275,000. Action folded back around, both Shak and Jensen called, and the flop came down .

Surprisingly, Shak moved all in for 500,000, and after tanking for a couple minutes, Jensen shoved all in over the top. Seiver couldn't call off his last 565,000 fast enough and he was the favorite to triple. That's exactly what he did when the peeled off on the turn to fill him up, which left both Shak and Jensen drawing dead headed to the river. Shak followed up last year's runner-up finish with another final table appearance, while Jensen's stack was cut in half.

"Honestly it's much, much better than the start I envisioned," Seiver said after the hand with a smile.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	2,555,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Greg Jensen	765,000 -735,000	-735,000
Dan Shak	Busted

Tags: Dan Shak Greg Jensen Scott Seiver

01-07-2013 15:42 UTC-4

Vladimir Troyanovsky Eliminated in 7th Place ($257,580)

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Vladimir Troyanovsky open-shoved for 485,000 from late position with , and Nick Schulmann snapped it off with in the big blind.

The flop put Troyanovsky in bad shape, and it was all over after the turned.

A meaningless completed the board, and Troyanovsky was eliminated in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	2,815,000 535,000	535,000

Vladimir Troyanovsky	Busted

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01-07-2013 15:49 UTC-4

Greg Jensen Eliminated in 6th Place ($286,200)

Chad Holloway

Greg Jensen is quite the successful hedge fund CEO, and it was a surprising, and incredibly kind gesture, when he informed everyone that he was donating all of his winnings to the victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Jensen's generosity will see $286,200 donated, the prize he earned for finishing in sixth place.

His demise came after Nick Schulman opened for 80,000 on the button and Jensen shoved all in for 710,000 from the small blind. The big got out of the way and Schulman snap-called.

Showdown
Jensen:
Schulman:

It was a bad spot for Jensen, and he had just a 29% of keeping his tournament hopes alive. Unfortunately for him, that percentage only went down as the board ran out . With that, the amateur who played the $100K on a whim was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	3,590,000 775,000	775,000

Greg Jensen	Busted

Tags: Greg Jensen Nick Schulman

01-07-2013 16:48 UTC-4

Seiver Jams Two Times Pot on Turn

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Scott Seiver opened to 115,000 from under the gun with , Nick Schulman three-bet to 315,000 from the big blind with , and Seiver called.

The flop fell , Schulman tanked for 30 seconds or so then led out for 280,000. Seiver called.

The turn was the , Schulman checked, and Seiver moved all in for effectively 2.5 million - more than two times the pot.

Schulman shot back in his chair, shocked that Seiver moved all in, then began staring at the board. He took a drink of his water, then mumbled, "This is a really weird hand."

He removed his hat, put it back on, stroked his goatee, then started playing with chips. All the while, Seiver sat silently. Motionless.

Eventually, after three minutes, Schulman folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	3,740,000 640,000	640,000

Nick Schulman	2,400,000 -670,000	-670,000

Tags: Scott Seiver Nick Schulman

01-07-2013 17:24 UTC-4

Philipp Gruissem Eliminated in 5th Place ($400,700)

Chad Holloway

The blinds and antes have put the pressure on the short stacks, and it didn't take long for one of them to commit. That man was Germany's Philipp Gruissem, and unfortunately for him, he wouldn't survive the red-hot Scott Seiver.

It happened when action folded to Seiver in the small blind and he simply moved all in. "Freeroll," he told Gruissem, who was smiling in the big blind. The German looked down at his first card and chuckled a bit. "Is it a good one?" Seiver asked.

"Yeah, it's enough," Gruissem said before peeking at the other card and calling off for 1,085,000. Gruissem then tabled , which was a 55% favorite to beat Seiver's .

The German seemed hopeful, but not after the flop fell , giving Seiver the lead with a pair of queens. Neither the turn nor river allowed Gruissem to retake the lead, and he exited in fifth place for $400,700.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipp Gruissem	Busted

Tags: Philipp Gruissem Scott Seiver

01-07-2013 17:30 UTC-4

Nick Schulman Binks a Three-Outer; Doubles

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Nick Schulman opened to 150,000 from the small blind with , Scott Seiver defended from the big blind with an unknown hand, and the flop was . Schulman led out for 180,000, and Seiver raised to 400,000.

Schulman re-raised to 775,000, Seiver moved all in, and Schulman called all in for 1.65 million.

Seiver showed .

The turn was a meaningless , but the spike on the river, doubling Schulman.

Schulman now has over 3.6 million chips, while Seiver dipped to 3.3 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Sands	7,095,000 100,000	100,000
Nick Schulman	3,640,000 1,740,000	1,740,000

Scott Seiver	3,370,000 -1,710,000	-1,710,000

Cary Katz	650,000 -130,000	-130,000

Tags: Nick Schulman Scott Seiver

01-07-2013 21:08 UTC-4

Cary Katz Eliminated in 4th Place ($543,800)

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Cary Katz shoved for 1.35 million with , and David "Doc" Sands called in the big blind with .

The flop changed little, and the on the turn was meaningless as well. The completed the board, and on the 97th hand of four-handed play, Katz was eliminated.

He'll earn $543,800 for the finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	Busted

Tags: Cary Katz David Sands

01-07-2013 23:29 UTC-4

Nick Schulman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($744,140)

Chad Holloway

Nick Schulman began the day second in chips, but he has to settle for third place as he was just eliminated by David "Doc" Sands.

It happened when Schulman open-shipped the button for 2.435 million with , Scott Seiver folded from the small blind, and Sands snap-called from the big blind with .

Schulman was up out of his seat just as soon as he discovered the bad news. What he didn't know was that it was even worse than he thought as Seiver had folded a king. The flop was about as bad as it could come as Sands flopped a set, but the turn gave Schulman some hope as he could win with a non-club queen and chop with any club. Unfortunately for him, the blanked on the river and it'd be the last card he would see in the 2013 PCA $100,000 Super High Roller.

Not a bad showing for the man who took fourth in 2011 as he's had two PCA $100K Super High Roller final tables in three years.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	Busted

Tags: David Sands Nick Schulman Scott Seiver

01-08-2013 00:28 UTC-4

"Nines Make the Most Sets"

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Scott Seiver opened to 400,000 on the button with two red nines, David Sands three-bet to 900,000 with , and Seiver immediately went all in for 6.22 million. Sands snapped it off.

"As JC [Alvarado] says, nines make the most sets," Seiver announced.

There was a nine in the window of the flop, giving Seiver a set.

"I still feel like I'm going to win," Sands said.

He was wrong. The turn and river came , respectively, and Seiver shipped a massive double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	12,500,000 5,910,000	5,910,000

David Sands	2,255,000 -5,910,000	-5,910,000

Tags: David Sands Scott Seiver

01-08-2013 00:38 UTC-4

David "Doc" Sands Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,259,320)

Chad Holloway

David "Doc" Sands, who began the final table as the chip leader, was dealt a crushing blow moments ago, and Scott Seiver recently finished the job.

It happened when Sands looked down at and moved all in from the small blind for 1.865 million. Seiver picked up and made a quick call to put his opponent at risk. Sands was in need of some help, and while the flop did not hit him directly, it gave him a flush draw to any diamond.

The turn was not was he was looking for, and neither was the river. Seiver successfully sweated both the turn and river to capture the 2013 PCA $100K Super High Roller title; meanwhile, Sands finished as runner-up and secured a $1,259,320 consolation prize.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	14,750,000 2,250,000	2,250,000

David Sands	Busted

Tags: David Sands Scott Seiver