$100,000 Super High Roller Day 2 | 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-06-2013 19:37 UTC-4

The Ladies Love Ivey

Chad Holloway

Phil Ivey opened for 50,000 under the gun and received calls from Bill Perkins in the cutoff and Scott Seiver in the small blind. Mike Watson then moved all in from the big blind for right around 260,000. Ivey responded by four-betting, which inspired both Perkins and Seiver to fold.

Showdown
Ivey:
Watson:

The was no help for Watson, and neither was the turn. Watson needed either a queen or ace on the river to keep his $100K title hopes alive, but it was not in the cards as the blanked. With that, Ivey chipped up to over a million while Watson exited the tournament floor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	1,100,000 510,000	510,000

Mike Watson	Busted

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01-06-2013 19:37 UTC-4

Negreanu No More

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Daniel Negreanu opened to 42,000 from the cutoff, Philipp Gruissem defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Gruissem checked, Negreanu fired 50,000, and Gruissem check-raised to 135,000. Negreanu moved all in for 450,000, and Gruissem called.

"Uh oh," Negreanu uttered.

Negreanu:
Gruissem:

Negreanu was pleasantly surprised that he wasn't crushed, but he didn't connect with the turn (), or the river (). Kid Poker hit the rail, while Gruissem is up to one million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipp Gruissem	1,000,000 625,000	625,000

Daniel Negreanu	Busted

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01-06-2013 19:31 UTC-4

Selbst Ships One

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Phil Ivey opened to 50,000 in first position, Bill Perkins called in the cutoff, and Vanessa Selbst three-bet to 123,000 on the button. Both Ivey and Perkins called.

The flop fell , and the action checked to Selbst who fired 111,000. Ivey and Perkins quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	1,575,000 35,000	35,000

Bill Perkins	840,000 550,000	550,000
Phil Ivey	590,000 -135,000	-135,000

Tags: Bill Perkins Phil Ivey Vanessa Selbst

01-06-2013 19:23 UTC-4

Here Comes Jensen

Chad Holloway

Not long ago, Greg Jensen was nursing a short stack. Now, the investment banker has made a charge and is up above the chip average.

It happened when Daniel Negreanu opened for 42,000 under the gun, Vladimir Troyanovsky three-bet to 93,000 from the cutoff, and Jensen four-bet all in to 343,000 from the small blind. Negreanu got out of the way and Troyanovsky made the call.

Showdown
Troyanovsky:
Jensen:

Jensen was dominated, but lucky for the amateur the flop delivered him salvation. Neither the turn nor river helped Troyanovsky, and he watched a good portion of his chips sent across the table.

A short time later, the same two players saw a flop of and Jensen check-called a bet of 45,000 from Troyanovsky. Jensen then check-called another bet, this time 129,000, on the turn, and then both players checked the river. Jensen tabled for rivered trips, and Troyanovsky simply mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Jensen	990,000 781,000	781,000
Vladimir Troyanovsky	295,000 -470,000	-470,000

Tags: Greg Jensen Vladimir Troyanovsky

01-06-2013 19:17 UTC-4

PCA 2013: Jason Mercier VS Daniel Negreanu

Chad Holloway

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

For this edition of Versus, we've pitted fellow Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu and Jason Mercier against one another to find out how they think they match in on and off the felt situations.

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01-06-2013 19:16 UTC-4

Ivey Gets Lucky To Keep $100K Hopes Alive

Chad Holloway

David "Doc" Sands opened for 45,000 under the gun and cleared the field all the way around to the legendary Phil Ivey, who moved all in from the big blind for 352,000. Sands snap-called and Ivey discovered the bad news.

Showdown
Ivey:
Sands:

Ivey was in bad shape with his best chance of winning beings an ace. There was none to be found on the flop, but there was one on the turn as the spiked. Per usual, Ivey showed no emotion as the dealer burned and out out the on the river. With that, Ivey doubled to near the chip average.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Sands	760,000 -240,000	-240,000
Phil Ivey	725,000 373,000	373,000

Tags: Phil Ivey David Sands

01-06-2013 19:08 UTC-4

Another Three-Way All In at the Feature Table

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Vivek Rajkumar opened to 40,000, Antonio Esfandiari three-bet to 100,000, Tom Marchese moved all in for around 20,000 from the small blind, and Rajkumar shoved for 310,000. Esfandiari called.

Rajkumar: Kings
Marchese:
Marchese: Fours

The board ran out , and Marchese was eliminated. Rajkumar doubled to 660,000 chips, while Esfandiari dropped down to 800,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Esfandiari	800,000 -361,000	-361,000

Vivek Rajkumar	660,000 250,000	250,000

Tom Marchese	Busted

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Tom Marchese Vivek Rajkumar

01-06-2013 19:04 UTC-4

Seidel Out; Shak Suddenly Among Leaders

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Erik Seidel open-shoved for his last 197,000 on the button, Dan Shak called in the small blind, and Tom Marchese re-shoved for effectively 708,000 from the big blind. Shak made the call, and the three hands were tabled:

Seidel:
Shak:
Marchese:

The board came , and Shak more than doubled to 1.64 million chips. Seidel was eliminated, and Marchese is left with 20,000 chips or so.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	1,640,000 1,014,000	1,014,000

Tom Marchese	20,000 -753,000	-753,000

Erik Seidel	Busted

Tags: Dan Shak Erik Seidel Tom Marchese

01-06-2013 18:57 UTC-4

OH, BABY!

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Before the limits changed, Vladimir Troyanovsky opened in middle position and Daniel Negreanu three-bet jammed from the blinds. Troyanovsky snapped it off.

Troyanovsky:
Negreanu:

"Well this isn't fair," Negreanu lamented.

The flop:

"OH, BABY!" Negreanu exclaimed, jumping out of his chair. "I haven't done that in so long!"

"Good timing," Jason Mercier joked.

The turn and river came , , and Negreanu doubled to 600,000 chips.