2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$2,003,480
Event Info
Buy-in
$98,000
Prize Pool
$5,724,180
Entries
59
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

The River Snatches Away ElkY's Double

In the last hand of Level 12, Steve O'Dwyer opened for 22,000 from the cutoff and then called when Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier moved all in for 70,000 from the small blind.

Showdown
O'Dwyer: {A-Spades}{4-Diamonds}
Grospellier: {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

Grospellier was way out in front and primed for a double, though the {5-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} flop did put out some chop options. The {A-Hearts} turn paired both and put out even more chop options, and wouldn't you know it, the {K-Hearts} spiked on the river to do just that. Both players held aces and queens with a king kicker and Grospellier watched the much-needed double slip through his hands.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
360,000
29,000
29,000
EPT 1X Winner
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier fr
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
80,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Bertrand "ElkY" GrospellierSteve O'Dwyer

Level: 12

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Selbst Successfully Five-Bets Ivey Out Of The Pot

Vanessa Selbst opened for 22,000 and was quickly met by a three-bet to 56,000 from Vivek Rajkumar. When action reached Phil Ivey in the big blind, he opted for a hefty four-bet to 175,000. Selbst thought for about a minute and then quietly announced that she was all in.

Rajkumar quickly got out of the way, and Ivey, who had a considerable stack, took about 90 seconds before conceding the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,280,000
230,000
230,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
655,000
-75,000
-75,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Vanessa SelbstPhil IveyVivek Rajkumar

Redraw

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The final 24 players have redraw to three tables:

TableSeatPlayer
11Phil Ivey
12David Benefield
13David Sands
14Bill Perkins
15Vanessa Selbst
16Vivek Rajkumar
17Scott Seiver
18Mike Watson
   
21Vladimir Troyanovsky
22Tobias Reinkemeier
23Philipp Gruissem
24Greg Jensen
25Cary Katz
26Daniel Negreanu
27Tom Marchese
28Jason Mercier
   
Feature1Dan Shak
Feature2Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
Feature3Nick Schulman
Feature4Fabian Quoss
Feature5Timothy Adams
Feature6Antonio Esfandiari
Feature7Steve O'Dwyer
Feature8Erik Seidel

Sands Jams

Philipp Gruissem, David "Doc" Sands, and Fabian Quoss were three-handed on a board of {j-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. Gruissem checked, Sands fired 34,000, and both Quoss and Gruissem called.

The turn was the {9-Clubs}, Gruissem and Sands both checked, and Quoss tossed out 80,000. Gruissem folded, Sands moved all in for around 300,000, and Quoss tank-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
850,000
-56,000
-56,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David Sands us
David Sands
615,000
43,000
43,000
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
380,000
-155,000
-155,000

Tags: David SandsFabian QuossPhilipp Gruissem

Selbst Eliminates Alaei; Chips Up To Over A Million

Daniel Alaei
Daniel Alaei

Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst was the first woman to ever play the $100K Super High Roller since it first appeared on the PCA schedule three years ago. Everyone knows she's a beast, and she's proving it once again here in the Bahamas.

In a recent hand, action folded to Daniel Alaei in the cutoff and he raised to 25,000. Selbst responded with a three-bet to 48,000, Alaei moved all in for approximately 315,000, and Selbst snap-called.

Showdown
Selbst: {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Alaei: {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs}

Selbst was ahead, but Alaei was drawing to live cards. The {9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop wasn't particularly interesting, while the {8-Clubs} turn gave both a flush draw. That flush would come in for both when the {K-Clubs} completed the board on the river, but unfortunately for Alaei his jack was no good as Selbst had the ace-high flush.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,050,000
450,000
450,000
Daniel Alaei us
Daniel Alaei
Busted
WSOP 5X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Vanessa SelbstDaniel Alaei

Seiver Wins 1.6 Million-Chip Flip

Scott Seiver (Day 1) is suddenly our chip leader
Scott Seiver (Day 1) is suddenly our chip leader

After a series of bets and raises, Scott Seiver was all in and at risk for 813,000 preflop holding {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. Anthony Gregg had him at risk with {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}, and the board ran out {8-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{6-Clubs}, doubling Seiver to over 1.6 million chips.

Gregg is left with just 70,000 or so.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
1,650,000
890,000
890,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Anthony Gregg us
Anthony Gregg
70,000
-750,000
-750,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Anthony GreggScott Seiver

Huge Double for Rajkumar

Over at the feature table, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and neighbor Vivek Rajkumar were heads up on a board of {7-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. Grospellier led out for 177,000, and Rajkumar tanked for a considerable amount of time before calling.

The {q-Hearts} completed the board, and Grospellier quickly moved all in. Rajkumar shrugged then made the call, tabling {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for two pair. Grospellier stood up to leave, and the tournament director requested that he turns his cards over. Rajkumar said that it was OK if he didn't, but the tournament director insisted because of the rules at showdown.

The dealer turned over Grospellier's hand ({a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}), and he was left with around 60,000 chips when the stacks were counted down.

Rajkumar appears to have 1.13 million.

Player Chips Progress
Vivek Rajkumar in
Vivek Rajkumar
1,130,000
540,000
540,000
WPT 1X Winner
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier fr
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
60,000
-548,000
-548,000

Tags: Bertrand "ElkY" GrospellierVivek Rajkumar