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

Here Comes Jensen

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: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Jensen: {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}

Jensen was dominated, but lucky for the amateur the {4-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop delivered him salvation. Neither the {9-Diamonds} turn nor {3-Hearts} 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 {9-Spades}{A-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Jensen check-called a bet of 45,000 from Troyanovsky. Jensen then check-called another bet, this time 129,000, on the {2-Diamonds} turn, and then both players checked the {9-Diamonds} river. Jensen tabled {Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for rivered trips, and Troyanovsky simply mucked.

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

Tags: Greg JensenVladimir Troyanovsky

Selbst Ships One

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 {a-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}, and the action checked to Selbst who fired 111,000. Ivey and Perkins quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,575,000
35,000
35,000
Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
840,000
550,000
550,000
StakeKings
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
590,000
-135,000
-135,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Bill PerkinsPhil IveyVanessa Selbst

Negreanu No More

Daniel Negreanu (Day 1) - Eliminated
Daniel Negreanu (Day 1) - Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu opened to 42,000 from the cutoff, Philipp Gruissem defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned {2-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. 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: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Gruissem: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}

Negreanu was pleasantly surprised that he wasn't crushed, but he didn't connect with the turn ({10-Spades}), or the river ({4-Hearts}). Kid Poker hit the rail, while Gruissem is up to one million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
1,000,000
625,000
625,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
Busted

Tags: Daniel NegreanuPhilipp Gruissem

The Ladies Love Ivey

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: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
Watson: {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}

The {4-Spades}{10-Spades}{7-Clubs} was no help for Watson, and neither was the {K-Spades} 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 {3-Hearts} blanked. With that, Ivey chipped up to over a million while Watson exited the tournament floor.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
1,100,000
510,000
510,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
Busted
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Mike WatsonPhil Ivey

Last Two Tables

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

Here's how the last two tables look:

TableSeatPlayer
11Vladimir Troyanovsky
12Fabian Quoss
13Philipp Gruissem
14Greg Jensen
15Cary Katz
16Dan Shak
17Nick Schulman
18Jason Mercier
   
Feature1Phil Ivey
Feature2Antonio Esfandiari
Feature3David "Doc" Sands
Feature4Bill Perkins
Feature5Vanessa Selbst
Feature6Vivek Rajkumar
Feature7Scott Seiver
Feature8--empty--

Dinner Break and Chips

The players are now on a 105-minute dinner break. Cards will be back in the air at 8:30pm local time.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
1,813,000
-87,000
-87,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
1,737,000
97,000
97,000
$25K Fantasy
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
1,649,000
-81,000
-81,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,628,000
53,000
53,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
1,190,000
90,000
90,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
1,003,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Greg Jensen us
Greg Jensen
974,000
-16,000
-16,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
767,000
-33,000
-33,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
742,000
-112,000
-112,000
$25K Fantasy
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
719,000
-81,000
-81,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
StakeKings
Vivek Rajkumar in
Vivek Rajkumar
701,000
41,000
41,000
WPT 1X Winner
David Sands us
David Sands
681,000
-79,000
-79,000
Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
509,000
-131,000
-131,000
StakeKings
Vladimir Troyanovsky
Vladimir Troyanovsky
384,000
89,000
89,000
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
332,000
-16,000
-16,000

Sands vs. Rajkumar For 1.422 Million Pot

Vivek Rajkumar opened fore 45,000 from early position and received a call from Scott Seiver in the hijack. David "Doc" Sands then three-bet to 164,000 from the small blind, Rajkumar moved all in, Seiver folded, and Sands called off for 678,000.

Showdown
Rajkumar: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Sands: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

We've seen a lot of races today, and more times than not the pocket pairs have been holding up. That's exactly what happened in this massive 1.422 million pot as the board ran out {5-Spades}{3-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
David Sands us
David Sands
1,422,000
741,000
741,000
Vivek Rajkumar in
Vivek Rajkumar
20,000
-681,000
-681,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: David SandsVivek RajkumarScott Seiver

Sands Finishes Off Rajkumar

Vivek Rajkumar was crippled after doubling up David "Doc" Sands, and found himself all in from the big blind. In the hand, Antonio Esfandiari raised to 40,000 from the hijack and then folded when Sands three-bet to 108,000 from the cutoff.

Showdown
Sands: {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Rajkumar: {J-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}

Rajkumar was drawing live, but he'd be left wanting after the board ran out {A-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{8-Spades}{9-Spades}{K-Spades}. With that, Sands finished off Rajkumar.

Player Chips Progress
David Sands us
David Sands
1,510,000
88,000
88,000
Vivek Rajkumar in
Vivek Rajkumar
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariDavid SandsVivek Rajkumar