2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$1,424,420
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$4,998,000
Entries
204
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Brandon Steven Eliminated in 21st Place ($54,980)

Brandon Steven - 21st Place
Brandon Steven - 21st Place

Action folded around to Chris Klodnicki on the button and he opened with a raise. A short-stacked Brandon Steven, who was one of only two Day 1 casualties to reenter at the start of Day 2, then moved all in for around 50,000 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way, Klodnicki called, and the cards were turned up.

Steven: {K-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Klodnicki: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

It was a classic flip, but Steven needed to improve to keep his tournament life alive. Unfortunately for him, he'd receive none a the board ran out {A-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}. Two buy-ins in this event equals $50K, but at least Steven was able to turn a small profit.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
875,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Brandon Steven us
Brandon Steven
Busted

Tags: Chris KlodnickiBrandon Steven

Joey Weissman Eliminated in 20th Place ($59,980)

Joey Weissman - 20th Place
Joey Weissman - 20th Place

From under the gun plus one, Joey Weissman raised all in for 77,000. Action then folded to Tobias Reinkemeier, and he made the call from the cutoff seat before play fell on Rachid Ben Cherif on the button. He slid out a tall stack of yellow T25,000 chips for a reraise to 500,000.

Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst was next to act in the small blind. She looked at her hand, capped her cards with a chip, then tanked. After about two minutes, Selbst announced that she was all in.

Nick Schulman quickly folded from the big blind, and Reinkemeier also folded, leaving three-handed action with both Weissman and Selbst at risk.

Ben Cherif had the most chips and held the {A-Spades}{K-Spades}. Selbst had the {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}, and then the shortest stack, Weissman, held the {J-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}.

On the flop, the {Q-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs} fell, and Selbst picked up a set of queens. The turn was the {J-Hearts}, which left Ben Cherif with a chance if a ten peeled on the river. Weissman was drawing dead at this point.

After the {A-Clubs} fell on fifth street, Selbst could breathe out and begin to collect her pot. She was all in for 659,000 and skiyrocketed all the way up to just under 1.5 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,487,000
832,000
832,000
Rachid Ben Cherif nl
Rachid Ben Cherif
340,000
-725,000
-725,000

Ty Reiman Eliminated in 19th Place ($59,980)

Ty Reiman - 19th Place
Ty Reiman - 19th Place

A short-stacked Ty Reiman moved all in for 102,000 and action folded around to Micah Smith in the small blind. Smith obviously did not see Reiman's shove as he dropped in what he thought was a raise to just over 20,000. Ole Schemion, also oblivious to Reiman's shove, then dropped in enough to call Raskin's "raise."

The dealer, who had immediately announced that Reiman was all in, stopped the action. With the floor's assistance it was explained to Raskin that he had two choices: 1.) he could call the all-in shove or 2.) he could fold his hand and sacrifice his hand. Raskin, who was wearing headphones, chose the former option.

Given that the action had changed in front of Schemion, who was also wearing headphones, he was given the options of either calling or taking his chips back minus the big blind. He chose the latter, which left Reiman and Raskin heads up.

Raskin: {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Reiman: {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}

Reiman got it in as a huge favorite, but that doesn't always matter in poker as he found out when the flop fell {3-Hearts}{2-Spades}{10-Spades}. Raskin paired his ten and was suddenly in the lead. Reiman was up out of his chair before the dealer even put out the turn, which was the {Q-Diamonds}. Reiman picked up a few more outs, but he'd be left wanting as the {4-Diamonds} blanked on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
1,100,000
130,000
130,000
Ty Reiman us
Ty Reiman
Busted

Tags: Micah RaskinTy ReimanOle Schemion

Martin Finger Eliminated in 18th Place ($59,980)

Martin Finger - 18th Place
Martin Finger - 18th Place

Martin Finger opened to 20,000 from the hijack seat, Vladimir Troyanovskiy three-bet to 52,000 from the big blind, and Finger called.

The flop fell {8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}, Troyanovskiy led out for 52,000, and Finger moved all in for 250,000 or so. Troyanovskiy tanked for the better part of 90 seconds, then called.

Finger: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Troyanovskiy: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The turn and river bricked {7-Clubs}, {k-Spades} respectively, and Finger was eliminated.

Troyanovskiy, who started the day as the chip leader, is up to 980,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
980,000
260,000
260,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Martin FingerVladimir Troyanovskiy

Rachid Ben Cherif Eliminated in 17th Place ($59,980)

Rachid Ben Cherif - 17th Place
Rachid Ben Cherif - 17th Place

Rachid Ben Cherif had a heater earlier in the day, but since then his stack has done nothing but go down. To make matters worse, Cherif was just eliminated in one of the nastiest ways possible.

It happened when Nick Schulman opened for 20,000 under the gun and Cherif shoved all in for 259,000 from the small blind. Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst then asked for a count from the big blind before moving all in over the top. Schulman snap-folded and the cards were tabled.

Cherif: {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
Selbst: {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}

It was a race, but the {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop made Cherif a big favorite. In fact, the PokerNews Odds Calculator tells us that he was a 70.4% favorite to double. The {8-Diamonds} river made that 79.55%, but then the {8-Diamonds} spiked on the river to counterfeit Cherif and send him home in 17th place.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,500,000
380,000
380,000
Rachid Ben Cherif nl
Rachid Ben Cherif
Busted

Tags: Rachid Ben CherifVanessa Selbst

Christian Harder Eliminated in 16th Place ($69,980)

Christian Harder - 16th Place
Christian Harder - 16th Place

Christian Harder opened to 20,000 from late position, Shaun Deeb three-bet shoved for effectively 155,000 from the blinds, and Harder immediately called.

Harder: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Deeb: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}

Deeb flopped a flush when the dealer fanned {8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{6-Spades}, and added two more outs when the turn brought the {10-Hearts}. Any ace, ten, or spade on the river would give him the best hand and eliminate Harder.

The {4-Spades} spiked on the river, giving Deeb his flush and eliminating Harder from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
1,125,000
220,000
220,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Christian HarderShaun Deeb

Michael Telker Eliminated in 15th Place ($69,980)

Michael Telker - 15th Place
Michael Telker - 15th Place

It's been a decent 2013 PCA for Michael Telker, who conquered a field of 57 players earlier this week in Event #7 $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo 8-Handed. Telker complimented that performance with a deep run in this event, but unfortunately his time in the tournament just expired.

It happened when he moved all in from the cutoff for 138,000 holding {2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. Sam Stein was in the big blind and didn't look excited to make the call, but he did so nonetheless with {A-Spades}{6-Clubs}.

The {6-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{6-Spades} flop was gin for Stein as it gave him trips and a hammerlock on the hand. Telker needed to catch a deuce to stay alive, but that didn't happen as the dealer put out the {Q-Diamonds} and {9-Clubs} on the turn and river respectively.

"Good game," Telker offered before making his way to the payout desk in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Stein us
Sam Stein
600,000
165,000
165,000
Michael Telker us
Michael Telker
Busted

Tags: Michael TelkerSam Stein

Nick Schulman Eliminated in 14th Place ($79,960)

Nick Schulman - 14th
Nick Schulman - 14th

Two quick hands and Nick Schulman is out of the 2013 PCA $25,000 Super High Roller.

In the first, there was 200,000 already in the pot when we caught the action and a board reading {6-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{2-Hearts}{K-Clubs}. Schulman, who you may recall finished in third place in the $100,000 Super High Roller earlier in the week for $744,140, bet out 111,000 with {K-Spades}{3-Spades}, but he found out it was no good when Chris Klodnicki called with {K-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. That left Schulman with just 133,000.

Not long after, Schulman shoved all in from early position with {7-Spades}{7-Hearts} and received a call from Micah Raskin, who held {A-Clubs}{5-Hearts} in the big blind. Schulman was ahead, but his bad luck continued when the {A-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop paired Raskin's ace. The {5-Clubs} turn meant Schulman needed a seven on the river to survive, but that didn't happen as the {2-Diamonds} peeled off.

A crestfallen Schulman quickly exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
790,000
205,000
205,000
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
720,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Nick SchulmanMicah RaskinChris Klodnicki

Mickey Petersen Eliminated in 13th Place ($79,960)

Mickey Petersen - 13th Place
Mickey Petersen - 13th Place

Only two members of the PokerStars Team remained in the field, but now we're down to just one as Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst has just eliminated Team Online's Mickey Petersen.

It happened when Petersen opened for 32,000 from the hijack only to have Selbst three-bet to 74,000 from the big blind. Petersen thought long and hard before moving all in, and Selbst snap-called.

Selbst: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}
Petersen: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}

The online pro got it in as a huge favorite, but Selbst pulled closer to even when the {3-Spades}{2-Hearts}{J-Spades} flop delivered her a flush draw. "That a good flop for you," Petersen said. No sooner had he completed the sentence then the dealer burned and turned the {6-Spades}. Selbst had hit her flush to leave Petersen drawing dead.

"Nice hand," Petersen said as the dealer put out the meaningless {K-Clubs} on the river. "Good luck, guys."

Despite busting, Petersen immediately took to Twitter to express his excitement for 2013:

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
2,050,000
400,000
400,000
Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
Busted

Tags: Mickey PetersenVanessa Selbst

Matt Stout Eliminated in 12th Place ($89,960)

Matt Stout - 12th Place
Matt Stout - 12th Place

Matt Stout opened to 36,000 on the button, Micah Raskin three-bet to what looked like 115,000 from the big blind, and Stout four-bet jammed. Raskin quickly called.

Stout: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Raskin: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The dealer rapped the table, burned a card, then fanned {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}. Stout took the lead with a pair of aces, and maintained his lead when the {9-Hearts} turned. Raskin only had two outs to eliminate Stout, but low and behold, the {10-Diamonds} spiked on the river to give him a set.

"God!" Stout exclaimed at the sight of the card.

Stout is off to the cage to collect his winnings, while Raskin is up to 1.25 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
1,250,000
408,000
408,000
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
Busted

Tags: Matt StoutMicah Raskin