$100,000 Super High Roller Day 1 | 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-05-2014 18:53 UTC-4

Laliberté Over-Jams the River

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Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

With around 60,000 in the middle, and the board reading , Guy Laliberté moved all in for 127,500.

Perplexed, his opponent Jason Mercier shifted in his seat. The American went deep into the tank, stroking his goatee with one hand and playing with chips with the other. Finally, he slammed the chips back into his stack and flicked his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	195,000 -85,000	-85,000

Guy Laliberté	187,500 67,500	67,500

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01-05-2014 18:49 UTC-4

Silverman Eliminated by Duhamel

Josh_Cahlik

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Jonathan Duhamel raised to 5,500 from the button and Steven Silverman three-bet shipped all in over the top for what looked to be 55,100. Action folded back to Duhamel who snapped him off.

Duhamel:
Silverman:

Silverman was dominated and failed to improve on the board. He made a quick exit from the tournament area while Team PokerStars Pro Duhamel moved his stack up to about 355,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Duhamel	355,000 115,000	115,000

Steven Silverman	Busted

01-05-2014 18:44 UTC-4

Another Batch of Day 1 Photos

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01-05-2014 18:39 UTC-4

Esfandiari Barrels Away Against Seiver

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Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Action folded to defending champion Scott Seiver in the small blind, and he limped in. Antonio Esfandiari raised to 7,300 from the big blind, and Seiver made the call to see the flop. Seiver checked, and Esfandiari bet 8,300. Seiver called.

The turn was the , and Seiver checked again. Esfandiari bet again, and this time he made it 16,400. Seiver called.

The river was the , and Seiver checked a third time. Esfandiari slid forward 50,200. This prompted some thought from Seiver, but after a couple of minutes he folded, and Esfandiari won the pot.

Despite losing this hand, Seiver still has around 600,000 in chips. Esfandiari chipped up to 350,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	600,000 200,000	200,000

Antonio Esfandiari	350,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Scott Seiver

01-05-2014 18:28 UTC-4

Daniel Negreanu, Poker’s Man of the Decade

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Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Find out what a hungry Daniel Negreanu’s got planned for 2014, and his thoughts on becoming poker’s best player of the decade in his latest chat with the PokerStars Blog.

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01-05-2014 18:27 UTC-4

Men of Troyanovskiy

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Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Chris Klodnicki opened for a raise in early position, Vladimir Troyanovskiy defended out of the blinds, and the dealer fanned . Troyanovskiy led out for 13,000, Klodnicki called, and both players checked after the turned.

The fell on the river, Troyanovskiy checked again, and Klodnicki fired out 27,000. Troyanovskiy made the call, Klodnicki mucked when the Russian showed for a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	367,000 117,000	117,000
Chris Klodnicki	110,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Chris Klodnicki Vladimir Troyanovskiy

01-05-2014 18:26 UTC-4

Three Fours For Schwartz

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Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Flop:

Chris Klodnicki was heads up in the hand and first to act against Noah Schwartz. Klodnicki led into the pot for 6,500 and Schwartz called to see a turn.

The dealer produced the on the turn and Klodnicki slowed with a check. This gave Schwartz an opportunity to fire out a bet of 10,800. Klodnicki wasted little time moving out a check-raise to 31,000 in response to Schwartz's bet. Schwartz called and the fell on the river. Klodnicki dropped out a river bet of 43,000 and Schwartz heaved a sigh.

"Never easy," lamented Schwartz. "It's never easy."

After a moment, Schwartz dropped out a call and Klodnicki tabled for a pair of queens. Schwartz showed for a set of fours and he was able to drag in the pot. Schwartz is now sitting on about 370,000 while Klodnicki has fallen to around 180,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Schwartz	370,000 120,000	120,000

Chris Klodnicki	185,000 -150,000	-150,000

Tags: Chris Klodnicki Noah Schwartz

01-05-2014 18:23 UTC-4

Marchese Doubles With a Set

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Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Tom Marchese opened to 6,000 from the hijack seat, JC Alvarado three-bet to 16,000 on the button, and both blinds released. Marchese made the call then checked on a flop of . Alvarado continued for 20,000, Marchese check-raised all in for 78,700, and Alvarado called.

Alvarado:
Marchese:

The on the turn was a brick, as was the on the turn. Marchese doubled to 190,000, while Alvarado is down to 90,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Marchese	190,000 40,000	40,000

JC Alvarado	90,000 -110,000	-110,000

Tags: JC Alvarado Tom Marchese

01-05-2014 18:15 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipp Gruissem	390,000 -85,000	-85,000

Lawrence Greenberg	320,000 70,000	70,000

Dan Shak	293,000 61,000	61,000
Antonio Esfandiari	290,000 -5,000	-5,000

Jason Mercier	280,000 30,000	30,000

Guy Laliberté	260,000 50,000	50,000
Daniel Negreanu	210,000 -40,000	-40,000

JC Alvarado	200,000 5,000	5,000
Steve O'Dwyer	170,000 40,000	40,000

Timothy Adams	167,000 -53,000	-53,000

01-05-2014 18:14 UTC-4

Quoss Flops Two Pair

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Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Max Altergott raised to 5,300 from the cutoff and found a single call from Fabian Quoss in the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to see the hit fourth street. Quoss fired out 8,000 and Altergott called.

The completed the board on the river and Quoss tossed out 16,000. Altergott called but then mucked hand after he saw Quoss' for two pair. Quoss dragged in the pot and now sits around 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Quoss	300,000 80,000	80,000
Max Altergott	125,000 -115,000	-115,000

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