2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$50,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
$769,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Entries
46
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Kurganov Doubles Twice to Take the Lead

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Igor Kurganov was the last player to take a seat in this event and in the span of about 10 minutes, has taken the chip lead.

In the most recent hand, Kurganov and Jason Koon got into a preflop raise-war that ended with Koon all-in and at risk.

Koon: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Kurganov: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

A {5-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} board fanned out and after a quick count to verify stacks, Kurganov had Koon slightly covered and sent the American to the rail.

According to the table chatter, moments before the hand Kurganov doubled up with pocket kings.

Kurganov gave his tablemates a little needle poking fun at the fact most of them had been grinding for five hours and have nowhere near the stack the Russian now wields.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
400,000
300,000
300,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
Busted

Tags: Igor KurganovJason Koon

Updated Chip Counts

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
360,000
260,000
260,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
345,000
-30,000
-30,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
300,000
122,000
122,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
295,000
-25,000
-25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
290,000
-35,000
-35,000
Kevin Hobbs ca
Kevin Hobbs
290,000
145,000
145,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
235,000
115,000
115,000
EPT 1X Winner
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
230,000
-25,000
-25,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
180,000
80,000
80,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
175,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
160,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
160,000
68,000
68,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
160,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kevin Hart us
Kevin Hart
155,000
-100,000
-100,000
Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
150,000
10,000
10,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
137,000
53,000
53,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
125,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
100,000
-29,000
-29,000
$25K Fantasy
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
83,000
-17,000
-17,000
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
75,000
-25,000
-25,000
WPT 1X Winner
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
67,000
-63,000
-63,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Registration Officially Closed; Last Batch of Entries

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

With Level 9 now underway, late registration has closed and the field has been set. Official numbers have yet to be reported but it looks to be about 50 total entries.

A large group of players re-entered during the final moments and a couple new faces are in the field as Dan Shak and Igor Kurganov were last-minute additions.

We will provide full details once the final numbers become available.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
100,000
26,000
26,000
WPT 1X Winner
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
100,000
-37,000
-37,000
David Peters us
David Peters
100,000
2,000
2,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
100,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
100,000
48,000
48,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
100,000
-93,000
-93,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
100,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
100,000
$25K Fantasy
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
Busted

Tags: Dan ShakIgor Kurganov

Level: 9

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

Second Break of the Day

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Another four levels are in the books and the players have been sent on a 20-minute break. late registration will close when play resumes.

Greenwood Doubles Through Mateos

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

A large pot was brewing between Sam Greenwood and Adrian Mateos when Greenwood moved all-in for a bit over 100,000 on the turn of a {j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} board. Mateos made the call putting Greenwood at risk.

Greenwood: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}
Mateos: {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}

Greenwood was in great shape to score a big double and the {4-Clubs} on the river secured it.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
375,000
157,000
157,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
320,000
220,000
220,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosSam Greenwood

Second Bullet Working for Seidel

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

After collecting his thoughts for a moment and returning to the table with a fresh stack, Erik Seidel immediately went on the offensive busting Lawrence Greenberg.

A few hands later, Seidel opened to 11,500 from late position only to see Chris Hunichen three-bet to 34,000 in the cutoff. Seidel took a moment before moving all-in and as time wound down, Hunichen sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
255,000
155,000
155,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
129,000
-71,000
-71,000
$25K Fantasy
Lawrence Greenberg us
Lawrence Greenberg
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Chris HunichenErik Seidel

Level: 8

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Koon Sends Seidel to the Rail

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Jason Koon
Jason Koon

Jason Koon opened to 8,000 from late position and called a three-bet jam of 43,000 from Erik Seidel on the button.

Seidel: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Koon: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Koon's flopped pair of queens sent Seidel to the rail. Seidel did immediately leave the tournament floor though he does have until the end of the break following the next level to re-enter.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
140,000
72,000
72,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Erik SeidelJason Koon