$50,000 High Roller Day 1 | 2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-08-2018 15:07 UTC-4

Updated Counts; Kanit In, Tollerene Re-Enters

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Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Last year's runner-up of this very event, Mustapha Kanit, has taken his seat looking for a better result this year. The second casualty of the day has also been claimed as ben Tollerene has re-entered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Pollak	285,000 185,000	185,000
Jason Koon	185,000 85,000	85,000

Adrian Mateos	172,000 72,000	72,000

Nick Petrangelo	119,000 19,000	19,000

[Removed:412]	113,000 13,000	13,000
Mustapha Kanit	100,000

Ben Tollerene	100,000
David Peters	92,000 -8,000	-8,000

Koray Aldemir	79,000 -21,000	-21,000

Kevin Hart	61,000 -39,000	-39,000

01-08-2018 14:54 UTC-4

Early Shots From the Field

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Courtesy of Tomas Stacha, PokerStars.

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

01-08-2018 14:49 UTC-4

Thorel Doubles Through O'Dwyer

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Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

A short-stacked Jean-Noel Thorel moved all-in preflop for 14,800 and was put at risk by Steve O'Dwyer.

Thorel:
O'Dwyer:

The board ran out giving Thorel a straight on the river and the dealer pushed him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	72,000 -28,000	-28,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	30,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Steve O'Dwyer

01-08-2018 14:40 UTC-4

Assorted Updated Chip Counts

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Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	150,000 -8,000	-8,000

Daniel Dvoress	125,000 25,000	25,000

Timothy Adams	125,000 25,000	25,000

Byron Kaverman	110,000

Steffen Sontheimer	105,000 5,000	5,000
Scott Seiver	92,000 -8,000	-8,000

Lawrence Greenberg	85,000 -15,000	-15,000

Stefan Schillhabel	78,000 -22,000	-22,000

Stephen Chidwick	72,000 -28,000	-28,000

Rainer Kempe	71,000 -29,000	-29,000

01-08-2018 14:26 UTC-4

Few Fresh Faces; Kruk Re-Enters

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Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Aldemir	100,000

David Peters	100,000

Byron Kaverman	100,000
[Removed:412]	100,000 100,000	100,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

01-08-2018 14:12 UTC-4

Badziakouski Gets Kruk on the River

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Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

With about 45,000 in the middle and a board reading , [Removed:412] shoved from the hi-jack and after getting a count of 29,700, Mikita Badziakouski made the call putting Kruk at risk.

Kruk:
Badziakouski:

Only a nine or an eight would remove Kruk from the table and sure enough, the dealer patted the table and slid out the to give Badziakouski a straight and Kruk said goodbye.