2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$5,100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$26,455,500
Entries
1,039
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000

Obreshkov Left with a Chip and a Chair

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Picking up the action with two players all in preflop, Stoyan Obreshkov found himself in a bit of a predicament and needing a lot of help. Corentin Ropert was his opponent and tabled {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} against Obreshkov's {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts} with Ropert being at risk for 65,700.

The board ran out {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} as Ropert's pocket queens held on for the full double up. Obreshkov was left with just 100 chips and will have an uphill battle in order to stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
Corentin Ropert fr
Corentin Ropert
133,000
Stoyan Obreshkov bg
Stoyan Obreshkov
100

Tags: Corentin RopertStoyan Obreshkov

Ruzicka and Rettenmaier Clash

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Vojtech Ruzicka raised to 2,000 from the button and Marvin Rettenmaier three-bet to 6,700 in the big blind which Ruzicka called.

The flop came {5-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}, Rettenmaier continued with a bet of 5,600 and Ruzicka called.

The turn brought them the {j-Clubs}, Rettenmaier now checked while Ruzicka bet 14,600. Rettenmaier took a few seconds before he made the call.

The river completed the board with the {4-Diamonds} for both players to quickly check through. Rettenmaier tabled {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for the flopped pair of fives but was bested by Ruzicka who held {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} for the higher flopped pair of kings.

Player Chips Progress
Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
112,000
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
77,000
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Marvin RettenmaierVojtech Ruzicka

Michealis Doubles Through Tedeschi

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Paul Michaelis
Paul Michaelis

2018 EPT Prague Main Event winner, Paul Michaelis, was short but just doubled up through Paul Tedeschi with {2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} against Tedeschi's {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}.

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{7-Spades}{9-Hearts}{q-Spades} for Michaelis' hope for another PokerStars tournament win to stay alive as he doubled up for the 13,200 he had behind.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Tedeschi fr
Paul Tedeschi
70,000
Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
26,200
-4,800
-4,800

Tags: Paul MichaelisPaul Tedeschi

Four-Flush Doesn't Scare Perkins

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Bill Perkins looked down at his cards in early position and made it 1,800 to go. The big blind defended and the flop fell {k-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Spades}. Both players checked and the {j-Hearts} landed on the turn.

The big blind led out for 3,500 this time and Perkins called as the {q-Spades} put four spades on the board. His opponent fired another 3,700 and Perkins flicked in a chip to call. His opponent flashed the {q-Clubs} but Perkins quickly tabled {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} for a straight.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
122,500
52,000
52,000

Tags: Bill Perkins

Another Set For Calamusa

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Pierre Calamusa got some value off Stanley Lee before the table broke and moved back to where he had been some time ago. The {A-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{6-Spades} turn brought a bet of 13,500 by Calamusa in the small blind and Lee called in the hijack. On the {8-Spades} river, Calamusa made it 25,100 to go and Lee went into the think tank for more than two minutes before making the call.

Calamusa showed {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} for a set and claimed the pot. Further assorted counts can be found below.

Player Chips Progress
Alan Schein us
Alan Schein
200,000
-30,000
-30,000
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
175,000
86,500
86,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
145,000
-5,000
-5,000
Walter Treccarichi it
Walter Treccarichi
130,000
130,000
130,000
Fintan Gavin ie
Fintan Gavin
100,000
100,000
100,000
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
85,000
15,000
15,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Sosia Jiang nz
Sosia Jiang
75,000
5,000
5,000
John Juanda id
John Juanda
24,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Pierre CalamusaStanley Lee

Manuel Survives

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Nathan Manuel
Nathan Manuel

Platinum Pass winner Nathan Manuel was all in for 14,300 when we arrived at his table, from the small blind against an open from Sergio Aido in the cutoff. Aido thought awhile and found a call, and he was pleased to see he was live with {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} against {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}.

The board ran out {4-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Spades}, and Manuel doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
30,000
-15,900
-15,900
$25K Fantasy
Nathan Manuel us
Nathan Manuel
29,800
29,800
29,800

Tags: Nathan ManuelSergio Aido

Schein Contending for Lead

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alan Schein us
Alan Schein
230,000
87,000
87,000
Taylor Black us
Taylor Black
135,000
WPT 1X Winner
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
110,000
7,000
7,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Kevin Mathers us
Kevin Mathers
83,400
-12,100
-12,100
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
80,800
-2,200
-2,200
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
39,300
-75,700
-75,700
Josh Turner us
Josh Turner
35,500
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
32,000
2,000
2,000
$25K Fantasy
John Juanda id
John Juanda
25,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
24,000
-11,000
-11,000
Jennifer Shahade us
Jennifer Shahade
21,800
-51,200
-51,200

Assorted Bustouts

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Norm Macdonald and Tony Hawk
Norm Macdonald and Tony Hawk
Player Chips Progress
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
Busted
Kevin Schulz us
Kevin Schulz
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
John Racener us
John Racener
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Ivan Deyra fr
Ivan Deyra
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Georgios Vrakas gr
Georgios Vrakas
Busted
Daniel Strelitz us
Daniel Strelitz
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Justin Zaki us
Justin Zaki
Busted
Christopher Andler se
Christopher Andler
Busted
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Lander Lijo es
Lander Lijo
Busted
Felix Bleiker ch
Felix Bleiker
Busted
Norm McDonald ca
Norm McDonald
Busted
Ian Hunter gb
Ian Hunter
Busted
Dan Ott us
Dan Ott
Busted
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
Busted
Nipun Java in
Nipun Java
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Arlie Shaban ca
Arlie Shaban
Busted
Erwann Pecheux fr
Erwann Pecheux
Busted
Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
Busted
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Tony Hawk us
Tony Hawk
Busted

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