2018 Caribbean Poker Party

$1,100 Finale
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 Caribbean Poker Party

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
$180,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
926
Level Info
Level
47
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
8,000,000

$1,100 Finale

Day 2 Completed

Chris Bolek Wins $1,100 Finale for $180,000

Level 47 : 8,000,000/16,000,000, 8,000,000 ante

In the wee hours of the morning, Chris Bolek came out on top in the $1,100 Finale at the 2018 Caribbean Poker Party. The convention center was already cleared out with only a few staff members remaining when Bolek defeated Dylan Lask.

Bolek will pocket $180,000 for his efforts after refusing to make any sort of deal with his opponents. Lask will take home $109,250 but the trophy belongs to Bolek. The American poker pro has over $2 million in career earnings with multiple victories to his name and this will only add to his resume.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (USD)
1stChris BolekUnited States$180,000
2ndDylan LaskUnited States$109,250
3rdRichard AlatiUnited States$75,000
4thAlexandr MerzhvinskiyRussia$50,000
5thAymon HataGermany$35,000
6thAleksei IstominRussia$24,500

There were 216 players returning for Day 2 and only 113 of them would make the money. Ryan Riess was eliminated just prior to the money and Mihail Zamiga was the official bubble boy. With each table being six handed, the eliminations were fast and furious throughout much of the day. Some familiar names to make it into the money include Kenny Hallaert, Martin Jacobson, Griffin Benger, Mike Sexton, Fedor Holz, Jeremy Ausmus, and David Peters.

Once the pay jumps started to become more significant, the action slowed down and especially on the final table. Rainer Kempe was eliminated in eighth place, just missing out on the final table. Aymon Hata was the biggest name of the final six players and some would have considered him the favorite, but he bowed out in fifth place. Four-handed play also continued for multiple levels before Alexandr Merzhvinskiy headed to the rail in fourth place.

The final three players looked and the numbers are tried desperately to come up with a deal but nobody was willing to cooperate. Richard Alati took a chance with king-ten suited but Lask picked up pocket threes and held on to win the flip. The heads-up battle went on for about an hour before Chris Bolek laid two heavy punches with ten-high straights. The final blow left Lask with less than a small blind and the match ended on the very next hand.

That concludes the PokerNews live reporting coverage from the 2018 Caribbean Poker Party but stay tuned for upcoming events.

Tags: Alexandr MerzhvinskiyAymon HataChris BolekDavid PetersDylan LaskFedor HolzGriffin BengerJeremy AusmusKenny HallaertMartin JacobsonMike SextonRainer KempeRichard AlatiRyan Riess

Lask Falls to Another Straight

Level 47 : 8,000,000/16,000,000, 8,000,000 ante

There was already over 200 million in the middle with a completed board reading {k-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{7-Spades}{10-Clubs}. Dylan Lask checked to Chris Bolek who shoved all in for 355 million. Lask didn't like it but he made the call anyway.

Bolek turned over {9-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for a straight while Lask tabled {10-}{9-} for a pair of tens on the river. Lask was left with just 6 million chips and would go to be eliminated in the very next hand.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Bolek us
Chris Bolek
926,000,000
495,000,000
495,000,000
Dylan Lask us
Dylan Lask
Busted
Jaka Coaching

Tags: Dylan LaskChris Bolek

Level: 47

Blinds: 8,000,000/16,000,000

Ante: 8,000,000

Richard Alati Loses a Big Flip

Level 46 : 7,000,000/14,000,000, 7,000,000 ante

After taking a few minutes to discuss a deal, the players couldn't find something that they all agreed on. The blinds went up and Richard Alati shoved all in for 239 million. Dylan Lask called from the small blind and the cards were face up.

Dylan Lask: {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}
Richard Alati: {k-Spades}{10-Spades}

The flop came {a-Spades}{q-Spades}{7-Hearts} to give Alati a royal flush draw along with his two overcards. The turn was the {6-Hearts} and the river brought the {q-Hearts} as Lask held on for the win. After the chips were counted, Lask had Alati covered by 1 million and Alati was eliminated in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Dylan Lask us
Dylan Lask
495,000,000
230,000,000
230,000,000
Jaka Coaching
Chris Bolek us
Chris Bolek
431,000,000
-16,000,000
-16,000,000
Richard Alati us
Richard Alati
Busted

Tags: Dylan LaskRichard Alati

Level: 46

Blinds: 7,000,000/14,000,000

Ante: 7,000,000

Level: 45

Blinds: 6,000,000/12,000,000

Ante: 6,000,000

Level: 44

Blinds: 5,000,000/10,000,000

Ante: 5,000,000