$100,000 Super High Roller Day 1 | 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-05-2013 20:18 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	542,000 72,000	72,000

Vanessa Selbst	531,000 96,000	96,000

Daniel Negreanu	437,000 167,000	167,000

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier	425,000

Tom Marchese	403,500 63,500	63,500

David Sands	340,000 18,000	18,000
Noah Schwartz	317,000 67,000	67,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	284,500 4,500	4,500

Dan Shak	261,000 -44,000	-44,000
Vladimir Troyanovsky	246,500 -3,500	-3,500
Scott Seiver	245,000 -65,000	-65,000

Erik Seidel	240,000 60,000	60,000

Mike Watson	238,000 33,000	33,000

Marc-Andre Ladouceur	233,000 -47,000	-47,000
Olivier Busquet	218,500 -31,500	-31,500

Tom Dwan	180,000 30,000	30,000
Paul Newey	143,500 -106,500	-106,500
Justin Bonomo	124,000 4,000	4,000

Sam Stein	120,000 -2,600	-2,600
Jeff Gross	51,000 -24,000	-24,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	677,000 93,000	93,000

Jason Somerville	558,000 93,000	93,000

Eugene Katchalov	542,000 26,000	26,000

Jonathan Duhamel	510,000 -50,000	-50,000

Daniel Alaei	492,500 42,500	42,500

Greg Jensen	465,000 -10,000	-10,000
Anthony Gregg	445,000 165,000	165,000

Phil Ivey	327,500 77,500	77,500

Mike McDonald	293,000 80,500	80,500

Nick Schulman	285,000 5,000	5,000

Antonio Esfandiari	277,500 -12,500	-12,500

Bill Perkins	265,000 -35,000	-35,000
Timothy Adams	261,000 73,000	73,000

Tobias Reinkemeier	250,000 191,000	191,000
Philipp Gruissem	250,000 250,000	250,000

Fabian Quoss	250,000 250,000	250,000
Ashton Griffin	223,000 -105,000	-105,000
Isaac Haxton	198,000 95,000	95,000

Cary Katz	180,000 -95,000	-95,000
JC Alvarado	75,000 -90,000	-90,000

Something To Enjoy While You Wait... On And Off The Beaten Track

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

There’s plenty to do at Atlantis, even if you’re not playing poker. But for those with the spirit of adventure in their rum cocktail there’s a whole island waiting to be explored, although perhaps not at night… Learn more on the PokerStars Blog.

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01-05-2013 19:56 UTC-4

Dinner Time

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. When they return, they'll play two more levels before bagging and tagging for the night.

01-05-2013 19:54 UTC-4

Steven & Benefield Depart Shy Of The Dinner Break

Chad Holloway

"All in and a call," we heard a dealer shout.

We made our way over just in time to discover that a short-stacked Brandon Steven was all in for his last 34,400 holding and up against the of Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. It was a classic flip, but Steven needed to improve to stay alive. The flop wasn't helpful, and neither was the turn. The river was a paint card, but unfortunately for Steven it was the useless .

"Good luck everyone," Steven said before telling Dan Shak he may re-enter tomorrow (late registration is open up until the start of Day 2).

Meanwhile, David Benefield was eliminated up on the feature table. We're not sure of all the details, but we do know Benefield got it all in holding and was ahead of Antonio Esfandiari's . Benefield was ahead, but not after the flop delivered "The Magician" a seven. Benefield was unable to catch up and was replaced at the final table by Daniel Alaei.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier	425,000 65,000	65,000

Brandon Steven	Busted
David Benefield	Busted

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01-05-2013 19:52 UTC-4

Seiver Jams River

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Scott Seiver, Noah Schwartz, and Tom Dwan saw a flop of . All three players checked.

The turn was the , Dwan checked again, and Seiver tossed out 17,000. Schwartz called, Dwan check-raised to 66,000, and only Seiver called.

The river was the , bringing both flush and straight possibilities, and Dwan checked. Seiver moved all in for 140,600, and Dwan-check folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	310,000 90,000	90,000

Tom Dwan	150,000 -65,000	-65,000

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01-05-2013 19:42 UTC-4

Duhamel Busts Quoss

Mickey Doft

Fabian Quoss was recently eliminated by Jonathan Duhamel.

Quoss got his stack of roughly 70,000 into the middle with and needed to improve against Duhamel's to survive. The board ran out to send Quoss to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Duhamel	560,000 60,000	60,000

Fabian Quoss	Busted

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01-05-2013 19:36 UTC-4

Jensen vs. Duhamel Round II

Chad Holloway

We didn't catch the action until the end, but we just saw Jonathan Duhamel get paid off by Greg Jensen.

It happened with the board reading and about 50,000 in the pot. Duhamel had just checked from the small blind and Jensen fired out 20,000 from the big. Duhamel then sprung to life with a check-raise to 66,000, and Jensen thought for about a minute before making the call. Duhamel then revealed for a full house, which was good as Jensen sent his cards to the muck.

Little is known of Jensen other than the fact that he's an investment banker who flew to the Bahamas on a private jet with his wife to play a little poker. Rumor around the Atlantis is that his wife has intentions of playing the Women's Event and possibly the $10,000 PCA Main Event.