2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival

$5,300 Millions Finale ($1 Million Gtd.)
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$250,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$1,047,600
Entries
215
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
0

Welcome to the Caribbean Poker Party $5,300 MILLIONS Finale

The Level at Melia Caribe Tropical
The Level at Melia Caribe Tropical

Although most of the 2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival presented by partypoker LIVE is in the books, the $5,300 Main Event is well underway in the stunning seaside town of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and last event of the series, the MILLIONS Finale, kicks off at noon local time. Players will begin with 1,000,000 starting chips and $1,000,000 is guaranteed.

There is one more scheduled starting flight following this one and it is slated to begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Play on Day 1 will consist of eight levels; the noon flight will have 60-minute levels and the evening flights will have 30-minute levels. Late entry and re-entry are available through the end of level 12. All surviving players will combine for Day 2 on Friday and the eventual winner will be determined on Day 3.

It is noteworthy that the structure for each event in this tournament series utilizes button antes. Instead of each player at the table posting an ante every hand, the button posts the only ante at the table. From level 2 onward, the button ante is equal to the big blind. Blinds start at 2,500/5,000 with a 2,500-chip button ante.

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Aldemir Doubles Through Jachtmann

Level 4 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Koray Aldemir in a previous event
Koray Aldemir in a previous event

There were already about 115,000 chips in the middle and the board read {A-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} when we got to the table. Koray Aldemir checked from the big blind, Jan-Peter Jachtmann bet 75,000 from under the gun, a player folded from middle position, the cutoff called, and Aldemir check-raised to 240,000. Jachtmann shoved, putting Aldemir to a decision for the remainder of his stack, and he quickly called.

Aldemir: {5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Jachtmann: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}

Aldemir was way ahead with the flopped nuts and Jachtmann needed a lot of help from the deck in order to stack him. Neither the {4-Spades} turn nor the {9-Clubs} river changed anything, so Aldemir took the pot to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Koray Aldemir
1,780,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jan-Peter Jachtmann
435,000
-775,000
-775,000

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Kempe Doubles Up

Level 4 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Rainer Kempe
Rainer Kempe

There was a substantial pot of about 930,000 already brewing and the board read {9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{A-Spades} when we got to the table. Rainer Kempe bet 160,000 from the cutoff and his lone opponent called from the button.

The {2-Clubs} fell on the river and after spending a bit of time in the tank, Kempe checked. The button jammed for about 375,000, and after some consideration, Kempe called for less and tabled {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}. His hand was good enough to win the pot against the button who held {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} so he took the chips to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Rainer Kempe
1,810,000
969,000
969,000

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Luske Doubles Up

Level 5 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Marcel Luske
Marcel Luske

Partypoker Sponsored Pro Marcel Luske was in middle position and got all the chips in the middle on a {9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop against a single opponent in the small blind who had him covered.

Luske: {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
Small blind: {8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

Luske was ahead with his kings but needed to dodge his opponent's straight and flush draws in order to win the pot. Neither the {9-Spades} on the turn nor the {7-Diamonds} on the river changed anything, so Luske took the chips to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Marcel Luske
2,050,000
950,000
950,000

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Chris Hunichen Leads Day 1 of the Caribbean Poker Party $5,300 MILLIONS Finale

Level 8 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Chris Hunichen
Chris Hunichen

A total of 106 entries took to the felt for Day 1 of the $5,300 MILLIONS Finale at the Caribbean Poker Party Festival, 65 of which bagged chips at the conclusion of play. Leading the way is Chris Hunichen (3,897,000), who just won the $25,500 MILLIONS Super High Roller, and close behind are Diego Ventura with 3,462,000, Ming Zhe Zhang with 3,431,000, Vojtech Ruzicka with 3,361,000, and Conor Beresford with 3,155,000.

Although no other players bagged a stack in excess of the 3,000,000-chip mark, a laundry list of accomplished players advanced to Day 2 action alongside the current chip leaders, including partypoker Sponsored Pro Roberto Romanello (2,908,000), Steve O'Dwyer (2,820,000), partypoker Sponsored Pro Natalia Breviglieri (2,502,000), John Duthie (2,361,000), partypoker Sponsored Pro Kristen Bicknell (2,299,000), partypoker Sponsored Pro Marcel Luske (1,953,000), Jonathan Little (1,806,000), partypoker Sponsored Pro Anatoly Filatov (1,530,000), Stephen Chidwick (1,254,000), Kenny Hallaert (1,228,000), Barny Boatman (1,048,000), Adrian Mateos (737,000), Sergio Aido (680,000), and Steven van Zadelhoff (680,000).

Unfortunately, not all the familiar faces who tried their luck in this event survived to the day's end. Rainer Kempe, who shipped the $1,100 MILLIONS Open earlier this week, took his seat early in the day but didn't survive to bag chips at the end.

Day 2 begins Friday at noon local time. Late registration and re-entry will be available until the end of the second break when level 13 begins. The field is scheduled to play eight one-hour levels before bagging chips for the night and will play down to a winner Saturday on Day 3.

The Day 2 seat draw can be found below.

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TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
191Christopher OliverUnited States1,182,00049
192Kenny HallaertBelgium1,228,00051
193Felipe BrasileiroBrazil785,00033
194Barny BoatmanUnited Kingdom1,048,00044
196Jonathan LittleUnited States1,806,00075
198Michael AddamoAustralia1,620,00068
      
201Nikolai ProkhorskiiRussian Federation1,745,00073
202Simeon ZachariasGreece2,134,00089
203Stuart TaylorCanada1,946,00081
204Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom1,254,00052
207Ioannis Angelou-KonstasGreece1,871,00078
208Viktor UstimovRussian Federation295,00012
      
211David LopezSpain757,00032
212Gal YifrachUnited States1,008,00042
213Chris HunichenUnited States3,897,000162
214Kristen BicknellCanada2,299,00096
215Javier GomezSpain1,000,00042
216Marcel LuskeNetherlands1,953,00081
      
221Aleksejs MelessLatvia1,338,00056
222Justin OuimetteCanada2,057,00086
223Ezequiel WaigelArgentina638,00027
224Vicente DelgadoSpain1,230,00051
226Koray AldemirGermany2,534,000106
227Robert HeidornGermany2,400,000100
      
231Michael WatsonCanada936,00039
232Alexander MaximovRussian Federation2,134,00089
233John DuthieUnited Kingdom2,361,00098
234Seth DaviesUnited States1,000,00042
235Viacheslav GoryachevRussian Federation1,287,00054
237Daniel DvoressCanada2,642,000110
      
241Aleks DimitrovBulgaria724,00030
242Conor BeresfordUnited Kingdom3,155,000131
243Dylan LindeUnited States869,00036
244Natalia BreviglieriUnited Kingdom2,582,000108
246Cassio Pisapia De Almeida KilesBrazil2,239,00093
      
251Miguel RieraUnited Kingdom1,400,00058
252Vojtech RuzickaCzech Republic3,361,000140
253Sergio AidoSpain680,00028
254Pavel PlesuvMoldova1,696,00071
258Qi HuChina2,372,00099
      
261Anatoly FilatovRussian Federation1,530,00064
262Ming Zhe ZhangUnited Kingdom3,431,000143
263Jan-Peter JachtmannGermany516,00022
264Steven van ZadelhoffNetherlands680,00028
266Ivan DeyraFrance2,048,00085
      
271Waheed AshrafUnited Kingdom818,00034
272Alexandru PapazianRomania376,00016
274Fabian OrtizArgentina720,00030
275Tony CousineauUnited States1,575,00066
278Rodrigo PerezArgentina752,00031
      
282Bryan RuiterNetherlands1,620,00068
283Jeffrey HakimLebanon1,499,00062
284Renato NomuraUnited States2,001,00083
286Senthuran VijayaratnamCanada1,350,00056
287David LakaSpain1,107,00046
      
301Roberto RomanelloUnited Kingdom2,900,000121
302Raul Martinez RequenaSpain1,411,00059
303Adrian MateosSpain737,00031
304Lander LijoSpain1,500,00063
307Guillaume NoletCanada982,00041
      
311Steve O'DwyerIreland2,820,000118
312George Richard TatalovichUnited States1,524,00064
313Joseph CheongUnited States1,000,00042
314Diego VenturaPeru3,462,000144
316Tom WatersUnited Kingdom1,937,00081

Tags: Adrian MateosAnatoly FilatovBarny BoatmanJohn DuthieJonathan LittleKenny HallaertKristen BicknellMarcel LuskeNatalia BreviglieriRainer KempeRoberto RomanelloSergio AidoStephen ChidwickSteve O'DwyerSteven van ZadelhoffVojtech Ruzicka