$5,300 Millions Finale ($1 Million Gtd.)
Day 2 Completed
2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival
$5,300 Millions Finale ($1 Million Gtd.)
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$1,047,600
Entries
215
Level
29
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
0
Plesuv Leads 26 Remaining Players at the End of Day 2 of the $5,300 MILLIONS Finale
Level 18
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
A total of 215 entries took to the felt in the $5,300 MILLIONS Finale at the Caribbean Poker Party Festival but just 26 are still standing at the end of Day 2. Leading the way is Pavel Plesuv with 21,950,000, and he's joined by several highly accomplished players, including Adrian Mateos (10,975,000), Koray Aldemir (8,675,000), Kenny Hallaert (9,625,000), and Day 1 chip leader Chris Hunichen (9,075,000). Partypoker Sponsored Pros Anatoly Filatov (7,900,000), Roberto Romanello (5,900,000), and Kristen Bicknell (2,550,000) are still also in the hunt. Additionally, partypoker Head of Poker Tom Waters will take a sizeable 15,700,000-chip stack out of the bag when Day 3 begins.
The field is currently just three spots away from the money since 23 places will be paid. A mincash is good for $10,000 but all eyes are fixed on the $250,000 first prize.
Unfortunately, not all the familiar faces who took their seats for Day 2 action survived to the day's end. Philipp Gruissem, Stephen Chidwick, partypoker Sponsored Pro Marcel Luske, Jack Sinclair, Ari Engel, Sergio Aido, partypoker Sponsored Pro Natalia Breviglieri, Rainer Kempe, and Mike Leah were among the fallen.
Day 2 was scheduled to play out over eight levels but tournament staff elected to add a dinner break and two more levels of play. When play resumes on Saturday at noon local time, blinds will be 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000-chip button ante.
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Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | Michael Addamo | Australia | 11,875,000 | 59 |
| 12 | 2 | Miguel Riera | Spain | 5,425,000 | 27 |
| 12 | 3 | Manig Loeser | Germany | 9,100,000 | 46 |
| 12 | 4 | Marc-Oliver Carpentier-Perrault | Canada | 13,675,000 | 68 |
| 12 | 5 | Renato Nomura | United States | 7,750,000 | 39 |
| 12 | 6 | Anatoly Filatov | Russian Federation | 7,900,000 | 40 |
| 12 | 7 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 9,075,000 | 45 |
| 13 | 2 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 8,675,000 | 43 |
| 13 | 3 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 9,625,000 | 48 |
| 13 | 4 | Aleksejs Meless | Latvia | 4,575,000 | 23 |
| 13 | 5 | Daniel Clark | United Kingdom | 12,200,000 | 61 |
| 13 | 6 | Barny Boatman | United Kingdom | 6,000,000 | 30 |
| 13 | 7 | Raul Martinez Requena | Spain | 5,350,000 | 27 |
| 13 | 8 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 10,975,000 | 55 |
| 14 | 1 | Tom Waters | United Kingdom | 15,700,000 | 79 |
| 14 | 4 | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 21,950,000 | 110 |
| 14 | 5 | Tony Cousineau | United States | 3,025,000 | 15 |
| 14 | 6 | Roberto Romanello | United Kingdom | 5,900,000 | 30 |
| 14 | 7 | Bartosz Stasiewicz | Poland | 2,975,000 | 15 |
| 14 | 8 | Conor Beresford | United Kingdom | 8,100,000 | 41 |
| 18 | 1 | Kristen Bicknell | Canada | 2,550,000 | 13 |
| 18 | 2 | James Walker | United Kingdom | 11,725,000 | 59 |
| 18 | 3 | Dylan Linde | United States | 7,825,000 | 39 |
| 18 | 5 | Gerald Karlic | Austria | 3,525,000 | 18 |
| 18 | 6 | Richard Tatalovich | United States | 2,850,000 | 14 |
| 18 | 7 | Bartlomiej Machon | Poland | 6,725,000 | 34 |
End-Of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 18
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,950,000 | |
|
15,700,000 | |
|
13,675,000 | |
|
12,200,000 | |
|
11,875,000 | |
|
11,725,000 | |
|
10,975,000 | |
|
9,625,000 | |
|
9,100,000 | |
|
9,075,000 | |
|
8,675,000 | |
|
8,100,000 | |
|
7,900,000 | |
|
7,825,000 | |
|
7,750,000 | |
|
6,725,000 | |
|
6,000,000 | |
|
5,900,000 | |
|
5,425,000 | |
|
5,350,000 | |
|
4,575,000 | |
|
3,525,000 | |
|
3,025,000 | |
|
2,975,000 | |
|
2,850,000 |
End of Day 2
Level 18
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Day 2 play has concluded. A recap of the day's action will be posted shortly.
Three More Hands
Level 18
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Each of the remaining four tables will play three more hands before players bag chips for the evening.
Chidwick Eliminated by Hallaert
Level 18
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick was in the small blind and got his stack in the middle before the flop against Kenny Hallaert, who was on the button and had the larger of the two stacks.
Hallaert: 
Chidwick: 
Hallaert had the preflop advantage and Chidwick needed help from the deck in order to survive. The board ran out 
to pair Hallaert's ace and he took the pot to eliminate Chidwick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,140,000 | 4,520,000 |
|
Busted |
Nomura's Aces Are Good
Level 18
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
There was a substantial pot of about 1,400,000 already brewing and the board read 
when we got to the table. Renato Nomura checked from the small blind to his lone opponent, Conor Beresford in the big blind. Beresford bet 850,000 and Nomura called.
The 
fell on the river and both players checked. Nomura tabled 
, Beresford mucked, and the dealer pushed the pot to Nomura.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,100,000 | 7,099,000 |
Some Updated Chip Counts
Level 18
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,050,000 | 1,650,000 |
|
|
9,550,000 | 1,250,000 |
|
|
9,200,000 | 2,310,000 |
|
|
8,820,000 | 1,770,000 |
|
|
8,800,000 | -610,000 |
|
|
7,900,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
7,380,000 | 4,790,000 |
|
|
7,180,000 | -3,710,000 |
|
|
6,890,000 | 1,590,000 |
|
|
6,350,000 | 1,050,000 |
|
|
6,300,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
5,350,000 | -1,300,000 |
|
|
4,470,000 | 570,000 |
|
|
3,620,000 | 512,000 |
|
3,605,000 | -35,000 |
|
2,950,000 | 740,000 |
|
2,300,000 | -1,910,000 |
|
|
2,250,000 | -1,120,000 |
|
1,080,000 | -140,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
Requena Takes from Gruissem
Level 17
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Raul Martinez Requena raised to 250,000 from the button and Philipp Gruissem called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Gruissem check-called a bet of 225,000 from Requena.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked.
The river was the 
and Gruissem checked. Requena bet 800,000, sending Gruissem into the tank. He eventually called, Requena tabled 
, Gruissem mucked, and the dealer pushed the pot Requena's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,500,000 | 5,089,000 |
|
|
1,220,000 | -4,830,000 |