$5,300 Millions Main Event ($5 Million Gtd.)
Day 5 Started
2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival
$5,300 Millions Main Event ($5 Million Gtd.)
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$5,145,850
Entries
1,061
Level
37
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
0
A Winner Will Be Crowned in the $5,300 MILLIONS Main Event
The final 12 players are scheduled to resume the action at 12:00 P.M. in the $5,300 MILLIONS Main Event at the 2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival. Sam Greenwood is at the top of the leaderboard again with 193,900,000 chips after a late rally on Day 4 that put him in a great position to make his third straight final table.
Greenwood has had an incredible festival here at the Melia Caribe Tropical resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. He started off strong finishing in third place of the $10,300 MILLIONS High Roller, followed up by a second place in the $25,500 MILLIONS Super High Roller. Now he has a commanding chip lead over the rest of the field in the Main Event. The winner of the High Roller event, Preben Stokkan from Norway, is also in contention after bagging up 99,000,000 chips. These two players have battled earlier this week and will surely be geared for one last fight to the finish again today.
A couple other players to keep an eye on will be partypoker's, Jason Koon (93,800,000), who has over $10.3 million in career live tournament earnings. Koon is a regular high-stakes tournament pro from the United States and one of the friendliest faces in the poker community. Brazilian poker pro, Felipe Ramos (77,800,000), has busted onto the tournament scene in the past couple of years, racking up over $1.8 million in tournament winnings. Ramos has been travelling the world playing in as many tournaments as he can this year, saying that he just loves this game so much.
When the players take to the felt, the blinds will resume at 1,200,000/2,400,000 with a button ante of 2,400,000. They will play down to a final table of eight, at which point they will be moved to the feature table for the televised live-stream. The PokerNews coverage will coincide with the live-stream, which will be on a 30-minute delay.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 |
| 2 | $650,000 |
| 3 | $450,000 |
| 4 | $315,850 |
| 5 | $220,000 |
| 6 | $150,000 |
| 7 | $100,000 |
| 8 | $70,000 |
| 9 | $50,000 |
| 10-12 | $42,000 |
With the majority of the $5,145,850 prizepool still left to play for, the cautious and calculated play is still expected to continue. Although everyone remaining is guaranteed to take home $42,000, they will all have their sights set on the $1,000,000 first-place prize.
Day 5 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | Damian Lomza | Poland | 85,400,000 | 36 |
| 12 | 2 | Udo Erlei | Germany | 89,500,000 | 37 |
| 12 | 3 | Michael Malm | Canada | 28,400,000 | 12 |
| 12 | 4 | Jason Koon | United States | 93,800,000 | 39 |
| 12 | 5 | Jonas Gjelstad | Norway | 117,700,000 | 49 |
| 12 | 6 | Ruben Perceval | Canada | 32,200,000 | 13 |
| 13 | 1 | Jiri Horak | Czech Republic | 104,500,000 | 44 |
| 13 | 2 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 77,800,000 | 32 |
| 13 | 3 | Preben Stokkan | Norway | 99,000,000 | 41 |
| 13 | 4 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 193,900,000 | 81 |
| 13 | 5 | Dan Dizenzo | United States | 55,200,000 | 23 |
| 13 | 6 | Andrey Shatilov | Russia | 84,900,000 | 35 |
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team throughout this final day for all of the up-to-date action.
Level: 30
Blinds: 1,200,000/2,400,000
Ante: 2,400,000
Michael Malm Eliminated in 12th Place ($42,000)
Level 30
: 1,200,000/2,400,000, 2,400,000 ante
On the first hand of the day, Jonas Gjelstad raised to 5.3 million from the hijack and Michael Malm announced all in for 28.4 million out of the big blind. Gjelstad instantly called and the cards were on their backs.
Jonas Gjelstad: 
Michael Malm: 
The board ran out 
and with neither playing holding a spade in their hand, Gjelstad's pair of tens was good enough to eliminate Malm from the competition.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
146,000,000 | 28,300,000 |
|
Busted |
Ruben Perceval Eliminated in 11th Place ($42,000)
Level 30
: 1,200,000/2,400,000, 2,400,000 ante
Udo Erlei raised to 4.9 million in the cutoff and Ruben Perceval shipped all in for 32.2 million in the big blind. Erlei asked for a count and then made the call.
Udo Erlei: 
Ruben Perceval: 
Perceval was in a dominating position but Erlei flopped the world when the dealer spread the flop of 
. The turn was the 
and Perceval was left drawing to an off-suit king. The 
on the river was no help and Perceval was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
122,000,000 | 32,500,000 |
|
Busted |
Jason Koon Eliminated in 10th Place ($42,000)
Level 30
: 1,200,000/2,400,000, 2,400,000 ante
The action was folded to Jason Koon on the button who raised to 5.2 million. Jonas Gjelstad three-bet to 17.5 million in the small blind and Koon announced all in for around 80 million. Gjelstad snap-called and the cards were tabled.
Jonas Gjelstad: 
Jason Koon: 
The flop came 
and Koon's tournament life was in jeopardy. The turn brought the giving Gjelstad a set of nines and Koon was drawing dead to the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
249,500,000 | 103,500,000 |
|
Busted |
Unofficial Final Table Seat Draw
Level 30
: 1,200,000/2,400,000, 2,400,000 ante
The final nine players have assembled at one table with Jonas Gjelstad holding the current chip lead. After one more elimination, the final table of eight will move to the feature table, no earlier than 2:00 P.M.
| Seat | Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiri Horak | Czech Republic | 105,400,000 |
| 2 | Jonas Gjelstad | Norway | 247,500,000 |
| 3 | Damian Lomza | Poland | 52,200,000 |
| 4 | Andrey Shatilov | Russia | 93,100,000 |
| 5 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 79,300,000 |
| 6 | Preben Stokkan | Noway | 125,500,000 |
| 7 | Dan Dizenzo | United States | 44,900,000 |
| 8 | Udo Erlei | Germany | 116,800,000 |
| 9 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 174,000,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
247,500,000 | -2,000,000 |
|
174,000,000 | -19,900,000 |
|
125,500,000 | 26,500,000 |
|
|
116,800,000 | -5,200,000 |
|
105,400,000 | 900,000 |
|
93,100,000 | 8,200,000 |
|
79,300,000 | 1,500,000 |
|
52,200,000 | -33,200,000 |
|
44,900,000 | -10,300,000 |
Horak with a Slip Up
Level 30
: 1,200,000/2,400,000, 2,400,000 ante
Felipe Ramos raised to 5.0 million from early position and the action folded to Jiri Horak in the small blind. He tossed in a couple chips as if he were limping in, not realizing Ramos had already raised. Therefore, he was forced to call the raise and the two players went heads-up to the flop.
The dealer fanned the flop of 
and Horak checked to Ramos who continued for 6.5 million. Horak thought for a brief moment but elected to lay his hand down, sending the pot to Ramos.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
113,000,000 | 7,600,000 |
|
|
89,900,000 | 10,600,000 |
Stokkan Takes Two from Gjelstad
Level 30
: 1,200,000/2,400,000, 2,400,000 ante
With around 55 million in the pot, the completed board read 
. Preben Stokkan led out for 30 million in early position and Jonas Gjelstad called on the button. Stokkan turned over for a straight and Gjelstad mucked his hand.
On the next hand, Stokkan raised to 5 million from under the gun and Gjelstad called from the cutoff. The flop came 
and Stokkan check-called a bet of 7.2 million from Gjelstad.
The turn brought the 
and Stokkan checked again. Gjelstad fired another 17.5 million and Stokkan still called. The 
landed on the river and Stokkan checked for the third time. Gjelstad reached back for a bet of 32 million and Stokkan looked him up. Gjelstad turned over 
and Stokkan tabled 
to take down another pot and earn the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
246,300,000 | 120,800,000 |
|
|
130,000,000 | -117,500,000 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000
Ante: 3,000,000