2018 Caribbean Poker Party

$25,500 MILLIONS World
Day: 1a
Event Info

2018 Caribbean Poker Party

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
108
Prize
$2,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,500
Prize Pool
$10,000,000
Entries
394
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
0

Bonomo Stacks Off to Nolet

Level 3 : 3,000/7,000, 7,000 ante

In a pot with around 1,100,000 already in the middle, a completed board of {k-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{2-Diamonds} was spread across the felt. Justin Bonomo checked from the big blind and Guillaume Nolet pushed all in for 458,000 in early position. Bonomo thought for a minute and eventually made the call.

Nolet turned over {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} for the nut flush and Bonomo's cards went into the muck. While Nolet scored himself a massive double up, Bonomo was left with under ten big blinds.

Some other names to join the field include Dylan Linde, Dan Shak, and Philipp Gruissem. Alan Schein has also re-entered for a fresh stack of 1,000,000 chips after his first attempt proved to be not so lucky.

Player Chips Progress
Guillaume Nolet ca
Guillaume Nolet
1,760,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
1,000,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
1,000,000
Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
1,000,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
1,000,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
57,000 -943,000

Tags: Philipp GruissemJustin BonomoGuillaume NoletDylan LindeDan ShakAlan Schein

Live Stream Getting Started

Level 3 : 3,000/7,000, 7,000 ante

One of the tables has been pulled to the live stream to kick things off after the break. The table features partypoker pros Jason Koon and Anatoly Filatov along with Vladimir Troyanovskiy, Paul Newey, and Francois Billard.

The hole cards will be shown on a 30-minute delay to keep the integrity of the game. You can check out the live stream that will be getting underway any moment right here.

Level: 3

Blinds: 3,000/7,000

Ante: 7,000

Haxton Out to an Early Lead

Level 2 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Through the opening 90 minutes, partypoker pro Isaac Haxton has taken the early chip lead. Haxton has more than doubled his stack to over 2,200,000 and it appears the brunt of the chips came from Steve O'Dwyer who is down to a mere 285,000. With the structure being as deep as it is, there is no panic for the early short stacks who still have plenty of big blinds to work with.

Some other additions to the field include Ben Lamb, David Peters, and Thomas Boivin bringing the total entries to 49 thus far.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
2,230,000 1,230,000
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
1,630,000 630,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
1,550,000 550,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
1,480,000 480,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
WSOP 1X Winner
1,470,000 470,000
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
WPT 4X Winner
1,335,000 335,000
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
1,300,000 300,000
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
WSOP 2X Winner
1,000,000
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
1,000,000
Thomas Boivin be
Thomas Boivin
1,000,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
WPT 2X Winner
705,000 -295,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
WPT 1X Winner
590,000 -410,000
Christopher Kruk ca
Christopher Kruk
533,000 -467,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
285,000 -715,000

Tags: Ben LambDavid PetersIsaac HaxtonSteve O'DwyerThomas Boivin

The German Contingent

Level 2 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Some of the German contingents has made their way into the Convention Center at Baha Mar Resort. The High Roller scene is often dominated by the German poker players and they are looking to keep that trend rolling here at the Caribbean Poker Party. Steffen Sontheimer, Dominik Nitsche, and Andreas Eiler are the first of many to drop into the field. There is expected to be many more sightings later today and into tomorrow.

A couple more partypoker pros have also recently taken a seat including Kristen Bicknell and Anatoly Filatov. The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Martin Jacobson is seated to the left of Bicknell along with high-stakes pro Sean Winter. There is not one table in the room that could be considered an "easy table" with accomplished poker pros filling the room.

Player Chips Progress
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
1,000,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
1,000,000
Andreas Eiler de
Andreas Eiler
1,000,000
Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
1,000,000
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
1,000,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
1,000,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
1,000,000
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
1,000,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
1,000,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
1,000,000

Tags: Anatoly FilatovAndreas EilerDominik NitscheKristen BicknellMartin JacobsonSean WinterSteffen Sontheimer

Level: 2

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Koon and Boatman Take a Seat

Level 1 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jason Koon
Jason Koon

A couple more partypoker pros have taken their seat including Jason Koon and Barny Boatman. The field has grown to 31 entries now as the first level of play is coming to an end. Jake Schindler, Christoph Vogelsang, and GPI #1 player Alex Foxen are a few more big names to enter the competition in the early going. There has yet to be an elimination with all 31 players still with chips in front of them.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
1,000,000 1,000,000
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
1,000,000 1,000,000
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
1,000,000 1,000,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
1,000,000 1,000,000
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
WSOP 1X Winner
1,000,000 1,000,000
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
1,000,000 1,000,000

Tags: Alex FoxenBarny BoatmanChristoph VogelsangJake SchindlerJason Koon

The Action is Underway

Level 1 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The cards are in the air on the first level of the day with 24 players in their seats. The field is already filled with notable pros littering every table. With such a large guaranteed prizepool up for grabs at a fabulous destination on the beaches of the Bahamas, it is no wonder many of the top players in the world have made their way to the Baha Mar Resort.

The only partypoker pro to enter the tournament thus far is Isaac Haxton but a few others have been seen in the building including Kristen Bicknell and Barny Boatman. A guaranteed prizepool of $10 million will be sure to attract many more players and the field will continue to grow throughout the day.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
WPT 1X Winner
1,000,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
WSOP 1X Winner
1,000,000
Francois Billard ca
Francois Billard
1,000,000
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
WSOP 2X Winner
1,000,000
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
1,000,000
Christopher Kruk ca
Christopher Kruk
1,000,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
1,000,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
1,000,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
1,000,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
WPT 2X Winner
1,000,000
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
1,000,000
Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
WSOP 6X Winner
1,000,000
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
WPT 4X Winner
1,000,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
1,000,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
WSOP 1X Winner
1,000,000
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
1,000,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
1,000,000

Tags: Kristen BicknellIsaac HaxtonBarny Boatman

Level: 1

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

The 2018 Caribbean Poker Party Kicks off with $25,500 MILLIONS World

partypoker LIVE MILLIONS
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The 2018 Caribbean Poker Party has found a new home this year at the Baha Mar Resort in the beautiful Bahamas. Along with the new destination comes a whopping $10 million guaranteed Main Event that will take place over the course of eight days. However, the opening day belongs to the $25,500 MILLIONS World event that will attract the best players from around the world.

This exclusive Super High Roller event is set to become one of the biggest tournaments of its kind ever. While it comes with a larger buy-in, it also boasts the same $10 million guaranteed prizepool. Satellites have been running for nearly three months on partypoker to give players of all kinds a chance to enter the field for as little as $0.01. That also makes the tournament more lucrative for the pros who have been making their way to the island in waves.

Some of the partypoker team that has been seen already include Kristen Bicknell, Ludovic Geilich, Isaac Haxton, Bruno Fitoussi, Anatoly Filatov, Sam Trickett, and chairman Mike Sexton. There will be many other big names in the field to make this one event you won't want to miss.

The action is scheduled to get underway at 12:00pm inside the convention center where the partypoker crew has taken over with poker tables filling the room. Each player will start with 1,000,000 chips when they take to the felt with the blinds beginning at 2,000/5,000 and a 5,000 button ante. The levels will be 60 minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every two levels. A 60-minute dinner break is scheduled after the sixth level of the day.

There will be two Day 1s available for the players with each of them allowing one re-entry. Late registration will remain open for 12 levels which carries into Day 2 as only eight levels will be played on Day 1. Multiple satellites will be running regularly over the course of the next three days with at least 23 seats guaranteed.

Day 1 Structure

LevelLengthSmall BlindBig BlindButton Ante
1602,0005,0005,000
2603,0006,0006,000
15-minute Break    
3603,0007,0007,000
4604,0008,0008,000
15-minute Break    
5605,00010,00010,000
6606,00012,00012,000
60-minute Dinner Break    
7607,00014,00014,000
8608,00016,00016,000

Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team for updates results throughout the tournament.

Tags: Anatoly FilatovBruno FitoussiIsaac HaxtonKristen BicknellLudovic GeilichMike SextonSam Trickett