2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 High Roller Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$576,240
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$2,058,000
Entries
84
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Carter Phillips Eliminated in 12th Place ($51,450)

Carter Phillips - 12th Place
Carter Phillips - 12th Place
Action folded to the newest superstar on the poker scene Joe Cada, who raised from the button to 18,000. Carter Phillips was in the big blind and reraised all in for 151,000 total. Cada went into the tank for a few minutes.

"I know your range is so wide here," he said mulling over the decision. Eventually, he made the call.

Cada tabled {A-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} against Phillips' {3-Spades} {3-Clubs}.

The flop contained an ace when the {A-Spades} {10-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} fell. The turn was the {6-Clubs} and the river the {4-Hearts}. Phillips was the all-in player and was sent to the rail in 12th place.

Cada won the WSOP Main Event back in November, scored a PokerStars deal and is now making a deep run here in the $25,000 PCA High Roller Event. He's up to 480,000 chips.

Tags: Carter PhillipsJoe Cada

Concert Time?

A few minutes ago, the entire ballroom was overcome with a voice singing through the speakers. All of the staff in the room where looking at each other, wondering who got a hold of a microphone and what was going on. No one seemed to know how to stop the singing or where it was coming from.

The players playing in the various events today all popped their heads up and were looking around the room with faces of "what the heck is going on" written all over them.

After about a minute of serenading us, the singing stopped and things returned to normal.

Brummelhuis Still Pummeling

Brummelhuis from Day 1
Brummelhuis from Day 1
From the button, Joe Cada raised to 20,000. Michiel Brummelhuis called from the big blind and the two players took a flop of {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {7-Hearts}. Brummelhuis checked and Cada fired 24,000. Brummelhuis made the call.

The turn card was the {9-Clubs} and Brummelhuis led out for 43,000. Cada called.

The river was the {4-Hearts} and Brummelhuis bet 120,000. Cada mucked his hand and Brummelhuis scooped the chips.

"Let me know when you're going to stop running over the table," mentioned Matt Marafioti to Brummelhuis. Brummelhuis just smiled as he's up to 900,000 chips. Cada dropped to 300,000.

Tags: Joe CadaMatt MarafiotiMichiel Brummelhuis

Joe Cada Eliminated in 11th Place ($51,450)

Joe Cada - 11th Place
Joe Cada - 11th Place
From the button, one of the two women in the field, Sandra Naujoks, raised to 22,000. Joe Cada shipped it in for about 260,000 from the big blind and Naujoks made the call.

Naujoks held a dominating position with her {A-Hearts} {9-Hearts} against Cada's {A-Spades} {8-Diamonds}. The board ran out {A-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {2-Spades} {3-Clubs} and Cada was sent packing in 11th place. Not a bad way to kick off 2010 for the reigning WSOP Main Event champion.

Naujoks moved up to second place with 650,000 chips and we're not just two spots away from the final table.

Tags: Joe CadaSandra Naujoks

Stack 'Em Up

Michiel Brummelhuis just took about 150,000 chips from Sandra Naujoks in unknown action and increased his chip lead. He's now the only player over one million.

Here's how the stacks look.

Michiel Brummelhuis - 1,090,000
Tobias Reinkemeier - 650,000
Adolfo Vaeza - 506,000
Will Molson - 470,000
Sandra Naujoks - 465,000
Dmitry Stelmak - 460,000
Lisa Hamilton - 192,000
Alex Brenes - 160,000
Matt Marafioti - 130,000
William Reynolds - 82,000

Tags: Michiel Brummelhuis

Alex Brenes Eliminated in 10th Place ($56,595)

Alex Brenes - 10th Place
Alex Brenes - 10th Place
From the small blind, Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 32,000. Alex Brenes was in the big blind and reraised all in for 158,000 total. Reinkemeier made the call after verifying the count.

Reinkemeier: {A-Diamonds} {9-Spades}
Brenes: {K-Diamonds} {6-Hearts}

The flop came down {A-Spades} {9-Clubs} {6-Spades}, giving Reinkemeier two pair. The turn card was the {9-Hearts} and filled up Reinkemeier, leaving Brenes drawing dead, Brenes hit a full house of his own on the river when the {6-Diamonds} landed, but it wasn't enough to stay alive. He was sent to the rail in 10th place, earning over $56,000. Reinkemeier moved up to 835,000.

The remaining nine players are forming one table for the "unofficial" final table. We'll grab the seat draw in one sec.

Tags: Alex BrenesTobias Reinkemeier

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000