2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$1,500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$3,743,000
Entries
38
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Sandor Demjan Eliminated in 6th Place

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Sandor Demjan - 6th place
Sandor Demjan - 6th place

First to act preflop, Sandor Demjan opened to 62,000, and Eugene Katchalov three-bet to 185,000 from the small blind. Demjan called, and off they went to a heads-up flop. It would be the last of Demjan's day.

The dealer ran out {8-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {2-Diamonds}, and Katchalov continued out with 155,000. Demjan promptly moved all in for what looked like 551,000, and Katchalov quickly called with his covering stack. Demjan was at risk, and the news was not good as the cards were turned up:

Katchalov: {J-Clubs} {J-Spades}
Demjan: {10-Clubs} {10-Spades}

Demjan was two cards from the exit, and the turn {3-Diamonds} and river {9-Spades} sealed his sixth-place elimination. Demjan is one of the richest men in Hungary, and it's a good thing since he's going home with the last $0 prize and the proverbial wooden spoon. The final five players are now guaranteed at least $200,000, and the action is still coming fast and furious.

In fact, we've just lost another player!

Tags: Eugene KatchalovSandor Demjan

Humberto Brenes Eliminated in 5th Place ($200,000)

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Humberto Brenes - 5th place
Humberto Brenes - 5th place

Nick Schulman open-raised under the gun, and Bryn Kenney three-bet from the cutoff seat. In the small blind, Humberto Brenes squeezed all in for an additional 388,000 on top. Schulman folded and Kenney called to put Brenes at risk, and the two men were flipping for the tournament life of the Team PokerStars Pro.

Showdown
Kenney: {9-Hearts} {9-Clubs}
Brenes: {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}

Brenes missed everything on the board that ran out {J-Spades} {2-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}. His exit was relatively quiet by Humberto's standards, and he's been whisked away to the payout desk to collect his check for $200,000.

Daniel Negreanu is now the only host-sponsored player left standing.

Tags: Bryn KenneyHumberto BrenesNick Schulman

Level: 16

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Ajax Good

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Eugene Katchalov
Eugene Katchalov

Eugene Katchalov raised to 70,000 under the gun, and Daniel Negreanu once again defended his big blind. The two men took a heads-up flop of {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds}, and Negreanu check-called a 55,000-chip continuation bet.

They checked it down the rest of the way after the {J-Spades} turn and {Q-Clubs} river. Katchalov tabled his {A-} {J-} first, and that was the winner.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuEugene Katchalov

Shots?

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Poker commentator and media personality Joe Stapleton has just arrived in the stands, presumably to sweat his buddy Daniel Negreanu.

Kid Poker noticed his new fan in the crowd, and he piped up after that last hand. "Stapes! What's up buddy. If we bust this guy (pointing to Bryn Kenney), we're all doing shots!"

Tags: Joe StapletonDaniel Negreanu

Katch Him if You Can

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Eugene Katchalov made it 75,000 preflop, and Nick Schulman reraised to 210,000 next door. Katchalov called for a flop, and it came out {K-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {3-Diamonds}. Schulman gave up control with a check, and he called a bet of 250,000 from Katchalov. The {2-Spades} landed on fourth street, and this time Katchalov fired a healthy bet of 600,000. That was too much for Schulman to call, and he surrendered his hand.

Tags: Eugene KatchalovNick Schulman

Negreanu Back in Front

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu opened to 72,000 from the button, and Nick Schulman came along from the big blind. The two of them check-checked the {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {9-Clubs} flop, and Schulman checked again on the {4-Clubs} turn. He called a bet of 125,000 from Negreanu, then check-called another 325,000 following the {6-Hearts} river.

Negreanu tabled {4-Spades} {4-Diamonds} for the turned set, and it was good. Schulman flashed his {A-Hearts} {10-} before returning them to the muck, and he's given the chip lead back to Negreanu with that pot.

We should note that we're unable to count chips since we have no access to the table, but we're doing the best we can to keep track of them. Our math has Negreanu just over 3 million now, about a half million chips in front of Schulman. We'll get hard counts from the table during the upcoming break.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuNick Schulman

Battle of the Blinds

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu opened to 87,000 from the small blind, and Eugene Katchalov defended his big with a call.

They took a {2-Spades} {4-Hearts} {7-Spades} flop, and Katchalov called 110,000 from Negreanu. They checked it down the rest of the way as the {7-Diamonds} turn and {A-Diamonds} river completed the board. Negreanu showed his {3-} {4-}, and fourth pair was good enough to take the pot.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuEugene Katchalov