$25,000 High Roller
Day 3 Started
2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$25,000
Entries
151
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Mercier Leads The Final 12
Wecome to Day 3 of the $25,000 High Roller event here at the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure! Out of the 151 entrants, 90 players returned for Day 2. After 12 levels, just 12 remain, all with a shot to capture the $1,72,850 first-place prize.
Jason Mercier is the chip leader with 1,023,000, but his Day 2 was hardly a breeze. With 21 players left, Mercier nearly went from second in chips to out after his tournament life was at risk against Day 1 chip leader Ryan Fair. However, Mercier's overcards prevailed against Fair's pair, vaulting Mercier back up the counts en route to the end-of-day chip lead. Here are the Day 3 seating assignments.
| Player | Table | Seat | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Lykov | 1 | 1 | 835,000 |
| Jason Mercier | 1 | 2 | 1,023,000 |
| Matt Affleck | 1 | 3 | 95,000 |
| --empty-- | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Will Molson | 1 | 5 | 526,000 |
| Govert Metaal | 1 | 6 | 792,000 |
| --empty-- | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Matt Marafioti | 1 | 8 | 385,000 |
| Shander de Vries | 2 | 1 | 325,000 |
| David "Bakes" Baker | 2 | 2 | 853,000 |
| Brandon Steven | 2 | 3 | 571,000 |
| Leo Fernandez | 2 | 4 | 704,000 |
| Erik Seidel | 2 | 5 | 632,000 |
| Tom Marchese | 2 | 6 | 728,000 |
| --empty-- | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| --empty-- | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Play resumes at 12pm local time, so we'll see you at the top of the hour.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
Matt Affleck Eliminated in 12th Place ($92,490)
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Jason Mercier raised to 40,000 from the hijack and Matt Affleck went all in for 93,000 total from the cutoff. Action folded back to Mercier and he called.
Mercier: 
Affleck: 
The board ran out 
, pairing Mercier to give him the pot. With the win, Mercier is up to about 1,135,000.
Affleck takes home $92,490 for his 12th-place showing.
"I Don't Think I'm Allowed to Tell You"
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Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded to Max Lykov on the button who min-raised to 40,000. Jason Mercier three-bet to 111,000 from the small blind and Will Molson four-bet shoved for 407,000 more from the big blind. Lykov quickly folded, but Mercier went into the tank.
"$#!T," he eventually muttered. "Wish I made it smaller. What's your range, bro?"
"What do you have?" Molson asked with a grin.
"I don't think I'm allowed to tell you," Mercier said, turning to a floorperson. They smiled and shook their head 'no.'
After a few more minutes of deliberation Mercier mucked his hand and Molson was awarded the pot.
Seidel Picks off Marchese's Bluff
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Tom Marchese opened to 46,000 from under the gun and the action folded all the way to Erik Seidel who called in the big blind. The flop fell 
and both players checked.
The turn was the 
and Seidel check-called 58,000 from Marchese.
The river brought the 
and Seidel checked a third time. Marchese opted to fire another bullet - this one was worth 137,000. Seidel again called and Marchese instantly mucked his hand. Seidel opened 
for a pair of nines and was shipped the pot.
Marchese dropped to 470,000 chips while Seidel chipped up to 930,000.
Turn Saves Lykov
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Jaosn Mercier opened to 40,000 from under the gun and Max Lykov defended his big blind. The flop came down 
and Lykov led for 52,000. Mercier called.
The dealer burned and turned the 
. Lykov led for 111,000 and Mercier again called.
The 
rivered and Lykov led for a third time. The bet was 217,000 this time and Mercier called for a third time.
Lykov opened 
for a jack-high straight and Mercier opened for the same hand. Mercier flopped the straight whereas Lykov got there on the turn, but regardless the two chopped the pot.
De Vries De Doubles
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded to Tom Marchese who moved all in for effectively 240,000 from the small blind. Shander de Vries called all in from the big blind and the hands were tabled.
Marchese: 
De Vries: 
The board ran 
and de Vries doubled to 486,000 chips. Marchese is not in a world of hurt with 235,000 chips.
Marafioti Doubles Through Mercier
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded to Matt Marafioti on the button who raised to 48,000. Max Lykov surrendered his small blind and then Jason Mercier moved all in for effectively 324,000. Marafioti snapped it off.
Marafioti: 
Mercier:
Mercier couldn't crack kings as the board ran 
and Marafioti doubled to 668,000 chips. Mercier is down to 710,000.
Molson Ascends to the Top
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Max Lykov opened to 40,000 with the button and Will Molson defended his big blind. Both players checked the 
flop and the turn brought the . Molson led for 60,000 and Lykov called.
The river was the and Molson led again - this time for 125,000. Lykov again called.
Molson opened for a winning pair of kings and Lykov mucked his hand. Molson is now atop the leader board with 940,000 chips.