Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller
Day: 1
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
Cheong the Aggressor Post Flop
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
From middle position, Brett Richey raised to 550. Joseph Cheong called from the cutoff seat and John Racener called from the big blind. All three of these players to see this flop cashed in the 2010 WSOP Main Event, with the latter two making the November Nine.
The flop came down 
and action checked around to Cheong. He bet 1,225 and Racener called. Richey folded.
The turn card was the 
and Racener check-folded to a bet of 3,000 fro Cheong.
Packed House
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
McLean Karr just came rolling into the $25,000 High Roller area and announced that there are 120 players signed up for this event when he just finished registering. That's a big increase from last year's 84-player field and an amazing turnout.
Phildo Does
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Phil Collins raised to 600 from the cutoff seat and Yevgeniy Timoshenko called from the small blind. Chino Rheem folded from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Timoshenko checked. Collins stayed aggressive and bet 800. Timoshenko called.
The turn card brought the 
and Timoshenko checked. Collins pushed harder this time with a bet of 2,200. Timoshenko gave it up and Collins won the pot.
Battle of Champions
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Two Team PokerStars Pros are at the same table. Although that's not that big of a deal as is the case at many tables in this event, both of that have won the WSOP Main Event. Joe Cada, the 2009 champion, and Jonathan Duhamel, the 2010 champion, are seated at the same table.
Mercier Gettin Aggro On 'Em
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Action folded around to Steven Levy in the cutoff seat. He raised to 525 before play was on Jason Mercier on the button. Mercier reraised to 1,450. Fellow Team [url=http://www.pokerstars.com/]PokerStars[/url Pro Joe Hachem was in the small blind and four-bet to 5,150. The big blind and Levy folded, but Mercier didn't go away so easily. He five-bet to 11,825. Hachem mucked his hand and Mercier won the pot.
Duhamel Doubles Through Busquet
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
We caught up with the action on the 
flop.
Jonathan Duhamel bet 1,500 and Olivier Busquet popped it to 4,000. A third player in the hand folded and Duhamel called, leading to the 
turn card. Duhamel checked again and Busquet fired 8,300. After a few moments Duhamel called, checking the 
river card. Busquet announced all in, having Duhamel well covered.
Nearly five minutes passed before Duhamel called all in for 27,775, seeing Busquet table 
. When Duhamel showed 
for a set Busquet was visibly upset, clearly feeling Duhamel should have called much sooner with that hand.
Duhamel: Up to about 84,000
Busquet: Down to about 27,000
A Few Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
|
98,000 | |
|
||
|
83,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
75,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
73,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
67,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
64,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
|
55,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
51,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
41,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
37,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
17,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Hachem Forced to Fold Again
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
With the board reading 
, there was slightly over 58,000 chips in the middle on this hand between Steven Levy and Joe Hachem. Hachem was facing a decision as Levy had moved in on the river for 30,300. Hachem tanked for a few minutes and then finally folded his hand. He lost the pot and saw his stack fall to 18,000 in chips. Levy increased to 88,000.
"I'm just going to fold every hand I play," commented Hachem as Levy was pulling in the pot.
Racener Straightens Out Benyamine
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
On a 
board, David Benyamine check-called 3,300 from John Racener and when the river fell, Benyamine checked again. Racener fired 11,000 and was quickly called, showing 
for the nuts. Benyamine mucked and slipped to 22,000, while Racener is up to about 76,000