Brandon Steven moved all in under the gun and was called by Tom Marchese from the small blind. After the big blind folded, the cards were turned up:
Marchese: 
Steven: 
Steven was ahead and looking to dodge an ace, a feat he accomplished as the board ran out 
. Steven doubled to 245,000 on the hand while Marchese dropped to 145,000.
Shander de Vries raised to 24,000 from the cutoff and was met with a raise to 60,000 from Brett Richey in the small blind. De Vries wasted little time in moving all in for 403,000 and Richey called to create a monster pot.
De Vries: 
Richey: 
Once again it was a race for the chip lead. The rest of the table watched anxiously as the flop came down 
. De Vries had survived the first three cards, which was followed by the 
on the turn. Richey picked up some extra outs, but none managed to hit as the 
peeled off on the river. Richey took a big hit down to 295,000 while de Vries doubled to 835,000.
Erik Seidel raised to 26,000 from middle position and ran into a Tom Marchese all-in reraise to the tune of 126,000. Seidel thought for about a minute before tossing in a call.
Marchese:
Seidel: 
The 
flop kept Marchese in the lead as did the on the turn. Seidel needed a king or queen on the river to eliminate his foe, but it wasn't in the cards as the 
hit. Seidel took a hit down to 149,000 while Marchese doubled to 278,000.
Shander de Vries raised to 24,000 under the gun, a raise that was called by Brandon Steven in the cutoff. The short-stacked Erik Seidel then moved all in for 139,000 from the small blind. De Vries isolated with an all-in shove and Steven got out of the way.
De Vries: 
Seidel:
Seidel was ahead and stayed that way as the board ran out an rather dull 
. Seidel doubled to 321,000 while de Vries dropped to 580,000.
Tom Marchese was all in preflop with 
against the of Shander de Vries. The board ran out 
and Marchese doubled to 517,000. Meanwhile, de Vries, who was chip leader less than a half hour ago, dropped to 320,000.
Brett Richey was all in preflop on the button holding 
against the of Brandon Steven. Richey had the best preflop hand in poker and was in great shape to double, especially after the flop came down 
.
After the was put out on the turn, Richey needed to dodge just a jack on the river to keep his tournament hopes alive. Astonishingly, the river was the 
. Steven's two-outer had come through to give him the win, bringing him up to 635,000. Richey, who cashed in this same event last year, was sent to the rail in 15th place, good for $55,490.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
||
|
830,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
800,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
|
770,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
585,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
570,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
510,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
||
|
445,000
-87,000
|
-87,000 |
|
|
||
|
430,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
380,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
300,000
-192,000
|
-192,000 |
|
||
|
300,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
||
|
255,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
|
225,000
-99,000
|
-99,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Action folded to Ravi Raghavan in the small blind and he shoved all in for 234,000. Matt Affleck was in the big blind and made the call.
Raghavan:
Affleck:
We've seen a lot of pocket eights as of late, which turned out to be good in this particular hand considering the flop fell 
; however, Raghavan did pick up a flush draw. The 
was no help to Raghavan and he needed a non-three or four club on the river. It was not meant to be though as the gave Affleck a boat and the pot, bringing him up to 925,000.
Raghavan was eliminated from the PokerStar Caribbean Adventure in 14th place and earned $73,990 for his efforts.
Action folded to Leo Fernandez on the button and he raised to 41,000. Matt Affleck was next to act in the small blind and reraised to 101,000. The big blind folded and Fernandez moved all in for 328,000. Affleck called and the cards were flipped up:
Affleck: 
Fernandez:
The board ran out and Fernandez doubled to 678,000 while Affleck dropped to 555,000.
