Break Time
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.
2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller
Day: 2
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
Lose One, Win One for Kagawa
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Tyler Reiman raised to 5,100 under the gun and Masa Kagawa called from the button. Josh Arieh then moved all in from the big blind for 40,600. Reiman folded but Kagawa made the call.
Arieh: 
Kagawa: 
Kagawa was excited to see he was in a dominating spot. The 
flop was no help to Arieh and the 
turn left him drawing to a king on the river. As fate would have it, the 
hit the river and Kagawa hit the table in frustration. Arieh doubled to around 85,000.
On the next hand, Daniel Alaei raised to 6,000 only to have Kagawa move all in for 60,400. Action folded back to Alaei and he called.
Alaei: 
Kagawa: 
Once again Kagawa was ahead but he was racing for his tournament life. The 
kept Kagawa in the lead as did the 
turn. Kagawa just had to avoid the river, which he couldn't do last time, in order to double to 120,000. The dealer burned and slowly revealed the 
. Kagawa smiled as his up and down journey continues.
Hachem and Collins Eliminated
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Philipp Gruissem raised to 4,800 and PokerStars Team Pro (Australia) Joe Hachem moved all in for his last 20,000 or so. Gruissem made the call and the cards were turn up:
Gruissem: 
Hachem: 
Hachem was ahead preflop but not after the 
flop. The 
turn gave him some outs to a wheel, but the 
sent the former world champion to the rail. Gruissem is up to 217,000.
Likewise, Phil Collins was eliminated after running 
into pocket kings.
Bergman Cooked
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Josh Bergman was all in preflop squaring off against World Series of Poker runner-up John Racener.
Bergman:
Racener: 
Racener was already in the lead when he improved to a pair of nines on the 
flop. The dealer burned and turned the 
, giving Bergman a few extra out. He now needed a king, queen, or ten to survive, but the river brought the .
Bergman was eliminated from the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller Tournament while Racener is up to 76,000.
Life is Fair for Deeb
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Freddy Deeb was all in preflop for 86,900 with 
against the 
of chip leader Ryan Fair. The 
flop kept Deeb firmly in the lead and the 
turn did not change that. Deeb managed to dodge a three, ace, and king on the river, which came the 
, and doubled to 178,000. Fair dropped a bit to 310,000.
Akkari Busted by Cates
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Andre Akkari moved all in from the hijack for his last 38,500 and was called by Daniel Cates on the button.
Cates: 
Akkari: 
Akkari needed a deuce but quickly stood to shake Cates' hand when the flop fell 
. The on the turn left Akkari drawing dead and the was put out on the river for good measure. Cates is up to 170,000.
Woodward Chopped Down
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Matt Woodward was all in preflop for around 25,000 holding the and up against the 
of Javier Tazon. The 
flop gave Woodward a flush draw and a fighting chance. The turn was no help. Woodward needed a spade or ace on the river to survive, but it ended up being the . Woodward gathered his things and made a hasty exit from the tournament floor.
Hachem Barely Hanging On
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
With around 19,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, the blinds checked to 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Joe Hachem, who fired out 15,100. Govert Metaal called from the small blind and the big blind got out of the way.
Both players checked the flop as well as the river. Hachem flipped over for the missed nut flush while Metaal revealed 
for a flopped set. Hachem dropped to 33,000 after the hand but could surely have lost them all had the hand played out differently.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Gruissem Turn of Events for Kenney
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Govert Metaal raised to raised to 5,100 from the button only to have both Bryn Kenney and Philipp Gruissem move all in from the blinds. Metaal folded and Kenney would be the one at risk.
Kenney:
Gruissem: 
Both players had the same hand and more times than not it would be a chop. The flop brought only one diamond in the form of the , so Gruissem was freerolling to runner-runner diamonds. The 
on the turn made things interesting, but it was the on the river that made the long shot a reality. Kenney was eliminated while Gruissem chipped up to 170,000.