Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
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
Level 11 Bustouts
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Eric Froehlich, Harry Kaczka, Rick Rahim, and Olivier Busquet have all hit the rail early in Level 11.
"You're Not Scared of Those Diamonds are You?"
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
An under the gun player raised to 4,000 and Brandon Steven called from the cutoff. Ravi Raghavan then popped it to 14,000 from the big blind and both his opponents came along to the 
flop.
Raghavan immediately led out for 44,000, leaving himself just 30,100 behind. The UTG player folded instantly while Steven contemplated his options.
"You're not scared of those diamonds are you?" Steven asked. Raghavan remained silent, and Steven eventually folded. Raghavan is up to around 116,000.
Paur Hits the Rail
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
We didn't catch all the action between Jason Mercier and Taylor Paur, but we can tell you Paur has been eliminated from the tournament. All we know is that Mercier held 
on a 
board. The chip stacks were close, approximately 70,000 each, but Mercier ended up having Paur covered.
Shots on Day 2
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Reiman Cracks 300k Mark
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
We're not sure of the action, but we do know that Tyler Reiman, Daniel Alaei, and Matt Affleck had a preflop raising war that resulted in an Affleck fold and 130,000 in the pot. Alaei and Reiman slowed down after the 
flop and checked through the 
turn and 
river. Reiman showed 
and Alaei simply mucked. Reiman is now up to around 340,000.
Sands Eliminated After Losing Race
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Dan Heimiller raised from early position and David "Doc" Sands moved all in for 26,300 on the button. Action folded back to Heimiller who made the call.
Heimiller: 
Sands: 
Sands was ahead and racing for his tournament life; however, Sands found himself in a heap of trouble when the flop came down 
. Heimiller had hit his ace and taken a commanding lead. The river changed nothing and Sands needed a seven on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned and revealed the 
! Close, but no cigar. Sands was eliminated on the hand while Heimiller chipped up to around 180,000.
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.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
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.