2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$2,300,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$15,132,000
Entries
1,560
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
25,000

Glantz Back in Contention

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

With around 6,000 in the pot and a board reading {7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{A-Hearts}{10-Spades}, the player in the small blind bet 2,100 only to have Matt Glantz raise it to 6,600. The small blind tanked before ultimately folding. Glantz told his opponent he could pick a card and he would show it. It was the {10-Clubs}. Glantz has managed to build his stack back up to around 40,000.

Tags: Matt Glantz

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Ivey Overtaken

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
"Woopty-doo"
"Woopty-doo"

With Daniel Negreanu heads up in the $100,000 Super High Roller tournament, he has taken over the all-time tournament money lead from Phil Ivey. This bit of information was just announced over the PA system and the ESPN cameras were all over Ivey to get his reaction.

At first he sat stoic and showed no emotion, but eventually he cracked a smile and offered a polite golf clap.

Ivey's courteous gesture shouldn't be taken lightly however, we're sure he's got the eye of the tiger now that he's no longer atop the list.

Tags: Phil IveyDaniel Negreanu

Some Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
WSOP 2X Winner
90,000 47,000
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
80,000 7,000
51,000 5,000
Leo Fernandez ar
Leo Fernandez
43,000 -2,000
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
WSOP 1X Winner
43,000 24,000
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
42,000 8,000
41,000 20,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
37,000 9,500
Theo Jorgensen dk
Theo Jorgensen
36,000 1,000
Lars Bonding dk
Lars Bonding
35,000 15,000
Bernard Lee us
Bernard Lee
26,000 4,500
Adam Junglen us
Adam Junglen
26,000 1,000
Dario Minieri it
Dario Minieri
21,000 -30,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
17,000 -17,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
16,000 -12,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
15,000 -18,800
Adam Levy us
Adam Levy
4,000 -5,500

Minieri vs. Heimiller for a Huge Pot

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Action folded to Team Pokerstars Pro (Italy) Dario Minieri in the cutoff and he threw in a raise to 800. Dan Heimiller was in the small blind and reraised to 2,350. After the big blind folded, Minieri four-bet to 5,700. Heimiller seemed perplexed but made the call nonetheless.

The flop fell {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Heimiller checked. Minieri bet 6,100, Heimiller called, and the dealer burned and turned the {8-Spades}. Once again Heimiller checked and Minieri took a look at Heimiller's remaining stack, which stood at 32,800. Minieri then grabbed a covering stack and spiked them in the pot.

Heimiller hit the tank to think things over and as he did, Minieri said, "You have outs . . . maybe." There was some laughter and he continued, "If you fold I will show. I'm not gambling. I'm happy like that."

After some more talk, Heimiller finally stated, "There is another tournament tomorrow."

"This one is better," Minieri quickly replied, much to the amusement of the table.

There was some more talk back and forth before Heimiller finally said, "I've probably got the best hand," and slid his chips into the pot.

"I have a very bad hand," Minieri said coyly as he turned up {9-Hearts}{3-Clubs} for a flush draw and open-ended straight draw. Heimiller showed {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} for the over pair and a higher flush draw. The {A-Clubs} on the river gave both the said flush, but of course Heimiller's was the winner.

Heimiller doubled on the hand to around 90,000 while Minieri was left with 21,000.

Tags: Dan HeimillerDario Minieri

Smith Gets a Boost from Ramdin

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Justin "Boosted J" Smith, Victor Ramdin and a third player saw a flop of {a-Clubs}{5-Spades}{10-Hearts}. Action checked to Ramdin who fired 2,100 and Smith was the only caller.

The turn was the {k-Diamonds}, Smith checked again and Ramdin fired a second bullet worth 2,700. Smith called.

Both players immediately checked after the {2-Diamonds} rivered and Smith turned over {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs} for a pair of aces. Ramdin unhappily mucked and the pot was awarded to Smith.

Smith's stack now looks like 48,000 while Ramdin dropped to around 37,000.

Tags: Justin SmithVictor Ramdin

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Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

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No Final Table For Shulman This Year

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Barry Shulman
Barry Shulman

Last year's third-place finisher, Barry Shulman, has been eliminated.

After Scott Seiver opened the pot with a raise to 600 from middle position, Shulman went all in for about 6,600. The player in the cutoff called and action folded back to Seiver. He gave it up, prompting Shulman to turn over {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}.

He was racing against his opponent's {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}, but the board ran out {J-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}.

Tags: Barry Shulman

Jorgensen Takes a Small Hit

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

An under-the-gun (UTG) player raised to 800 only to have Theo Jorgensen reraise to 2,100 from the cutoff. The blinds got out of the way and UTG made the call. Both players proceeded to check the {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop as well as the {4-Hearts} turn. When the {J-Hearts} peeled off on the river, UTG bet 2,700, and Jorgensen called only to muck when his opponent revealed {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}. With that hit, Jorgensen is down to 39,000.

Tags: Theo Jorgensen