Break
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
The players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$15,132,000
Entries
1,560
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
25,000
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
A Few Chip Counts From Around The Room
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 | 33,000 |
|
42,000 | 12,000 |
|
40,000 | 10,000 |
|
39,000 | 9,000 |
|
|
33,000 | 3,000 |
|
32,000 | 2,000 |
|
27,000 | |
|
26,000 | |
|
26,000 | |
|
24,000 | -6,000 |
|
22,000 | -8,000 |
Unabomber Fighting Back
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
With three players in a pot worth 2,200 and a board reading 
, Phil Laak was first to act and checked. He was followed by the player in the hijack and the cutoff opted to bet 1,225. Laak immediately grabbed his entire stack, about 11,000 more, and spiked it in the middle. The big raise was enough to push out his opponents and take down the pot.
Laak is currently sitting with around 14,000, quite the opposite of his girlfriend Jennifer Tilly, who is up to 90,000 and off to a monster start.
A Few More Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | 12,000 |
|
36,000 | 6,000 |
|
33,500 | 3,500 |
|
|
31,500 | |
|
31,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
29,600 | |
|
29,000 | |
|
29,000 | -1,000 |
|
28,000 | -2,000 |
|
|
26,000 | |
|
24,600 | -5,400 |
|
22,000 | |
|
11,200 | -18,800 |
"Does Anyone Know Oragami?"
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
While passing by Jean-Robert Bellande's table we heard an unknown players ask his tablemates if anyone knew oragami, the fancy art of folding paper. Apparently the player had an old gum wrapper and thought it'd be fun to make something out of it.
"No," Bellande responded, "But I've watched Prison Break," referring to the hit Fox television show that incorporated oragami into the storyline.
"I've been in a prison break," replied the unknown player, which got a laugh out of the table. Always the talker, Bellande proceeded to tell the table about his pleasurable experience watching the Denzel Washington movie, "Training Day". From there the conversation turned to Denzel being in too many train movies, such as the recent "Unstoppable" and "The Taking of Pelham 123". While the debate quickly started to heat up, we decided to walk away to find something that mattered.
Rousso Sliding
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
With about 6,000 in the pot and the board reading 
, one player checked to Vanessa Rousso. She bet 2,200 and was called, landing the 
on the river. Her opponent checked once again and Rousso fired 15,000. After about two minutes her opponent called, pleased to see Rousso turn over 
.
Rousso's opponent tabled 
and Rousso's stack took a hit down to about 15,000.
And Even More Counts!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000 | 27,000 |
|
53,000 | |
|
48,000 | 18,000 |
|
|
46,700 | 4,700 |
|
46,000 | 16,000 |
|
40,000 | 10,000 |
|
40,000 | 10,000 |
|
39,000 | 9,000 |
|
35,000 | 5,000 |
|
35,000 | 5,000 |
|
34,000 | 4,000 |
|
33,000 | 3,000 |
|
28,000 | -2,000 |
|
27,000 | -3,000 |
|
24,000 | -6,000 |
|
22,000 | -6,500 |
|
15,000 | -4,175 |
|
|
15,000 | -15,000 |
|
15,000 | -15,000 |
|
10,500 | -500 |
G'day Mate
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Australian poker pro Tom "tollgate" Grigg just took a pot off of Charles Wiper. The board read 
when we arrived at the table and Grigg led out for 1,600. Wiper turned up the heat, raising to 4,600, but Grigg was unafraid and moved all in for 19,050. Wiper backed down, folding his hand, and his stack slipped to 31,000.
Grigg is still below starting stack, but with that win he now has 27,000 chips.
Tilly Keeps Climbing
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Jennifer Tilly and an opponent were heads up in a raised pot with the board reading 
. Tilly was faced with a 4,075-chip bet when she raised to 12,000, prompting her opponent to fold.
Tilly's stack continues to grow and she now has 125,000 chips.