2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Blom's Overbet Pays Off

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

On a board reading {K-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{5-Spades} and about 1,800 in the pot, Viktor "Isildur1" Blom bet 1,450 and received a call from his opponent on the button. Both players checked the {Q-Clubs} turn, which was followed by the {Q-Hearts} on the river. Blom lined up some chips and threw out a bet of 7,800, almost twice the size of the pot.

The button didn't seem convinced and counted out a call. He debated a few more seconds before tossing them in the pot. Blom turned over {A-Spades}{K-Spades} for aces and queens with a king kicker. It was good as the button simply mucked. Blom's aggression is working and he is up to 65,000.

Tags: Viktor Blom

More Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
80,000 50,000
Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
WSOP 1X Winner
80,000 50,000
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
65,000 38,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
50,000 10,000
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
44,000 -1,000
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
41,000 11,000
Johnny Whitt
Johnny Whitt
40,000 10,000
Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
32,000 2,000
Jason Senti us
Jason Senti
32,000 1,000
Pascal LeFrancois ca
Pascal LeFrancois
WSOP 1X Winner
31,000 1,000
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
WSOP 2X Winner
31,000 1,000
Melanie Weisner us
Melanie Weisner
31,000 1,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
30,000 4,000
Zachary Clark us
Zachary Clark
29,500 -500
Lex Veldhuis nl
Lex Veldhuis
28,000 1,000
Ted Lawson us
Ted Lawson
WSOP 1X Winner
27,000 -3,000
Ivan Demidov ru
Ivan Demidov
27,000 -3,000
Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
27,000 -3,000
Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
WSOP 7X Winner
26,000 -4,000
Dwyte Pilgrim us
Dwyte Pilgrim
WPT 1X Winner
25,000 -4,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
25,000 5,450
Bill Chen us
Bill Chen
23,000 -7,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
19,500 -10,500
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
WPT 2X Winner
10,000 -26,000

Boeree Slides

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

On a board reading {K-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}, PokerStars Team Pro (UK & Ireland) Liv Boeree checked-called a bet of 4,400 from her opponent. When the dealer burned and turned the {J-Diamonds}, Boeree once again checked and her opponent moved all in. Boeree quickly folded and left herself with 16,500.

Tags: Liv Boeree

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

Aces Are Good for Benyamine

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante

David Benyamine was faced with a raise to 500 and three-bet to 1,400. His opponent called.

The flop fell {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, Benyamine's opponent checked and he fired 1,000. Benyamine's opponent check-raised to 3,500 and David called.

The turn brought the {6-Hearts} and Benyamine's opponent checked again. Benyamine bet a very healthy 16,000 and his opponent released his hand. Benyamine showed the table {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} before mucking the winner and pulled in the pot to increase his stack to 112,000.

Tags: David Benyamine

Former French Open Winner in the Field

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante

Back at the Latin American Poker Tour Grand Final in Rosario, Argentina, we saw Gustavo Kuerten try his hand at poker. For those who may not be familiar, Kuerten is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. Winner of the French Open three times, between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup in 2000, Kuerten seems to be taking his poker seriously after retiring from tennis in May 2008 after 12 years on the international tour. In fact, one could say he swapped one tour for another.

Kuerten, who is seated at the same table as November Niner Matthew Jarvis, hasn't gotten much going yet today. He is holding steady right around the starting stack with 28,000.

Tags: Gustavo Kuerten

Boeree Moves All In

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante

On a board reading {Q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{7-Hearts}, the big blind bet 4,800 and received a call from the under-the-gun player. Liv Boeree then moved all in from middle position for a total of 15,200.

Action was back on the big blind and he seemed tormented by the decision as cameras flocked to the table. Eventually he moved all in himself for around 23,000 total and the under-the-gun player got out of the way.

Boeree: {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}
Big Blind: {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}

Both players had flopped a set but Boeree's was the best hand. She managed to dodge the last deuce when the {J-Spades} was put out on the river. Boeree doubled on the hand and is now up to 45,000.

Tags: Liv Boeree

Katchalov's King High Good Against Rousso

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante

Vanessa Rousso has not been able to gain much traction today. Most recently, she saw a flop of {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} with Eugene Katchalow and another opponent. All three checked and when the {J-Diamonds} hit the turn, Rousso bet 1,100. Katchalov was the lone caller, leading to the {3-Clubs} river. Both checked their missed draws, with Rousso showing {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Katchalov tabling a better {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} to win the pot.

Katchalov: Up to about 54,000
Rousso: Slides to roughly 13,500

Tags: Eugene KatchalovVanessa Rousso