2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Main Event
Day: 4
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

Main Event

Day 4 Completed

One Woman Leads 21 Men After Day 4

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Chip leader Ana Marquez
Chip leader Ana Marquez

Day 4 of the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event has concluded after 48 players returned to action from Day 3. After a little bit over five hours of play, 22 of them remain and will be moving on to Day 5. Leading the way is Ana Marquez with 3.805 million in chips.

To begin the day, Chris Oliver was the chip leader. He walked in with a whopping 3.675 million. His next closest competitor was Max Lehmanski with 2.324 million. Oliver began the day on the feature table, under the bright lights and eyes of numerous cameras. Even with all eyes on him, his stack didn't move too much and he ended the day with 3.275 million in chips. Lehmanski, on the other hand, lost all of his chips and was eliminated.

A few of the other notable players still alive to start Day 4 were Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker, Mike Sowers, Eric Froehlich, Sam Stein and Eddy Sabat. Moneymaker, the 2003 WSOP Main Event champion and igniter of the poker boom, joined Oliver on the feature table all day today. He wrapped up with 3.765 million in chips and sits second in chips. Stein also found some time on the feature table to finish out the day and bagged 3.085 million. Sowers finished with slightly more than that at 3.180 million. The other two, Froehlich and Sabat, were both eliminated today.

The chip leader moving into Day 5 is Marquez and she's the only woman left standing in the field. Marquez did a good job of flying under the radar in terms of big pots all day long on Wednesday. As we tracked her chip stack growing and growing as the day moved on, she never seemed to showdown a hand or get involved in big, all-in confrontations. That's usually the mark of a very solid poker player. When the day was all said and done, it was no coincidence that Marquez found herself at the top of the leader board.

Day 5 will begin at 12:00 P.M. local time down in the Bahamas. The plan is to play down to an eight-handed final table. All eyes will be on Moneymaker as he looks to claim the world's second largest poker tournament title after having already won the largest. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the live coverage.

Tags: Ana Marquez

Day 5 Table Draw

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
PlayerTableSeatChips
Bryan Colin111,925,000
Max Weinberg12860,000
--empty --130
Sam Stein143,085,000
Mike Sowers153,180,000
Joel Patchell16650,000
Chris Moneymaker173,765,000
James St. Hilaire18600,000
    
Gregory Baksic211,415,000
Calvin Anderson22980,000
Grayson Ramage231,160,000
Galen Hall242,305,000
Martin Mathis252,385,000
Bolivar Palacios262,875,000
Philippe Plouffe272,480,000
Chris Oliver283,275,000
    
Anton Ionel311,670,000
Dmitriy Stelmak323,340,000
Shayne Khanna33720,000
Michael Pesek342,260,000
Walid Bou-Habib351,665,000
Rafael Golka362,220,000
--empty--370
Ana Marquez383,805,000

End-of-Day Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
3,805,000
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
3,765,000
Dmitriy Stelmak
Dmitriy Stelmak
3,340,000
Chris Oliver us
Chris Oliver
3,275,000
Mike Sowers us
Mike Sowers
3,180,000
Sam Stein us
Sam Stein
3,085,000
Bolivar Palacios pa
Bolivar Palacios
2,875,000
Philippe Plouffe
Philippe Plouffe
2,480,000
Martin Mathis us
Martin Mathis
2,385,000
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
2,305,000
Michael Pesek us
Michael Pesek
2,260,000
Rafael Golka
Rafael Golka
2,220,000
Bryan Colin
Bryan Colin
1,925,000
Anton Ionel ro
Anton Ionel
1,670,000
Walid Bou-Habib
Walid Bou-Habib
1,665,000
Gregory Baksic
Gregory Baksic
1,415,000
Grayson Ramage us
Grayson Ramage
1,160,000
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
980,000
Max Weinberg
Max Weinberg
860,000
Shayne Khanna
Shayne Khanna
720,000
Joel Patchell
Joel Patchell
650,000
James St. Hilaire
James St. Hilaire
600,000

Bergman Busts On Last Hand

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Josh Bergman - eliminated
Josh Bergman - eliminated

We were scheduled to play down to 24 players today, but there was still a live hand after Finne's elimination.

With a raise to 105,000 in front of him, Bryan Colin three-bet to 335,000 on the button. Short-stacked Josh Bergman moved all in for his last 500,000 or so. The original raiser folded and when Colin called, the hands were opened.

Colin: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Bergman: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The table was surrounded by players and media members alike as the flop fell {3-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{8-Hearts}.

"Fade!" Bergman's rail yelled. "Fade!"

Turn: {4-Hearts}

"Pair the board! Nine! Fadeaway!"

River: {k-Spades}

Silence. Bergman stood still, expressionless for a moment looking at the damage before finally walking away. Colin shook Bergman's hand before stacking his chips and will enter tomorrow with 1.925 million.

Remarkably, each of the three tables in play lost a player on the final hand, and just 22 players will return for tomorrow's penultimate day.

Tags: Bryan ColinJosh Bergman

Finne is Finished

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

On the last hand of the night, the featured table folded around to the blinds where Chris Moneymaker opened with a raise. Timothy Finne was in the big blind, and he three-bet shoved his short stack. Moneymaker made the call, and Finne was at risk as the cards were shown down.

Moneymaker: {A-Clubs} {9-Diamonds}
Finne: {K-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}

The {5-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {Q-Spades} flop kept Moneymaker well out in front, and Finne was looking for a jack to make Broadway and stick around. The turn {5-Hearts} left him dead to those four outs, and the river was the blank {2-Diamonds}.

That spells the end of Finne's day, eliminated on the final hand of Day 4.

Tags: Chris MoneymakerTimothy Finne

Kamen Out

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Nicholas Kamen - eliminated
Nicholas Kamen - eliminated

Moments after doubling Walid Bou-Habib, Nicholas Kamen open-shoved his last 288,000 from early position and was called by Galen Hall in the big blind.

Kamen: {a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}
Hall: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} flop didn't change much, but the {9-Hearts} on the turn gave Hall a gut shot straight draw. Hall didn't hit his straight, but the {q-Diamonds} on the river gave him a winning pair of queens and eliminated Kamen.

Hall is now up to 2.35 million chips.

Tags: Galen HallNicholas Kamen

Oliver Takes One with Two Pair

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Over on the feature table, Chris Oliver raised to 116,000 from the button. Shayne Khanna called from the big blind and the flop came down {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}. Both players checked to see the {2-Spades} added to the board on the turn. Khanna fired 125,000 and Oliver called.

The river completed the board with the {5-Spades}. With a four-card straight on board and a backdoor flush draw coming in on the river, Khanna fired 250,000. Oliver quickly made the call with the {10-Spades}{5-Diamonds} for two pair. Khanna mucked and Oliver won the pot.

Tags: Chris OliverShayne Khanna

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000