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

Rink Iced

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Paulo Rink
Paulo Rink

Mike Sowers opened with a raise from late position, and Paulo Rink moved all in on a three-bet shove. Sowers called, and he was well in front with a chance at the knockout.

Showdown
Sowers: {7-Spades} {7-Hearts}
Rink: {5-Spades} {5-Clubs}

Rink stood up from his chair to sweat his fate, chatting with his friends on the rail as the television crew took their positions around the perimeter of the table. Finally, the dealer burned a card and ran out a blank {8-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} flop, and the turn {9-Hearts} meant Rink was drawing to the other two sevens in the deck for his survival. He was standing on the rail with his back to the table as the final card of his day hit the board, the {2-Hearts}.

Rink finally turned back to see the bad news that he'd been eliminated in 27th place. Sowers is now quite healthy -- in fact, he's the chip leader -- with 3.5 million chips stacked in front of him.

Tags: Mike SowersPaulo Rink