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2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,626,000
Total Entries
148
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 148
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2011 November Niner Anton Makiievskyi has been steadily accumulating chips over the past few levels, and is now closing in on the 200,000-chip mark.
In a recent hand, Team PokerStars Pro Jude Ainsworth opened to 3,500, Manny Jo called on the button, and Makiievskyi three-bet to 9,000 from the big blind. Ainsworth released, Jo called, and the dealer fanned 
. Makiievskyi led for 14,000, and Jo called.
Both players checked after the 
turned, and the 
completed the board. Makiievskyi fired five blue T5,000 chips, and Jo quickly mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
178,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
131,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Terje Augdal opened to an unknown amount and Erik Cajelais reraised to 10,000. Augdal four-bet to 20,000 and then Cajelais moved all in for 80,000 or so. Augdal called and tabled the 
. Cajelais held the 
.
The flop, turn and river ran out 
for a little suck-resuck action and Cajelais headed out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
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Connor Drinan and Carlos Mortensen were heads up with the board reading 
. After a series of bets and raises, Mortensen was all in and at risk.
Showdown
Mortensen: 
Drinan: 
The on the turn was clean, but the 
spiked on the river, giving Mortensen a winning flush. The 2001 Main Event Champion doubled to over 170,000 chips, while Drinan is left with under 20,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
172,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
|
19,300
70,700
|
70,700 |
We missed the hand, but we heard a dealer yell "seat open" from across the room. We looked over, and saw that Ryan Julius was leaving the tournament area and there were no chips at his seat. He may be out of the High Roller, but his younger brother Kyle is currently the chip leader at the unofficial final table of the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
When we reached the table, the board read 
, and there was about 33,000 in the middle. Govert Metaal checked, and Galen Hall fired 23,600. Metaal tank-called, and Hall turned over 
for a rivered flush.
Metaal chuckled to himself, then mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
148,000
39,300
|
39,300 |
|
||
|
87,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Vanessa Rousso started the action, raising to 2,800. Shaun Deeb three-bet to 7,700, Amit Makhija moved all in on his direct left, and the action folded back to Deeb who snap-called.
Showdown
Makhija: 
Deeb:
The 
flop propelled Deeb into the lead, but the spiked on the turn, giving Makhija a better set. The 
bricked on the river, and Makhija doubled to around 113,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
113,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
65,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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From under the gun plus one, Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein raised to 3,000. Lee Markholt called from the cutoff seat and Bill Perkins called from the button. From there, the three players took a flop of 
and Greenstein bet 5,000. Markholt called and Perkins folded.
The turn brought the and both players checked to see the 
on the river. Greenstein fired 15,000 on the end and Markholt folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
144,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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Chris Hunichen raised to 2,700 from the hijack seat and Steve O'Dwyer called from the cutoff. In the small blind, Bill Perkins reraised to 12,700. Ludovic Lacay tank-called the three-bet from the big blind before Hunichen and O'Dwyer got out of the way.
The flop came down 
and Perkins bet all in, having Lacay's remaining 48,000 covered by a little bit. Lacay called and rolled over the 
. Perkins held the .
The turn was the 
and river the . Both missed Lacay and he was eliminated from action. Perkins moved back to 135,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
Busted | |
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