2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$1,134,930
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,626,000
Entries
148
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Players Info - Day 1

Chartier Beats Sowers

From the cutoff seat, Mike Sowers raised to 2,200. Sam Chartier called on the button and Kristijonas Andrulis called from the big blind. The flop came down paired with the {A-Clubs}{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} falling and action checked to Sowers. He bet 4,200 and Chartier called. Andrulis folded.

The turn was the {10-Spades} and the two remaining players in the hand checked. They also checked the {Q-Spades} on the river.

Sowers tabled the {K-Spades}{7-Clubs}, but was beaten by the {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs} for Chartier.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Sowers us
Mike Sowers
101,000 -17,500
Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
45,500 20,200

Tags: Sam ChartierKristijonas AndrulisMike Sowers

Yunis Busts Boyd

Carlos Boyd moved all in for his last 17,400 with the board reading {8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{5-Spades}, and about 24,000 sitting in the middle. Nick Yunis tank-called, and the hands were opened.

Showdown
Yunis: {a-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Boyd: {k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

Boyd held a monster draw, but the river was a black ten, eliminating him from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Yunis cl
Nick Yunis
110,000 60,000

Tags: Nick YunisCarlos Boyd

Call, Call, Call, Call, Check Dark, Snap-Fold

Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins

From under the gun, Lee Markholt raised to 2,300. Bill Perkins called from the next seat and then Josh Bergman reraised to 6,800 from the hijack seat. Action folded back to Markholt and he called. Perkins also called.

The flop came down {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades} and action checked to Bergman. He fired 7,500 and Markholt folded. Perkins came along to see the turn, though, calling right away.

The {3-Hearts} landed on fourth street and Perkins quickly checked. Bergman took his time and bet 13,500. Right away, Perkins called. After he called, Perkins checked in the dark and the dealer then dealt the {2-Hearts} on the river. Bergman took his time and counted out his stack — 49,600. He then shipped it all in. Right away, Perkins announced a fold and tossed his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
175,000 -57,000
Josh Bergman us
Josh Bergman
114,300

Tags: Bill PerkinsJosh BergmanLee Markholt

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

The Four-Card Flop

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante
The four-card flop.
The four-card flop.

Elio Fox called a four-bet from Harrison Gimbel preflop, and the flop fell {6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}.

Or so we thought.

Before there was any action, Kevin MacPhee noticed that there was a fourth card under the {6-Diamonds}. The dealer slid the card down, and revealed the hidden card - the {9-Clubs}. A floor person was called to the table, and upon arrival they informed the dealer that all four cards are to be washed, and then a random card will be drawn, and mucked.

"Wait," Tom Marchese piped up. "That's the rule?"

The floor person nodded, washed the cards, and pulled out the {6-Clubs}. Harrison Gimbel led out, and Elio Fox quickly folded.

"I've never seen that before," Gimbel admitted after the hand.

Tags: Elio FoxHarrison GimbelKevin MacPhee

Straight for Fox

On the {a-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} flop, Elio Fox checked and Kevin MacPhee bet 3,400. After Tom Marchese called behind, Fox called to see the {4-Spades} land on the turn. There, action checked around to see the {A-Clubs} land on the river and pair the board. Again, action checked around.

Fox tabled the {Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} for a straight to beat MacPhee's {Q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. Marchese mucked his hand and Fox won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
84,000 14,000
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
WSOP 2X Winner
79,000
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
WSOP 1X Winner
51,800 -15,900

Tags: Elio FoxKevin MacPheeTom Marchese