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

Duhamel Flushes Gruissem Away

Philipp Gruissem - Eliminated
Philipp Gruissem - Eliminated

Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel and Philipp Gruissem were heads up with the board reading {j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. Duhamel checked, Gruissem tossed out 1,700, and Duhamel check-raised to 5,100. Gruissem tank-called.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds}, and Duhamel led for 5,400. Gruissem called.

The {8-Clubs} completed the board, and Duhamel moved all in, having Gruissem covered. Gruissem shrugged, then threw his three remaining blue T5,000 chips in the middle, signifying a call. Duhamel tabled {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for a flush, and Gruissem mucked his hand and hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
130,000 61,600
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Jonathan DuhamelPhilipp Gruissem

More Counts

Chips
Chips
Player Chips Progress
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
WSOP 1X Winner
155,000 105,000
Mike Sowers us
Mike Sowers
150,000 64,000
Lawrence Greenberg us
Lawrence Greenberg
WPT 1X Winner
105,000 55,000
Jonathan Little
Jonathan Little
88,000 25,050
William Reynolds
William Reynolds
84,300 34,300
Connor Drinan
Connor Drinan
79,000 29,000
Chris McClung ca
Chris McClung
73,000 23,000
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
61,000 11,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
58,100 8,100
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
56,000 6,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
56,000 6,000
Peter Jetten ca
Peter Jetten
56,000 -24,000
Chris Klodnicki
Chris Klodnicki
55,000 11,000
Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney
45,000 -5,000
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
44,000 -6,000
Sam Stein us
Sam Stein
40,100 -23,900
Shawn Buchanan
Shawn Buchanan
35,200 -14,800
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
34,500 -15,500
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
33,500 -16,500
Ludovic Lacay fr
Ludovic Lacay
EPT 1X Winner
27,000 -23,000
Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
WPT 1X Winner
24,700 -25,300
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
WSOP 6X Winner
20,400 -29,600
Manny Jo
Manny Jo
20,000 -30,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
16,200 4,400
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
9,100 -40,900

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
180,000 40,000
William Thorson
William Thorson
140,000 90,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
58,000 -8,500
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
57,000 7,000
Eli Berg us
Eli Berg
53,500 10,500
Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
EPT 1X Winner
52,000 2,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
52,000 2,000
Athanasios Polychronopoulos us
Athanasios Polychronopoulos
WSOP 2X Winner
51,500 1,500
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
50,500 500
Jude Ainsworth
Jude Ainsworth
50,000
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
48,000 -2,000
Leo Fernandez ar
Leo Fernandez
48,000 -2,000
Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
46,000 -4,000
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
45,000 2,000
Jen Harman
Jen Harman
43,000 -7,000
Sean Getzwiller us
Sean Getzwiller
WSOP 1X Winner
40,000 -10,000
Ty Reiman
Ty Reiman
35,000 -15,000
David Benefield us
David Benefield
31,000 -13,000
Tyler Kenney us
Tyler Kenney
25,000
Justin Smith us
Justin Smith
23,000 -52,000
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted

Hall Check-Raises to a Win

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

From early position, William Thorson raised to 900. He was called by Govert Metaal in the hijack seat, Micah Raskin in the cutoff seat and Galen Hall in the big blind. The four players took a flop of {10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and action checked to Metaal. He bet 1,700 and Rasking folded. Hall check-raise to 5,875 and Thorson folded. Metaal also gave it up and Hall won the pot.

Tags: Galen HallMicah RaskinWilliam ThorsonGovert Metaal

Chouity Drops a Deuce on Raskin

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

From under the gun, the 2011 PCA Main Event champion Galen Hall raised to 800. Nicolas Chouity, champion of the 2010 EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, three-bet to 2,300 from the hijack seat. Micah Raskin called from the button and then action folded back to Hall. He also called and action went three ways to the flop.

The flop came down {J-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and Hall checked. Chouity fired a bet, but the amount he announced was unheard as he tossed out a single blue T5,000 chip. Raskin raised to 10,000 and Hall folded. Chouity came back with a reraise to 18,300 and Raskin called.

The turn was the {3-Clubs} and both players checked to see the {5-Clubs} land on the river. Chouity fired 23,400 and Raksin tank-folded. Chouity showed the lowly {2-Diamonds} and scooped in the pot.

Tags: Micah RaskinGalen HallNicolas Chouity

Tondeur gets There Against O'Brien

Dan O'Brien
Dan O'Brien

With about 7,000 chips in the middle on the {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop, Dan O'Brien and Roger Tondeur raised back and forth to get all of the money in. Tondeur was the player at risk and all in for 47,175 with the {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}. O'Brien had flopped top two with the {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

The turn was the {9-Spades} to give Tondeur some more outs to a straight. He nailed that straight when the {K-Spades} fell on the river and was able to come from behind to double up. O'Brien was knocked back to the starting stack while Tondeur moved to over 100,000.

Player Chips Progress
Roger Tondeur
Roger Tondeur
101,350
Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
50,000 -41,000

Tags: Dan O'BrienRoger Tondeur

Selbst Nearing 100K Again

Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst and Michael Mizrachi, who recently re-entered, were heads up with the board reading {k-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{j-Spades}. Mizrachi checked, Selbst fired 4,700, and Mizrachi check-raised to 11,000. Selbst called.

The {6-Clubs} completed the board, and Mizrachi instantly bet 16,000. Selbst called.

"Missed my flush," Mizrachi said, tabling {10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}.

"I was hoping for a diamond," Selbst responded, flipping over {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for a better missed flush, and, more importantly, a pair of jacks. She raked in the pot, and now has 97,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
97,000 27,000
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
WSOP 5X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
26,000 -24,000

Tags: Vanessa SelbstMichael Mizrachi