High Roller
Day 1 Started
2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,626,000
Entries
148
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
The Will Molson Invitational
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Welcome back to the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure! Today is Day 1 of the $25,000 High Roller event, and we expect to see a plethora of the world's best players fill the Imperial Ballroom here at the Atlantis to compete for the glory, the fame, and, of course, the cash money.
Will Molson won this event last year, taking home just over $1 million for his efforts, and it was the third straight year he reached heads-up play. The third straight year. In 2009, the Canadian pro finished runner-up to Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. in 2010, Will Reynolds defeated Molson heads up. And last year, Molson finally got over the hump, defeating PokerStars Team Pro Leo Fernandez.
All-in-all, Molson has cashed for over $1.6 million in this event, and he will look to add to that total in the coming days. The road will be tough however - we expect to see very tough competitors, including Jonathan Duhamel, Daniel Negreanu, Joe Cada, Vanessa Selbst, Ty Reiman, Chino Rheem, Shannon Shorr, the aforementioned Grospellier, and plenty more.
The cards should be in the air at 1:00 PM. local time, so keep it locked right here for all of your up-to-the-minute updates!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
The cards are in the air for the first day of the $25,000 High Roller.
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ElkY Avoids Disaster
When we reached the table, the board read 
. Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier was heads up with an opponent who checked, and Grospellier fired 2,250. His opponent called.
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completed the board, and Grospellier's opponent checked again. ElkY tossed out 5,225, his opponent called, and Grospellier turned over 
for a busted flush draw. His opponent also turned over two diamonds, but the 
was good for a pair, and the pot.
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The World Champions
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
The 2009 and 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champions are seated beside one another here in the Imperial Ballroom, and they've both had success thus far at the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
Last night, Team PokerStars Pro Joe Cada shipped a $2,000 side event, banking $175,550. It was his biggest cash since winning the Main Event in 2009 - his previous biggest cash came at last year's PCA, where he finished 11th in this event for $51,450. Fellow Team Pro Jonathan Duhamel has had an incredible PCA - he's made three final tables, including the $100,000 Super High Roller (4th, $313,600), a $5,000 Turbo Eight-Max Event (5th, $17,990), and a he won the $5,000 Eight-Max Event ($239,830).
Both players have certainly performed like champions this week, and we'll keep an eye on them as the day progresses.
Over 100 Already
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
The field size for this $25,000 High Roller is up to 105 with about 15 minutes left in the field level. Last year, the field Will Molson topped was 151 players strong. With registration open for a full four levels of play in this one, we should see things get up near that same mark.
Another Batch of Names
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