2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
56
Prize
$1,775,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$10,398,400
Entries
1,072
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Straight Flush Doubles Selbst

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

We just got some second-hand information about a big hand that just went down on the feature table. We don't have access to the feature table, but we can tell you what we've been told.

Vanessa Selbst just doubled through Chris McClung with a straight flush. When the money went in, McClung held a full house and we can only imagine how much of a cooler it was. McClung isn't out, but he is pretty short.

Also on the feature are former tennis superstar Boris Becker, former UFC fighter Heath Herring and another Team PokerStars Pro Gualter Salles.

Tags: Vanessa SelbstHeath HerringGualter SallesChris McClungBoris Becker

The Last Longer

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Isildur1 crushes blackjack too.
Isildur1 crushes blackjack too.

You're probably aware that PokerStars Team Pro Viktor "Isildur1" Blom won the Super High Roller last night, banking over $1.25 million. He's also a sicko (you probably know that too), and he just booked a last longer with Harry "UgotaBanana" Kaczka.

"How much?" Blom asked Kaczka.

"Any amount that will motivate you," Kaczka responded.

The two agreed on $10,000 because that's the buy in, but they continued the negotiations away from the table, and the wager could easily be higher. Blom also added that he won $4,000 playing blackjack last night.

It's nice to be king.

Tags: Viktor BlomHarry Kaczka

Top, Top for Lex

Eddy Sabat checked the {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{4-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} flop to Team PokerStars Pro Lex Veldhuis. Veldhuis fired 1,200 and Sabat made the call.

The river completed the board with the {9-Hearts} and Sabat checked again. Veldhuis fired 2,300 and Sabat called after a minute. Veldhuis showed the {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} for top pair, top kicker and Sabat mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Lex Veldhuis nl
Lex Veldhuis
63,000 3,000
Eddy Sabat us
Eddy Sabat
36,000 -3,500

Tags: Lex VeldhuisEddy Sabat

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Justin Schwartz us
Justin Schwartz
77,000 8,000
Ivan Demidov ru
Ivan Demidov
59,000 5,000
Phil Collins us
Phil Collins
46,000 1,000
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
44,000 -2,000
Jake Bazeley us
Jake Bazeley
35,000 5,000
Jean-Robert Bellande us
Jean-Robert Bellande
WSOP 1X Winner
33,000
Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
32,000
Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
32,000
Christophe De Meulder be
Christophe De Meulder
32,000 2,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
WPT 2X Winner
31,000 1,000
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
31,000
Toni Judet ro
Toni Judet
31,000
Tommy Vedes us
Tommy Vedes
WPT 2X Winner
29,000 2,000
David Williams us
David Williams
29,000 1,000
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
WSOP 6X Winner
28,000 -2,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
28,000
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
WPT 3X Winner
24,000
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
WSOP 2X Winner
23,000 -7,000
Amnon Filippi us
Amnon Filippi
WSOP 1X Winner
22,000
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
14,000

Mattern Flying High with Rockets

Arnaud Mattern is up to nearly 100,000 after picking up a nice pot with two aces, eventually making a full house.

There was a raise, a reraise from Nam Le on the button and then a cold four-bet to 3,900 from the small blind before action fell on Mattern in the big blind. He five-bet to 7,250. Action folded back around to the small blind and he called, leaving himself with right around 16,000 to work with heading into the flop out of position against the French Team PokerStars Pro.

The flop came down {A-Hearts}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and both players checked to see the {9-Clubs} land on the turn. The small blind checked and Mattern bet extra small with a wager of 2,600. His opponent made the call.

The river completed the board, and paired it, with the {9-Spades}. The small blind checked and Mattern bet 2,950. His opponent called and watched Mattern roll over the {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} for aces full of nines. The small blind mucked and Mattern raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Arnaud Mattern fr
Arnaud Mattern
96,000 11,000

Tags: Nam LeArnaud Mattern

Jarvis Takes One Out

Picking up the action on an {A-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop, Matt Jarvis and David Bach checked to the third player in the hand who bet 2,800.

Only Jarvis called to see the {8-Diamonds} turn and he fired 5,100. His opponent called, landing the {K-Diamonds} on the river. Jarvis took a few moments before betting enough to cover his opponent's stack, who quickly called all in for about 20,000.

Jarvis tabled {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, beating his opponent's {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts} to score the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Jarvis ca
Matt Jarvis
70,000 36,000

Tags: Matt Jarvis