2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Main Event
Day: 2
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
Players Left 1 / 1,072
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Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

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Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Adam Levy us
Adam Levy
229,000
16,000
16,000
StakeKings
Profile photo of Hoyt Corkins us
Hoyt Corkins
150,000
91,600
91,600
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jonathan Jaffe us
Jonathan Jaffe
142,000
40,000
40,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jan Heitmann
Jan Heitmann
128,000
38,200
38,200
pokerstars
Profile photo of Phil Collins us
Phil Collins
99,000
8,100
8,100
Profile photo of David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
75,000
25,700
25,700
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gualter Salles br
Gualter Salles
58,000
1,100
1,100
pokerstars
Profile photo of Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
56,000
86,700
86,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Heath Herring us
Heath Herring
52,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Casey Kastle si
Casey Kastle
50,000
5,800
5,800
Profile photo of Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
47,000
17,400
17,400
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
35,000
25,200
25,200
Profile photo of Ludovic Lacay fr
Ludovic Lacay
33,000
19,900
19,900
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of John Racener us
John Racener
22,000
27,700
27,700
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Martins Adeniya gb
Martins Adeniya
20,000
49,900
49,900

This Is How We Do

After a series of preflop raises, Tommy Vedes was heads up with an opponent with the board reading {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. Both players checked.

Vedes check-called a 7,600-chip bet after the {5-Hearts} turned, and the {9-Diamonds} completed the board. Vedes checked, his opponent fired 12,500, and Vedes tank-called. The player chose not to show his hand, and Vedes tabled {q-Hearts}{10-Spades} for a pair of tens.

"This is how we do, kid," Vedes told the player as he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tommy Vedes us
Tommy Vedes
170,000
93,600
93,600
WPT 2X Winner

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Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of RIchard Bruning us
RIchard Bruning
190,000
3,100
3,100
Profile photo of Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
180,000
2,900
2,900
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
176,000
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Anthony Gregg
Anthony Gregg
119,000
48,100
48,100
Profile photo of Jamie Rosen us
Jamie Rosen
113,000
47,900
47,900
Profile photo of Mark Herm us
Mark Herm
103,000
8,700
8,700
Profile photo of Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
72,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 3X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman
65,000
29,400
29,400
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Bach us
David Bach
43,000
4,200
4,200
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Shane Schleger us
Shane Schleger
33,000
21,500
21,500
pokerstars
Profile photo of Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
30,000
13,800
13,800
pokerstars
Profile photo of James Calderaro us
James Calderaro
18,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
18,000
30,800
30,800
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gabe Patgorski us
Gabe Patgorski
16,000
14,000
14,000

Gimbel and the Cowboys

Harrison Gimbel on Day 1b
Harrison Gimbel on Day 1b

Harrison Gimbel (button) and the small blind tangled up in a preflop raising war that left the opponent all in for 79,100 total. Gimbel had that covered, and his {K-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} was far the best hand. His opponent showed up {A-Diamonds} {10-Spades}, and the sweat was on.

There was no funny stuff on the {J-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {6-Spades} {4-Spades} board, and the knockout pot moves Gimbel all the way up to about 180,000 chips.

If, for some reason, you're having trouble placing the name Harrison Gimbel, have a read about this little tournament he won in this building two years ago.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Harrison Gimbel us
Harrison Gimbel
182,000
67,500
67,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Harrison Gimbel

Chips

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alex Venovski us
Alex Venovski
224,000
31,000
31,000
Profile photo of Alexey Repik
Alexey Repik
200,000
20,100
20,100
Profile photo of Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
177,000
77,000
77,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Tommy Vedes us
Tommy Vedes
152,000
18,000
18,000
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Nikolaos Alafogiannis
Nikolaos Alafogiannis
135,000
50,900
50,900
Profile photo of Marc Tschirch
Marc Tschirch
112,000
64,000
64,000
Profile photo of Daniel Schmieding
Daniel Schmieding
110,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
100,000
61,300
61,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
94,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 2X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Ori Miller il
Ori Miller
90,000
3,500
3,500
Profile photo of Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
85,000
15,200
15,200
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Christian De Leon mx
Christian De Leon
78,000
26,200
26,200
pokerstars
Profile photo of Bolivar Palacios pa
Bolivar Palacios
63,000
9,800
9,800
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
49,000
600
600
Profile photo of Michael Telker us
Michael Telker
47,000
7,900
7,900
Profile photo of Ty Reiman us
Ty Reiman
40,000
55,200
55,200
Profile photo of Grayson Ramage us
Grayson Ramage
32,000
21,100
21,100
Profile photo of Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
28,000
32,000
32,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bill Chen us
Bill Chen
24,000
40,100
40,100
WSOP 2X Winner

Alvarado and the Ladies

A player in middle position opened with a standard raise, and JC Alvarado three-bet to 8,100 in the blinds. Mr. Raiser called, and off they went heads-up.

The dealer spread out {10-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {2-Hearts}, and Alvarado continued out with 8,600. His bet was called, and the two men checked through the {A-Spades} turn. On the river, the {2-Diamonds} paired the board, and Alvardo fired back out with 12,800. Mr. Opponent spent a few long minutes in the tank before plunking the call into the pot.

Alvarado tabled {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades} for queens up, and a muck from his opponent shipped him the pot to increase his count to about 140,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
140,000
32,800
32,800

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QuadJacks

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 100 ante
William Reynolds on Day 1b.
William Reynolds on Day 1b.

A player moved all in for 18,900 from under the gun, Marcio Cid Holanda re-shoved on the button, and the action was on Will Reynolds in the small blind.

"The only thing I know about him," Reynolds said pointing at Holanda. "Is that you're not Andrew Feldman."

The table broke into laughter, and Reynolds continued to tank for another half of a minute. He finally folded, and the hands were opened.

Showdown
Holanda: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
Shover: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

"I had jacks," Reynolds announced.

The flop: {j-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. Bingo!

The turn and river came {9-Spades}, {7-Diamonds} respectively, giving the player under the gun a winning flush. Reynolds continued to bemoan the fact that he just folded quads, while Holanda wasn't too happy after having his aces cracked.

Tags: Marcio Cid HolandaWill Reynolds

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Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
330,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Jacob Bazeley us
Jacob Bazeley
184,000
81,600
81,600
Profile photo of Arnaud Mattern fr
Arnaud Mattern
151,000
11,700
11,700
EPT 1X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
133,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Philippe Plouffe
Philippe Plouffe
100,000
9,500
9,500
Profile photo of Anders Berg se
Anders Berg
97,000
47,000
47,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Leo Fernandez ar
Leo Fernandez
77,000
17,000
17,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
59,000
23,200
23,200
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
58,000
22,900
22,900
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 8X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of William Reynolds us
William Reynolds
56,000
13,800
13,800
Profile photo of Mats Kristoffersen
Mats Kristoffersen
46,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of JP Kelly gb
JP Kelly
43,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Raj Vohra us
Raj Vohra
42,000
42,000
42,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
38,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
38,000
73,000
73,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Lauren Kling us
Lauren Kling
37,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of Dennis Phillips us
Dennis Phillips
26,000
10,100
10,100
Profile photo of Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner