Action folded to the cutoff seat and that player raised to 3,600. In the small blind was Xuan Liu and she three-bet to 8,200. Her opponent made the call and the flop came down . Liu fired 8,400 and her opponent called.
The turn was the and Liu bet 24,200. Her opponent took a few minutes and then raised all in for approximately 60,000. Liu called holding a set of fives with the . Her opponent was drawing dead with the .
The river completed the board with the and Liu was pushed the pot.
Chris Klodnicki bet 15,000 on the final board of before his opponent raised all in for 43,800. Klodnicki took a few moments before making the call with the . His trips were good against his opponent's and he won the pot to move to 165,000 in chips.
Klodnicki began the day on 22,300 and has done very well to come back from that thus far.
Michael Mizrachi was down around 31,000 when he stuck it all in preflop with . The pot's original raiser called him down with and the board was a swing and a miss for Grinder. The others at his table (including Liv Boeree and Victor Ramdin) are likely pleased to see a dangerous player leave their midst, and there's now a seat open at the main featured table.
Action moved to Xuan Liu on the button and she put in an opening raise to 3,200. Yevgeniy Timoshenko called from the small blind and the two players took the flop. Timoshenko checked and Liu bet 3,400. Timoshenko called.
The paired the board on the turn and both players checked to see the put two pair on board on the river. Timoshenko bet 9,200 and Liu folded her hand.
From early position, Faraz Jaka raised to 4,100. He was called by a player in middle position, Shawn Buchanan in the cutoff seat, Chris Klodnicki in the small blind and the player in the big blind to make for a five-way pot.
The quintuplet took the flop and action checked to the player behind Jaka in middle position. He bet 12,000 and Buchanan folded. Klodnicki and the big blind also kicked them in, but Jaka wanted to raise the stakes a bit. He check-raised to 27,000. After a minute, his opponent reraised all in for about 55,000 and Jaka quickly called. Here's what we saw.
Jaka:
Opponent:
Jaka's flush draw was up against his opponent's two jacks. The turn brought the to give Jaka a flush, but it paired the board, meaning his opponent could still hit a full house on the river to stay alive. The on the river didn't make the full house the all-in player was looking for and Jaka won the pot. He's now up to 530,000 in chips.
We wish we'd seen more of the action here, but we only rushed over to the featured table when we heard Robbie Thompson announce that Liv Boeree was all in. When we walked up, there was a flop out on board, and Boeree was at risk for 27,200 with . Her pair was in front, but Ramdin's had eight outs to the knockout.
The turn was a blank, and the river was safe for Boeree, too, and she's found a much needed double to climb back into the game.
When we arrived at Table 30, the flop had already fallen . Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier was all in, battling for the 50,000-chip main pot, while Connor Drinan and a Hoyt Corkins were butting heads for a rather large side pot. The turn was the , and Drinan checked to Corkins who tossed out 28,600. Drinan called.
The completed the board, and Drinan checked again. Corkins moved all in, and before we could even count his stack, Drinan snapped it off, tabling for a flopped full house. Grospellier swiftly mucked his hand then exited, and Corkins tabled two aces before following him out the door.
Drinan is now among our chip leaders - he commands a 350,000-chip stack.
Every morning at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, a group of poker players and media members get together down by the fitness center on the basketball courts for some early action. It's been the best year of all PCA's for these morning games and many of the players who came down to play today are doing quite well in the tournament today.
Faraz Jaka is leading the way with over 500,000 while Adam Levy is up to 260,000 and Chris Klodnicki has built all the way back from about one-third of the average to over 165,000. They all have been regulars on the court. Others still remaining are David Benefield and Matt Waxman. Both of them played as well.
The bottom line is that if you come out in the morning, play some basketball and get the blood flowing, the chips will be coming your way later that day.
. Liu fired 8,400 and her opponent called.
and Liu bet 24,200. Her opponent took a few minutes and then raised all in for approximately 60,000. Liu called holding a set of fives with the 
. Her opponent was drawing dead with the 
.
and Liu was pushed the pot.
before his opponent raised all in for 43,800. Klodnicki took a few moments before making the call with the 
. His trips were good against his opponent's 
and he won the pot to move to 165,000 in chips.
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flop. Timoshenko checked and Liu bet 3,400. Timoshenko called.
paired the board on the turn and both players checked to see the 
put two pair on board on the river. Timoshenko bet 9,200 and Liu folded her hand.
flop and action checked to the player behind Jaka in middle position. He bet 12,000 and Buchanan folded. Klodnicki and the big blind also kicked them in, but Jaka wanted to raise the stakes a bit. He check-raised to 27,000. After a minute, his opponent reraised all in for about 55,000 and Jaka quickly called. Here's what we saw.
to give Jaka a flush, but it paired the board, meaning his opponent could still hit a full house on the river to stay alive. The 
on the river didn't make the full house the all-in player was looking for and Jaka won the pot. He's now up to 530,000 in chips.
. Her pair was in front, but Ramdin's 
. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier was all in, battling for the 50,000-chip main pot, while Connor Drinan and a Hoyt Corkins were butting heads for a rather large side pot. The turn was the 
