2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Main Event
Day: 3
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

A Palacios in the Sun

In early position, Casey Kastle made it 12,500 to go, and Ruben Visser flatted in the hijack seat. From the big blind, Bolivar Palacios squeezed his last ~100,000 into the middle. Kastle re-shoved to isolate, and Visser ducked out of the way to let Palacios go heads up for his tournament life.

Showdown
Kastle: {9-Clubs} {9-Diamonds}
Palacios: {10-Clubs} {10-Spades}

Palacios was in good shape, but his big lead was short-lived. The {Q-Hearts} {9-Spades} {5-Diamonds} flop put him in a hole he could not crawl out of, and the turn {3-Hearts} and river {Q-Clubs} has sent him off to the beach with a little profit in his pockets.

Player Chips Progress
Casey Kastle si
Casey Kastle
375,000 307,000
Bolivar Palacios pa
Bolivar Palacios
Busted

Tags: Bolivar PalaciosCasey Kastle

Garcia Making a Charge

Sergio Garcia
Sergio Garcia

Sergio Garcia was down to 119,500 chips when he got his money in on a coin flip with {J-Spades} {J-Hearts}. The recent doubler-up Chris Klodnicki was up for action, and his {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} was looking for the knockout.

Garcia's pair held fast, though, and the {8-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {3-Diamonds} board has doubled him back above the chip average. He's close to 350,000 now, while Klodnicki has been parted with his recent profits and then some.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Garcia es
Sergio Garcia
350,000 206,000
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
WSOP 2X Winner
75,000 -120,000

Tags: Chris KlodnickiSergio Garcia

Gimbel KO's a Shorty

Vladimir Faubert only had 31,500 chips left when he shoved {Q-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} from the button. In the big blind, Harrison Gimbel peeked down at {K-Clubs} {3-Hearts} and made the call for a significant chunk of his own stack, and Faubert was at risk.

The shorty never got there on the {10-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {7-Clubs} {K-Hearts}, and Gimbel collects the knockout pot to move back over the century mark in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Harrison Gimbel us
Harrison Gimbel
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
115,000 25,000
Vladimir Faubert
Vladimir Faubert
Busted

Tags: Harrison GimbelVladimir Faubert

Boeken Eliminated

Noah Boeken (Day 1b)
Noah Boeken (Day 1b)

Team PokerStars Pro has just lost another member and this time it was Noah Boeken falling prey.

Action folded to the player on the button and he raised to 12,000. Boeken reraised to 29,000 from the big blind and then the button moved all in. Boeken quickly called for approximately 150,000 with {A-}{Q-}. His opponent held two sevens.

The board ran out {J-}{9-}{8-}{3-}{2-} and Boeken headed out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Noah Boeken nl
Noah Boeken
Busted

Tags: Noah Boeken

Heitmann Trips Up Geyer

Just the tail end of this pot, but one that's definitely worth mentioning. When we walked over to one of the far tables, we were just in time to see Adam Geyer paying off a big double up to Team PokerStars Pro Jan Heitmann. Geyer had been having a hot level, but having to pay off 233,500 stole back all of those hard-earned profits.

The {3-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} board was already out on the table when we walked up, and Heitmann's {A-Hearts} {3-Hearts} was good for the double. We never saw what Geyer had, but based on the scowl on his face, it was better than ace-three before the flop. But the trips work rather nicely for Heitmann, and he's doubled his way up to 550,000 or so.

Player Chips Progress
Jan Heitmann
Jan Heitmann
550,000 190,000
Adam Geyer us
Adam Geyer
219,000 -15,000

Tags: Jan HeitmannAdam Geyer

Nanonoko Crippled

Alexey Sudarikov was all in for his last 65,000 or so, and Randy "nanonoko" Lew had him at risk.

Showdown
Sudarikov: {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Lew: {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

Despite being ahead, and having more chips, Lew stood up and grabbed his bag as the flop fell {k-Clubs}{7-Spades}{j-Spades} - maybe he knew something. The turn and river both bricked, and Lew sat back down. Sudarikov doubled to 135,000 chips, while Lew is now down to just 29,000.

Player Chips Progress
Alexey Sudarikov
Alexey Sudarikov
165,000 55,000
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
29,000 -51,000

Tags: Alexey SudarikovRandy Lew