2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Main Event
Day: 4
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

Who's That Lady?

Xuan Liu
Xuan Liu

Here comes the last lady standing, Xuan Liu!

In the last pot, Luis Jaikel came in with a raise to 36,000, and Liu made a three-bet to 81,000 all the way around in the big blind. When it came back to Jaikel, he shoved in for about 300,000 total, and Liu made the quick call with a chance at the knockout.

Showdown
Jaikel: {A-Spades} {K-Diamonds}
Liu: {K-Spades} {K-Clubs}

Liu's cowboys roped her the pot as the board came out safely: {5-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds}. It's the end of the day for Jaikel, and his chips make Liu the newest member of the million-chip club.

Player Chips Progress
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
1,140,000
360,000
360,000
Luis Jaikel
Luis Jaikel
Busted

Tags: Xuan LiuLuis Jaikel

Cajelais Two-Outted, Eliminated

Erik Cajelais - Eliminated.
Erik Cajelais - Eliminated.

Erik Cajelais open-jammed his last 100,000 or so from middle position, and the action folded all the way to Byron Kaverman who called in the big blind. The hands were opened, and Cajelais was in great shape to double.

Showdown
Cajelais: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Kaverman: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}

The dealer rapped the table then delivered a flop of {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}. Upon seeing this board, Cajelais took a mighty large bite out of the apple he held in his massive hand. The turn and river bricked {a-Hearts}, {9-Spades} respectively, and Cajelais gathered his things before leaving the room.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Erik CajelaisByron Kaverman

Blondeau Rivered Out

First in from the button, Byron Kaverman opened to 32,000 — the minimum — and Rudy Blondeau three-bet shoved for his last 245,000 from the small blind. When it came back around to Kaverman, he spent a few minutes soaking in the tank before plunking a stack of blue chips across the imaginary betting line. Blondeau was at risk, but he was in a good spot to double.

Showdown
Kaverman: {J-Diamonds} {10-Spades}
Blondeau: {A-Diamonds} {10-Hearts}

The {K-Hearts} {9-Spades} {2-Clubs} flop was a decent miss for Kaverman as he picked up another four outs with the gutshot straight draw. The turn {6-Hearts} was a blank, and Blondeau was one card from the double. He just needed to fade the jacks and queens left in the deck, but that proved to be too tall a task. The {Q-Hearts} dropped on the river, and the straight locks up the knockout for Kaverman.

He's moved into the top five now with about 1.65 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
1,650,000
228,000
228,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Rudy Blondeau
Rudy Blondeau
Busted

Tags: Rudy BlondeauByron Kaverman

Heitmann Can't Keep His Chips

We walked up just after the opening action, but it appears Jan Heitmann was the preflop raiser before Mark Drover three-bet to 85,000. Heitmann shoved in for about 310,000 total, and Drover made the call to put him to the test. It was two fairly marginal hands going to war.

Showdown
Heitmann: {Q-Spades} {9-Spades}
Drover: {A-Diamonds} {8-Clubs}

The {5-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} flop was not good for Heitmann's chances, and the turn {K-Hearts} and river {10-Clubs} ended his day with less than 40 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Drover
Mark Drover
1,500,000
862,000
862,000
Jan Heitmann
Jan Heitmann
Busted

Tags: Jan HeitmannMark Drover

Jaka Wins Million-Chip Pot, Nearing 3 Million

When we reached the main feature table, the board read {3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{q-Spades}{4-Hearts} and there was around 300,000 in the middle. Faraz Jaka had 500,000 pushed out in front of him, and Martin Jacobson was deep in the tank. Finally, Jacobson said, "call,"

Jaka tabled {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for a rivered flush, Jacobson mucked his hand, and Jaka raked in a massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
2,800,000
800,000
800,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
210,000
-508,000
-508,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Faraz JakaMartin Jacobson

Visser Doubles Back

When the table folded around to the blinds, big stack Kyle Julius opened to 33,000 from the small, and Ruben Visser shoved all in from the big. Julius made the quick call with his {A-Diamonds} {10-Hearts}, and that was not what Visser wanted to see. He could only show up a dominated {Q-Spades} {J-Diamonds}, and his last 272,000 chips were in serious jeopardy.

But the Dutchman flopped lucky on the {K-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {6-Spades}, and the {9-Clubs} turn and {9-Spades} river made his come-from-behind double complete. He's back to 558,000 now, while Julius slips back around the million-and-a-half mark.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
1,540,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
558,000
343,000
343,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ruben VisserKyle Julius