2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Main Event
Day: 5
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

Jacobson Doubles Through

Mark Drover raised first in from the hijack, and Martin Jacobson stuck in a reraise from the button. From the cold, Anthony Gregg made another raise, pushing all in over the top. That folded Drover, but Jacobson called all in for his last 830,000.

Showdown
Jacobson: {K-Clubs} {K-Spades}
Gregg: {8-Hearts} {8-Spades}

Jacobson's overpair was the best all the way through the {Q-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {4-Clubs} {J-Spades} board, and the perennial EPT finalist has doubled back above average.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
1,750,000 760,000
Anthony Gregg us
Anthony Gregg
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
1,550,000 -750,000

Tags: Martin JacobsonAnthony Gregg

Charles Furey Eliminated in 19th Place ($52,000)

Charles Furey - 19th place
Charles Furey - 19th place

Ruben Visser is on a tear right now. After he opened the cutoff to 80,000 in the last pot, Charles Furey three-bet all in for what looked like 365,000. Visser made the call with {5-Spades} {5-Clubs}, and Furey's {A-Clubs} {4-Clubs} was drawing slim to survive.

Furey picked up a flush draw when the turn arrived on the {2-Spades} {9-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} board, but he couldn't connect with the river. The {2-Diamonds} was a blank, and Furey has been sent off in 19th place.

After starting the level on the second shortest stack in the room, Visser has put himself back in the mix of chip leaders with 2.45 million now.

Player Chips Progress
Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
EPT 1X Winner
2,450,000 450,000
Charles Furey us
Charles Furey
Busted

Tags: Charley FureyRuben Visser

Maksim Semisoshenko Eliminated in 20th Place ($52,000)

Maksim Semisoshenko - 20th place
Maksim Semisoshenko - 20th place

We picked up the action on a {J-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts} flop in a heads-up pot between Ruben Visser and Maksim Semisoshenko. As you can probably tell from the post title, things did not end well for Semisoshenko. He check-raised from 65,000 to 180,000 on that flop, and Visser flatted to see the {J-Spades} put trips on board on the turn. Semisoshenko bet 200,000, Visser called, and the {7-Hearts} hit the river. Semisoshenko had less than 400,000 chips left by that point, and he announced his all in. It's hard to fault him for going with {K-Spades} {K-Hearts} there, but Visser's {A-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} had that soundly beaten.

Quads are good enough for Visser to tally the knockout, and Semisoshenko's kings go under to send him out as the 20th-place finisher.

Player Chips Progress
Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
EPT 1X Winner
2,000,000 765,000
Maksim Semisoshenko ru
Maksim Semisoshenko
Busted

Tags: Maksim SemisoshenkoRuben Visser

Xuan Liu Times Two

In a battle of the blinds, Xuan Liu and Mark Drover mixed up in a raising war that left Liu all in for 895,000. She was well ahead, though, and her {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} had her poised to double against Drover's {A-Spades} {5-Spades}.

The {10-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {6-Clubs} flop was a sigh of relief for Liu, and the {9-Spades} turn secured her double up one card early. The {7-Hearts} river was meaningless, and Liu has doubled her way back over the chip average.

Player Chips Progress
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
1,825,000 925,000
Mark Drover
Mark Drover
1,600,000 -1,040,000

Tags: Xuan LiuMark Drover

Corey Burbick Eliminated in 21st Place ($52,000)

Corey Burbick - 21st place
Corey Burbick - 21st place

In early position, David Bernstein came in raising to 85,000, and Corey Burbick stuck his last ~600,000 in there with {7-Spades} {7-Clubs}. Bernstein made the call with the covering stack, and his {A-Spades} {Q-Clubs} was flipping for the knockout.

Board: {5-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} (bink!) {3-Clubs}

Burbick's sevens can't hold strong, and he's run out of chips here in the Main Event. It was an impressive run for "comandr_cool", but he'll have to settle for a 21st-place result worth $52,000.

Player Chips Progress
David Bernstein ca
David Bernstein
3,100,000 715,000
Corey Burbick us
Corey Burbick
Busted

Tags: Corey BurbickDavid Bernstein

Visser Gets it In There

Ruben Visser
Ruben Visser

When the table folded around to the blinds, Ruben Visser shoved all in for 600,000 with Charles Furey behind him in the big blind. Furey looked down at {A-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} and made the call with the covering stack, and Visser tabled his fairly inferior {7-Clubs} {4-Clubs}.

The {3-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {10-Clubs} flop gave both players a pair but kept Furey in the lead with his tens. The turn, however, brought the {7-Diamonds} and another pair for Visser, and he was now the one well in front with one to come. Furey bricked on the {Q-Hearts} river, and Visser is going to be sticking around. He's doubled to 1.235 million, and Furey is knocked all the way down under 400,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
EPT 1X Winner
1,235,000 655,000
Charles Furey us
Charles Furey
370,000 -500,000

Tags: Charles FureyRuben Visser

Jaka Dented Again

Faraz Jaka raised to 90,000 in early position, and Phil D'Auteuil three-bet to 215,000 one from the button. Jaka flatted, and off they went.

The flop came {7-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}, and Jaka check-called another 175,000. The {4-Diamonds} turn went check-check, and the {9-Clubs} completed the board. When Jaka checked again, D'Auteuil took his cue to make a healthy bet of 600,000, and Jaka paid it off.

D'Auteuil showed up {J-Spades} {J-Clubs}, and the set of jacks hooked him a big pot. It's about a million-chip swing for both players, and that blow knocks Jaka back down around 1.5 million.

Player Chips Progress
Phil D'Auteuil ca
Phil D'Auteuil
2,950,000 1,000,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
WSOP 1X Winner
1,425,000 -1,000,000

Tags: Faraz JakaPhil D'Auteuil

Jaka Talks Himself Into It

Faraz Jaka opened the pot to 85,000, and David Granados defended his big blind to go heads up. The dealer gave them {10-Spades} {3-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} to work with on the flop, and Granados check-called another 80,000 from Jaka. They both checked through the {J-Diamonds} turn, and the {K-Hearts} completed the board. Now Granados led out into the pot with 155,000, and that forced Jaka to take pause. He cut the call from his stack and shot a glance across the table. He made a couple quiet comments as he tried to get a read on Granados, but it looked like he was going to talk himself into a fold.

Jaka picked his hole cards up off the table and stared at them for a while, occasionally glancing up at the board and his opponent. He had his cards a few inches out in front of him in his left hand, but he suddenly grabbed the calling chips with his right and slung them across the line.

Granados showed {A-Spades} {5-Clubs} for the airball, and Jaka's {8-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} was the best hand and good enough to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
WSOP 1X Winner
2,425,000 300,000
David Granados
David Granados
860,000 -300,000

Tags: David GranadosFaraz Jaka

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
WSOP 1X Winner
3,565,000 265,000
Lee Goldman
Lee Goldman
2,725,000 -75,000
David Bernstein ca
David Bernstein
2,385,000 985,000
Alex Fitzgerald us
Alex Fitzgerald
2,320,000 -80,000
Anthony Gregg us
Anthony Gregg
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
2,300,000 265,000
Mark Drover
Mark Drover
2,270,000 -30,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
WSOP 1X Winner
2,125,000 -175,000
Phil D'Auteuil ca
Phil D'Auteuil
2,015,000 -171,000
Daniel Shiff
Daniel Shiff
1,260,000 21,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
1,230,000 30,000
David Granados
David Granados
1,160,000 10,000
John Dibella us
John Dibella
EPT 1X Winner
1,060,000 35,000
Daniel Schmieding
Daniel Schmieding
1,000,000
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
990,000 -509,000
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
900,000 -238,000
Charles Furey us
Charles Furey
870,000 -130,000
Maksim Semisoshenko ru
Maksim Semisoshenko
855,000 -134,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
WSOP 1X Winner
790,000 -849,000
Nikolaos Alafogiannis
Nikolaos Alafogiannis
785,000 -27,000
Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
EPT 1X Winner
580,000 -170,000
Corey Burbick us
Corey Burbick
465,000 -102,000