Super High Roller | 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-07-2012 13:41 UTC-5

Hall Extends Lead

Mickey Doft

Viktor Blom raised to 45,000 on the button and Galen Hall called out of the small blind. Scott Seiver called from the big blind, as well, and the flop fell {J-Spades} {5-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} .

All three checked to see the {7-Diamonds} turn card. It was checked to Blom who decided to bet 86,000. Hall wasn't going anywhere, raising to 325,000. Seiver laid it down, as did Blom after a few moments.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	2,285,000 195,000	195,000

Viktor Blom	1,450,000 130,000	130,000

Scott Seiver	540,000 54,000	54,000

Tags: Galen Hall Scott Seiver Viktor Blom

01-07-2012 13:38 UTC-5

Mike McDonald Eliminated in 7th Place

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First in from the button, Mike "Timex" McDonald opened to 44,000, and the action came to Viktor Blom's big blind. He shot a glance, then three-bet to 126,000, and McDonald shoved in for 447,000 total. Blom asked for the count, then made the call with a chance at the knockout. It was the right call, and he had McDonald in a bad way as the cards were turned up.

Showdown
McDonald: {K-Spades} {J-Clubs}
Blom: {A-Diamonds} {J-Spades}

Things improved in a hurry for McDonald as the {9-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} {6-Hearts} flop vaulted him into a big lead. Next door, Daniel Negreanu piped up with some dramatic foreshadowing. "I think an ace is coming. Ace of spades. I feel it. Do you feel it?"

The turn was the other pointed spade, the safe {4-Spades} , and Timex was one card from the double.

River: {A-Hearts}

Somewhere, Barry Greenstein just got a royalty check for that ace on the river. Blom re-sucks on the end to earn the pot, and with it come all the rest of McDonald's chips. Relegated to the rail in seventh place, McDonald will leave with $0, and the remaining six players are now squarely on a rather large money bubble with five places paying out at least a quarter-million dollars.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	1,580,000 486,000	486,000

Mike McDonald	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Mike McDonald Viktor Blom

01-07-2012 13:29 UTC-5

Duhamel Gets Some Back

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Mickey Doft

Viktor "Isildur1" Blom was under the gun and raised to 45,000. Action folded to Jonathan Duhamel on the button and he three-bet to 112,000. Both blinds released, Blom called, and the flop came down {A-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {2-Diamonds} .

Blom checked it over to Duhamel who checked behind, landing the {2-Clubs} on the turn. Another check from Blom led to a bet of 121,000 from Duhamel. Blom folded after a few moments, giving the pot to Duhamel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Duhamel	1,289,000 154,000	154,000

Viktor Blom	1,094,000 116,000	116,000

Tags: Jonathan Duhamel Viktor Blom

01-07-2012 13:27 UTC-5

Shak Raises and Shoves

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Under the gun, Dan Shak opened to 50,000, and Daniel Negreanu made the call around on the button. In the small blind, Jonathan Duhamel began stacking out reraising chips, and he made it a total of 188,000 to send the decision back to Shak.

After a minute or so of contemplation, Shak announced an all-in shove for 1.044 million total.

"Mmm-k, nevermind," Negreanu said as he hastily mucked.

Duhamel spent a couple minutes in the tank, but he was ultimately unwilling to call. He let Shak have it, and the two men have swapped spots in the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	1,323,000 253,000	253,000
Jonathan Duhamel	1,135,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Dan Shak Jonathan Duhamel Daniel Negreanu

01-07-2012 13:22 UTC-5

Humberto Brenes Eliminated in 8th Place

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Mickey Doft

Galen Hall opened to 44,000 in the hijack and Humberto Brenes re-raised all in from the button for 328,000. The blinds folded quickly and Hall called immediately.

Brenes: {A-Diamonds} {8-Hearts}
Hall: {J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}

Brenes pleaded for an ace to hit the flop, but didn't find one when it came down {K-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} . The {6-Diamonds} turn left Brenes with just three outs to survive, but he felt it was coming.

"Ace of hearts," he told the the table. "I know this game."

Unfortunately, the river was the {8-Clubs} to send Brenes to the rail a few places short of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	2,090,000 362,000	362,000

Humberto Brenes	Busted

Tags: Galen Hall Humberto Brenes

Level: 14

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

01-07-2012 13:13 UTC-5

McDonald Shoves Out Shak

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Mickey Doft

Mike McDonald raised to 36,000 in the hijack and Dan Shak three-bet to 111,000 from the cutoff. The rest of the table ducked out of the way, putting the action back on McDonald. He stared Shak down intently before re-raising all in for 344,000.

Shak didn't love the decision he was faced with and after about 90 seconds he gave it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	1,070,000 111,000	111,000
Mike McDonald	493,000 147,000	147,000

Tags: Dan Shak Mike McDonald

01-07-2012 13:04 UTC-5

Seiver Wins First Pot

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Mickey Doft

Scott Seiver opened the first pot with a min-raise to 32,000 from the hijack and got folds all around.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	594,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Scott Seiver

01-07-2012 13:02 UTC-5

Green Light. Red Bull.

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Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

With our pal "Red Bull" Robbie Thompson on the microphone and the players chomping at the bit, our starting time has arrived. We've got just a couple minutes left in Level 11, and the cards are in the air at the Super High Roller final table!

Level: 13

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000