2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$1,254,400
Event Info
Buy-in
$98,500
Prize Pool
$3,136,000
Entries
32
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Marchese Doubles Through Haxton

On the last hand of the level, Jason Mercier raised to 12,000 from the hijack seat. Isaac Haxton called from the button and Tom Marchese reraised all in from the big blind for 61,000. Mercier folded, but Haxton called.

Haxton: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}
Marchese: {A-Hearts}{J-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{A-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Marchese spiked an ace on the turn to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
1,335,000
-55,000
-55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
143,000
73,000
73,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Isaac HaxtonJason MercierTom Marchese

Level: 10

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Marchese Out in 17th

Tom Marchese won't like the result; he's out
Tom Marchese won't like the result; he's out

On the first hand of the new level and just one hand after his double through Isaac Haxton, Tom Marchese was eliminated after getting his money in against Viktor Blom.

Action folded to Marchese in the small blind and he raised all in for 142,000. Blom called from the big blind holding the {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. Marchese held the {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}.

The flop came {A-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Blom added a set to really close the door on Marchese. The turn {J-Clubs} ended things before the {7-Clubs} completed the board on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
890,000
100,000
100,000
PokerStars
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Tom MarcheseViktor Blom

Timoshenko Crippled, Eliminated

Yevgeniy Timoshenko - out
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - out

Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened to 13,000, and David "Doc" Sands defended his big blind. The flop came down {j-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{7-Clubs}, and Sands checked. Timoshenko continued for 14,000, Sands min-raised to 28,000, Timoshenko re-raised to 45,000, and Sands went into the tank. Eventually, Sands moved all in and Timoshenko called as fast as possible.

Showdown
Timoshenko: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Sands: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}

Neither the turn ({q-Clubs}) nor the river ({5-Hearts}) helped Timoshenko, and he was left with just 39,000 chips. The very next hand, he open-shoved from under the gun, and received two calls. Sands called out of the small blind, and Dan Shak defended his big blind. The flop came down {k-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, and Sands put out a bet. Shak folded a pair of fours face-up, and Sands and Timoshenko went to another showdown.

Showdown 2
Timoshenko: {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Sands: {k-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}

The turn and river came {j-Diamonds}, {8-Diamonds} respectively, giving Sands a flush, eliminating Timoshenko from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
David Sands us
David Sands
270,000
115,000
115,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: David SandsYevgeniy Timoshenko

New Seats and Break

Level 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Our final 15 players have been condensed down to the final two tables, and they've been sent off for a 20-minute break. Here's how they'll line up when they return for the rest of the level:

TableSeatPlayerChips
11Scott Seiver912,000
12Daniel Negreanu703,000
13Erik Seidel307,000
14Jonathan Duhamel471,000
15--empty----
16Humberto Brenes548,000
17Sam Stein460,000
18Mike McDonald563,000
    
21Jason Mercier267,000
22Will Molson188,000
23Galen Hall567,000
24Isaac Haxton1,328,000
25Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier82,000
26David "Doc" Sands271,000
27Dan Shak154,000
28Viktor Blom850,000

Negreanu Takes From McDonald

Sam Stein raised to 17,000 from the cutoff, but watched as Mike McDonald three-bet to 42,000 on the button. From the big blind, Daniel Negreanu put in a four-bet to 76,000, forcing Stein out. McDonald, though, had other ideas and five-bet to 150,000. Negreanu put an end to the raising with a call, and followed that with a check in the dark.

The flop came down {9-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and McDonald bet 77,000. Negreanu raised to 207,000 and McDonald gave it up, giving the pot to Negreanu.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
990,000
287,000
287,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
290,000
-273,000
-273,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Daniel NegreanuMike McDonald

Shak Leads and Wins

Level 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Galen Hall raised to 16,000 and Isaac Haxton called before Dan Shak came along from the big blind. The three players took the {J-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop and Shak led for 50,000. Both opponents folded and he won the pot.

Shak showed the {K-Hearts} from his hand as he raked in the chips.

Tags: Dan ShakIsaac HaxtonGalen Hall

Grospellier Gone

Bertrand Grospellier
Bertrand Grospellier

Galen Hall opened to 16,000, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier moved all in for just over 60,000, and the action folded back to Hall who made a crying call.

Showdown

Hall: {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Grospellier: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

"That's not good," Hall said.

Indeed. The flop fell {9-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}, giving Hall a straight draw, and the {q-Spades} completed said straight. Grospellier needed a king to double and an eight to chop, but the {a-Spades} on the river was a brick.

Galen hall is now above 600,000 chips, while Grospellier is busto.

Player Chips Progress
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
640,000
73,000
73,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
Busted

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierGalen Hall

Seiver Flushes Brenes

Level 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Scott Seiver raised to 16,00 from the hijack and Humberto Brenes called from the big blind.

The flop came down {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Seiver bet 20,000. Brenes came along to see the {9-Hearts} turn and check-called 67,000 from Seiver. The river brought the {5-Diamonds} and Brenes checked for a third time. Seiver, with {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, bet 152,000 and was happy to see Brenes call. Brenes couldn't beat it and Seiver took it down, upping his stack to nearly 1,200,000.

Tags: Humberto BrenesScott Seiver

Mercier Falling Shorter

Viktor Blom limped in from the small blind and Jason Mercier checked his option in the big blind in this battle of Team PokerStars Pros.

The flop came down {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and immediately Blom bet 14,000 with Mercier making the call.

The turn was the {K-Clubs} and Blom fired 38,000 right away. Again, Mercier called.

The river was the {K-Diamonds}. Again, Blom fired right away and made it 250,000. That was enough to put Mercier all in, but he folded and was left with just over 200,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
800,000
-50,000
-50,000
PokerStars
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
205,000
-62,000
-62,000

Tags: Jason MercierViktor Blom