2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$10,000 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$1,859,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$9,573,900
Entries
987
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

One For Mueller

A middle position player opened to an unknown amount and it folded around to Greg Mueller in the small blind. Mueller made it 9,000 to go and the action folded back to the original raiser who called.

The two took a flop of {7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and Mueller came out swinging with 11,000. A call prompted the dealer to throw down the {3-Clubs} and this time Mueller made it 17,000. His opponent let go and Mueller dragged it in. He's now sitting on approximately 192,000.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Mueller ca
Greg Mueller
192,000
22,000
22,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Greg Mueller

"All In on Matt"

Dwyte Pilgrim and Andy Philachack on Day 1
Dwyte Pilgrim and Andy Philachack on Day 1

Paul Volpe opened to 3,300 from under the gun, Matt Waxman called in middle position, and Dwight Pilgrim defended his big blind. The dealer fanned {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}, Pilgrim checked, and Volpe continued for 5,200. Waxman tank-called, and Pilgrim moved all in.

Volpe quickly folded, and Waxman went into the tank. While Waxman was tanking, Carlos Monti, a photographer, went to grab Pilgrim's picture. Pilgrim, realizing that his photo was being taken, went into his signature, Usain Bolt-like pose.

"I'm all in on Matt!" Pilgrim exclaimed. "When I see that picture, Imma remember that I was all in on Matt!"

Waxman could only laugh.

"How could I possibly take this off the table," he said. "This is a lose-lose situation."

Waxman eventually folded, and Pilgrim raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman
220,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
150,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Dwyte Pilgrim us
Dwyte Pilgrim
63,000
10,000
10,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dwyte PilgrimMatt WaxmanPaul Volpe

Vaillancourt Climbing

Action folded around to the player in the cutoff and he popped it up to 3,500. Noah Vaillancourt flat called from the button and the blinds got out of the way.

A flop of {5-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} was shown and Vaillancourt's opponent checked. Vaillancourt shot out 3,100 and received a call. The {K-Clubs} dropped down on fourth street and Vaillancourt's opponent took the opportunity to bet 6,200. Vaillancourt called to see the {J-Hearts} hit the river. A check prompted Vaillancourt to fired 17,100 into the center. His opponent folded and Vaillancourt took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Noah Vaillancourt ca
Noah Vaillancourt
100,000
48,000
48,000

Tags: Noah Vaillancourt

Some More Eliminations

Player Chips Progress
Danick landriault ca
Danick landriault
Busted
Andrew Badecker us
Andrew Badecker
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Allyn Shulman us
Allyn Shulman
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Robin Keston
Robin Keston
Busted
Tom Alner gb
Tom Alner
Busted
Matthew Kay
Matthew Kay
Busted
Nenad Brkic
Nenad Brkic
Busted
Benjamin Smith
Benjamin Smith
Busted
Jason Duval ca
Jason Duval
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Marco Leonzio it
Marco Leonzio
Busted
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
Busted
Garik Manukyan
Garik Manukyan
Busted
Abdelaziz Mouslih
Abdelaziz Mouslih
Busted
Fabio Freitas br
Fabio Freitas
Busted
Dor Geller
Dor Geller
Busted
Aroldo Fioroni
Aroldo Fioroni
Busted
John Blanchfield
John Blanchfield
Busted
Jason Helder us
Jason Helder
Busted
Daniel Perper
Daniel Perper
Busted
Amit Zulkowitz il
Amit Zulkowitz
Busted
Konstantin Fedotov
Konstantin Fedotov
Busted
Ran Azor il
Ran Azor
Busted
Ariel Mantel ar
Ariel Mantel
Busted
Steve Begleiter
Steve Begleiter
Busted
Andrey Lobzhanidze ru
Andrey Lobzhanidze
Busted

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Katchalov Busts Two With Aces

Eugene Katchalov busts two players
Eugene Katchalov busts two players

When we reached Table 3, three players were all in preflop. Andrej Nagy had {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}, Sam Grafton {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, and Team PokerStars Pro had both players covered and dominated with {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}.

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, and both Nagy and Grafton were eliminated.

Katchalov now has around 270,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
270,000
104,000
104,000
Andrej Nagy sk
Andrej Nagy
Busted
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
Busted
PokerStars

Tags: Eugene KatchalovPokerstarsSam Grafton

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Mueller Can't Beat Aces Up

Dmitry Grishin opened to 2,400 from under the gun, George Clyde-Smith called in the hijack seat, Greg Mueller called in the cutoff, and John Andress called in the small blind. The flop fell {7-Clubs}{a-Spades}{10-Clubs}, Andress checked, Grishin fired 5,500, and only Mueller called.

The turn was the {6-Diamonds}, both players checked, and the {9-Hearts} completed the board. Grishin led for 13,200, and Mueller quickly called. Grishin tabled {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for aces and nines, prompting Mueller to muck his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Mueller ca
Greg Mueller
170,000
-11,100
-11,100
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Greg MuellerJohn AndressDmitry Grishin