2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
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Event Info
2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$2,003,480
Event Info
Buy-in
$98,000
Prize Pool
$5,724,180
Total Entries
59
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 59
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Selbst Puts An End To Perkins

Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins

Action folded around to a short-stacked Bill Perkins on the button and he moved all in for 277,000. Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst was next to act in the small blind and she made the call. After the big blind folded, the cards were turned up:

Showdown
Selbst: {A-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Perkins: {A-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Selbst was a 52.44% favorite with a 19.98% chance of a tie. Perkins was in need of some help, but he found none on the {6-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop as he watched his chances drop to 18.07%. The {9-Spades} further dropped that to 6.82%, while the {K-Spades} put it at zero. With that, Perkins was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Vanessa Selbst
2,400,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 3X Winner
pokerstars
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Bill Perkins
Busted

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Seiver Calls Gruissem's Shove

In the last hand before the impromptu break, Vanessa Selbst opened for 55,000 from the cutoff and received calls from Scott Seiver and Philipp Gruissem from the small and big blind respectively.

Two checks on the {Q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{10-Clubs} flop put action on Selbst, and she fired out 83,000. Seiver called, and then Gruissem moved all in for 740,000. Selbst got out of the way, Sevier tank-called, and the hands were turned up:

Showdown
Seiver: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Gruissem: {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Seiver was ahead with his pair of queens, but Gruissem was drawing live to clubs, an ace, and a gut-shot straight draw. The {2-Spades} was none of the above, but the {3-Clubs} was as it completed Gruissem's flush draw and gave him a double to 1.75 million.

Player Chips Progress
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Philipp Gruissem
1,750,000
900,000
900,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Scott Seiver
925,000
375,000
375,000
WSOP 7X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Scott SeiverPhilipp GruissemVanessa Selbst

Level: 16

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
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David Sands
3,020,000
20,000
20,000
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Vanessa Selbst
2,260,000
140,000
140,000
WSOP 3X Winner
pokerstars
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Nick Schulman
1,820,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 2X Winner
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Philipp Gruissem
1,730,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Dan Shak
1,405,000
205,000
205,000
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Cary Katz
1,100,000
105,000
105,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Greg Jensen
945,000
29,000
29,000
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Scott Seiver
925,000
WSOP 7X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Vladimir Troyanovsky
532,000
82,000
82,000
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Antonio Esfandiari
457,000
262,000
262,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
StakeKings
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Jason Mercier
370,000
120,000
120,000
WSOP 6X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
pokerstars
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Fabian Quoss
280,000
40,000
40,000

Sands Extends Lead

Chip leader David Sands
Chip leader David Sands

David Sands opened to 64,000 from the hijack seat, Vanessa Selbst called in the cutoff, and the button and blinds released. The flop fell {j-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{k-Clubs}, and Sands continued for 88,000. Selbst called.

The turn was the {6-Hearts}, Sands led out again - this time for 244,000 - and again Selbst called.

The river was the {3-Diamonds}, and Sands emptied the chamber, firing 547,000. Selbst tanked for nearly two minutes, then folded.

Player Chips Progress
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David Sands
3,800,000
590,000
590,000
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Vanessa Selbst
1,750,000
510,000
510,000
WSOP 3X Winner
pokerstars

Tags: David SandsVanessa Selbst

ShaKK

Dan Shak opened for 70,000 under the gun and picked up one call, Vladimir Troyanovsky on the button. The {7-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{10-Spades} flop saw Troyanovsky called a bet of 100,000, and then Shak simply announced that he was all in on the {2-Clubs} turn. Troyanovsky, who had a little over 400K behind, thought long and hard before releasing his hand.

Shak then rolled over {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Shak
1,400,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Troyanovsky
Vladimir Troyanovsky
410,000
122,000
122,000

Tags: Vladimir TroyanovskyDan Shak

Weeeeeeeeeeeee

Antonio Esfandiari doubles
Antonio Esfandiari doubles

Antonio Esfandiari open-shoved for 376,000 on the button, Vanessa Selbst called out of the big blind, and the hands were tabled.

Esfandiari: Two Tens
Selbst: {a-Spades}{2-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{k-Hearts}{4-Spades}, and Esfandiari doubled to 787,000 chips. Selbst slipped to 1.66 million.

Player Chips Progress
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Vanessa Selbst
1,660,000
240,000
240,000
WSOP 3X Winner
pokerstars
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Antonio Esfandiari
787,000
330,000
330,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariVanessa Selbst

Troyanovsky Picks Up Cowboys At Mercier's Expense

We're not sure of the betting as we arrived too late, but we do know that Vladimir Troyanovsky just doubled through Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier. The latter was in the small blind holding ace-ten, while the former had his stack of 370,000 in the middle from the big with {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}.

The board ran out {J-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Mercier was left with just four big blinds after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Vladimir Troyanovsky
700,000
290,000
290,000
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Jason Mercier
120,000
360,000
360,000
WSOP 6X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
pokerstars

Tags: Vladimir TroyanovskyJason Mercier