2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Fish Hooks For Esfandiari
After Vivek Rajkumar had raised to an unknown amount from middle position, Antonio Esfandiari three-bet to 56,000 from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, Rajkumar called, and the flop came down . Both players checked and the dealer promptly burned and turned the .
Rajkumar chose to seize the initiative and led out for 75,000, but he couldn't shake his opponent as Esfandiari opted to call. Rajkumar fired once again on the river, this time for 105,000, but mucked when Esfandiari called and tabled .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Antonio Esfandiari
|
934,000 | 235,000 |
Vivek Rajkumar
|
590,000 | -235,000 |
Pair Of Queens For Quoss
Action folded to Germany's Fabian Quoss on the button and he raised to 20,000, which Mike Watson and Nick Schulman called from the small and big blinds respectively. All three players then checked the flop, and Schulman bet 38,000 after Watson had checked the turn. Only Quoss made the call and then both players returned to checking when the appeared on the river.
Schulman rolled over for a missed flush, which was no good as Quoss showed for a pair of queens.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Schulman
|
700,000 | 50,000 |
Fabian Quoss | 535,000 | 158,000 |
Mike Watson
|
475,000 | -52,000 |
Schwartz Out
Vanessa Selbst and Noah Schwartz were heads up on a flop of . Selbst led out for 27,000, and Schwartz called.
The turn was the , Selbst led again - this time for 62,000 - and Schwartz moved all. Selbst quickly called.
Selbst:
Schwartz:
The river was the , and Schwartz was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Vanessa Selbst | 600,000 | 220,000 |
Noah Schwartz
|
Busted |
Huge Double for Rajkumar
Over at the feature table, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and neighbor Vivek Rajkumar were heads up on a board of . Grospellier led out for 177,000, and Rajkumar tanked for a considerable amount of time before calling.
The completed the board, and Grospellier quickly moved all in. Rajkumar shrugged then made the call, tabling for two pair. Grospellier stood up to leave, and the tournament director requested that he turns his cards over. Rajkumar said that it was OK if he didn't, but the tournament director insisted because of the rules at showdown.
The dealer turned over Grospellier's hand (), and he was left with around 60,000 chips when the stacks were counted down.
Rajkumar appears to have 1.13 million.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Vivek Rajkumar
|
1,130,000 | 540,000 |
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 60,000 | -548,000 |
Seiver Wins 1.6 Million-Chip Flip
After a series of bets and raises, Scott Seiver was all in and at risk for 813,000 preflop holding . Anthony Gregg had him at risk with , and the board ran out , doubling Seiver to over 1.6 million chips.
Gregg is left with just 70,000 or so.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Seiver
|
1,650,000 | 890,000 |
Anthony Gregg
|
70,000 | -750,000 |
Selbst Eliminates Alaei; Chips Up To Over A Million
Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst was the first woman to ever play the $100K Super High Roller since it first appeared on the PCA schedule three years ago. Everyone knows she's a beast, and she's proving it once again here in the Bahamas.
In a recent hand, action folded to Daniel Alaei in the cutoff and he raised to 25,000. Selbst responded with a three-bet to 48,000, Alaei moved all in for approximately 315,000, and Selbst snap-called.
Showdown
Selbst:
Alaei:
Selbst was ahead, but Alaei was drawing to live cards. The flop wasn't particularly interesting, while the turn gave both a flush draw. That flush would come in for both when the completed the board on the river, but unfortunately for Alaei his jack was no good as Selbst had the ace-high flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Vanessa Selbst | 1,050,000 | 450,000 |
Daniel Alaei
|
Busted |
Sands Jams
Philipp Gruissem, David "Doc" Sands, and Fabian Quoss were three-handed on a board of . Gruissem checked, Sands fired 34,000, and both Quoss and Gruissem called.
The turn was the , Gruissem and Sands both checked, and Quoss tossed out 80,000. Gruissem folded, Sands moved all in for around 300,000, and Quoss tank-folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Philipp Gruissem
|
850,000 | -56,000 |
David Sands | 615,000 | 43,000 |
Fabian Quoss | 380,000 | -155,000 |
Perkins Busts Gregg
Anthony Gregg open-shoved his last 70,000 or so from the cutoff, and Bill Perkins called on the button.
Gregg:
Perkins:
The board ran out , and Gregg was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bill Perkins | 240,000 | 4,000 |
Anthony Gregg
|
Busted |
ElkY Doubles
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier was all in and at risk for his last 37,000 preflop. Antonio Esfandiari made the call, and the hands were tabled.
Grospellier:
Esfandiari:
The board ran out , and Grospellier doubled.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Antonio Esfandiari
|
900,000 | -34,000 |
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 90,000 | 30,000 |