2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
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
Entries
59
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

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 {A-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. Both players checked and the dealer promptly burned and turned the {A-Diamonds}.

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 {K-Clubs} river, this time for 105,000, but mucked when Esfandiari called and tabled {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
934,000 235,000
Vivek Rajkumar in
Vivek Rajkumar
WPT 1X Winner
590,000 -235,000

Tags: Vivek RajkumarAntonio Esfandiari

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 {Q-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop, and Schulman bet 38,000 after Watson had checked the {K-Spades} turn. Only Quoss made the call and then both players returned to checking when the {5-Hearts} appeared on the river.

Schulman rolled over {A-Spades}{J-Spades} for a missed flush, which was no good as Quoss showed {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a pair of queens.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
700,000 50,000
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
535,000 158,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
475,000 -52,000

Tags: Nick SchulmanMike WatsonFabian Quoss

Schwartz Out

Noah Schwartz - Eliminated
Noah Schwartz - Eliminated

Vanessa Selbst and Noah Schwartz were heads up on a flop of {6-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. Selbst led out for 27,000, and Schwartz called.

The turn was the {q-Clubs}, Selbst led again - this time for 62,000 - and Schwartz moved all. Selbst quickly called.

Selbst: {a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
Schwartz: {k-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

The river was the {7-Spades}, and Schwartz was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
600,000 220,000
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Noah SchwartzVanessa Selbst

Huge Double for Rajkumar

Over at the feature table, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and neighbor Vivek Rajkumar were heads up on a board of {7-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. Grospellier led out for 177,000, and Rajkumar tanked for a considerable amount of time before calling.

The {q-Hearts} completed the board, and Grospellier quickly moved all in. Rajkumar shrugged then made the call, tabling {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} 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 ({a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}), 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
Vivek Rajkumar in
Vivek Rajkumar
WPT 1X Winner
1,130,000 540,000
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier fr
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
60,000 -548,000

Tags: Bertrand "ElkY" GrospellierVivek Rajkumar

Seiver Wins 1.6 Million-Chip Flip

Scott Seiver (Day 1) is suddenly our chip leader
Scott Seiver (Day 1) is suddenly our chip leader

After a series of bets and raises, Scott Seiver was all in and at risk for 813,000 preflop holding {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. Anthony Gregg had him at risk with {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}, and the board ran out {8-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{6-Clubs}, doubling Seiver to over 1.6 million chips.

Gregg is left with just 70,000 or so.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
1,650,000 890,000
Anthony Gregg us
Anthony Gregg
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
70,000 -750,000

Tags: Anthony GreggScott Seiver

Selbst Eliminates Alaei; Chips Up To Over A Million

Daniel Alaei
Daniel Alaei

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: {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Alaei: {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs}

Selbst was ahead, but Alaei was drawing to live cards. The {9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop wasn't particularly interesting, while the {8-Clubs} turn gave both a flush draw. That flush would come in for both when the {K-Clubs} 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
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,050,000 450,000
Daniel Alaei us
Daniel Alaei
WSOP 5X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Vanessa SelbstDaniel Alaei

Sands Jams

Philipp Gruissem, David "Doc" Sands, and Fabian Quoss were three-handed on a board of {j-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. Gruissem checked, Sands fired 34,000, and both Quoss and Gruissem called.

The turn was the {9-Clubs}, 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 de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
850,000 -56,000
David Sands us
David Sands
615,000 43,000
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
380,000 -155,000

Tags: David SandsFabian QuossPhilipp Gruissem