Shots from Last Night's PCA Party
2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$4,998,000
Entries
204
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Shaun Deeb Eliminated in 5th Place ($289,880)
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Vanessa Selbst raised to 75,000 from the small bind with 
, Shaun Deeb called in the big blind with 
, and the flop fell 
. Selbst led out for 60,000, and Deeb raised to 208,000. Selbst re-raised to 465,000, Deeb moved all in for 1.567 million, and Selbst tanked for close to three minutes before calling.
"I leveled myself into calling," Selbst sighed once she saw Deeb's hand.
The 
turned, and Deeb was one card away from shipping a massive double. The dealer rapped the table one final time, then delivered the river card.
It was the 
.
Selbst looked shocked - appalled even - and immediately reached out to apologize to the fifth-place finisher. He shrugged it off, and the two walked off of the stage to talk.
"Sorry man," she told Deeb. "That's ridiculous. I was just clicking buttons."
Deeb once again forgave her, but we're sure he'll be thinking about this hand for a long time.
Selbst now has a massive lead with over five million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Updated Counts at Break
Players are now on a short break. Here are the stack of the final four
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,342,000 | |
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2,337,000 | |
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2,007,000 | |
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593,000 | |
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Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Ole Schemion Eliminated in 4th Place ($354,360)
Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened to 85,000 with 
, Ole Schemion three-bet to 200,000 on the button with two fives - leaving just 110,000 behind - and Mike Watson called in the small blind with 
. Troyanovskiy folded.
The flop fell 
, and Watson led out for 100,000, thinking he was putting Schemion all in. Schemion called, leaving just a few thousand behind, and the turn was the 
. Finally, the money went in.
The German needed a five to stay alive, but the 
completed the board, and he was eliminated.
He earns $354,360, while Watson is now flirting with a three million-chip pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,380,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
||
|
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2,916,000
579,000
|
579,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,905,000
-102,000
|
-102,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Selbst Gets a Little from Watson
Mike Watson opened for 110,000 from the small blind with 
and Vanessa Selbst defended from the big with 
. The 
flop saw Watson lead out for 125,000 with his pair of fours, Selbst called, and the 
turn.
Both players checked, as they did on the river, and Selbst tabled her hand and won the pot with a pair of sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,685,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
||
|
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2,700,000
-216,000
|
-216,000 |
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High Fives for Troyanovskiy
Vanessa Selbst opened for 80,000 on the button with 
and Vladimir Troyanovskiy called from the small blind with 
. Mike Watson folded from the big, and it was heads-up action to the 
flop, which both players checked.
When the turned, Troyanovskiy bet 80,000, Selbst raised to 295,000, and Troyanovskiy called. Both players returned to checking on the river and Troyanovskiy tabled his hand to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,300,000
-385,000
|
-385,000 |
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2,400,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,385,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
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2,457,000
-243,000
|
-243,000 |
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||
|
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2,360,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Who is the King?
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Vanessa Selbst opened to 110,000 from the small blind with 
, Vladimir Troyanovskiy three-bet to 300,000 from the big blind with , and Selbst instantly folded.
Selbst Pulling Away
Vanessa Selbst is starting to pull away and seems intent on doing as much damage during three-handed play as possible.
In a recent hand, Mike Watson opened for 110,000 from the small blind with 
and Selbst defended from the big blind with 
. The flop saw Watson, who was the statistical favorite, bet 125,000, Selbst call, and the peel off on the turn.
Watson picked up a gutshot straight draw to go along with his flush draw, and he slid out a bet of 300,000. Selbst sat for a long time shuffling chips before moving all in, and Watson, who had been sitting motionless, looked down and shook his head. “How could you possibly choose that size?” he questioned of himself.
Watson mulled over the decision for a minute before tossing his cards to the muck and giving up on the hand. With that, Selbst chipped up to nearly 5.9 million while Watson dropped to under 1.9 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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5,885,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
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2,450,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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1,866,000
-591,000
|
-591,000 |
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