Putting the High Roller Under the Microscope
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Railbirding the High Roller with Daniel Negreanu and co. The PokerStars Blog takes an overview of the High Roller field. Read it here.
2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller
Day: 1
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
Counts From The Back Of The Room
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
256,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
240,000
173,000
|
173,000 |
|
||
|
170,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
170,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
|
131,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
115,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
100,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
85,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
||
|
83,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
83,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
80,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
||
|
71,000
-94,000
|
-94,000 |
|
||
|
70,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
67,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
57,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
55,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
50,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
44,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
||
|
42,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
|
34,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |
|
34,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
||
|
26,500
-23,500
|
-23,500 |
|
26,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
Gregg Takes a Hit
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A player opened to 2,600 in early position, Anthony Gregg called in the blinds, and the flop fell 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
, Gregg led for 3,500, and his opponent called.
The 
completed the board, Gregg led for 8,500, and his opponent once again called.
Gregg turned over 
for king-high, and his opponent showed 
for a pair of nines. Gregg took a hit, but he's still very healthy with 137,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
137,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
||
Waxman Joins Late
Matt Waxman was one of the late registrants to this event, but has started off right and moved his stack up to 68,000 already.
Waxman checked the 
flop, and his opponent bet 9,100. Waxman called.
The turn was the 
, and Waxman checked again. His opponent checked behind, and the dealer put the 
out on the river. Waxman bet 25,000, and his opponent tank-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000 | |
|
|
||
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
170,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
|
||
|
148,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
|
||
|
140,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
120,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
Cheong Busts First Bullet
Joseph Cheong was all in preflop with the 
and dominated against the 
for Matt Stout.
The flop, turn and river ran out 
, and Cheong was eliminated. He did say he'd be back, though, so we'll probably see him later or tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Duhamel Doubles Through Gruissem
Philipp Gruissem moved all in against Jonathan Duhamel on a flop of 
, and Duhamel called putting himself at risk.
Gruissem:
Duhamel:
Duhamel held as the turn and river came , 
respectively, doubling to 83,000 chips. Gruissem slipped to 42,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
42,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
|
||
Benba Trending Up
Ben Lamb and Joey Weissman were heads up on a board of 
. Lamb led out for 45,000 - which looked to be about 110 percent of the pot - and Weissman went deep into the tank.
Eventually, he folded, and Lamb flashed the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
150,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
||
Chippies
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
207,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
|
||
|
175,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
|
163,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
159,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
||
|
140,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
|
|
136,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
||
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
118,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
|
102,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
||
|
75,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
68,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
66,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
62,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
||
|
55,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
||
|
53,000
-11,500
|
-11,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
48,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
47,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
29,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
|
||
|
23,500
-1,800
|
-1,800 |
|
18,000 | |
|
|
||
"We All Have a Chance"
Jason Mercier just stood up from his table and walked over to talk to Will Molson, who was standing on the rail. When asked if he was out, Molson said that he was "double bust-o."
"Ah shit," Mercier responded. "Now we all have a chance."
Molson finished runner-up in this event in 2009 and 2010, and won it in 2011. They are the three largest cashes of his career, totaling more than $1.6 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |