$25,000 High Roller Day 1 | 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-13-2013 00:37 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	270,000 30,000	30,000

Vladimir Troyanovskiy	226,000 30,000	30,000
Fabian Quoss	175,000 5,000	5,000
Erik Seidel	140,000 25,000	25,000

Darren Elias	135,000 35,000	35,000

Alex Venovski	126,000 79,000	79,000
Ty Reiman	118,000 84,000	84,000
Michael Telker	115,000 60,000	60,000
Fernando Brito	110,000 21,000	21,000
Jeff Gross	101,000 18,000	18,000

Michael Mizrachi	100,000 29,000	29,000

Esfandiari Exits a Second Time

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Matt Stout checked to Antonio Esfandiari on a flop of . Esfandiari bet 6,300, and Stout check-raised to 15,700.

"You are so ready to turn your cards over," Esfandiari commented, examining Stout.

Finally, Esfandiari moved all in, and Stout was priced in to call.

Stout:
Esfandiari:

"I almost got you," Stout chuckled.

He did get Esfandiari when the turned, giving Stout a straight, and the completed the board. Esfandiari stood up from the table and wished the players luck before hitting the rail.

Stout is up to 250,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Stout	250,000 85,000	85,000
Antonio Esfandiari	Busted

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01-13-2013 00:25 UTC-5

One For Alvarado

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Chad Holloway

We picked up the action with Tobias Reinkemeier having 15,000 out in front of him and facing a raise to 26,500 by JC Alvarado. The German made the call and then checked the flop. Alvarado took the opportunity to bet 14,600, and it was enough to get the job done as Reinkemeier released his hand.

It wasn't a huge pot, but it gave us a good excuse to update you on both their chip stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Alvarado	125,000 52,000	52,000
Tobias Reinkemeier	120,000 20,000	20,000

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01-13-2013 00:18 UTC-5

To the Max

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Max Silver opened to from under the gun, Joe Elpayaa three-bet from the cutoff seat, and Silver called.

The dealer fanned , Silver checked, and Elpayaa tossed out 2,400. Silver called.

The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. Silver bet 6,800, and Elpayaa called. Silver tabled for a pair of queens, and raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Silver	95,000 10,000	10,000

Joe Elpayaa	57,000 6,000	6,000

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Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

01-13-2013 00:01 UTC-5

"We All Have a Chance"

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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
Will Molson	Busted

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01-13-2013 00:01 UTC-5

Chippies

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Chad Holloway

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	207,000 28,000	28,000

Shaun Deeb	175,000 15,000	15,000

Shawn Buchanan	163,000 15,000	15,000

Brian Lemke	159,000 11,000	11,000

Justin Bonomo	140,000 8,000	8,000

Mohsin Charania	136,000 4,000	4,000

Nick Schulman	130,000 130,000	130,000

Marvin Rettenmaier	118,000 2,000	2,000

Scott Seiver	102,000 52,000	52,000

Brian Hastings	75,000 1,000	1,000

Matt Waxman	68,000

Alex Gomes	66,000 1,000	1,000
Ravi Raghavan	62,000 29,000	29,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	55,000 65,000	65,000

Isaac Haxton	53,000 11,500	11,500

Igor Kurganov	50,000 50,000	50,000

Matt Glantz	50,000 50,000	50,000

Chris Klodnicki	48,000 1,000	1,000

Chris Oliver	47,500 2,500	2,500
Mike McDonald	29,000 28,000	28,000

Govert Metaal	23,500 1,800	1,800
James Calderaro	18,000

01-12-2013 23:56 UTC-5

Benba Trending Up

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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.