Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
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
Story Time With Christian Harder & Scott Seiver: The Elimination Of Chris Oliver
The 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure runner-up, Chris Oliver, has been eliminated from the tournament. We didn't catch the hand, but Christian Harder did tell us a tale. Whether it's true or a tall tale, well, we'll let you decide.
According to Harder, Scott Seiver limped on the button and then he called from the small blind with 
. Chris Oliver then moved all in for 5,800 with 
and Seiver tossed in 1,600.
"I thought I was raising," Seiver chimed in. "I thought he bet 850." Upon realizing Oliver was all in, Seiver sacrificed the 1,600 and folded his hand. Getting an even better price, Harder called and ended up hitting a queen on the river to eliminate Oliver.
Harder and Seiver both indicated that the aforementioned hand may not have happened at all. "I wouldn't do that," Seiver, who recently won the 2013 PCA $100,000 Super High Roller for just over $2 million, said of his button limp. "Use your head." Whatever the case,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000
-10,000
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-10,000 |
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47,000
-3,000
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-3,000 |
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Busted | |
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Deeb Busts Failla
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Will Failla opened for a raise, Shaun Deeb three-bet to 3,500 from the small blind, and Failla called.
The flop fell 
, and Deeb led for 4,075. Failla called.
The turn was the 
, Deeb led again - this time for 9,500 - and Failla instantly called.
The river was the 
, and Deeb moved all in for effectively 25,000 or so. Failla tanked for the better part of 30 seconds, then slid the rest of his chips forward. Deeb tabled 
for a set of fours, and Failla mucked his hand and left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
97,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
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Busted | |
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Celestino Triples; Julius Busts
Ariel Celestino opened-jammed for 7,250 from early position, Antonio Esfandiari called in the cutoff, and Ryan Julius three-bet to 14,000 on the button. The action folded back to Esfandiari, who moved all in having Julius covered.
Julius tanked for nearly two minutes, then committed his 40,000-chip stack.
"Bad timing," Esfandiari said, turning over two aces.
Esfandiari: 
Celestino: 
Julius: 
There were a few Brazilians around sweating Celestino, and they all burst into cheers when the flop fell 
. The 
on the turn gave Julius an open-ended straight draw, but the bricked on the river.
Celestino raked in the smaller main pot, tripling to 25,000 chips or so, while Esfandiari pulled in the larger side pot, and now sits with over 100,000 chips.
Julius is eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
107,000
69,800
|
69,800 |
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25,000
17,750
|
17,750 |
|
Busted | |
Here's The Kicker
Fernando Brito opened for 1,200 on the button and Team PokerStars Pro Ville Wahlbeck defended from the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop, and then Wahlbeck led out for 2,200 on the 
turn. Brito made a quick call and the 
completed the board on the river.
Wahlbeck put out another bet, this time 5,100, and Brito called. Wahlbeck tabled 
and Brito stood up to see the cards. He then flashed the and mucked, meaning Wahlbeck's king kicker made all the difference.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
46,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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Poker Is No Trivial Pursuit For Ormson
Larry Ormson isn't a famous poker player by any means, but that doesn't stop him from competing at the highest levels. The 58-year-old from Elroy, Wisconsin caught the poker bug back in 2010 and has already worked his way up to playing big buy-in events, like today's $25,000 Super High Roller.
Ormson, the 15th of 17 siblings, has done well for himself in the plastics business where he got his break in 1982 when his company started making Trivial Pursuit games. His wife of 20 years, Linda, is at his side here in the Bahamas, while his four children—Heather, Jake, Hayley and Zach—are back home sweating the action online. In the poker world, Ormson surrounds himself with some big-time talent like Tom Marchese, William Reynolds, Chance Kornuth and Keith Ferrera.
Ormson has had a tough time in this tournament and dwindled down to 11,000. Luckily for him, he more than doubled up in a recent hand. It happened when Philipp Gruissem opened for 1,300 from middle position, Brandon Steven called from the button, and Ormson came along from the small blind. Mike Watson then called from the big, the flop fell 
, and two checks put action on Gruissem, who continued for 3,000. Steven called and then Ormson tossed in his entire stack of 9,025. Watson folded, as did Gruissem, and Steven, who had a big stack, made a hesitant call with 
.
Ormson tabled 
and watched as the dealer put out the 
and 
on the turn and river respectively. He's still relatively short, but it's a start.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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165,000
-14,000
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-14,000 |
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28,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Negreanu Calls With Ace-High
Scott Seiver opened to 1,600 from early position, Daniel Negreanu called on the button, and the player in the big blind defended. The flop fell 
, the player in the big blind led for 3,100, and only Negreanu called.
The turn was the 
, both players checked, and the completed the board. The player led for 5,500, and Negreanu quickly called.
The player shook his head, prompting Negreanu to table 
for ace-high. It was good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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117,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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Out
Here are a few recent eliminations:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Nacho Eliminates Silverman
Steven Silverman got his last 10,000 or so all in preflop holding 
and was in bad shape against the 
of Team PokerStars Pro Nacho Barbero. The 
flop provided little for Silverman other than a runner-runner flush draw hope.
The turn took that option off the table, meaning Silverman needed a queen on the river to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, it wasn't in the cards as the peeled off. With that, Silverman exited just shy of the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
127,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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Busted | |
Bonomo Back to Starting Stack
Back to 52k! (50k starting) Backshoved 22 vs @BigCheese_poker's AKo and was very lucky to be flipping.January 12 2013Follow
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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