2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$1,424,420
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$4,998,000
Entries
204
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Counts From the Back of the Room

Player Chips Progress
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
82,000
1,000
1,000
Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
68,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
67,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
67,000
17,000
17,000
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
57,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 5X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
50,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
48,700
-1,300
-1,300
David Baker us
David Baker
48,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
48,000
-12,000
-12,000
Mikalai Pobal by
Mikalai Pobal
47,000
-3,000
-3,000
EPT 2X Winner
Huck Seed us
Huck Seed
47,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Alex Venovski us
Alex Venovski
47,000
Jason Lavallee ca
Jason Lavallee
46,000
-4,000
-4,000
Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
46,000
-4,000
-4,000
Matt Salsberg ca
Matt Salsberg
45,000
-5,000
-5,000
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
45,000
-5,000
-5,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
43,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
42,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
42,000
-8,000
-8,000
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
36,000
-7,000
-7,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
36,000
-14,000
-14,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
33,000
-17,000
-17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
31,000
-7,000
-7,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
30,000
-20,000
-20,000
EPT 1X Winner
Daniel Alaei us
Daniel Alaei
28,000
WSOP 5X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

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How Much Would It Cost For Michael Phelps To Wear ElkY's Pants?

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier's flamboyant pants.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier's flamboyant pants.

Michael Phelps recently paid a visit to the tournament floor of the $25,000 Super High Roller to wish his friend Antonio Esfandiari good luck. While there, the two engaged in a friendly game of "What Does Johnny Lodden Think?"

For those who don't know how the game works, someone asks an innocuous question and the participants then proceeded to set lines. Eventually one buys the line, a bet is placed, and then they ask Johnny Lodden, or whoever is nearby, for their answer. In this case, it was how much would it cost for the most-decorated Olympian of all time to wear the flamboyant pants (which featured buttons all the way up both legs) of Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, who was sitting to Esfandiari's right.

Esfandiari, Grospellier and Phelps agreed upon a $100 wager and then Esfandiari started things off with $35. No one bit on that line, so Phelps upped it to $5,000. Grospellier took it one step further and said that he thought Lodden would say it'd cost $6,000 to get Phelps to wear the pants. Esfandiari bought at $6,000 and took the under, meaning he'd win $100 from both Phelps and Grospellier if Lodden's guess was under that amount, but owe them each $100 if it wasn't.

They then turned their attention to the next table over where Lodden was seat. "$1,500," Lodden said with a smile.

"Are you serious?" Phelps shouted in surprise. Esfandiari then celebrated as Grospellier immediately forked over a $100 bill. "I've never played 'What Does Johnny Lodden Think?' with Johnny Lodden," Phelps laughed.

"It's a whole different ballgame," Esfandiari informed him while pocketing ElkY's cash.

"I'd wear them for $5,000," Phelps admitted before leaving the tournament floor.

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariBertrand "ElkY" GrospellierMichael Phelps

Level: 3

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Sands Tries the Trap

Brandon Meyers opened to 700 from the cutoff seat, David "Doc" Sands - who finished as runner-up in the $100,000 Super High Roller a few days ago - three-bet to 3,200 from the small blind, and Meyers called.

The flop fell {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{10-Spades}, Sands led out for 4,300, and Meyers called.

The turn was the {5-Clubs} Sands led again - this time for 7,400 - and Meyers again called.

The river was the {6-Spades}, and for the first time, Sands checked. Meyers quickly checked behind. Sands turned over {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} for an ace-high flush, and Meyers went to table his hand before realizing that Sands didn't have just ace-high.

Meyers later said that he had two jacks.

Sands couldn't pull off the trap this time, but he's still above the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
David Sands us
David Sands
62,000
12,000
12,000
Brandon Meyers us
Brandon Meyers
31,000
-19,000
-19,000

Tags: Brandon MeyersDavid Sands

Chartier Busts Lodden; Shoots Up the Charts

Three players saw a flop of {5-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, including Sam Chartier and Johnny Lodden. A player from the blinds led out for 1,200, Chartier raised to 3,100, and Lodden re-raised to 7,500. Chartier put in a fourth bet, making it 15,500, and Lodden called.

The turn was the {3-Diamonds}, and Chartier moved all in for effectively 27,700. Lodden called.

Chartier: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Lodden: {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

Lodden's pair of jacks had him in the lead, but the {9-Diamonds} completed the board, giving Chartier a straight. Lodden was eliminated, while Chartier is up to 93,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
93,000
43,000
43,000
Johnny Lodden no
Johnny Lodden
Busted

Tags: Johnny LoddenSamuel Chartier

Some More Notables

Here's a list of some new faces in the field, along with Marc-Andre Ladouceur, who opted to reenter.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
50,000
50,000
50,000
Paul Berende nl
Paul Berende
50,000
50,000
50,000
Michael Telker us
Michael Telker
50,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
50,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
50,000
50,000
50,000
Christophe Benzimra fr
Christophe Benzimra
50,000
50,000
50,000
EPT 1X Winner
Gilbert Diaz fr
Gilbert Diaz
50,000
50,000
50,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
50,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
50,000
50,000
50,000
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
50,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
50,000
50,000
50,000
Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
50,000
50,000
50,000
Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
50,000
50,000
50,000