2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 High Roller
Day: 2
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

Harder Cracks Aces

Christian Harder
Christian Harder

Just before the level change, Christian Harder was all in and at risk for 165,500 with {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}. He was standing and ready to leave, because Max Silver had him crushed with {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}.

The flop fell {k-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}.

"What a flop!" Shaun Deeb exclaimed.

Harder flopped a pair of kings and a backdoor flush draw, and the turn was the {9-Hearts}, keeping the draw alive. The dealer rapped the table a third and final time, and spiked the {7-Hearts} on the river.

Harder's eyes ballooned to the size of quarters.

Silver didn't realize that Harder made his flush however, and said "Sorry."

He then realized that Harder made five hearts, and began laughing hysterically. Harder doubled to around 350,000 chips, while Silver was left with just 80,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
350,000
180,000
180,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
80,000
-125,000
-125,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Lamb Chopped by Raskin

Ben Lamb - Eliminated
Ben Lamb - Eliminated

Ben Lamb opened to 8,000 from the cutoff seat, and Micah Raskin three-bet jammed for effectively 80,000 from the big blind. Lamb tank-called.

Lamb: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Raskin: {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Lamb was ahead, but there was a nine in the window of the {4-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop. Raskin's pair held as the turn and river came {7-Diamonds}, {4-Clubs} respectively, and Lamb was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
1,430,000
70,000
70,000
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ben LambMicah Raskin

Raskin Has ALL the Chips

Micah Raskin
Micah Raskin

Micah Raskin just flopped the nut flush holding the {A-Hearts}{6-Hearts} on a board of {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} against an opponent who flopped a weaker flush with the {5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. Raskin's opponent fired on all streets before moving all in on the river. Raskin made the call, saw that his opponent didn't have a full house and shipped in the pot. He's now up to about 1.36 million in chips and crushing.

Player Chips Progress
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
1,360,000
443,000
443,000

Tags: Micah Raskin

You Mad, Marvin?

Marvin Rettenmeier
Marvin Rettenmeier

There's no doubt that Marvin Rettenmaier had a heck of a year in 2012; in fact, just last month he won the EPT Prague €10,000 No Limit Hold'em-High Roller event in the Czech Republic for $477,479. Unfortunately for him, that was 2012 and this is 2013.

Rettenmaier's demise came when Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst opened for 8,000 from early position and he moved all in for roughly 80,000 from the big blind with {J-Hearts}{10-Spades}. Selbst made the call with {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and had Rettenmaier in dire straits.

The {9-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop delivered Selbst a set, but the {Q-Diamonds} turn made things interesting as Rettenmaier picked up an open-ended straight draw. The dealer burned one last time and put out what would be Rettenmaier's last card in the 2013 PCA $25,000 High Roller... the {J-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
500,000
255,000
255,000
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
Busted
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Marvin RettenmaierVanessa Selbst

Mortensen Misses With Second Bullet

Carlos Mortensen on Day 1.
Carlos Mortensen on Day 1.

Carlos Mortensen busted early on Day 1, but he returned later that night to fire a second bullet. The 2001 World Series of Poker champion managed to make it through to Day 2, but that is where his tournament comes to an end.

It happened when he got his stack of 75,000 all in preflop holding {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} and was racing against the {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} of Ty Reiman. Mortensen needed to improve, but he failed to do so as the board ran out an uninspiring {9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Ty Reiman us
Ty Reiman
375,000
70,000
70,000
Carlos Mortensen es
Carlos Mortensen
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 3X Winner

Tags: Carlos MortensenTy Reiman