2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$1,192,624
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Entries
247
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

PokerNews Podcast Episode #197: Bottle Service to Babysitting feat. David Williams

Level 1 : 100/200, 25 ante
David Williams on the Pokernews podcast
David Williams on the Pokernews podcast

Team PokerStars Pro David Williams joins the PokerNews Podcast to talk about being a new father, the 10-year anniversary of his World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up finish, and where he got that godawful diamond toothpick from.

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Tags: David WilliamsPokerStars

Merson Doubles

Level 1 : 100/200, 25 ante

With approximately 9,000 in the middle on the {K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} board, Nicolau Villa-Lobos checked to 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Greg Merson. Merson, who was just on Ep. #196 of the PokerNews Podcast, fired a bet of 7,200. Villa-Lobos called.

The river was the {8-Hearts}, and Villa-Lobos checked. Merson moved all in for 29,025, and Villa-Lobos made the call.

Merson rolled over the {K-Hearts}{K-Spades} for top set of kings, and Villa-Lobos mucked his hand, dropping back to 9,500 in chips. Merson moved up over 80,000.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
84,000 84,000
Nicolau Villa-Lobos br
Nicolau Villa-Lobos
9,500 9,500

Tags: Greg MersonNicolau Villa-Lobos

Gross Loses Some

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Jeff Gross earlier this week
Jeff Gross earlier this week

The flop showed {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Jeff Gross checked to the second player involved who bet 1,350. Rhys Jones made the call and Gross did so as well.

The turn brought the {Q-Spades} and this time the first two players to act checked to Jones who bet 2,800. Gross made the call and the third player folded. On the turn the {7-Diamonds} hit and Gross lead out for 3,500 and Jones called.

Gross showed {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} and Jones took down the pot holding {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Rhys Jones gb
Rhys Jones
49,000
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
41,000 -9,000

Tags: Jeff GrossRhys Jones

Split it Up

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The board read {8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{3-Hearts} when we arrived on the scene and Sorel Mizzi checked to Olivier Busquet with around 21,000 chips in the middle.

Busquet bet 14,000 and after a while Mizzi moved all in. Busquet snap-called and the cards were turned face up.

Busquet: {Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades}
Mizzi: {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}

The river brought out the {4-Diamonds} and the pot was split.

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
69,000 19,000
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
WPT 1X Winner
60,000 10,000

Tags: Olivier BusquetSorel Mizzi

Frustrating Start For Greenwood

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Sam Greenwood in the Main Event
Sam Greenwood in the Main Event

Sam Greenwood was the best of three Greenwood brothers in the PCA Main Event, but unfortunately enough he was knocked out early on Day 4. Sam and Max both entered the High Roller event and right after sitting down the former was confronted with Antonio Esfandiari's ever-lasting gambling spirit.

"You wanna play Lodden thinks?" Esfandiari said to Greenwood who did not respond right away.

"I mean," Esfandiari continued, "We got the real Johnny Lodden here!"

"I'm sorry, I just busted the Main Event and I kind of just want to put on headphones and not speak to anyone," Greenwood said.

The Canadian pro explained the hand in which he busted and the other players at the table felt bad for their opponent.

"The strength of his hand was so disguised that he even had to look back at his cards when I moved all in," Greenwood said.

"When three seconds went by before he called I thought, 'Well he doesn't have aces or queens so I'm good.'"

Greenwood's hand, as described in the link above, turned out differently as his opponent had made a straight on the river. At the end of this conversation Greenwood looked down at his cards and decided to raise it up to 525 from the cutoff.

Jennifer Tilly, on the button, and both blinds, Noah Schwartz and Jeremy Ausmus, made the call from the blinds. The flop brought out {4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and both blinds checked to Greenwood who bet 1,400. Both Tilly and Schwartz folded right away and Ausmus made the call.

On the turn the {10-Diamonds} popped up and Ausmus check-called another 3,400. The river completed the board with the {7-Diamonds} and Ausmus checked a third time. Greenwood bet 8,000 this time and Ausmus called after about 10 seconds. Greenwood turned over {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts} but that was no good against Ausmus' {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for a flopped straight.

On top of Greenwood's Main Event misery he's now also off to a rocky start in the High Roller tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
WSOP 6X Winner
55,000 5,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
WSOP 1X Winner
37,000 -13,000

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariJennifer TillyJeremy AusmusJohnny LoddenNoah SchwartzSam Greenwood

Kaverman Picks Off Gruissem with Aces

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With 1,925 in the middle on the {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop, Philipp Gruissem checked, and then Byron Kaverman bet 1,150. Calvin Anderson folded, then Gruissem check-raised to 3,700. Kaverman called.

The turn was the {K-Clubs}, and Gruissem led with a bet of 6,500. Kaverman thought, then called, and the dealer completed the board with the {7-Diamonds}. Gruissem bet 13,000, and Kaverman tank-called.

Gruissem showed the {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} for top pair of kings, but his hand was no good against the {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs} for Kaverman. Kaverman's aces won him the pot, and he moved to 76,000 while Gruissem was knocked back to 21,000.

Player Chips Progress
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
76,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
21,500 -18,500

Tags: Byron KavermanCalvin AndersonPhilipp Gruissem