2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$10,000,000 Guarantee Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$1,423,096
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$10,070,000
Entries
1,031
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Nines For Harwood

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

In a raised pot, Vittorio Dicrisco and Loni Harwood took a flop of {J-Hearts}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. Dicrisco checked over to Harwood who knuckled the table as well.

The {8-Clubs} dropped down on fourth street and Dicrisco bet 2,100 which Harwood quickly called. The {3-Spades} fell on the river and Dicrisco fired a final bet of 2,600. Harwood called as well and showed {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. Dicrisco tabled {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} for the second best hand and Harwood dragged in the pot. The World Series of Poker bracelet winner is now sitting on 64,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Loni Harwood us
Loni Harwood
WSOP 2X Winner
64,000 6,000

Tags: Loni Harwood

Lensen's Dream Ends

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Dutchman Kevin Lensen qualified for the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, and an adventure it truly has been. Lensen traveled abroad for the first time in his life and brought his dad along for the journey.

Unfortunately for the amateur player his quest for poker immortality ended early on Day 2 and he explained to us what happened.

Lensen looked down on queen-jack suited in the small blind and called a 2,000-chip raise from the player in the cutoff. The button called as well and the flop brought out {J-}{9-}{3-}. Both blinds checked and the initial raiser bet 3,000.

Lensen check-raised all in for his remaining 23,000 chips and the big blind folded. The initial raiser called with {J-}{9-}, and despite getting some more outs on the turn when an {8-} popped up, it was all over for Lensen on the river.

The Dutchman explained to us that he's going to enjoy some time in the sun, play some of the smaller side events and enjoy the PokerStars party on Sunday night.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Lensen
Kevin Lensen
Busted

Tags: Kevin Lensen

Haxton Playing the "Nuts"

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

PokerStars Team Online player Isaac Haxton began Day 2 with a very short stack of 2,100 in chips, but he has since turned things around and moved back to 15,500.

On his first double, Fedor Holz raised all in from early position for 5,100 before Matthew Fox reraised to isolate. Haxton was in the big blind and called all in with the {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}. Holz held the {Q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, and Fox had {A-}{Q-}.

"Waited for the nuts," said Haxton.

The flop, turn, and river ran out {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}, and Haxton tripled up.

An orbit later, Haxton raised preflop and everyone folded. He showed the {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}.

"Only ace-king suited. That's the only hand I'm playing all day," Haxton commented.

Shortly thereafter, Haxton was all in again. This time, he had the {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades} and was up against the {A-Spades}{10-Clubs} for his opponent. The board ran out {6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, and Haxton doubled up again.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
15,500 13,400

Tags: Isaac HaxtonMatthew FoxFedor Holz

Rough Start For O'Brien

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

"I'm feeling good, but it's not been a good day so far," Dan O'Brien just said as he dropped quite a few chips in the first level of the day.

A few minutes later we noticed O'Brien involved in a three-way pot when the board showed {5-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades}. The player in the small blind checked after which Jaime Eli Kaplan bet 3,000 from the big blind.

O'Brien tanked for a bit and called from the cutoff and the small blind quickly folded.

On the turn the {2-Clubs} hit and Kaplan bet another 6,200, O'Brien called once more.

The river completed the board with the {9-Diamonds} and Kaplan threw out another 13,700. O'Brien let go of his hand again and dropped down to below the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Jaime Kaplan us
Jaime Kaplan
84,000 8,600
Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
23,500 -37,300

Tags: Dan O'BrienJaime Eli Kaplan

Eugene Katchalov > Germany

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Eugene Katchalov (Day 1)
Eugene Katchalov (Day 1)

We unfortunately missed the action, but Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov just eliminated Dominik Nitsche and Philipp Gruissem on the same hand. Katchalov held {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} against Nitsche's {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Gruissem's {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, and the bullets held up.

Katchalov now sits with around 130,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
130,000 51,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Dominik NitscheEugene KatchalovPhilipp Gruissem

More Chip Counts

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alex Gomes
Alex Gomes
116,000 29,500
Timothy Reilly us
Timothy Reilly
110,000 -14,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
78,000 12,800
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
77,000 13,100
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
WSOP 2X Winner
74,000 4,000
Joe Cassidy us
Joe Cassidy
WSOP 1X Winner
45,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
40,000 24,600
Carter Gill
Carter Gill
32,000 -10,000
Loni Harwood us
Loni Harwood
WSOP 2X Winner
27,000 27,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
16,000 -500
Will Failla us
Will Failla
WPT 1X Winner
16,000 -3,200
Jared Jaffee us
Jared Jaffee
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
12,000 -6,200
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
12,000 -4,300
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
10,000 10,000
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
9,000 -900
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
WSOP 6X Winner
Busted

Jones Knocked Back

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Aaron Jones jammed all in on the {10-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} board, and his opponent tank-called for his tournament life. Jones had the {Q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}, and his opponent the {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. The river was the {8-Clubs}, and that meant Jones lost the hand. He sent over the 34,400 in chips he owed to his opponent and was left with about 12,000.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Jones us
Aaron Jones
12,000 12,000

Tags: Aaron Jones