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2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

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and there was already over 55,000 in the middle when Dan Smith faced a bet of 28,000 from Daniel Colman. Smith called to see a river.
The
completed the board and Colman announced an all in bet. Smith quickly called off his last 62,900 and triumphantly tabled ![]()
for a full house of queens full of tens. Colman mucked his hand and Smith was able to score a double.
"That a nice turn, Dan," said Colman. "How'd you do that?"
Smith flashed a grin back while he stacked his chips.
"My life is not bad but yours is just so much better," continued Colman. "How nice is your life?"
"I'm not complaining," replied a smiling Smith.
Not complaining indeed, as he is now sitting on 255,000 in chips while Colman's stack has been reduced to 62,000.
Five players saw a flop of ![]()
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, including Antonio Esfandiari, Jude Ainsworth, and Sean Winter. The action folded to Esfandiari, who tossed out 6,700 near the button. Ainsworth called in the small blind, Winter check-raised to 15,700, and the action folded back to Esfandiari. He considered the bet before folding, and then Ainsworth re-raised, plopping 34,000 in front of him. Winter called.
The turn was the
, both players checked, and the
completed the board. The pair knuckled once again, and Ainsworth showed ![]()
for a pair of kings. Winter had that beat with ![]()
for a pair of aces, and the two shared a laugh as the American raked in the pot.
Daniel Weinman just eliminated a player who was all in and at risk for his last 50,000 or so. Weinman's ![]()
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With about 45,000 in the pot and the board reading ![]()
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, Maria Ho checked to Amanda Musumeci who bet 16,200. Ho called after a few moments to see
river, which she checked. Musumeci took about 45 seconds before she shoved for roughly 52,000, which sent Ho into the tank for a good 90 seconds before she folded.
Brazilian poker player Alessandra Correa Dos Santos just moved all in after a raise for 35,400 and the initial raiser made the call.
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and even though four hearts showed up neither player made a flush. Dos Santos doubled up and her opponent was left with just a few thousand chips.
After an under-the-gun raise to 4,500 and a call from the player on the button, Isaac Baron shoved from the small blind for 23,500. The original raiser called all in for a little less, while the player on the button folded.
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Facing a standard open, Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree three-bet in the cutoff. Eugene Todd "Bro" put in a four-bet, and the action folded back to Boeree, who moved all in for 33,100. Todd instantly called.
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According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Boeree was an 87 percent favorite heading into the flop, but when the dealer fanned ![]()
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, her odds plummeted to 55 percent.
Fortunately for her, both the turn (
) and the river (
) were both bricks, and Boeree doubled to 76,000 chips. Todd fell to 44,000.