2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$10,000,000 Guarantee Main Event
Day: 3
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

"My Heart Was Beating So Fast"

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Matt Berkey
Matt Berkey

When we arrived at the table, Mark Ioli had 79,000 sitting in front of him on a flop of {3-Clubs}{9-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. Matt Berkey, his opponent, slid out enough chips to make the call, and the turn brought the {7-Diamonds}.

Berkey checked, Ioli quickly fired out 112,000, and Berkey sat quietly for nearly two minutes. Eventually he pulled out a 20-stack of blue T5,000 chips, added a few on top, and made the call.

A repeat nine - the {9-Clubs} - completed the board, and Berkey checked again.

"All in," Ioli croaked, effectively betting 286,000.

Berkey went into the tank once again, silently riffling chips with one hand. He eventually slid his cards forward, signaling a fold, and started to grin.

"I was so light," Berkey chuckled.

"My heart was beating so fast," Ioli responded, showing {a-Spades}{q-Spades} for effectively ace-high.

"I almost jammed turn!" Berkey exclaimed.

Berkey later admitted that he folded a three, and continued to grin and Ioli stacked his newfound chips.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Ioli us
Mark Ioli
WSOP 1X Winner
780,000 167,000
Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
560,000 -225,000

Tags: Matt BerkeyMark Ioli

Olofsson Doubles Through Guillen

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Erik Olofsson, who was recently crippled, has managed to score a double to get him back in the game. He was all in for his last 39,000 holding {K-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. Unfortunately at the time for Olofsson, he was dominated by PokerStars Team Pro Angel Guillen who held {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}.

The board dropped down {3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}, though, which paired Olofsson's four and allowed him to stay alive in the tournament. He's now sitting on 100,000 while Guillen has dropped to 125,000.

Player Chips Progress
Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
125,000 -35,000
Erik Olofsson
Erik Olofsson
100,000 70,000

Tags: Angel GuillenErik Olofsson

Olofsson's Kings Cracked

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The flop showed {3-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} when Allon Allison ended up all in for his tournament life for 236,500 chips. Erik Olofsson had his opponent barely covered with just 30,000 chips behind when the showdown went as following.

Allison: {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}
Olofsson: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}, {6-Spades} and Allison raked in a huge double up leaving his opponent with just a few chips.

Player Chips Progress
Allon Allison ca
Allon Allison
500,000 349,400
Erik Olofsson
Erik Olofsson
30,000 -140,200

Tags: Allon AllisonErik Olofsson

Selbst Takes Out Crosta

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

With the board reading {A-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Spades}, Morgan Frederick Crosta check-called a bet from Vanessa Selbst to see the {5-Clubs} turn. Crosta check-called 27,500 from Selbst this time, landing the {9-Hearts} river where Crosta checked again. Selbst shoved for about 97,000 effective, sending Crosta into the tank for about three minutes before he called.

Selbst tabled {5-Spades}{5-Hearts} for fives full of nines, besting Crosta's {A-Diamonds}{7-Spades} to score the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
735,000 200,000
Morgan Frederick Crosta
Morgan Frederick Crosta
Busted

Tags: Morgan Frederick CrostaVanessa Selbst

Sorel Scores Elimination

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Raj Vohra was all in and at risk for his last roughly 80,000 against Kyle Sorel. Sorel showed {A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and was against Vohra's {Q-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}.

The two watched as the community cards fell {K-Spades}{2-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{8-Spades}, ensuring that Vohra would be eliminated from play. Sorel dragged in the pot and is now flirting with one million in chips, holding 985,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Sorel us
Kyle Sorel
985,000 129,000
Raj Vohra us
Raj Vohra
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Kyle SorelRajesh Vohra

One Greenwood Down; Two Brothers Still Remain

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Luc Greenwood
Luc Greenwood

The Greenwood brothers have been cut down to just two, Max and Sam, after their brother Luc was just eliminated.

Renato Almeida checked the {8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} board, and Greenwood fired a bet of 30,000. Almeida called, and the river completed the board with the {6-Spades}. Almeida checked, Greenwood moved all in for 77,500, and Almeida called.

Greenwood tabled the {K-Hearts}{J-Spades} for just king high, and Almeida showed the {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for the winning two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Renato Almeida pt
Renato Almeida
700,000 110,000
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
Busted

Tags: Luc GreenwoodMax GreenwoodRenato AlmeidaSam Greenwood

Ainsworth Doubles Through Yan

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Jude Ainsworth
Jude Ainsworth

The flop showed {Q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Spades} when [Removed:17] put in enough chips from the small blind to put Jude Ainsworth, who was in the big blind, all in. Ainsworth already put 27,000 in the pot and he ultimately decided to call this check-raise for his tournament life.

Ainsworth: {Q-Clubs}{J-Hearts}
[Removed:17]: {K-Spades}{J-Clubs}

The board ran out {5-Clubs}, {A-Spades} and Ainsworth doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Jude Ainsworth ie
Jude Ainsworth
310,000 5,000
[Removed:17]
[Removed:17]
260,000 -133,000

Tags: Jude Ainsworth

Almeida's Setup

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Fabio Freitas led out for 16,500 on a flop of {4-Spades}{6-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, and Renato Almeida responded with a raise to 41,500. Freitas tanked for a bit, then made the call.

The turn brought a third heart - the {q-Hearts} - and both players checked. The river was the {5-Diamonds}, Freitas checked again, and Almeida slid forward a rainbow stack of 81,500.

"Call," Freitas said.

Almeida showed {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts} for a flopped set of fours, and Freitas mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Renato Almeida pt
Renato Almeida
590,000 290,000
Fabio Freitas br
Fabio Freitas
174,000 -231,000

Tags: Fabio FreitasRenato Almeida