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Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
The players are now on a 15-minute break.
2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$10,000,000 Guarantee Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$10,070,000
Entries
1,031
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Chip Counts
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,163,000
-147,000
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-147,000 |
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4,937,000
337,000
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337,000 |
|
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|
4,442,000
212,000
|
212,000 |
|
2,971,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
2,943,000
-257,000
|
-257,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,520,000
-183,000
|
-183,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,339,000
-161,000
|
-161,000 |
|
1,685,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
1,563,000
-197,000
|
-197,000 |
|
1,424,000
-132,000
|
-132,000 |
|
|
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|
470,000
-101,000
|
-101,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Srinivasan Over McDonald
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Tom Hall opened with a raise to 60,000 and Mike McDonald flatted from the cutoff. Shyam Srinivasan three-bet to 250,000 from the button and the blinds kicked it in. Hall got rid of his hand and McDonald called to see a flop.
The flop came down 
and McDonald checked. Srinivasan continued for 305,000 and McDonald let go of his cards. Srinivasan dragged in the pot and has brought his stack up to 3.3 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,900,000
-263,000
|
-263,000 |
|
|
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|
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3,300,000
329,000
|
329,000 |
Step One: Find $25,000, Step Two: Light a Match
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
What happens to the people who buy in to the $25,000 at the last possible moment? It's not always good, as the PokerStars Blog found when it followed Chris Hunichen through the process.
Grayson Ramage Eliminated in 11th Place ($112,400)
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Max Silver raised to 60,000 in the cutoff, Pascal Lefrancois three-bet to 190,000 out of the small blind, and Grayson Ramage moved all in for 462,000 from the big blind. Silver got out of the way, Lefrancois, who was priced in, made the call, and the cards went on their backs.
Lefrancois: 
Ramage: 
Ramage held a commanding lead, but was nearly drawing dead when the flop fell 
, giving Lefrancois a flush. It was all over when the 
turned, and a meaningless 
completed the board.
Ramage exited in 11th place, earning $112,400, and Lefrancois is up over five million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,445,000
508,000
|
508,000 |
|
|
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Busted | |
McDonald Flops Ace-High Flush
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Mike McDonald completed from the small blind only to be raised by Shyam Srinivasan from the big blind. McDonald called and the flop came down 
. McDonald check-called a continuation bet of 160,000 from Srinivasan and the two saw the hit the turn.
McDonald checked once more and Srinivasan moved forward 315,000. McDonald called and the 
paired the board on the river. McDonald checked a third time and Srinivasan checked it right back.
"I got counterfeited, I flopped top two," said Srinivasan.
McDonald tabled 
for a flopped ace-high flush and was able to drag in the pot.
"Wow, you could have won a big pot," Srinivasan continued.
Regardless of the size of the pot, McDonald has extended his chip lead and now has about 5.7 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,700,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
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2,700,000
-600,000
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-600,000 |
Three Streets for Muur
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Madis Muur opened for a standard raise from under the gun, and the action folded to Daniel Gamez, who defended his big blind.
The flop fell 
, Gamez check-called a bet of 63,000 and the turn brought the 
. Gamez checked, Muur fired out 121,000, and Gamez called.
The 
paired the board on the river, Gamez check-called a bet of 287,000, and Muur won the pot with 
for queens and fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,900,000
458,000
|
458,000 |
|
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1,200,000
-485,000
|
-485,000 |
PokerNews Podcast Episode #197: Bottle Service to Babysitting feat. David Williams
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
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.
You can subscribe to all three of the podcasts produced by PokerNews on iTunes here, or you can access the RSS feed for Stitcher or other podcatchers here.
Baron Bests Silver
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Max Silver raised to 60,000 and found a call from Isaac Baron in the small blind. The flop came down 
and Baron checked. Silver rapped the table back and found the on the turn. Baron checked and Silver cut out 90,000. Baron check-raised to 250,000 and Silver stuck around.
Fifth street was the , pairing the the board while completing it. Baron fired 385,000 and Silver called. Baron rolled over 
for jacks and tens and was able to scoop the pot. He's now up to 2.64 million while Silver has fallen to 1.92 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,640,000
1,216,000
|
1,216,000 |
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1,920,000
-1,023,000
|
-1,023,000 |
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