2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
86
Prize
$1,629,940
Event Info
Buy-in
$98,000
Prize Pool
$5,433,120
Entries
56
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

Tens Are Good For Klodnicki

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The flop read {3-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades} and Chris Klodnicki checked over to Joseph Cheong. Cheong fired out 15,000 and Klodnicki called to see the {4-Hearts} hit the board on fourth street. Another check from Klodnicki prompted Cheong to move 26,000 forward. Klodnicki called for a second time.

The {K-Clubs} completed the board and Klodnicki checked for a third time. Cheong dropped out 55,000 which sent Klodnicki into the tank. Eventually, Klodnicki called and showed {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} which was good enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
WSOP 2X Winner
335,000 85,000
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
WSOP 1X Winner
130,000 -120,000

Tags: Joseph CheongChris Klodnicki

Gruissem Doubles

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Philipp Gruissem
Philipp Gruissem

After unknown action, Philipp Gruissem was all in and at risk for around 85,000 on a board of {9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{9-Spades}{j-Clubs}. Jason Koon had him at risk, but never revealed his holdings after Gruissem showed {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for trip nines.

Koon fell to 145,000 chips, while Gruissem has around 290,000.

Player Chips Progress
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
290,000 166,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
145,000 -185,000

Reinkemeier Arrives

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Another member of "Team Germany" coming off his best poker year ever is Tobias Reinkemeier, and he's now in the field. After winning $3,231,707 last year, Reinkemeier brought his career live tournament earnings up to $7,517,039. That's good enough for third on the German all-time money list.

Player Chips Progress
Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
250,000

Tags: Tobias Reinkemeier

ElkY and Juanda Out

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
John Juanda
John Juanda

Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and John Juanda have both been eliminated.

Grospellier was the first to go, and he was dispatched during a hand that ran over into the last break by Justin Bonomo. Bonomo moved to roughly 550,000 in chips with the elimination.

Juanda just went out in Level 3 to the hands of Max Altergott, winner of the 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €100,000 Super High Roller. Altergott moved all in on a board reading {9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{A-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, and Juanda called. Altergott tabled the {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} for a full house, aces over deuces, and Juanda mucked.

After busting, Juanda inquired about how to reenter and confirmed with event staff that he could reenter all the way up until the start of play tomorrow, so we'll likely see him back in the mix at least one more time.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
550,000 270,000
Max Altergott de
Max Altergott
385,000 135,000
John Juanda id
John Juanda
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Busted
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
Busted

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierJohn JuandaJustin BonomoMax Altergott

One For Glantz

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Fabian Quoss opened the action with a raise to 4,500 from UTG+1. Igor Kurganov called from the next seat over and action trickled around to Matt Glantz in the big blind. Glantz cut out a three-bet to 16,600 and Quoss called. Kurganov stuck around as well and the three players took a flop.

The dealer fanned {7-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} on the felt and Glantz dropped 26,000 into the center of the table. Quoss called and Kurganov quickly let go of his cards. The {9-Hearts} on the turn prompted two checks which allowed the {2-Spades} to finish off the board on the river.

Glantz fired out one last bet of 55,000 and Quoss leaned back in his seat, grabbed his jacket, and put it on.

"I'm not raising," said Quoss who sat pondering for well over a minute.

Ultimately he decided to release his cards and Glantz was pushed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
300,000 50,000
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
220,000 -30,000

Tags: Fabian QuossIgor KurganovMatt Glantz

Enter Quoss

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Fabian Quoss joined the field during the break. Quoss is coming off his best year ever for poker, earning $1,344,883 in prize money and eclipsing the million-dollar mark for the first year in his career. Quoss is notably part of "Team Germany" and has $3,327,524 in career live tournament earnings.

Player Chips Progress
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
250,000

Tags: Fabian Quoss

Selbst Is Here

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Poker's winningest female player, Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst, has joined the party. She's making her third appearance in a $100,000 buy-in event, and will be looking for similar success to what she found at last year's PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.

At the 2013 PCA, Selbst won the $25,000 High Roller for a massive score of $1,424,420. She defeated Vladimir Troyanovskiy heads up and earned the second largest score of her career.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
250,000 250,000

Tags: Vanessa SelbstVladimir Troyanovskiy

Relocating

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

During the break, a few of the players were relocated to feature and secondary feature tables. The main feature table up on the stage is reigning World Series of Poker Main Event champion Ryan Riess' table. He's joined by Bryn Kenney, Jesse Chinni, Mike McDonald, Dani Stern, Guy Laliberté, and Martin Finger.

There are then two secondary features tables located on the outside of the main stage. One table contains Lawrence Greenberg, Steve O'Dwyer, Jason Koon, Jason Mercier, Daniel Negreanu, Philipp Gruissem, Timothy Adams. The other contains Scott Seiver, Paul Newey, Antonio Esfandiari, Dan Shak, Tom Marchese, Isaac Haxton, and JC Alvarado.

Our access will be somewhat limited to the main feature table, but we will do our best to provide as many updates as possible.

Level: 3

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200