2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
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

Glantz Takes It

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Max Altergott raised to 45,000 from the cutoff and Antonio Esfandiari folded his button. Matt Glantz cut out a three-bet to 125,000 from the small blind and it folded back to Altergott who called.

The two saw a flop of {5-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Glantz check-called 75,000 from Altergott. The {9-Spades} fell on fourth street and both players checked to see the {4-Diamonds} fall on the river. Glantz moved forward 185,000 and Altergott went into the tank. He took his sunglasses off and thought for about a minute before kicking his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
1,090,000 51,000
Max Altergott de
Max Altergott
1,030,000 -55,000

Tags: Max AltergottMatt Glantz

Newey Turns onto Broadway

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Paul Newey spikes an ace; doubles
Paul Newey spikes an ace; doubles

Max Altergott opened to 34,000 from under the gun, Mike McDonald called in the cutoff, and Paul Newey three-bet to 130,000 on the button. Altergott responded with a four-bet to 225,000, McDonald quickly folded, and Newey tanked for a considerable amount of time before calling.

The flop fell {10-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}, and Newey quickly checked. Altergott bet a measly 85,000, and Newey thought for two or three minutes before moving all in for 296,000. Altergott immediately called.

Newey: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Altergott: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

Newey needed help, and received it when the {a-Clubs} turned, giving him Broadway. The German could still fill up with an ace or a king on the river, but failed to do so when the {8-Diamonds} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Max Altergott de
Max Altergott
1,085,000 -585,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
1,080,000 457,000

Tags: Max AltergottMike McDonaldPaul Newey

Level: 14

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

Bonomo Falls

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Justin Bonomo - Eliminated
Justin Bonomo - Eliminated

Justin Bonomo moved all in from under the gun for his last 163,000. Action folded to Tony Gregg in the cutoff who called. The rest of the table tossed their hands away and the cards were turned on their backs.

Bonomo: {K-Spades}{J-Diamonds}
Gregg: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}

The board fell down {6-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{5-Spades} and Gregg's ace-high was able to hold as the best hand. Bonomo exited the tournament in 15th place and Gregg's stack was boosted up to 1 million.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Gregg us
Tony Gregg
1,000,000 93,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted

Tags: Justin BonomoTony Gregg

Altergott Fires River

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Max Altergott raised to 41,000 from the small blind and Antonio Esfandiari called from the big blind. The two saw a flop of {A-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and Altergott continued out for 45,000. Esfandiari popped it up to 114,000 and Altergott called.

Both players checked the {8-Clubs} on the turn and the {9-Clubs} completed the board. Altergott came out with a bet of 115,000 and Esfandiari quickly let go of his cards. Altergott dragged the pot and now has about 1.67 million.

Player Chips Progress
Max Altergott de
Max Altergott
1,670,000 102,000
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
615,000 -65,000

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariMax Altergott

Gruissem Doubles

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

After successfully three-bet shoving over Vanessa Selbst, Philipp Gruissem opened to 35,000 from early position. Justin Bonomo defended his big blind, and the flop came {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{5-Spades}. Both players checked.

The turn was the {j-Hearts}, Bonomo led for 60,000, and Gruissem made the call.

The {k-Spades} completed the board, Bonomo fired out another 140,000, and Gruissem moved all in for just 18,000 more. Bonomo was forced to call.

Gruissem showed {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for a straight, which had Bonomo's {k-}{q-} crushed.

Player Chips Progress
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
528,000 315,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
107,000 -243,000

Tags: Philipp GruissemJustin Bonomo

Two-Table Redraw

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerChips
Feature1Philipp Gruissem213,000
Feature2Tony Gregg907,000
Feature3--empty----
Feature4Igor Kurganov671,000
Feature5Vanessa Selbst1,620,000
Feature6Bryn Kenney801,000
Feature7Justin Bonomo350,000
Feature8Ole Schemion1,230,000
    
Outer1Matt Glantz1,039,000
Outer2Mike McDonald1,234,000
Outer3Dan Shak731,000
Outer4Paul Newey623,000
Outer5Fabian Quoss1,531,000
Outer6Tom Marchese879,000
Outer7Max Altergott1,568,000
Outer8Antonio Esfandiari591,000

Glantz KO's Two and Selbst Coolers Juanda; Down to 15

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Guy Laliberté busts
Guy Laliberté busts

Matt Glantz has eliminated two players, and were are now down to the final two tables of 16.

On the first hand, the action folded to Glantz in the small blind, and he eyed Guy Laliberté's stack in the big blind. Knowing his opponent was short, Glantz grabbed a handful of green T25,000 chips and splashed them forward. Laliberté moved all in, for a little more, and Glantz instantly called.

Glantz: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Laliberté: {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The board came {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{9-Spades}{k-Diamonds}, and Laliberté was eliminated.

"See you all at [The Big One for] ONE DROP," he said with a smile.

The very next hand, Noah Schwartz three-bet shoved over an open from Glantz. Glantz called with {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, which was racing against Schwartz's {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}. The {6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop didn't connect with Glantz's holdings, but the {6-Diamonds} on the turn gave him six extra outs to make the best hand. Any five or seven on the river would counterfeit Schwartz's lowly pair of deuces.

The river was the {5-Hearts}, and Schwartz was sent packing.

While Glantz was collecting chips from the consecutive knockouts, a big hand happened on the neighboring table:

Vanessa SelbstJust coolered @LuckBoxJuanda KK > AK. Have 1.6MM, average is 900k ish with 15 left

With those three eliminations, we are now down to 15 players.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,600,000 400,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
1,080,000 390,000
Guy Laliberté ca
Guy Laliberté
Busted
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted
John Juanda id
John Juanda
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: John JuandaMatt GlantzNoah SchwartzVanessa Selbst

McDonald Busts Finger

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Martin Finger raised to 45,000 from the small blind and Mike McDonald called from the big blind. The flop came {5-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and Finger continued out for 55,000. McDonald called and the {7-Hearts} hit the turn. Finger slowed with a check and McDonald took this opportunity to lead for 100,000. Finger moved all in over the top for what looked to be around 450,000 and McDonald snapped him off.

McDonald tabled {J-Spades}{5-Spades} for trip fives which was well ahead of Finger's {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. The {K-Clubs} completed the board and McDonald was able to score the elimination. He's now sitting on about 1.23 million.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
1,230,000 610,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Martin FingerMike McDonald

Selbst Rises To 1.2 Million

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst

Justin Bonomo, Ole Schemion, and Vanessa Selbst were in action on the {K-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop. Bonomo was first and checked. Schemion followed with a check, and then Selbst checked as well.

The {8-Spades} landed on the turn, and Bonomo fired a bet of 70,000. After Schemion called, Selbst went deep into the tank. She eventually counted out a stack of chips and raised to 289,000. Bonomo and Schemion quickly folded, and Selbst scooped in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
1,390,000 -65,000
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,200,000 310,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
250,000 -70,000

Tags: Vanessa SelbstOle SchemionJustin Bonomo