With 56 total entries in the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 Super High Roller, a prize pool of $5,433,120 was generated. The top eight spots will be paid, and first place is set to earn $1,629,940.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,629,940 |
| 2 | $1,178,980 |
| 3 | $760,640 |
| 4 | $575,920 |
| 5 | $445,520 |
| 6 | $347,720 |
| 7 | $277,080 |
| 8 | $217,320 |
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The 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Super High Roller champion is no more.
Guy Laliberté opened for a raise in early position, Scott Seiver called out of the small blind, and the dealer fanned 
. Seiver checked, Laliberté continued for 33,000, and the defending champion check-raised to 75,000.
Laliberté moved all in for 274,000, and Seiver snap-called with 
for a set of sevens. The ONE DROP founder sheepishly revealed 
.
"I need runner-runner," Laliberté said, grinning.
The French Canadian could indeed make a flush with running hearts, but Matt Glantz pointed out that he could also make a straight with any 
.
Low and behold, the turn was the 
giving him said straight. The river was the 
.
Laliberté doubled to 600,000 chips, while Seiver was left with just 80,000. The very next hand he three-bet shoved over an open to 20,000 from Max Altergott. Altergott's 
was slightly ahead of Seiver's 
.
"Just ask for runner-runner," Glantz joked.
Seiver didn't seem to think Glantz's comment was very funny, but after the board came 
he sincerely wished his tablemates good fortune for the remainder of the tournament.
On an adjacent table, Joseph Cheong was eliminated by Antonio Esfandiari with unknown action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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920,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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620,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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600,000
390,000
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390,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Some reflections from the first levels of the day, including carpets, how do players like their Super High Rollers, and a man with a drill, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
Dan Shak and Antonio Esfandiari were heads up on a flop of 
. Shak checked over to the Magician who fired out a bet of 28,000. Shak slid out a check-raise to 65,000 and Esfandiari called.
Fourth street put two pair on the board with the 
. Shak continued his aggression by betting 125,000. Esfandiari thought for a moment and then tossed out a call.
The finished off the board and Shak moved forward 225,000 - a bet which caused Esfandiari to shift in his seat. He thought on his action for roughly a minute before counting out enough chips to call.
"Sometimes you've just got to pay it off," said Esfandiari as he riffled calling chips.
Despite saying this, Esfandiari remained torn on his action. Another minute passed before he finally decided to let his hand go. Shak was pushed the pot and he now has about 790,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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790,000
365,000
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365,000 |
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450,000
-170,000
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-170,000 |
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Before the end of the PCA, dealers will put out more than 200,000 hands. That crazy stat and more in this story from the PokerStars Blog.
Picking up with the action on a board of 
, there was roughly 250,000 already in the middle with Justin Bonomo and Ole Schemion heads up in the hand. Bonomo checked over to Schemion who knocked the table back.
The 
finished off the board and Bonomo cut out a bet of 160,000. Schemion sat thinking for a moment before dropping forward a call. Bonomo rolled over 
for two pair but was ultimately bested by Schemion's for a rivered straight to the jack. Schemion picked up the pot and is now flirting with one million in chips. Bonomo has fallen to around 340,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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980,000
555,000
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555,000 |
|
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340,000
-630,000
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-630,000 |
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Level: 12
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Max Altergott just received a two-hand penalty for leaving his seat to run to the bathroom with action still pending.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
905,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Mike "Timex" McDonald raised to 25,000 from the hijack seat, and Sorel Mizzi called from the cutoff seat. The flop came down 
, and both players checked to see the land on the turn. McDonald fired 45,000, and Mizzi folded.
Cary Katz was already all in by the time we reached the table, and Vladimir Shchemelev and Antonio Esfandiari had him at risk. The two still had chips to bet with on a flop of , and after a series of betting the rest went in the middle.
Katz: 
Esfandiari: 
Shchemelev: 
"Not eights," Katz sighed at the sight of Shchemelev's hand.
The turn was the 
, adding four more gut-shot outs for Katz, and the 
spiked on the river to give him a straight.
Esfandiari had Shchemelev well-covered, however, and the Russian hit the rail.
On an adjacent table, Zachary Hyman was eliminated with unknown action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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640,000
190,000
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190,000 |
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110,000
-140,500
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-140,500 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
