2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$1,105,040
Event Info
Buy-in
$24,000
Prize Pool
$6,456,000
Entries
269
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000

Seiver Picks One Up

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Oleksii Khoroshenin limped in from the small blind, and Scott Seiver checked his option out of the big blind. The flop came down {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, and Khoroshenin checked. Seiver bet 55,000, and Khoroshenin called. Then, on the {5-Clubs} turn, Khoroshenin checked, and Seiver bet 135,000. Khoroshenin folded, and Seiver picked up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
EPT 1X Winner
1,900,000 -131,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
745,000 61,000

Tags: Oleksii KhorosheninScott Seiver

Kuether Bests Markholt

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Lee Markholt made it 70,000 from the button and Joe Kuether called from the big blind. The flop fell {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}{A-Diamonds} and Kuether check-called a continuation bet of 60,000. The {2-Spades} hit the turn and Kuether checked again. This time, Markholt checked it back, allowing the {6-Hearts} to finish the board.

Kuether bet 130,000, Markholt folded, and Kuether won the pot. He now has about 2.18 million while Markholt has fallen to 830,000.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
2,180,000 219,000
Lee Markholt us
Lee Markholt
WPT 1X Winner
830,000 -116,000

Tags: Joe KuetherLee Markholt

Khoroshenin Doubles Through Nitsche

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Oleksii Khoroshenin raised to 60,000 from first position, Dominik Nitsche three-bet to 140,000 on the button and Khoroshenin called.

The flop came down {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Khoroshenin checked to Nitsche who bet 110,000. Khoroshenin tanked for about two minutes before he check-raised to 260,000. Nitshce reraised to effectively 843,000 and Khoroshenin called all in.

Khoroshenin: {K-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Nitsche: {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

The {4-Diamonds} turn locked it up for Khoroshenin with a full house, rendering the {4-Spades} river moot.

Player Chips Progress
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
EPT 1X Winner
2,031,000 1,044,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
825,000 -995,000

Tags: Dominik NitscheOleksii Khoroshenin

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Returns Jan. 22-Feb. 11, 2015

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

The Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO) returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, Jan. 22 through Feb. 11, 2015, held in the resort’s ballrooms. The series will feature 21 main events along with several secondary events and qualifiers. The exciting live poker action culminates with the Seminole Hard Rock WPT Lucky Hearts $3 Million Guaranteed Championship beginning Feb. 5-11, with a $3,500 buy-in and three starting flights. The live streamed Championship final table will be held at the resort’s Paradise Live theater in Seminole Paradise.

The LHPO schedule can be found at www.SHRPO.com.

The annual series kicks-off on Jan. 22 at 11a.m. ET with a four-day $570 buy-in deep-stack no-limit hold'em event featuring a $1 million guaranteed prize pool with six starting flights.

Super Bowl weekend will bring even more action with the WPTDeepStacks (WPTDS), which will kick off its 2015 tour at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. WPTDS is a one-of-a-kind partnership between the world’s most established poker tour, WPT®, and the world’s fastest growing poker tour, DSPT. The $1,100 buy-in, $300,000 Guarantee WPTDeepStacks-Hollywood will start Jan. 29 at 12 p.m. ET in the resort’s ballrooms.

Other highlight tournaments include a $350 buy-in deep-stack no-limit hold'em, $250,000 guarantee with five starting flights, from Jan. 25-28 and a two-day $150 buy-in no-limit hold’em $150,000 guarantee with eight starting flights from Jan. 28-31.

Satellite events for the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Jan. 22-Feb. 7, 2015.

Registration for all LHPO events will be open Dec. 15, 2015. To participate, players must obtain a free “Wild Card” at the Player’s Club or in The Poker Room at Seminole Paradise, located on State Road 7 (U.S. 441) in Hollywood, Florida. Take I-95, exit Stirling Rd. and travel west to 1 Seminole Way.

For more information and schedule visit www.SHRPO.com.

Tags: Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open

Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 11th Place ($112,980)

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Bryn Kenney - 11th Place
Bryn Kenney - 11th Place

Dan Heimiller raised to 65,000 from the cutoff, Bryn Kenney three-bet shoved for about 523,000 on the button and Joe Kuether four-bet shoved for about 1.18 million from the big blind. Heimiller folded.

Kenney: {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}
Kuether: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}

The flop fell {8-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{K-Hearts}, giving Kenney top pair. However, Kuether flopped a set of eights. The {6-Spades} turn left Kenney drawing dead, rendering the {4-Clubs} river moot.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
1,735,000 635,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Dan HeimillerJoe KuetherBryn Kenney

Jaka Over Markholt

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Dominik Nitsche raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Lee Markholt flatted from the next seat over. Faraz Jaka was next to act and he cut out a three-bet to 167,000. Action folded back to Nitsche who kicked his cards to the muck. Markholt, however, pushed out calling chips.

The flop came down {7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{A-Spades} and Markholt checked. Jaka continued for 115,000 and Markholt flicked his cards away.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
WSOP 1X Winner
1,260,000 445,000
Lee Markholt us
Lee Markholt
WPT 1X Winner
955,000 -265,000

Tags: Faraz JakaLee Markholt