2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 High Roller
Day: 1
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

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

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 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

Muhlocker Takes Five-Way Affair

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Dan Kelly raised to 1,500 from early position, Amit Makhija called from the hijack seat, David Saba called from the cutoff seat, Thomas Muhlocker called from the small blind, and Igor Kurganov called from the big blind. On the {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop, all five players checked to see the {6-Diamonds} land on the turn. Muhlocker led with a bet of 5,000, and Kurganov was the only caller. The river was the {6-Hearts}, and both players checked.

Muhlocker showed the {K-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for a king-high flush, and he won the pot. Kurganov mucked.

Player Chips Progress
David Saba
David Saba
100,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
WSOP 1X Winner
88,000 -3,000
Thomas Muhlocker at
Thomas Muhlocker
55,000
Amit Makhija us
Amit Makhija
45,000 2,000
Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
26,500 -1,500

Tags: Amit MakhijaDan KellyIgor KurganovThomas MuhlockerDavid Saba

Shak Over Klodnicki

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Chris Klodnicki raised to 1,500 from the cutoff and found a call from Dan Shak in the small blind. The two took a flop of {J-Clubs}{4-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Shak check-called a continuation of 1,500.

Fourth street was the {K-Clubs} and Shak checked again. Klodnicki fired 3,500, Shak instantly called, and the {2-Diamonds} fell on the river. Shak bet 3,000 and Klodnicki opted to ditch his cards. Shak showed {K-Spades}{J-Spades} as he dragged in a pot that brought his stack to 74,000.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
74,000 19,000
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
WSOP 2X Winner
44,000 -28,000

Tags: Dan ShakChris Klodnicki

Jaffee Raises Flowers

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante
Jared Jaffee
Jared Jaffee

The completed board read {5-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{9-Diamonds} with 25,000 already in the middle. Jared Jaffee checked over to Randal Flowers and Flowers reached for chips. He cut out a river bet of 13,500, putting the decision on Jaffee.

Jaffee thought for a moment before reaching for a bigger stack of chips to make a raise to 33,500. Flowers quickly kicked his cards into the middle and Jaffee was awarded the pot. He now has about 125,000 to Flowers' 39,500.

Player Chips Progress
Jared Jaffee us
Jared Jaffee
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
125,000 66,000
Randal Flowers us
Randal Flowers
39,500 -9,000

Tags: Jared JaffeeRandal Flowers

Reliving the Moment: Jake Schindler Wins 2014 PCA $25,000 High Roller

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

In last year's record-setting PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller, Jake Schindler put himself on the poker map when he defeated Greg Merson to top a field of 247 entries and earn $1,192,624 in first-place prize money.

If you'd like to relive that event, you can do so by checking out the recap right here on PokerNews.

Tags: Greg MersonJake Schindler