2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 High Roller
Day: 2
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

Davidi Kitai Eliminated in 25th Place ($56,820)

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Davidi Kitai - 25th Place
Davidi Kitai - 25th Place

Dominik Nitsche made it 24,000 from the hijack and Davidi Kitai three-bet all in from the cutoff for 125,000 total. Action folded back to Nitsche and he mulled over the decision for a moment before announcing a call.

Nitsche: {A-Spades}{4-Spades}
Kitai: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}

The flop came down {10-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{6-Spades}, keeping Kitai's walking sticks out in front. The {J-Clubs} on the turn gave Nitsche outs to make a Broadway straight, but he ended up pairing up for the win with the {A-Diamonds} on fifth street. Kitai was eliminated in 25th place and Nitsche scooped a pot that brought him up to 1.195 million.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
1,195,000
110,000
110,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Davidi KitaiDominik Nitsche

Jonathan Karamalikis Eliminated in 24th ($56,820)

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Play folded to Jonathan Karamalikis on the button, and he moved all in for about 165,000. Ilkin Amirov went all in from the small blind, and everyone else folded. Karamalikis had the {Q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}, and Amirov had the {A-Hearts}{3-Clubs}.

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{6-Spades}{7-Spades}{J-Spades}, and Karamalikis was gone in 24th place. He earned $56,820, and Amirov moved to about 375,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Ilkin Amirov az
Ilkin Amirov
375,000
Jonathan Karamalikis au
Jonathan Karamalikis
Busted

Tags: Ilkin AmirovJonathan Karamalikis

Final Three Tables

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Here's how the final three table redraw looks:

Table 1

SeatName
1Robert Tepper
2Vicente Delgado
3Ilkin Amirov
4Taylor Paur
5Oleksil Khoroshenin
6Lee Markholt
7Scott Seiver
8Dan Heimiller

Table 2

SeatName
1Dominik Nitsche
2Bryn Kenney
3Nick Petrangelo
4Jean-Pascal Savard
5Piotr Franczak
6Jose Quintos
7Niall Farrell
8Jimmy Zhou

Table 3

SeatName
1Faraz Jaka
2Thomas Muhlocker
3Ilkin Garibli
4EMPTY
5Daniel Negreanu
6Garrett Greer
7Andre Akkari
8Joe Kuether

Seiver Doubles Through Khoroshenin

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Oleksii Khoroshenin made it 29,000 from under the gun and it folded to Scott Seiver in middle position who three-bet to 75,000. The rest of the table folded back to Khoroshenin who announced a four-bet all in. Seiver instantly called for his own tournament life, prompting an eye roll from Khoroshenin.

Khoroshenin: {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts}
Seiver: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}

The board ran out {A-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, giving Seiver trip aces for the double. He now has about 670,000 while Khoroshenin has dropped down to 540,000.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
670,000
155,000
155,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
540,000
-370,000
-370,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Oleksii KhorosheninScott Seiver

Amirov Doubles Through Paur

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

After a series of raises before the flop, Ilkin Amirov found himself all in and at risk for his last 351,000 against Taylor Paur.

Paur showed {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and needed to find help to best Amirov's {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}. The flop came down {5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, keeping Amirov's ladies out in front. The {2-Spades} on the turn changed nothing, meaning that Paur needed one of the two remaining tens on the river to score the elimination. Unfortunately for Paur, the {6-Spades} finished the board and he was forced to send a majority of his stack to Amirov.

Player Chips Progress
Ilkin Amirov az
Ilkin Amirov
730,000
355,000
355,000
Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
67,000
-353,000
-353,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ilkin AmirovTaylor Paur

Franczak on a Roll

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Niall Farrell opened from early position for 27,000 and Piotr Franczak called out of the blinds. The flop came {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and Franczak check-called a 25,000 bet from Farrell.

The turn was the {3-Diamonds} and Franczak led out for 50,000. Farrell made the call. The river was the {5-Hearts} and Franczak led out for 75,000 and Farrell again called.

Franczak turned over {J-Hearts}{5-Spades} for a full house, jacks full of fives and Farrell mucked with a confused look on his face. Franczak then explained that he didn't look preflop.

"Ah, that explains it," said Farrell.

Player Chips Progress
Piotr Franczak
Piotr Franczak
1,265,000
815,000
815,000
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
105,000
-205,000
-205,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

2015 PCA: Head of Blogging Brad Willis Shares His Best PCA Experiences

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Head of Blogging at PokerStars Brad Willis has seen it all. Ever since 2005 Willis has been a huge part of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, and today we got the full story of his experiences on the Bahamas.

Jaka Chips Up

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

From the under-the-gun-plus-one position, Garrett Greer raised to 26,000. Andre Akkari thought about it for a bit from the next seat, and then folded. Joe Kuether was next up, and he made the call from the cutoff seat, before Faraz Jaka jacked it up to 82,000 on the button. Play folded back to Greer, and he folded. Kuether called, though, and the two were off to a flop.

The flop came down {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, and Kuether checked. Jaka slid forward a bet of 90,000, and Kuether folded.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
665,000
-95,000
-95,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
615,000
95,000
95,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
Garrett Greer us
Garrett Greer
320,000
50,000
50,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
302,000
-118,000
-118,000

Tags: Andre AkkariGarrett GreerFaraz JakaJoe Kuether

Thomas Muhlocker Eliminated in 22nd Place ($63,260)

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

From early position, Andre Akkari raised to 26,000. Thomas Muhlocker called on the button, and then Ilkin Garibli called from the small blind. After Daniel Negreanu folded from the big blind, the dealer ripped off the {K-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop.

On the flop, Garibli checked, and Akkari bet 45,000. Muhlocker made the call, which left him with 238,000 behind, and then Garibli opted for a check-raise and made it 112,000 to go. Akkari folded, but then Muhlocker tanked and shoved all in. Garibli quickly called with the {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs} for bottom set, and that was well ahead of Muhlocker's {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} to leave Muhlocker drawing dead, and then the river completed the board with the {2-Spades}. Garibli won the pot, and Muhlocker exited in 22nd place for $63,260.

Player Chips Progress
Ilkin Garibli az
Ilkin Garibli
1,275,000
285,000
285,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
235,000
-67,000
-67,000
Thomas Muhlocker at
Thomas Muhlocker
Busted

Tags: Andre AkkariIlkin GaribliThomas Muhlocker