$25,000 High Roller Day 2 | 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-14-2015 00:47 UTC-4

Andre Akkari Eliminated in 16th Place ($79,400)

[user272102]

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

PokerStars Team Pro Andre Akkari moved all in first to act for slightly more than 100,000 and Piotr Franczak reraised to 220,000. It was folded over to Jean-Pascal Savard who moved all in. The action got back to Franczak who made an immediate call. The cards were turned over:

Akkari:
Franczak:
Savard:

Franczak was in the lead and would maintain that after a flop of . The on the turn, however, gave Savard a Broadway straight and a lock on the pot. The river was the and Akkari was eliminated in 16th place while Savard scooped a huge pot that brought his stack to 2,225,000. Franczak was left with just 400,000 after the unfortunate turn of events.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Pascal Savard	2,225,000 1,315,000	1,315,000
Piotr Franczak	400,000 -940,000	-940,000
Andre Akkari	Busted

Tags: Andre Akkari Jean-Pascal Savard Piotr Franczak

01-14-2015 00:52 UTC-4

Taylor Paur Eliminated in 15th Place ($89,100)

Josh_Cahlik

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Taylor Paur shipped for 67,000 from under the gun and Oleksii Khoroshenin called from middle position. The rest of the table folded, leaving the two to table their cards.

Khoroshenin:
Paur:

The board fell down , keeping Khoroshenin's tens out in front. Paur hit the rail in 15th place for $89,1000 while Khoroshenin increased his stack to 1.44 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Khoroshenin	1,440,000 270,000	270,000

Taylor Paur	Busted

Tags: Taylor Paur Oleksii Khoroshenin

01-14-2015 01:00 UTC-4

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated in 14th Place ($89,100)

Josh_Cahlik

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Dan Heimiller and Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu took a flop of . Heimiller fired out a bet of 60,000 only to have Negreanu raise the action to 175,000. Heimiller thought for a moment before announcing that he was all in. Negreanu called for his tournament life of about 250,000 more and the cards were tabled.

Negreanu:
Heimiller:

Negreanu was out in front with top two pair against Heimiller's open-ended straight draw. The hit the turn, bringing Negreanu one step closer to his double up. Unfortunately for KidPoker, the struck the river to give Heimiller his winning seven-high straight. Negreanu sat staring at the board for a moment before springing out of his seat.

"You always do that to me!" exclaimed Negreanu.

"I was hoping you'd fold," remarked Heimiller as he stacked his chips.

"Yeah, I was going to fold when I raised flop," Negreanu replied with a roll of the eye.

Negreanu made his way to the rail, $89,100 richer. Heimiller, on the other hand, now has about 1.77 million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Heimiller	1,770,000 605,000	605,000

Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Dan Heimiller Daniel Negreanu

01-14-2015 01:01 UTC-4

Garibli Takes from Nitsche

donpeters

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

From the hijack seat, Ilkin Garibli raised to 35,000. Dominik Nitsche called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Nitsche checked, and Garibli bet 49,000. Nitsche called.

The turn was the , and Nitsche checked. Garibli bet 71,000, and Nitsche folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	1,375,000 185,000	185,000

Ilkin Garibli	1,320,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Dominik Nitsche Ilkin Garibli

01-14-2015 01:04 UTC-4

Heimiller Shoves the Flop

donpeters

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

From the hijack seat, Joe Kuether raised to 35,000. Dan Heimiller called on the button, and Nick Petrangelo called from the big blind. From there, the three players saw the flop come down , and action checked to Heimiller. He moved all in, and both of his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Heimiller	2,460,000 690,000	690,000

Joe Kuether	525,000 -120,000	-120,000
Nick Petrangelo	420,000 -570,000	-570,000

Tags: Dan Heimiller Joe Kuether Nick Petrangelo

01-14-2015 01:11 UTC-4

Khoroshenin Plays Big Hands Well

[user272102]

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Lee Markholt opened to 32,000 from late position and Oleksii Khoroshenin called out of the big blind. The two would check on the flop and Khoroshenin led out for 65,000 on the turn.

The river was the and Khoroshenin bet again, this time for 125,000. Markholt made the call and would muck his hand after Khoroshenin turned over .

"You play big hands very well," said Scott Seiver. "Probably because you get so many of them," he added. Khoroshenin smiled, now up to 1,900,000. Markholt dropped to 780,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Khoroshenin	1,900,000 460,000	460,000

Lee Markholt	780,000 -95,000	-95,000

Tags: Lee Markholt Oleksii Khoroshenin Scott Seiver

01-14-2015 01:17 UTC-4

Ilkin Amirov Eliminated in 13th Place ($98,780)

Josh_Cahlik

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

After a series of bets and raises, Ilkin Amirov found himself all in and at risk for his last 271,000 against Oleksii Khoroshenin. The hands were tabled to find the two racing for Amirov's tournament life.

Amirov:
Khoroshenin:

The flop fell , giving Khoroshenin a few additional outs to make a straight and score the elimination. The paired the board on the turn, meaning that a jack or a five would also send Amirov to the rail. Unfortunately for Amirov, the was exactly what peeled off on the river. He was eliminated from play in 13th place and Khoroshenin boosted his stack to 2.45 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Khoroshenin	2,450,000 550,000	550,000

Ilkin Amirov	Busted

Tags: Ilkin Amirov Oleksii Khoroshenin

01-14-2015 01:20 UTC-4

Piotr Franczak Eliminated in 12th Place ($98,780)

[user153906]

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Nick Petrangelo opened to 35,000 from the cutoff and Piotr Franczak moved all in for around 315,000 from the button. Action folded back to Petrangelo and he snap-called.

Petrangelo:
Franczak:

The board ran out an uneventful , sending Franczak to the rail in 12th place for just under $100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Petrangelo	825,000 405,000	405,000

Piotr Franczak	Busted

Tags: Nick Petrangelo Piotr Franczak

01-14-2015 01:24 UTC-4

Big Stacks Avoid Huge Pot

[user272102]

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

With 100,000 already in the pot, Jean-Pascal Savard checked to Dan Heimiller on the flop. Heimiller bet 80,000 and was called by Savard.

The turn was the and Savard check-called another bet from Heimiller, this time for 210,000.

The river was the putting four clubs on the board. Savard checked again and this time Heimiller followed suit.

"Ace of clubs," said Savard, turning over his rivered nut flush with the .

"Check this out," said Heimiller, turning over for a flopped set of sixes, adding "I guess it could have been a lot worse."

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Pascal Savard	2,500,000 275,000	275,000
Dan Heimiller	2,150,000 -310,000	-310,000

Tags: Dan Heimiller Jean-Pascal Savard

01-14-2015 01:29 UTC-4

Heimiller Was Just Kidding

donpeters

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

From under the gun, Dan Heimiller raised to 45,000. In the next seat, Bryn Kenney reraised to 125,000. Action folded back to Heimiller, and he commented, "I was just kidding that time," and then folded to give Kenney the pot.

Tags: Dan Heimiller Bryn Kenney