Chris Moneymaker check-raised to 7,500 from middle position after the player to his left bet an unknown amount on a board. Moneymaker's opponent called, bringing a river. Moneymaker checked and quickly called 9,000 from his foe, and the player turned over for a pair of sixes and a missed flush draw. The former Main Event champ tabled and took the pot.
With close to 16,000 already in the pot and the board showing , Rep Porter bet enough to set his opponent in the hand, Emil Patel, all in. Patel thought it over for a while, looking the entire time as if he did not want to make the call, but eventually doing just that.
Porter turned over for a full house, sixes full of kings. Patel nodded as if had expected something like that and showed for trip kings as he stood up from the table.
On fourth street, the board was when three stacks were snap-shipped into the middle, starting with Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy, followed by Michael Kamran and a third player.
Josephy:
Kamran:
Third player:
Everyone had a monster, but Kamran's turned straight was leading. The river preserved his lead for the double knockout.
"It just wasn't your day," someone said to Josephy, who must have had a bad run of it.
"It definitely was not my day," Josephy agreed with a chuckle before exiting.
We got to the table with Andrei Konopelko mulling over a decision for his tournament life. Vanessa Selbst had moved all in on the river with the board showing and already 40,000 in the pot. Selbst just had Konopelko covered with approximately 30,000 behind and sat with her arms crossed as her counterpart thought through his decision. His sunglasses resting on his forehead, Konopelko leaned back and looked upwards as if seeking an answer from above.
The tank continued and Selbst asked for a clock. The dealer yelled for the floor and Konopelko avoided the countdown by folding his hand.
We got to the table with what appeared to be a three-bet my Max Silver to 5,000 after Fabian Ortiz had opened the action. It was folded back to Ortiz who moved all in for a little more than 16,000 total. Silver asked the dealer to pull the 5,000 in and spread the pot and after looking things over whispered something about being priced in to Ortiz and made the call.
Ortiz turned over , a hand Silver was surely happy to see as he was racing with his .
The flop came keeping Ortiz in the lead for the moment but the on the turn would give Silver a straight and Ortiz's only hope was a king or eight on the river for a chopped pot. The river was the and Ortiz quickly exited the room, his tournament over.
During Day 1a of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event we spotted Dan O'Brien rocking a very fresh looking beard. O'Brien gave us the details on this fashion statement, but unfortunately for all of us he's not keeping it for too long.
Harrison Gimbel shoved his last 4,500 in over a late-position raise from Scott Clements and was called.
Clements:
Gimbel:
The board ran out , keeping the jacks best.
Gimbel won this event in 2010, claiming a prize of $2.2 million for defeating a field of 1,529. He's got a long way to go if he wants to grab another title here, but the double up is a start.
At another table, Ali Tamba went bust when his didn't improve all in before the flop against a player with .
board. Moneymaker's opponent called, bringing a 
river. Moneymaker checked and quickly called 9,000 from his foe, and the player turned over 
for a pair of sixes and a missed flush draw. The former Main Event champ tabled 
and took the pot.
, Rep Porter bet enough to set his opponent in the hand, Emil Patel, all in. Patel thought it over for a while, looking the entire time as if he did not want to make the call, but eventually doing just that.
for a full house, sixes full of kings. Patel nodded as if had expected something like that and showed 
for trip kings as he stood up from the table.
river preserved his lead for the double knockout.
and already 40,000 in the pot. Selbst just had Konopelko covered with approximately 30,000 behind and sat with her arms crossed as her counterpart thought through his decision. His sunglasses resting on his forehead, Konopelko leaned back and looked upwards as if seeking an answer from above.
keeping Ortiz in the lead for the moment but the 
and Ortiz quickly exited the room, his tournament over.
didn't improve all in before the flop against a player with 
.
