2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k3
Prize
$1,491,580
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
816
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Gregg Over Bhasin

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

The board read {8-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{4-Spades} when we found Tony Gregg and Roy Bhasin heads up with about 10,000 already in the pot. Gregg checked fourth street only to have Bhasin fire 7,200 from the button. Gregg thought for a moment before reaching for chips and moving a call out to the middle of the table.

The {J-Spades} hit the river and both players checked, allowing Gregg to table a winning {10-Hearts}{8-Spades} for two pair. With this win, Gregg's stack has hit 110,000 while Bhasin's has dropped to 39,000.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Gregg us
Tony Gregg
110,000
37,000
37,000
Roy Bhasin
Roy Bhasin
39,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Roy BhasinTony Gregg

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Is This the Real Life? A Bahamian Rhapsody

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Is this the real life? Coming to the Bahamas in the dead of winter to play poker at the PCA makes it easy to think of this as something else entirely.

They are contemplating reality and fantasy at the PCA — and whether figuring out the difference really matters — over at the PokerStars Blog.

Schwartz Climbing

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

On a board of {K-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Diamonds}, Valentino Konakchiev checked over to Noah Schwartz. Schwartz cut out a bet of 4,700 and Konakchiev stuck around to see the river.

The dealer produced the {3-Spades} on fifth street and Konakchiev checked one final time. Schwartz bet 10,700, Konakchiev quickly folded, and Schwartz was awarded the pot. He's now sitting on a mountain of chips as he's worked his stack up to about 168,000.

Player Chips Progress
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
168,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Valentino Konakchiev bg
Valentino Konakchiev
23,000
-21,900
-21,900
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Noah Schwartz

Schemion Races Well

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Ole Schemion
Ole Schemion

We found Ole Schemion, who had called 4,800 on the button, contemplating a shove of 35,200 from small blind Mark Vargas. The German star decided to make the call and turned over {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}. Vargas had {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}, and the two were racing, with Schemion's jacks staying best on the {3-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} board. A {j-Clubs} turn was a mixed blessing as it gave Schemion a set but put a combo draw on board for Vargas. The online qualifier bricked the {7-Hearts} river, and Schemion has tons of ammo now with almost 150,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
149,000
53,000
53,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Mark Vargas us
Mark Vargas
Busted

Tags: Ole SchemionMark Vargas

Defending Champ Has Some Work To Do

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Dominik Panka
Dominik Panka

With the television cameras watching his every move, Dominik Panka raised the 2,100 opener from Raffaele Sorrentino to 4,800. The rest of the players at the table folded and Sorrentino made the call.

The flop came {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} and both players checked. They would repeat that on the {Q-Spades} turn.

The river was the {9-Diamonds} and Sorrentino, breathing heavy, a tan scarf wrapped around his neck, put out a bet of 5,100. Panka, the defending champion of this event, peered over at his foe and scratched the area above his upper lip and then pulled lightly on his lower lip. A look of resignation and his cards were in the muck as he queried Sorrentino about what he had.

Panka had 30,000 after the hand — still no reason to panic — but definitely some work to do if he is going to make a run at defending his title.

Player Chips Progress
Raffaele Sorrentino it
Raffaele Sorrentino
90,000
63,200
63,200
Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
30,000
-7,000
-7,000

Tags: Dominik PankaRaffaele Sorrentino