2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Main Event
Day: 5
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

Eugenio Mattar Eliminated in 12th Place ($81,760)

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Eugênio Mattar - 12th Place
Eugênio Mattar - 12th Place

Shyam Srinivasan limped in from middle position, and Chance Kornuth followed suit in the cutoff. Eugenio Mattar completed, and Rami Boukai checked. Action checked to Srinivasan on the {3-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} flop, and he bet 85,000. Kornuth called, Mattar made it 250,000, and Boukai jammed for 820,000. That flurry of action prompted folds from Srinivasan and Kornuth, and Mattar called.

Mattar: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Boukai: {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

Boukai was in fantastic shape, and the {5-Diamonds}{8-Spades} run out was clean for him, reducing the former chip leader to just over two big blinds. He lost those last two one hand later when he got in {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} against the {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts} of Kevin Schulz, and neither player hit anything to leave queen-high best.

Player Chips Progress
Rami Boukai us
Rami Boukai
2,000,000
990,000
990,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Kevin Schulz us
Kevin Schulz
1,400,000
-325,000
-325,000
EPT 1X Winner
Eugenio Mattar br
Eugenio Mattar
Busted

Tags: Chance KornuthEugenio MattarKevin SchulzRami BoukaiShyam Srinivasan

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Story of the Day - $6.4MM Prize Pool For $25K High Roller

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

The $25,000 High Roller event drew a huge crowd of 200 players and 69 reentries, creating a prize pool of $6.4MM. The eventual winner of this event will take home $1,294,460 and together with PokerNews' Editor in Chief Donnie Peters we looked at the numbers and what they tell us about the high stakes community.

Benjamin Pollak Eliminated in 11th Place ($91,420)

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak - 11th Place
Benjamin Pollak - 11th Place

Pratyush Buddiga opened for 110,000 under the gun and called the shove of Benjamin Pollak, who had 475,000 in the big blind.

Buddiga: {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}
Pollak: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}

The {10-Spades}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop brought the brutal deuce Pollak didn't want to see. A {q-Diamonds} turn left Pollak with two outs, and the {9-Clubs} didn't save the Frenchman.

Player Chips Progress
Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
5,100,000
610,000
610,000
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
Busted

Tags: Benjamin PollakPratyush Buddiga

Big River Bet Gets Boukai Out

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Chance Kornuth defended his big blind from a 125,000 raise from Rami Boukai out of the cutoff. Both players checked the {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades} flop, and Kornuth bet out 170,000 on the {5-Spades}. Boukai called, but the river bet was considerably bigger, 475,000 after the {3-Clubs} hit. Boukai thought or a couple of minutes, picked up his cards, and tossed them to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
4,360,000
145,000
145,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Rami Boukai us
Rami Boukai
1,905,000
-70,000
-70,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Chance KornuthRami Boukai

Kornuth Takes Huge Pot From Pastor

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Chance Kornuth opened for 110,000 in the cutoff, and Juan Martin Pastor made it 300,000 in the big blind. Kornuth four-bet to 580,000, and Pastor decided to see the {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop. Both players checked, and Pastor bet 800,000 on the {4-Spades} turn. Kornuth wanted to see the river, which brought the {5-Spades}. Two checks ensued, and Pastor showed {a-}{q-}, but it was no good against Kornuth's dominating {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
5,850,000
1,490,000
1,490,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Juan Martin Pastor ar
Juan Martin Pastor
1,760,000
-1,355,000
-1,355,000

Tags: Chance KornuthJuan Martin Pastor