2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
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Event Info
2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
$1,687,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$5,626,000
Total Entries
58
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 58
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Perkins' Second Bullet Not Going So Well

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Paul Newey
Paul Newey

From early position, Isaac Haxton raised to 2,700. Bill Perkins called from the hijack seat, Isaac Baron called on the button, and then Paul Newey reraised to 12,500 out of the big blind. Haxton, Perkins, and Baron all called, and the flop came down {10-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Newey bet 23,000, Haxton folded, Perkins called, and Baron folded.

Heads-up action saw the {J-Spades} land on the turn, and Newey bet 56,000. Perkins quickly called, and the {4-Spades} completed the board on the river. Newey checked, and Perkins also checked.

"Just a ten," Perkins announced immediately after he checked.

Newey rolled over the {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}, and Perkins mucked.

As if that wasn't enough of a bad start for Perkins on his second $100,000 bullet of the tournament, the next hand saw him lose another chunk of chips to Daniel Dvoress' king-high flush on a four-flush board. After both of those losses, Perkins was down to about 130,000 in chips.

Tags: Bill PerkinsDaniel DvoressIsaac BaronIsaac HaxtonPaul Newey

Welcome to the Party

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The Table Draw

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The size of the tournament has grown to four tables, and this is what the current draw looks like.

SeatName
1Steve O'Dwyer
2Christoph Vogelsang
3Empty
4Scott Seiver
5Talal Shakerchi
6Dani Stern
7Stephen Chidwick
8Anton Astapau
  
1Vanessa Selbst
2Ankush Mandavia
3Igor Kurganov
4Fedor Holz
5Ole Schemion
6Bryn Kenney
7Timothy Adams
8Anthony Zinno
  
1Jason Mercier
2Isaac Haxton
3Bill Perkins
4Thomas Muehloecker
5Isaac Baron
6Daniel Dvoress
7Paul Newey
8Empty
  
1Erik Seidel
2Noah Schwartz
3Sean Winter
4JC Alvarado
5Sam Greenwood
6Nick Petrangelo
7Justin Bonomo
8Joe McKeehen

To Show or Not To Show

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

On the {7-Clubs}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} board, Dani Stern checked. Christoph Vogelsang fired a bet of 7,500, and Stern called to see the {2-Diamonds} complete the board on the river. Stern and Vogelsang both checked, and then Stern turned over the {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for two pair. The table pleaded with Vogelsang to show, but Vogelsang didn't want to and tossed his hand to the muck.

Scott Seiver, who was seated to the left of Vogelsang, said he could ask to see Vogelsang's hand, which then prompted a debate as to what the official ruling was in regards to requesting to see hands at showdown. After Vogelsang's hand was mucked, Seiver had said, "You know I can make you show, right?"

The floor staff was called over to get the official ruling for the future. The hand was explained, and the floor staff ruled that only another player in the hand at showdown — in this case, Stern — could ask to see an opponent's hand.

Tags: Christoph VogelsangDani SternScott Seiver

Perkins Welcomes Mercier

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier just sat down in the $100,000 Super High Roller, and he was put to the test right away by Bill Perkins.

Mercier raised from the cutoff to 2,200 and Perkins three-bet from the small blind to 6,000. Mercier called, and the flop brought out {8-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{2-Clubs}.

Perkins bet 6,000 on the flop and Mercier called, putting the {2-Hearts} on the turn. Perkins continued for another 12,000 and Mercier followed with a call.

The river completed the board with the {3-Diamonds} and quickly Perkins bet 50,000 by tossing in two chips worth 25,000 each.

"Kings?" Mercier asked after a while before ultimately folding his cards.

"It sure wasn't kings," Perkins smiled, as he seemed tempted to show his cards before throwing them face down into the muck.

"It might've been a deuce, or nothing at all," Perkins continued, as he's not here to sit around but to create lots of action.

Tags: Bill PerkinsJason Mercier

Battle of the Isaacs

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton

Isaac Haxton opened for 2,500 from the button and Issac Baron called from the big blind to see a {j-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{8-Clubs} flop. Both players checked, the dealer burned and turned the {A-Hearts}, and Baron bet 4,500. Haxton made the call and then called a bet of 13,500 on the {J-Spades} river.

Baron rolled over the {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for a full house.

"That's good," Haxton conceded and sent his hand to the muck.

Tags: Isaac BaronIsaac Haxton

New Faces and an Old One

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

A bunch of players have jumped into the mix including Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier. Likewise, Bill Perkins, who was the first player eliminated from the tournament, has opted to reenter.

Level: 2

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Holz and O'Dwyer Keep at It

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Fedor Holz
Fedor Holz

Fedor Holz's been having the most amazing three weeks, winning WPT Alpha 8 in Las Vegas for $1.5 million and the WPT National Philippines $200k for $3.4 million. O'Dwyer's run hasn't been much worse as he won the EPT Prague Super High Roller for $809,752, followed by a fourth-place finish in the event won by Holz for $953,700.

Today, Holz and O'Dwyer are facing each other once again, as the latter has direct position on the former.

Just now, on a board showing {8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{4-Spades} we saw Holz check-called a bet of 25,000, but only to check-fold on the river to a bet of 54,000 when the {J-Spades} hit.

O'Dwyer raked in this pot, and we're expecting to see many more fireworks between these two.

Tags: Fedor HolzSteve O'Dwyer

Perkins Eliminated by WSOP Champ McKeehen

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Bill Perkins - eliminated
Bill Perkins - eliminated

From under the gun, Joe McKeehen, winner of the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event for $7,683,346, raised to 3,000. Bill Perkins called from the next seat, and then play folded over to Sam Greenwood on the button. Greenwood reraised to 12,000, the two blinds folded, McKeehen called, and Perkins called.

With three players in action, the flop fell {8-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. McKeehen and Perkins checked, and Greenwood bet 16,400. After McKeehen made the call, Perkins check-raised all in for around 110,000-115,000. Greenwood quickly folded, but McKeehen quickly called.

McKeehen rolled over the {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for top pair and a flush draw. Perkins didn't like what he saw and sheepishly turned over the {6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}.

"How about a red five?" cried Perkins. "Give me a red five!"

The dealer did not deliver a red five, and the turn was the {A-Spades} and the river the {J-Diamonds}. That kept McKeehen's hand best, and he had Perkins covered, which meant the first elimination of the day.

Tags: Bill PerkinsJoe McKeehenJoseph McKeehenSam Greenwood