$100,000 Super High Roller Day 2 | 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-07-2016 09:33 UTC-4

Day 2 of $100,000 Super High Roller at Noon; Shakerchi Leads

donpeters

Welcome back for Day 2 of the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 Super High Roller. Day 1 saw 49 entries tallied throughout, with 32 competitors surviving at the end of the first eight levels of action. Leading the pack was Talal Shakerchi with 805,000 in chips, but by no means is his lead a sizable one.

Trailing Shakerchi by a narrow margin was Nick Petrangelo with 800,000 in chips. Petrangelo is coming off a breakout year that saw him score over $3.4 million in live tournament earnings, including nine six-figure scores. Behind him was Kathy Lehne with 783,000, David Peters with 772,000, and 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Joe McKeehen with 732,000.

There was a chunk of players that busted out on Day 1, with the likes of Isaac Baron, JC Alvarado, Antonio Esfandiari, Thomas Muehloecker, and Ole Schemion all hitting the rail. Mustapha Kanit and Justin Bonomo were also eliminated, with both busting in the same final hand of the night at their table. But, if there was a bust out award handed out, it would have to go to Bill Perkins.

Perkins busted not once, not twice, but three times on the day. He reentered for another $100,000 buy-in after the first two before he opted to take the rest of the day off following the third. He did say he would see everyone tomorrow following the third elimination, which lends us to believe he'll be back at it today.

Late registration and reentry will remain open until the start of Day 2. At that point, the official numbers will be tallied and the prize pool will be made known. Several of the players eliminated are expected to return for Day 2, plus people like Mike Leah, who won $100,000 last night in a survivor side event, planning to buy in for the first time.

Day 2 will kick off at 12 p.m. local time in the Bahamas on Thursday, and the quest to another $100,000 Super High Roller champion will continue. Who will add their name to the prestigious list of winners, which includes Steve O'Dwyer, Fabian Quoss, Scott Seiver, Viktor Blom, and Eugene Katchalov? Stay tuned right here to PokerNews to find out!

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Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Bill Perkins David Peters Eugene Katchalov Fabian Quoss Isaac Baron JC Alvarado Joe McKeehen Joseph McKeehen Justin Bonomo Kathy Lehne Mike Leah Mustapha Kanit Nick Petrangelo Ole Schemion Scott Seiver Steve O'Dwyer Talal Shakerchi Thomas Muehloecker Viktor Blom

01-07-2016 13:35 UTC-4

Lehr Busts to Lehne

Happy_Freaked

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Keith Lehr just moved all in for his last chips and Kathy Lehne was quick to make the call when the action folded to her.

Lehr:
Lehne:

The board ran out and Lehne raked in Lehr's last chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kathy Lehne	845,000 62,000	62,000
Keith Lehr	Busted

Tags: Kathy Lehne Keith Lehr

01-07-2016 14:22 UTC-4

Kaverman's Aces Bust Schemion and Adams

Happy_Freaked

Level 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Timothy Adams raised all in under the gun for 113,000 and Ole Schemion shoved over the top for about 125,000 when the action folded to Byron Kaverman. Kaverman moved all in as well, and Noah Schwartz gave it some thought from the blinds before folding.

Adams:
Kaverman:
Schemion:

The board ran out and Kaverman knocked out two players in one go.

"This guy is good," Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu chimed in as he watched the action unfold.

"He played those aces well," Negreanu added, as the GPI Player of the Year raked in this big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Kaverman	640,000 390,000	390,000

Ole Schemion	Busted

Timothy Adams	Busted

Tags: Byron Kaverman Daniel Negreanu Ole Schemion Noah Schwartz Timothy Adams

01-07-2016 14:31 UTC-4

Kenney Shoves on Vogelsang

Happy_Freaked

Level 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Bryn Kenney raised to 15,000 and Bill Perkins called from the small blind before Christoph Vogelsang three-bet from the big blind to 62,000. Kenney put in a four-bet to 137,000 and Perkins folded before Vogelsang tanked for a while before making the call.

The flop brought out and Vogelsang took his time before check-calling 128,000.

On the turn the hit and Vogelsang checked again, after which Kenney put him all in.

Vogelsang sighed, "Nice hand," and gave up the pot to one of the tournament chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	1,240,000 140,000	140,000

Christoph Vogelsang	440,000 -285,000	-285,000

Tags: Bill Perkins Bryn Kenney Christoph Vogelsang

01-07-2016 14:40 UTC-4

"The Dream Died. Not Three In a Row"

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Back in December, 2014 WCOOP champ Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz outlasted 44 other entrants to win the $100,000 WPT Alpha8 Las Vegas for $1,589,219. This past weekend, he followed it up by winning the Triton Super High Roller $200,000 Cali Cup for $3,463,000. Holz was looking to make it three Super High Roller events in a roll, but that dream just came to an end.

It happened when action folded to the German wunderkind in the small blind and he shoved for his last 81,000. Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst called from the big blind with , which was ahead of Holz's . The board ran out clean and Holz's day came to an end.

"The dream died," Holz said with a smile. "Not three in a row."

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	730,000 130,000	130,000

Fedor Holz	Busted

Tags: Fedor Holz Vanessa Selbst

01-07-2016 16:37 UTC-4

Negreanu Out, Mandavia Up

Happy_Freaked

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu raised under the gun to 25,000 and Ankush Mandavia three-bet from the button to 58,000. Negreanu moved all in for 146,000 and Mandavia made the call right away.

Negreanu:
Mandavia:

The board ran out and Negreanu was knocked out in 25th place. After this hand there was a complete redraw, and that will be posted shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankush Mandavia	1,420,000 220,000	220,000

Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Ankush Mandavia Daniel Negreanu

01-07-2016 16:59 UTC-4

McKeehen Not Expecting to Join Ranks of High-Rolling Regs

mnuwwarah

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Heavy is the crown, they say, but Joe McKeehen doesn't seem to be feeling much burden being the world champion of poker.

After taking down the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event, McKeehen remains the same relaxed, laid back guy he was before banking a life-changing score of $7,683,346. In fact, life-changing might not be the right word for it. As McKeehen tells is, things aren't much different for him nowadays, and it might be more accurate to call it a career-changing score.

"I'm playing some of these bigger tournaments now, that's about it," McKeehen said of life after winning the Main Event.

McKeehen fired his first $100,000 buy-in in December when he played the World Poker Tour Alpha8 at Bellagio in Las Vegas, a tournament eventually won by Fedor Holz.

"I was definitely a little nervous," McKeehen admitted. "But once the cards get in the air, it's poker. You're just playing poker against good players. It's cool to test yourself against the best in the world."

Outside of the high caliber of poker skill required to compete against the players he's encountered in his recent high-rolling ventures, McKeehen noted another thing that stood out to him.

"I've had an absolute blast playing these things," he said. "These dudes all know each other, they're friends. They're very funny."

McKeehen airballed that Alpha8, but he's off to a great start in his second crack on the elite super high roller circuit. Here in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure's $100,000 Super High Roller, the world champ is crushing, battling for the chip lead with less than half of the 58 player field remaining. Battling some of the world's best is suiting McKeehen so far, as he sent notable elites Erik Seidel and Justin Bonomo to the rail on Day 2.

Always known as a solid East Coast grinder who was a regular at places like Borgata, McKeehen now finds himself with the bankroll and poker chops to tackle the high-roller circuit. But don't count on seeing McKeehen join the likes of Steve O'Dwyer, Holz, Mike McDonald, and others who appear almost universally at the biggest buy-in tournaments in the world.

"Maybe if I have a little success in this, but I'm laying low for the most part," McKeehen said when asked if he'll appear at more of these events in the near future.

The closeness of the PCA, which is a shorter flight away than many domestic destinations for those in the Eastern United States, appeals to McKeehen, and he plans to play a full schedule while he's here, including the $50,000 and $25,000 buy-in high roller events and possibly some $10,000 and $5,000 ones in addition to the $5,300 Main Event.

His usual work grinding the East Coast circuit no longer holds appeal for McKeehen, who finds himself with a dilemma. He seeks bigger buy-in events that populate the European Poker Tour, but is turned off by the rigors of traveling incessantly to get to them.

"That's Europe, that's far away," he said with a laugh when asked about playing more EPTs. "I'm not too keen on traveling, so I don't know that I'll do a lot."

When not saddling up for $100,000 buy-ins, McKeehen is willing to play a different game for slightly smaller stakes. In a recent interview with Sarah Herring, McKeehen talked a little bit about Hearthstone, a game that's captured the interest of more than a few poker players.

Tags: Joe McKeehen

01-07-2016 17:23 UTC-4

The Lucky Coin Prevails

Happy_Freaked

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Isaac Haxton obtained a "lucky quarter" from Joe McKeehen after a recent tournament in Las Vegas, and today its proving to be very helpful.

Haxton explained on Twitter that after a redraw McKeehen left a quarter on the table and the former took it with him, as the luck of the WSOP Main Event champion could turn out to be helpful.

Yesterday Haxton forgot to bring the lucky quarter, as he left it in his hotel room, and this resulted in him not being as fortunate as he would've liked to be. Haxton had to re-enter this event, but today things are a bit different.

Just now it was McKeehen who raised from the button to 28,000 and Haxton three-bet from the big blind to 88,000. McKeehen tanked for a while before making it 213,000, and Haxton moved all in. McKeehen called right away for 557,000 total and the showdown went as following with more than a million chips in the middle.

McKeehen:
Haxton:

The board ran out and Haxton caught a set to double up. Haxton referenced to the lucky coin as being helpful, and he's now sitting on a very healthy stack as the tournament gets closer and closer to the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe McKeehen	1,140,000 -610,000	-610,000

Isaac Haxton	1,120,000 488,000	488,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Joe McKeehen

01-07-2016 18:40 UTC-4

Greenwood Races for His Tournament Life

Chad Holloway

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Nick Petrangelo opened for 40,000 and was met by an all-in three-bet to 399,000 from Sam Greenwood. Petrangelo made the call and it was off to the races.

Petrangelo:
Greenwood:

Greenwood needed to find some help, and while the flop delivered him two pair, it also gave Petrangelo a set. Greenwood was looking to pair up again to stay alive, but that didn't happen as the blanked on the turn followed by the on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Petrangelo	1,800,000 560,000	560,000

Sam Greenwood	Busted

Tags: Sam Greenwood Nick Petrangelo

01-07-2016 18:47 UTC-4

Dvoress Makes O'Dwyer's Head Hurt

Happy_Freaked

Level 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Dvoress raised under the gun to 39,000 in a hand that ended up taking well over 15 minutes, and three players called, Sam Greenwood, Anton Astapau and Steve O'Dwyer.

The flop brought out and both blinds, Astapau and O'Dwyer, checked to Dvoress who bet 65,000 and only O'Dwyer called.