$25,000 High Roller Day 1 | 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-12-2016 21:26 UTC-4

Pair of Team Pros In; Stern Out

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari has reentered the tournament, while his teammate, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, has entered for the first time. Meanwhile, Dani Stern was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Akkari	50,000	50,000
Bertrand Grospellier	50,000
Dani Stern	Busted

01-12-2016 21:17 UTC-4

Baron Takes Some From Shakerchi

Happy_Freaked

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

The flop just showed and Isaac Baron bet 5,200 from the small blind, and Talal Shakerchi called from the hijack.

The turn was the and Baron checked to Shakerchi who now bet 11,200. Baron made the call and on the river the hit.

Baron checked to Shakerchi again, and this time the latter opted to check behind.

Baron tabled and Shakerchi seemed frustrated as he mucked his cards in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Baron	170,000	40,000
Talal Shakerchi	46,000	-33,000

Tags: Talal Shakerchi Isaac Baron

01-12-2016 21:15 UTC-4

Four Eliminations and a Newbie

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Sam Greenwood has been eliminated from this tournament for a second time, meaning his one reentry has been exhausted and we won't be seeing him anymore. On the flip side, Sam Chartier just hopped in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Chartier	50,000
Ioannis Angelou Konstas	Busted
Aaron Massey	Busted
Calvin Anderson	Busted
Sam Greenwood	Busted

01-12-2016 21:13 UTC-4

Recent Reentries

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	50,000	50,000
Antonio Buonanno	50,000	50,000
Ankush Mandavia	50,000	50,000
Dario Sammartino	50,000	50,000
Jeff Rossiter	50,000	50,000
Tamer Kamel	50,000	50,000
Adrian Mateos	50,000	50,000

01-12-2016 21:11 UTC-4

Haxton Tries to Club Terziani

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Action folded to a short-stacked Stefano Terziani on the button and he shoved all in for 11,000. Isaac Haxton liked what he saw in the big blind and made the call.

Terziani:
Haxton:

The flop was gin for Terziani, who pulled way out in front with trips. However, the turn made things interesting by delivering Haxton a flush draw. Fortunately for Terziani, the river was a blank and he lived to play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	41,000	-11,000
Stefano Terziani	23,000

Tags: Stefano Terziani Isaac Haxton

01-12-2016 20:57 UTC-4

Various Chip Counts from the Dinner Break

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Maimone	194,700	119,700
Brian Yoon	151,600	30,600
Isaac Baron	130,000	80,000
Aleksei Platonov	127,200	37,200
Brian Altman	120,000	70,000
Alexandr Komarov	116,500	11,500
Jani Sointula	115,200	-25,800
John Andress	110,000	41,000
Amit Makhija	110,000	60,000
Connor Drinan	110,000	60,000
Tom Hall	110,000	42,000
Mihails Morozovs	108,000	53,000
Davidi Kitai	107,000	85,000
Jared Jaffee	105,000	45,000
Olivier Busquet	105,000	-45,000
Ian O'Hara	104,000	29,000
Keith Lehr	102,300	17,300
Joshua Beckley	100,000	50,000
Roger Tondeur	97,700	47,700
Greg Merson	96,000	34,000
[Removed:17]	95,000	-2,000
Emil Patel	89,500	24,500
Tyler Patterson	87,600	37,600
Gleb Tremzin	86,300	36,300
Anthony Zinno	85,000	33,000

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Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

01-12-2016 19:39 UTC-4

Let's Have Ourselves a Dinner Break

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Level 6 has expired, and that means it's time for the 75-minute dinner break. During this time the tournament staff will race off the green T25 chips.

When they return, the remaining players will play four more one-hour levels before bagging and tagging for the night.

We'll have some updates chip counts for you shortly.

01-12-2016 19:38 UTC-4

One of Brazil's Best Hits the Rail

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

We're not sure how Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari got so short, but we do know he got his last 1,550 all in preflop and was at risk against Russia's Alexandr Komarov.

Komarov:
Akkari:

Akkari was drawing to two live cards, and he managed to pair one on the flop. Unfortunately for him, his lead was short lived when the spiked on the turn to give Komarov aces. The river changed nothing, and Akkari fell just shy of the dinner break.

Meanwhile, former champ Will Molson busted to Brian Yoon at a nearby table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandr Komarov	105,000
Andre Akkari	Busted

Tags: Alexandr Komarov Andre Akkari

01-12-2016 19:32 UTC-4

Off to the Races: Jaka vs. Kurganov

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Igor Kurganov opened for 1,400 from the hijack only to have Nicolas Yunis three-bet to 3,100 from the cutoff. When action reached Faraz Jaka in the big blind, he put in a four-bet to 7,200, and Kurganov asked how much he was playing before moving all in. Yunis got out of the way and Jaka snap-called off for 35,800.

Kurganov:
Jaka:

It was a classic flip, and Jaka was looking to hold to stay alive. That's just what he did after the board ran out a lowly . Kurganov was left with just 4,700 after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Faraz Jaka	75,000	43,000
Igor Kurganov	4,700	-45,300

Tags: Igor Kurganov Faraz Jaka