$50,000 Single-Day High Roller | 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-09-2016 22:21 UTC-4

Luca Knocks Out Kurganov

Happy_Freaked

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Igor Kurganov just ended up all in for his last 270,000 chips and he was up against Ivan Luca's monster stack.

Luca:
Kurganov:

The board ran out and Kurganov hit the rail in 15th place, bringing us three spots away from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Luca	1,775,000 475,000	475,000

Igor Kurganov	Busted

Tags: Igor Kurganov Ivan Luca

01-09-2016 23:15 UTC-4

Kenny "kenny05" Smaron Falls Two Shy of the Money

Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Kenny "kenny05" Smaron, who won the European Poker Tour Prague €10,300 High Roller last month for €595,500, was just eliminated in 13th place at the hands of Ivan Luca.

It happened when Luca, who has been opening most hands, raised to 48,000 from early position. Smaron responded by moving all in for 162,000 from the button, the blinds both folded, and Luca took his time before making the call.

Luca:
Smaron:

Smaron was well out in front, but the flop made things interesting by giving Luca a flush draw, which he hit on the turn. However, Smaron was not drawing dead as either a ten or ace would give him a flush draw. Unfortunately for him, it wasn't in the cards as the blanked on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Luca	2,050,000 100,000	100,000

Kenny Smaron	Busted

Tags: Kenneth Smaron

01-09-2016 23:34 UTC-4

Paul Volpe Bubbles $50,000 Single-Day High Roller

Happy_Freaked

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Paul Volpe Bubbles the PCA $50,000 Single Day High Roller 2016

Paul Volpe, the shortest stack in the tournament, moved all in for about 118,000 chips from the hijack and Connor Drinan called from the big blind.

Drinan:
Volpe:

The board ran out and Volpe was knocked out, having to walk away empty-handed. The remaining players are now guaranteed to cash for at least $96,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Drinan	725,000 95,000	95,000

Paul Volpe	Busted

Tags: Connor Drinan Paul Volpe

01-09-2016 23:37 UTC-4

Timothy Adams Eliminated in 11th Place ($96,500)

Happy_Freaked

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Ivan Luca just extended his overwhelming chip lead by quite a few more chips, as he knocked out Timothy Adams. Luca raised from the button and Adams moved all in for 515,000 from the big blind, which was snapped off by the Argentinian.

Adams:
Luca:

The board ran out and Adams went to collect his payslip for 11th place. With only eight million chips in play, Luca holds 35% of all the chips in play already.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Luca	2,800,000 750,000	750,000

Timothy Adams	Busted

Tags: Ivan Luca Timothy Adams

01-10-2016 00:10 UTC-4

Scott Seiver Eliminated in 10th Place ($96,500)

mnuwwarah

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Ivan Luca put everyone behind him at risk with a shove in the cutoff, and Scott Seiver thought briefly before calling off his minuscule stack.

Luca:
Seiver:

Seiver chuckled at seeing he wasn't live, and the board ran out , not enough help for Seiver.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Luca	2,900,000 160,000	160,000

Scott Seiver	Busted

Tags: Ivan Luca Scott Seiver

01-10-2016 00:33 UTC-4

Nick Petrangelo Eliminated in 9th Place ($110,020)

mnuwwarah

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Nick Petrangelo took his time counting down his stack and then shoved all in from under the gun for 610,000. Isaac Haxton shoved over the top after thinking about a minute two spots later, and everyone else folded.

Haxton:
Petrangelo:

Petrangelo moved to exit after the flop hit, giving Haxton a set.

"Good game, boys," he said as the arrived on the turn to leave him totally dead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	1,500,000 715,000	715,000

Nick Petrangelo	Busted

Tags: Isaac Haxton Nick Petrangelo

01-10-2016 00:44 UTC-4

Paul Newey Eliminated in 8th Place ($144,760)

mnuwwarah

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Ivan Luca opened for 85,000 in the cutoff, and Paul Newey jammed for just a bit more from his left. Everyone else folded and Luca called and revealed two black aces. Newey had .

"He's got the rockies?" someone asked. "Why not?"

The dealer spread a flop of , giving Luca top set. The turn kept Newey live with a flush draw, but the river filled up Luca.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Luca	3,700,000 800,000	800,000

Paul Newey	Busted

Tags: Ivan Luca Paul Newey

01-10-2016 00:57 UTC-4

Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 7th Place ($185,280)

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Bryn Kenney, who won the $100,000 Super High Roller last night for $1,687,800, open-shoved for his last 650,000 or so and received a call from Ivan Luca in the big blind.

Luca:
Kenney:

Luca woke up with the goods, but Kenney received a little help when the flop paired his jack. Unfortunately for him, that'd be the only help he'd receive as the blanked on the turn followed by the on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Luca	3,600,000 600,000	600,000

Bryn Kenney	Busted

Tags: Bryn Kenney Iaan Luca

01-10-2016 00:58 UTC-4

Daniel Dvoress Eliminated in 6th Place ($235,460)

mnuwwarah

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Ivan Luca moved in on the button, and Daniel Dvoress called off about 400,000 in the small blind. Steve O'Dwyer also put his chips in from the big.

Luca:
Dvoress:
O'Dwyer:

O'Dwyer had woken up with a big pair and had a nice lead against the shared overcards. The left him fading only queens, and the and ran the board out dead. He collected Dvoress' stack and another 1.01 million from Luca.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Luca	3,200,000 -400,000	-400,000

Steve O'Dwyer	2,400,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Daniel Dvoress	Busted

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Ivan Luca Steve O'Dwyer

01-10-2016 01:06 UTC-4

Erik Seidel Eliminated in 5th Place ($301,080)

Happy_Freaked

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Erik Seidel raised from the button to 100,000 and Ivan Luca called from the big blind. The flop came down and Luca check-called a bet of 120,000.

On the turn the hit and Luca checked again, after which Seidel threw out a bet of what looked like 290,000. We didn't get a confirmation on the bet, as Luca moved all in and Seidel called right away.

Seidel sighed as he saw Luca's , and his was far behind.

On the river the hit and Seidel was sent to the rail in fifth place for $301,080.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Luca	4,400,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Steve O'Dwyer	1,500,000 -500,000	-500,000

Connor Drinan	1,140,000 315,000	315,000

Isaac Haxton	975,000 -95,000	-95,000

Erik Seidel	Busted

Tags: Ivan Luca Erik Seidel