2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$50,000 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
$945,495
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$3,860,000
Entries
80
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Another Round of Chip Counts

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
370,000 263,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
WSOP 1X Winner
240,000 140,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
225,000 125,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
WSOP 1X Winner
185,000 -15,000
Piotr Franczak pl
Piotr Franczak
175,000 55,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
175,000 75,000
Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
160,000 -5,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
WSOP 1X Winner
152,000 52,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
WSOP 1X Winner
150,000 50,000
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
150,000 13,000
Isaac Baron us
Isaac Baron
WSOP 1X Winner
140,000 40,000
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
WSOP 3X Winner
140,000 -5,000
Scott Margereson gb
Scott Margereson
WPT 1X Winner
130,000 30,000
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
WPT 1X Winner
125,000 -36,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
WSOP 2X Winner
120,000 15,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
110,000 10,000
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
105,000 105,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
EPT 1X Winner
105,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
100,000
Kenny Smaron us
Kenny Smaron
100,000
Anton Astapau by
Anton Astapau
95,000 -5,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
75,000 -25,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
65,000 -10,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
60,000 -40,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
55,000 -45,000

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Team PokerStars Pro Fish Hooked

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Action folded to [Removed:17] on the button and he raised to 6,000. Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier then three-bet to 18,300 from the small blind, Yan moved all in, and Mercier called off for what looked to be 90,000 or so.

Mercier: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Yan: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

Mercier was in trouble, and no help would arrive as the board ran out a dry {a-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{7-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
260,000 110,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
Busted

Tags: Jason Mercier

Alvarado Busts Charania

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Mohsin Charania raised from the cutoff to 5,200 and JC Alvarado called from the big blind. The flop came down {8-Spades}{6-}{5-} and Alvarado checked to Charania who bet 6,500 and the Mexican pro check-raised to 19,500. Charania moved all in for 55,000 and Alvarado made the call.

Charania: {7-}{7-}
Alvarado: {6-Spades}{5-Spades}

The turn was a {Q-} and the river a {J-}, sending Charania to the rail, and Alvarado up to 130,000.

Player Chips Progress
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
130,000 60,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: JC AlvaradoMohsin Charania

Mercier Doubles Through Petrangelo

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier moved all in for 44,900 under the gun plus one and Nick Petrangelo shoved over the top from his immediate left. The other players folded and the showdown went as following.

Petrangelo: {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}
Mercier: {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Mercier doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
170,000 -130,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
90,000 20,000

Tags: Jason MercierNick Petrangelo

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

Adams Doubles Through Perkins

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Bill Perkins just raised from the button to 6,000 and Piotr Franczak three-bet from the small blind to 15,000. Timothy Adams made it 37,500 from the big blind and Perkins moved all in, getting Franczak to fold right away.

Adams called, and the showdown went as follows.

Perkins: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}
Adams: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

"That's a fair fight," Perkins said.

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and Adams doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
WSOP 1X Winner
200,000 124,000

Tags: Bill PerkinsPiotr FranczakTimothy Adams

Various Chip Counts from Around the Room

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
325,000 225,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
300,000 200,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
225,000 125,000
Dan Colman us
Dan Colman
200,000 36,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
150,000
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
150,000 50,000
Kathy Lehne us
Kathy Lehne
125,000 32,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
120,000 20,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
115,000 15,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
WSOP 1X Winner
110,000 10,000
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
105,000 5,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
Winamax
100,000
Salman Behbehani us
Salman Behbehani
95,000 -5,000
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
70,000 -30,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
70,000 -30,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
70,000 -30,000
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
70,000 -30,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
55,000 -45,000
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
37,000 -63,000

"The Good News Is It's Still Rebuy"

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins

We're not sure how the action unfolded, but we do know that Talal Shakerchi, who if you recall finished as the Day 1 chip leader in the $100,000 Super High Roller only to fall short of a cash, got his stack all in preflop and was in great shape to double against Bill Perkins.

Perkins: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Shakerchi: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}

Shakerchi was looking to dodge a nine, but that proved easier said than done when the {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} flop delivered Perkins a full house. Neither the {3-Hearts} turn nor {5-Hearts} river was the ace Shakerchi was looking for, and he was eliminated from the tournament.

"The good news is it's still rebuy," Perkins offered.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
165,000 64,000
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
Busted

Tags: Bill PerkinsTalal Shakerchi

Stern Busts for a Second Time, Leah Enters & More

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

The players keep flying in and out of the tournament. Mike Leah just jumped into the field, while Dani Stern busted a second time, meaning he is officially out with no option to reenter.

Others who've busted recently and reentered are Anton Astapau, Cary Katz, Sam Greenwood, and Scott Margereson.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Margereson gb
Scott Margereson
WPT 1X Winner
100,000 100,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
WSOP 1X Winner
100,000 100,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
100,000 100,000
Anton Astapau by
Anton Astapau
100,000 100,000
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
100,000
Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
Busted
Keith Lehr us
Keith Lehr
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
Busted
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Busted

Volpe Busts Yan's First Bullet

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Paul Volpe
Paul Volpe

Before the break, on a {Q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} flop we saw three players check and [Removed:17] bet 11,000 from the button. Only Paul Volpe called, and on the turn the {J-Spades} hit.

Volpe checked again and Yan bet 20,000 after which Volpe moved all in. Yan called to put himself at risk for about 60,000 total, and Volpe showed {4-Clubs}{4-Spades} for a set.

Yan held {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for straight and flush draws, but the river was the {2-Hearts}, sending him to the rail.

Yan reentered right away and he's back in now with a fresh stack worth 100,000.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
WSOP 3X Winner
145,000 45,000
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
100,000

Tags: Paul Volpe