2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$5,300 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
74
Prize
$728,325
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$4,500,800
Entries
928
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000

Kritzer Shoves on Troyanovskiy

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Randy Kritzer raised to 175,000 under the gun and Vladimir Troyanovskiy defended his big blind.

The flop brought out {5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts} and Kritzer continued for 200,000.

Troyanovskiy called and on the turn the {A-Clubs} hit, and the Russian pro lead out for 285,000

Kritzer moved all in right away for 1,110,000 and Troyanovskiy folded almost immediately.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
6,120,000
-845,000
-845,000
Randy Kritzer us
Randy Kritzer
2,265,000
735,000
735,000

Tags: Randy KritzerVladimir Troyanovskiy

Timothy Ulmer Eliminated in 8th Place ($78,540)

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Timothy Ulmer
Timothy Ulmer

Timothy Ulmer moved all in for 1,005,000 under the gun plus one and Ken Demlakian moved all in over the top for 2,095,000 from his direct left.

Ulmer: {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Demlakian: {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

The board ran out {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{K-Clubs} and Ulmer hit the rail after having been very quiet at the final table, not finding spots or cards to get his chips in earlier. We are now one elimination away from the end of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Ken Demlakian au
Ken Demlakian
3,300,000
1,240,000
1,240,000
Timothy Ulmer us
Timothy Ulmer
Busted

Tags: Ken DemlakianTimothy Ulmer

A Look at Past PCA Champions

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
YearPlayersPrize PoolWinnerCountryPrize
2004221$1,657,500Gus HansenDenmark$455,780
2005461$3,487,200John GaleUK$890,600
2006724$5 647 200Steve AmbroseCanada$1,388,600
2007937$7,063,842Ryan DautUSA$1,535,255
2008 (EPT4)1,136$8,562,976Bertrand GrospellierFrance$2,000,000
2009 (EPT5)1,347$12,674,000Poorya NazariCanada$3,000,000
2010 (EPT6)1,529$14,831,300Harrison GimbelUSA$2,200,000
2011 (EPT7)1,560$15,132,000Galen HallUSA$2,300,000
2012 (EPT8)1,072$10,398,400John DibellaUSA$1,775,000
2013 (EPT9)987$9,573,900Dimitar DanchevBulgaria$1,859,000
2014 (EPT10)1,031$10,070,000Dominik PankaPoland$1,423,096
2015 (EPT11)816$7,915,200Kevin SchulzUSA$1,491,580
2016 (EPT12)928$4,500,800??????$833,260

Troyanovskiy Drawing to 14 Outs Heading to the River

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Phillip McAllister
Phillip McAllister

A short-stacked Phillip McAllister shoved all in from early position for 1.645 million and Vladimir Troyanovskiy called from the button.

Troyanovskiy: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
McAllister: {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}

It was a flip, and McAllister was just looking to hold. He did so on the {10-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop, but Troyanovskiy did pick up a straight draw. The {9-Clubs} turn have him another straight draw, but Troyanovskiy failed to find one of his 14 outs as the {2-Spades} blanked on the river to give McAllister the double.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
4,240,000
-1,700,000
-1,700,000
Phillip McAllister gb
Phillip McAllister
3,480,000
2,005,000
2,005,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Phillip McAllisterVladimir Troyanovskiy

Troyanovskiy Gets Some Back From McAllister

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised to 175,000 under the gun plus one and the action folded to Phillip McAllister in the small blind. McAllister three-bet to 480,000 and Troyanovskiy went into the tank.

After a while Troyanovskiy made it 1,175,000, and McAllister went into the tank. McAllister folded and Troyanovskiy picked up this pot.

Tags: Phillip McAllisterVladimir Troyanovskiy

Big One Between Watson and Lewis

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Mike Watson
Mike Watson

Toby Lewis limped from the small blind and Mike Watson raised to 250,000. Lewis called and the flop brought out {9-Spades}{Q-Spades}{7-Clubs}.

Watson bet 250,000 after Lewis had checked, and the Brit followed with a call.

On the turn the {2-Spades} hit and Lewis checked again. Watson now bet 600,000. Lewis called again, and with 2.2 million in the middle the river brought the {5-Diamonds}.

Lewis checked a third time and Watson stared at the board for quite some time before betting a hefty 1.4 million and Lewis folded right away.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
6,820,000
1,105,000
1,105,000
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
4,700,000
-1,225,000
-1,225,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Mike WatsonToby Lewis

Demlakian Picks Wrong Time to Shove

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Ken Demlakian raised to 175,000 under the gun only to have Tony Gregg, who was to his direct left, three-bet to 445,000. Action folded back to Demlakian, he called, and the flop came down {2-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}.

Demlakian checked, Gregg bet 490,000, and Demlakian snap-shoved. Gregg quickly called off for 1.855 million and Demlakian discovered the bad news.

Demlakian: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Gregg: {k-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

Gregg flopped top pair and was in prime position to double. That's just what he did too after the {5-Hearts} blanked on the turn followed by the {2-Clubs} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Gregg us
Tony Gregg
4,790,000
2,290,000
2,290,000
Ken Demlakian au
Ken Demlakian
800,000
-2,500,000
-2,500,000

Tags: Tony GreggKen Demlakian