2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$10,000 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Almedin Imsirovic
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$160,050
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$533,500
Entries
55
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Thorel Doubles Through Haxton

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

A small blind versus big blind confrontation between Isaac Haxton and Jean-Noel Thorel lead to the two of them being all in with nearly identical stacks.

Thorel: {A-Spades}{5-Hearts}
Haxton: {A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

The board came down {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs} which gave Thorel a winning pair of fives. After the stacks were counted Haxton was left with just 2,000 chips while Thorel doubled to right around 300,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
300,000
200,000
200,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
2,000
-198,000
-198,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelIsaac Haxton

Lucky Chidwick Doubles Through Hajiyev

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

Seated under the gun, Ramin Hajiyev said "Nine" intending to raise. But nine was nothing but an ante more than a call, so it was deemed a limp.

"You know what, family pot," small blind Mustapha Kanit said as he completed.

Big blind Stephen Chidwick had other ideas and moved in for 67,000. Hajiyev shoved over the top, Kanit folded.

Ramin Hajiyev: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Stephen Chidwick: {A-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{A-Hearts}{7-Spades}{10-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Chidwick doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
241,000
-74,000
-74,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
150,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Mustapha KanitRamin HajiyevStephen Chidwick

Kurganov Busts Bonomo

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

Justin Bonomo, who just busted out of the €25,000 High Roller 35 minutes ago, moved in for 36,000 under the gun plus one and Sylvain Loosli called from the button. Big blind Igor Kurganov squeeze shoved for 147,000 and Loosli folded.

Justin Bonomo: {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Igor Kurganov: {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

It was a fair race to start but the {A-Spades}{3-Spades}{7-Clubs} flop changed all that. After the {4-Diamonds} hit the turn, Bonomo was drawing dead. The {K-Diamonds} on the river was there just for good measures.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
231,000
-19,000
-19,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
135,000
30,000
30,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Igor KurganovJustin BonomoSylvain Loosli

Simao Doubles Through Eibinger

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

Joao Simao open-shoved from the cutoff for 118,000. Matthias Eibinger was in the small blind and he dropped into the tank. He blew threw two timebank chips before deciding to call. The big blind folded so the tow showed up their hands.

Eibinger: {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}
Simao: {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

The board ran out {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} and that made Simao's pair of fives best and he doubled up to over 200,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Joao Simao br
Joao Simao
240,000
140,000
140,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
171,000
88,000
88,000

Tags: Joao SimaoMatthias Eibinger

Level: 10

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Vaskaboinikau Doubles Through Badziakouski

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

Mikita Badziakouski opened for 13,000 from the cutoff and Vladimir Troyanovskiyy on the button called. Small blind Mikalai Vaskaboinikau moved in for 88,000 and the big blind folded. Badziakouski moved in over the top for 93,000 more, Troyanovskiyy folded.

Mikita Badziakouski: {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

Troyanovskiyy didn't say what he had but his eyes told the story clear enough, he would've won after the board ran out {Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{2-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. Instead, Vaskaboinikau doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
202,000
114,000
114,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
93,000
-7,000
-7,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Mikalai VaskaboinikauMikita BadziakouskiVladimir Troyanovskiy

Ben Yu Busts Again After the Break

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

Action folded around to Ben Yu who was on the button and he moved all in. Ryan Riess called from the big blind.

Yu: {Q-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Riess: {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {J-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and that kept Reiss in the lead the whole way. Yu sent over the chips and wished everyone luck before heading to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
155,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Ben YuRyan Riess

Kanit Holds To Double After Break

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

Mustapha Kanit moved all in over a raise from Justin Bonomo and Bonomo called the shoved for right around 30,000.

Kanit: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Bonomo: {K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and that kept Kanit in the lead the whole way, allowing him to double, although, he still has less than a starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
75,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
65,000
-35,000
-35,000
Winamax

Tags: Mustapha KanitJustin Bonomo

Level: 9

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000