Level: 14
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$25,000
Entries
142
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Simao Runs Into Concepcion's Two Pair
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Joao Simao raised to 9,000 from the cutoff and was called by Nick Petrangelo in the small blind and Jonathan Concepcion in the big blind. The flop came 
and all three players checked to the 
on the turn.
Petrangelo checked again and Concepcion led out for 22,000. Simao went into the tank for a minute and then pushed all in for just under 100,000. Petrangelo folded and Concepcion quickly called.
Simao tabled 
but ran into the 
of Concepcion. The river brought the 
and Simao's pair of queens was not good enough, sending him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,500
120,500
|
120,500 |
|
Busted | |
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The Jonathan's Each Claim a Bounty
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Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
On the flop of a 
board, Mikalai Vaskaboinikau was all in and at risk against Jonathan Concepcion.
Vaskaboinikau: 
Concepcion: 
Concepcion had his opponent outkicked and scooped the pot when the board ran out .
A couple hands later, Jonathan Jaffe busted Stephen Chidwick to surge back up the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
512,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
|
||
|
|
335,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
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Zapatero Takes One
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
There were about 33,000 chips in the middle and the board read 
when we got to the table. Javier Zapatero checked from the small blind, Liv Boeree checked from the big blind, and Mohsin Charania checked back from the button.
The turn brought the and Zapatero bet 22,000. Boeree called and Charania folded.
The 
fell on the river and Zapatero bet again, 50,000 this time. Boeree folded and Zapatero took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
448,000
-67,000
|
-67,000 |
|
169,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
||
|
148,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
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Negreanu Had One Foot Out the Door
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jonathan Jaffe opened to 9,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Daniel Negreanu in the small blind who three-bet to 37,000. Jaffe called and the two went heads-up to a flop of 
.
Negreanu led out for 20,000 and Jaffe called. The turn brought the 
and Negreanu fired 30,000, which Jaffe again called.
The river was the 
and Negreanu pushed all in for around 80,000. Jaffe snap-called and Negreanu was half-way out of his seat already. Jaffe turned over 
and Negreanu piped up.
"Oh, I'm still good," he said as he also turned over 
. "There's not a hand I could beat when you snap call," Negreanu pointed out. He and Jaffe would chop the pot and Negreanu lived to fight another day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
315,000
-73,000
|
-73,000 |
|
|
||
|
170,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
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Zinno Eliminates Kaverman
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Byron Kaverman raised to 9,000 from middle position, Anthony Zinno three-bet to 28,000 from the button, and Kaverman called.
The flop came 
and Kaverman checked. Zinno bet 30,000, and after using a time bank slip, Kaverman called.
The turn brought the 
and Kaverman checked. With only three seconds remaining on the shot clock, Zinno shoved, putting Kaverman to a decision for his remaining 70,000 chips. He called to put himself at risk.
Zinno: 
Kaverman:
Kaverman had a commanding lead with top two pair and Zinno needed an ace or jack on the river in order to win the pot. The final card was the , so Zinno took the pot with aces up to end Kaverman's tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
432,000
241,000
|
241,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Inside the Mind of Timothy Adams
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Poker pro Timothy Adams shares some shoves he made deep in the $25K turbo. The poker pro travels the world player high roller tournaments. He tells PokerNews what he shoved deep in the $25K against Chris Hunichen. He took down 3rd in that tournament, but is back in action in another here at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2018.
Haxton Bets Big on the River
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Larry Greenberg opened 10,000 from early position getting calls from both Isaac Haxton on the button and Luc Greenwood in the big blind. Both Greenwood and Greenberg checked the 
board and just Greenberg called a bet of 8,000 from Haxton.
The 
landed on the turn and both players checked to see the on the river. Greenberg checked and quickly folded when Haxton tossed out a big bet worth 85,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
396,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
||
|
248,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Seymour Doubles Through Thorel
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Richard Seymour was in the big blind and got his stack in against Jean-Noel Thorel on a flop of 
. Seymour held 
and had the advantage against Thorel, who showed . The 
turn and 
river changed nothing, so Seymour took the pot to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
284,000
-61,000
|
-61,000 |
|
132,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
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