2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$421,080
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Entries
58
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Tollerene Done, Few Back in it

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The second bullet for Ben Tollerene didn't fare any better than his first and he has been eliminated for the second time. Christopher Kruk, Sam Greenwood, and Oleksii Khoroshenin were also eliminated recently but are back in after firing their second bullet.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Kruk ca
Christopher Kruk
100,000
100,000
100,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
100,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
100,000
-81,000
-81,000
EPT 1X Winner
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
Busted

Tags: Ben TollereneChristopher KrukOleksii KhorosheninSam Greenwood

Petrangelo Sends His Chips to Adams

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

After double up Timothy Adams the hand before, Nick Petrangelo pushed all in for 60,000 from under the gun. Adams called on the button and the cards were tabled.

Timothy Adams: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Nick Petrangelo: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}

Petrangelo found himself in a dominated position and the flop of {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} was not of any help. The {k-Spades} on the turn gave Adams a straight and Petrangelo was drawing dead to the {9-Spades} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
320,000
192,000
192,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Nick PetrangeloTimothy Adams

Negreanu Left Short by Kenney; Busts Soon After

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

An under-the-gun open by Brynn Kenney saw Daniel Negreanu defend his big blind. The flop fanned out {3-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Negreanu check-raised a bet of 12,000 from Kenney to 32,000 and Kenney called.

When the {5-Spades} fell on the turn, Negreanu checked again and called a bet of 26,000 from Kenney. The {q-Diamonds} completed the board and Negreanu check-folded when Kenney bet 75,000.

Negreanu was left with about 10 big blinds and busted a few moments later. That spells the end of Negreanu's day as he was on his second bullet.

Lawrence Greenberg has just come into the room and sat down with his first bullet.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
290,000
88,000
88,000
Defending Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Lawrence Greenberg us
Lawrence Greenberg
100,000
100,000
100,000
WPT 1X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
Busted

Tags: Bryn KenneyDaniel Negreanu

Haxton vs. Kurganov

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

There were about 115,000 chips already in the middle and the board read {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts} when we got to the table. Igor Kurganov checked from the small blind and Isaac Haxton checked back on the button.

Both players checked the {6-Clubs} river as well and Kurganov quickly tabled {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} for top set. Haxton mucked and Kurganov took the pot.

"How did you play such a small pot with such a big hand?" asked Mikita Badziakouski from across the table.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
542,000
109,000
109,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
234,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Igor KurganovIsaac Haxton

Shak Stacks Bonomo

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Action folded around to Justin Bonomo in the cutoff and he jammed for what looked like about 35,000. Dan Shak called from the big blind with a significantly larger stack.

Bonomo: {8-Spades}{6-Spades}
Shak: {A-Spades}{3-Spades}

Shak had the preflop advantage and Bonomo needed help from the deck to survive. The board ran out {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts} which paired Shak's three and missed Bonomo entirely, so Shak took the pot to end Bonomo's tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
136,000
36,000
36,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Dan ShakJustin Bonomo

Dvoress Doesn't Believe

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Daniel Dvoress raised it up to 10,000 on the button and Pablo Cabrera defended his big blind. The flop came {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Cabrera check-called a bet of 8,500 from Dvoress.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and both players tapped the table to see the {4-Spades} on the river. Cabrera led out for 11,500 and Dvoress made the call. "Nice call," Cabrera said as he turned over {j-Spades}{9-Diamonds} for just jack-high. Dvoress flipped up his {6-Spades}{6-Hearts} to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
237,000
27,000
27,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Pablo Cabrera uy
Pablo Cabrera
58,000
-17,000
-17,000

Tags: Daniel DvoressPablo Cabrera

Level: 8

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Khoroshenin Doubles Through Bonomo

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The board read {J-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{4-Spades} when we got to the table and Justin Bonomo had checked from the big blind. Oleksii Khoroshenin bet 25,000 from under the gun, Kevin Hobbs called from the button, and Bonomo check-raised all-in. Khoroshenin called to put himself at risk and Hobbs folded.

Khoroshenin: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}
Bonomo: {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}

Bonomo had flopped top pair, top kicker but found himself trailing Khoroshenin's queens. The {8-Clubs} turn and {9-Spades} river changed nothing, so Khoroshenin took the pot to double through Bonomo.

Player Chips Progress
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
181,000
138,000
138,000
EPT 1X Winner
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
31,500
-68,500
-68,500
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Justin BonomoKevin HobbsOleksii Khoroshenin

An All-Canadian Battle

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Two of Canada's top poker minds tangled in a recent pot during a blind versus blind battle.

Action folded around to Mike Watson in the small blind and he limped, seeing a raise from Timothy Adams to 16,000 out of the big blind. Watson called and the dealer issued a {10-Clubs}{5-Spades}{j-Hearts} flop. Watson check-called a bet of 9,000 but check-folded on the turn when Adams fired a second barrel worth 22,000.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
128,000
-37,000
-37,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
125,000
35,000
35,000
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Mike WatsonTimothy Adams

Koon Eliminates Kruk

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Christopher Kruk shoved from the hijack for what looked like about 40,000, Steve O'Dwyer called from the button, and Jason Koon jammed from the small blind. O'Dwyer folded and the two live players tabled their hands.

Koon: {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}
Kruk: {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Koon had the preflop edge and Kruk needed to improve in order to double up. He took the lead on the {Q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flop, but Koon pulled ahead again on the {K-Spades} turn. The {Q-Hearts} river was no help to either player, so Koon took the pot to send Kruk to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
282,000
79,000
79,000
Christopher Kruk ca
Christopher Kruk
Busted

Tags: Christopher KrukJason KoonSteve O'Dwyer