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

Adams Earns a Double Up

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Timothy Adams pushed all in for 705,000 on the button and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau called from the big blind. Adams turned over {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and was in good shape to double up against Vaskaboinikau's {a-Hearts}{6-Spades}.

The flop came {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, giving Vaskaboinikau some chop outs, and the {9-Diamonds} on the turn hurt his chances. The river brought the {2-Diamonds} and Adams scored a full double up to bring himself right back in the game.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
1,950,000 -450,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
WSOP 1X Winner
1,450,000 395,000

Tags: Mikalai VaskaboinikauTimothy Adams

Koon Sees Through Vaskaboinikau

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jason Koon opened and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau made the call. The flop fanned out {2-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Hearts} and both players checked. The {4-Hearts} hit the turn and Vaskaboinikau bet 150,000 which Koon called.

Vaskaboinikau made a big bet of 350,000 on the river when the {7-Diamonds} touched down and as Koon's clock ran out he made the call.

"Ahhh! First time I bluff," cried out Vaskaboinikau as he tabled the {q-Hearts}{k-Hearts}.

Koon turned over {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} and scooped up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
2,400,000 -410,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
2,200,000 1,280,000

Tags: Jason KoonMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Nick Petrangelo Eliminated in 4th Place ($148,780)

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Nick Petrangelo
Nick Petrangelo

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised to 120,000 from under the gun and Nick Petrangelo called from the big blind.

The flop came {Q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Petrangelo checked. Vaskaboinikau bet 150,000 and Petrangelo check-raised to 400,000. Vaskaboinikau jammed and Petrangelo called to put himself at risk.

Vaskaboinikau: {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Petrangelo: {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Both players had flopped flush draws but Vaskaboinikau held the nut-flush draw while Petrangelo had additional outs in the form of a gutshot. The {5-Spades} on the turn was no help to either player. The {5-Hearts} river completed the flush, securing the pot for Vaskaboinikau and ending Petrangelo's tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
2,810,000 1,560,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Mikalai VaskaboinikauNick Petrangelo

Level: 19

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Petrangelo Keeps Firing

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jason Koon limped in from the small blind and Nick Petrangelo raised it up to 225,000 from the big blind. Koon called and the flop came {a-Spades}{8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. Koon check-called a continuation bet of 100,000 from Petrangelo and the {a-Diamonds} paired the board on the turn.

Koon checked again and Petrangelo fired another 225,000. Koon still called and the {10-Spades} completed the board. Koon checked one more time and Petrangelo pushed all in, inducing a quick fold from Koon.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
1,825,000 700,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
920,000 -655,000

Tags: Jason KoonNick Petrangelo

Adams Doubles Through Koon

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

After Jason Koon opened, Timothy Adams moved all-in for 490,000 and Koon snap-called putting the Canadian at risk.

Adams: {a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Koon: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}

Adams needed some help and the board delivered, fanning out {4-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{9-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} giving Adams the ace he needed and the dealer pushed him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
1,575,000 -775,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
WSOP 1X Winner
1,055,000 130,000

Tags: Timothy Adams

Level: 18

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Koon Finds Value from Fourth Pair

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised to 80,000 on the button and Jason Koon defended his big blind. The flop came {7-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Koon checked to Vaskaboinikau who continued for 100,000. Koon made the call and the {9-Clubs} landed on the turn.

Both players checked to the {q-Hearts} on the river and Koon led out for a small bet of 85,000. Vaskaboinikau chuckled to himself before he called. Koon turned over {4-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Vaskaboinikau was unable to beat a pair of fours.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
2,350,000 150,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
1,250,000 -450,000

Tags: Jason KoonMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Vaskaboinikau Binks the River

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau opened under-the-gun and Nick Petrangelo called out of the big blind. Both players checked the {7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} flop bringing the {6-Spades} on the turn. Petrangelo fired a bet of 85,000 and Vaskaboinikau called.

The {k-Diamonds} completed the board and petrangelo check-called a bet of 200,000, mucking when Vaskaboinikau tabled the {a-Spades}{k-Spades}, spiking an ace on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
1,700,000 350,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
1,125,000 105,000

Tags: Mikalai VaskaboinikauNick Petrangelo

Benjamin Pollak Eliminated in 5th Place ($115,100)

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak
Benjamin Pollak

Jason Koon raised to 85,000 from the cutoff and Benjamin Pollak three-bet jammed from the button for what looked like about 650,000. Koon called to put Pollak at risk.

Koon: {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Pollak: {Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}

Koon had the preflop advantage and Pollak needed to improve in order to survive. The board ran out {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Spades} which paired Koon's ten but was no help to Pollak, so Koon took the pot to end Pollak's tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
2,200,000 580,000
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
Busted

Tags: Benjamin PollakJason Koon