Level: 16
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$50,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$50,000
Entries
46
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Hands #31-33: Thorel Takes One Down With Fives
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Hand 31: Byron Kaverman opened 
under the gun and Jean-Noel Thorel called from the big blind with 
. Both checked the flop of 
and they checked too on the 
turn. The 
completed the board and Thorel check-folded toKaverman's 60,000 into 142,000 bet.
Hand 32: Erik Seidel opened the cutoff for 55,000 with just the 
showing. He took down the blinds and antes as everyone folded.
Hand 33: Jean-Noel Thorel opened the button with 
for 60,000. Byron Kaverman in the small blind with 
three-bet to 200,000. Thorel called in position as soon as the big blinds folded.
The flop came 
and Kaverman checked.Thorel bet 300,000 into 444,000 with 336,000 behind. Kaverman folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,455,000 | -95,000 |
|
1,080,000 | 224,000 |
|
1,027,000 | -73,000 |
|
600,000 | -4,000 |
|
440,000 | -28,000 |
Hands #29-30: Pollak and Seidel Double Up
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Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Hand 29: Byron Kaverman bet enough to cover his opponents with 
on the button but Benjamin Pollak woke up with in the small blind.
The board ran out 
and Pollak dodged some outs to score a much needed double up.
Hand 30: Erik Seidel moved all-in from the small blind holding 
and Steve O'Dwyer put him at risk calling out of the big blind with .
A 
runout gave Seidel quads and he was pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000 | -130,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | -210,000 |
|
|
856,000 | -114,000 |
|
|
604,000 | 164,000 |
|
|
468,000 | 107,000 |
Hands #22-28: Ace-King For Kaverman and Thorel
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Hand 22: In the small blind, Byron Kaverman shoved with . Benjamin Pollak looked at his cards one by one and folded .
Hand 23: Jean-Noel Thorel with 
in the cutoff made it 75,000 to go for the players behind him. His neighbor, Byron Kaverman on the button, woke up with and three-bet to 245,000. The blinds folded and Thorel folded.
Hand 24: Thorel opened 
for 55,000 under the gun and he took down the blinds and antes.
Hand 25: Jean-Noel Thorel received a walk in the big blind with an showing, small blind O'Dwyer had just six-deuce.
Hand 26: We missed this hand because of a segment on the stream.
Hand 27: We missed this hand because of a segment on the stream.
Hand 28: Byron Kaverman shoved all in from the small blind with 
. Pollak had in the big blind but he folded.
Hands #17-21: Still Kaverman's Table
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Hand 17: Steve O'Dwyer limped in the cutoff with , Byron Kaverman called out of the small blind holding 
, and Benjamin Pollak checked his option with 
. O'Dwyer bet on the 
flop and won the pot.
Hand 18: Jean-Noel Thorel looked down at 
and opened to 52,000. Erik Seidel defended his big blind with and the two saw a 
flop. Two checks followed the on the turn and again with the on the river. Seidel won with his pair of kings.
Hand 19: Kaverman open with and everyone folded.
Hand 20: Kaverman opened with from under-the-gun and Thorel called with 
out of the big blind. Both players checked the flop and Thorel bet 55,000 when the hit on the turn. The completed the board and Thorel won the pot with a bet of 100,000.
Hand 21: Thorel limped with 
and folded when Kaverman raised to 90,000 with .
Hands #12-16: Pollak Moves All In
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Hand 12: Jean-Noel Thorel limped the button with 
and Byron Kaverman completed the small blind with 
. Benjamin Pollak in the big blind checked to see a flop with 
.
It came 
and the blinds checked. Thorel bet 30,000 and Kaverman called. Pollak thought about it for a bit before he moved in for 238,000 total. Thorel took his time before folding, Kaverman even needed more time (2 time bank cards) but eventually came to the same decision and mucked.
Hand 13: We missed this hand because of a segment on the stream.
Hand 14: Erik Seidel limped the small blind with . Big blind Steve O'Dwyer shoved with 
and Seidel folded.
Hand 15: Kaverman opened under the gun for 55,000 with and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand 16: Steve O'Dwyer limped the button with , Kaverman checked . The flop came and both checked. The hit the turn and Kaverman check-folded to O'Dwyer's 36,000 bet.
Orpen Kisacikoglu Eliminated in 6th Place ($158,420)
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Hand 11: Orpen Kisacikoglu was down to just three big blinds and shoved with 
. Action folded to Byron Kaverman in the big blind and he put Kisacikoglu at risk with .
The board ran out and Kisacikoglu didn't find any help, bowing out in sixth place for $158,420.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,680,000 | |
|
Busted |
Hands #5-10: O'Dwyer's Stack Grows
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Hand 5: Byron Kaverman received a walk in the big blind with .
Hand 6: We missed this hand because of a segment on the stream.
Hand 7: Jean-Noel Thorel opened the cutoff for 55,000 with and Benjamin Pollak in the big blind called with 
. Pollak checked on and Thorel took it down with a bet of 100,000 as Pollak folded.
Hand 8: Steve O'Dwyer opened under the gun for 55,000 with 
. Right next to him, Jean-Noel Thorel woke up with and he called.
The flop was all hearts again with and O'Dwyer checked. Thorel bet 55,000 into 170,000 and O'Dwyer called. The on the turn saw O'Dwyer check again and Thorel checked behind. The on the river made it for a 4-flush paired board and O'Dwyer took it down as it was checked by both.
Hand 9: Jean-Noel Thorel opened for 60,000 under the gun. Steve O'Dwyer called from the big blind with and he check-folded to Thorel's bet on .
Hand 10: Kaverman opened under the gun for 55,000. Steve O'Dwyer found in the small blind and he flat called. Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind with became involved as well.
The flop came and the blinds checked. Kaverman checked behind so the pot remained 189,000. The 
hit the turn and O'Dwyer checked again. Thorel bet 100,000 and Kaverman and O'Dwyer called.
The completed the board and O'Dwyer checked. Thorel bet 150,000 and Kaverman folded his top pair. O'Dwyer called and took down the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,310,000 | 569,000 |
|
|
970,000 | -264,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Hands #1-4: Kaverman and Thorel Climb
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Hand 1: Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 50,000 from late position and took down the pot.
Hand 2: Thorel opened to 40,000 from early position with and Erik Seidel called in the big blind with . Both players checked the flop to see the on the turn. Seidel fired a bet of 60,000 and Thorel called.
The completed the board on the river and Seidel checked. Thorel bet 75,000 and Seidel called to win the pot.
Hand 3: Thorel limped with under-the-gun and Seidel called in the big blind with . Steve O'Dwyer checked his big blind with and the flop came 
. Seidel made a bet worth 50,000 and just Thorel called.
The hit on the turn and Thorel bet 75,000. Seidel called and the landed on the river.
Thorel fired a bet of 100,000 and Seidel called. Thorel took down the sizeable pot.
Hand 4: Byron Kaverman opened to 40,000 with under-the-gun and Benjamin Pollak three-bet from the cutoff, making it 135,000 with . Kaverman four-bet sliding out a bet of 495,000 and Pollak folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,680,000 | 171,000 |
|
|
1,234,000 | 114,000 |
|
|
741,000 | -42,000 |
|
|
440,000 | -54,000 |
|
|
361,000 | -177,000 |
|
|
146,000 | -12,000 |