2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$10,300 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
$1,081,100
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$5,645,400
Entries
582
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

Aldemir Takes It on the River

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Farrow raised to 52,000 from the cutoff and Koray Aldemir called out of the big blind to see a {7-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} flop.

Aldemir check-called a bet of 58,000 and then both players checked the {K-Hearts} turn.

When the {9-Clubs} completed the board on the river, Aldemir led out for 67,000 and Farrow folded.

Player Chips Progress
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
3,000,000 389,000
Michael Farrow ca
Michael Farrow
1,520,000 -200,000

Tags: Koray AldemirMichael Farrow

Titov Loses Lots to Lampropulos

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Oleg Titov found {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs} under the gun and raised it up this time, making it 50,000. In the hijack with {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}, Maria Lampropulos called. David Peters called from the big blind with {9-Spades}{4-Spades}.

The flop of {8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} paired up nobody but gave Lampropulos a flush draw. Peters checked and Titov bet 55,000. Lampropulos called, Peters folded.

With 300,000 in the pot, the {A-Hearts} hit the turn. Titov checked and Lampropulos opted to check behind.

The {5-Spades} completed the board and Titov bet 210,000. Lampropulos called with the better hand and collected the sizable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Lampropulos ar
Maria Lampropulos
2,630,000 406,000
Oleg Titov ru
Oleg Titov
406,000 -324,000

Tags: Maria LampropulosDavid PetersOleg Titov

Jean Ateba Eliminated in 14th Place ($55,380)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Jean Ateba - 14th Place for $55,380
Jean Ateba - 14th Place for $55,380

Jean Ateba opened with a raise to 48,000 from middle position. Action folded around where Michael Farrow reraised to 123,000 from the cutoff. Back on Ateba and he called.

The flop came down {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{8-Spades} and Ateba checked to Farrow who put out a bet of 88,000. Ateba called.

When the {6-Clubs} came on the turn, Ateba shoved all in for 555,000. Farrow asked for a count and dropped into the tank.

"I feel like you're not bluffing here but..." Farrow said after giving it some thought and tossing in a chip to signify a call. As he did, Ateba let out a heavy sigh.

Ateba: {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Farrow: {K-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The board completed with the {4-Hearts} and that would spell the end of Ateba's tournament. Farrow's trip kings were best and Ateba dropped in 14th place. He will collect $55,380 for his finish.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Farrow ca
Michael Farrow
1,720,000 866,000
Jean Ateba no
Jean Ateba
Busted

Tags: Jean AtebaMichael Farrow

Bartosz Stasiewicz Gets Value on the River

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Christian Rudolph raised to 52,000 from the button and Bartosz Stasiewicz defended his big blind to see a {6-Hearts}{j-Spades}{8-Diamonds} flop.

Both players checked and then did the same on the {10-Spades} turn. When the {7-Diamonds} completed the board on the river, Stasiewicz bet 125,000 and Rudolph called.

Stasiewicz tabled the {9-Spades}{4-Spades} for a straight, and it was good as Rudolph mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Bartosz Stasiewicz pl
Bartosz Stasiewicz
615,000 175,000
Christian Rudolph de
Christian Rudolph
385,000 -175,000

Tags: Bartosz StasiewiczChristian Rudolph

Massive Double for Buchanan

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Shawn Buchanan
Shawn Buchanan

Shawn Buchanan opened from the hijack seat with a raise to 55,000. Adalfer Morales Gamarra was on the button and he three-bet, making it 195,000. Action folded back to Buchanan who thought for a good while before moving all in for 880,000. Gamarra quickly called.

Gamarra: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Buchanan: {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}

Buchanan stayed safe as the board ran out {K-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{6-Spades} keeping him in the lead the whole way. With that double Buchanan moves over 1.5 million while Gamarra drops back down to one of the shorter stacks left in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
1,650,000 931,000
Adalfer Morales Gamarra co
Adalfer Morales Gamarra
625,000 -925,000

Tags: Adalfer Morales GamarraShawn Buchanan

"Man, I Wanted to Check This Back So Badly!"

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Farrow opened under the gun for 53,000 and small blind Jean Ateba called. Ateba check-called a bet of 60,000 on {10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{5-Spades} before they both checked the {9-Clubs} on the turn.

The {K-Hearts} completed the board and Ageba checked. Farrow bet 105,000 and was soon facing a check-raise. Ateba made it about 180,000, and was soon forced to make it 210,000 to make the raise legitimate.

"Man, I wanted to check this back so badly..." Farrow said before eventually calling the additional 105,000.

Ateba showed {7-Clubs}{6-Spades} for a straight.

Farrow tabled {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} and tossed it in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Farrow ca
Michael Farrow
854,000 -360,000
Jean Ateba no
Jean Ateba
824,000 289,000

Tags: Jean AtebaMichael Farrow

Florian Maurer Eliminated in 15th Place ($55,380)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Florian Maurer - 15th Place for $55,380
Florian Maurer - 15th Place for $55,380

Adalfer Morales Gamarra opened with a raise to 58,000 from the hijack seat. Action folded to the button where Florian Maurer moved all in for 705,000 total. Action folded back to Gamarra and he called.

Gamarra: {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}
Maurer: {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

The flop ws good for Gamara when it came {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{9-Spades} which didn't give him the lead, but added extra outs to a nine. It got better when the {10-Clubs} came on the turn, adding a jack as an out as well. The river was the {Q-Spades} and that gave Gamarra the pair he needed.

Maurer exits the tournament in 15th place, collecting $55,380 for his finish.

Player Chips Progress
Adalfer Morales Gamarra co
Adalfer Morales Gamarra
1,550,000 765,000
Florian Maurer at
Florian Maurer
Busted

Tags: Adalfer Morales GamarraFlorian Maurer

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

Chip Counts in the Break (full)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
2,918,000 18,000
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
2,611,000 -239,000
Maria Lampropulos ar
Maria Lampropulos
2,224,000 124,000
Jonathan West us
Jonathan West
1,684,000 -273,000
Michael Farrow ca
Michael Farrow
1,214,000 -22,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
971,000 52,000
Christian Rudolph de
Christian Rudolph
819,000 -85,000
Adalfer Morales Gamarra co
Adalfer Morales Gamarra
785,000 362,000
Oleg Titov ru
Oleg Titov
730,000 42,000
Florian Maurer at
Florian Maurer
723,000 123,000
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
719,000 -361,000
Jean Ateba no
Jean Ateba
535,000 -75,000
Bartosz Stasiewicz pl
Bartosz Stasiewicz
479,000 -1,000
Patryk Poterek pl
Patryk Poterek
329,000 -605,000
Daniel Coupal us
Daniel Coupal
316,000 155,000