2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$5,100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$26,455,500
Entries
1,039
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Full Chip Counts at the Break (full)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jason Koonce us
Jason Koonce
4,500,000 250,000
Farid Jattin co
Farid Jattin
Day 2 Chip Leader
3,800,000 350,000
Martins Adeniya gb
Martins Adeniya
3,200,000 845,000
Yiannis Liperis cy
Yiannis Liperis
1,830,000
Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
Day 4 Chip Leader
1,650,000 -60,000
Luigi Knoppers nl
Luigi Knoppers
1,600,000 -280,000
Filipe Oliveira pt
Filipe Oliveira
1,490,000 1,185,000
Luis Faria pt
Luis Faria
1,420,000 180,000
Samuel Tsehai ca
Samuel Tsehai
1,340,000 390,000
Griffin Benger ca
Griffin Benger
1,320,000 565,000
Adrian Echave Samu es
Adrian Echave Samu
1,200,000 100,000
Rui Sousa pt
Rui Sousa
1,155,000 565,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
1,050,000 -400,000
Jacqueline Burkhart us
Jacqueline Burkhart
1,050,000 350,000
Dariusz Paszkiewicz pl
Dariusz Paszkiewicz
1,020,000 750,000
Jake Schwartz us
Jake Schwartz
1,000,000 790,000
Marc Rivera ph
Marc Rivera
975,000 50,000
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
975,000 395,000
Patrick Liang tw
Patrick Liang
820,000 611,000
Atanas Pavlov bg
Atanas Pavlov
800,000
Atanas Georgiev Pavlov hu
Atanas Georgiev Pavlov
800,000 800,000
Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
795,000 -200,000
Joaquin Sanchez es
Joaquin Sanchez
710,000 570,000
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
WPT 2X Winner
700,000 80,000
Pedro Padilha br
Pedro Padilha
700,000 470,000

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Last Break on Day 3 as 50 Players Remain

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Six levels are over and the field of 207 hopefuls has been cut down all the way to the last 50. The last two to bust were Andrei Kurov and Dustin Dirksen, the former sent his stack over to Talal Shakerchi.

Kurov had moved all in after the {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{8-Spades} turn with {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} only to see Shakerchi snap-call with the {A-Clubs}{10-Spades} for trips tens. The {9-Spades} river was a blank and Kurov was done for the day.

All remaining players are now on a 30-minute break, two levels remain for tonight.

Player Chips Progress
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
Day 1 Chip Leader
1,820,000 960,000
Dustin Dirksen us
Dustin Dirksen
Busted
Andrei Kurov ru
Andrei Kurov
Busted

Tags: Andrei KurovDustin DirksenTalal Shakerchi

Li Busted After Liperis Gets There

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Yan Li
Yan Li

With about 200,000 in the pot, Yan Li and Yiannis Liperis went to war with the former under the gun and the latter in late position on {5-Clubs}{q-Spades}{j-Spades}. It ended with Liperis all in for 815,000, calling a shove from Li.

Yan Li: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Yiannis Liperis: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}

The draw hit right away on the {9-Spades} turn. The river was a {k-Hearts} and Li took a picture of the hand, which devastated her stack down to 65,000. In the big blind for most of it the next hand, she busted out.

Player Chips Progress
Yiannis Liperis cy
Yiannis Liperis
1,830,000 1,230,000
Yan Li cn
Yan Li
Busted

Tags: Yan LiYiannis Liperis

Back-to-Back Monster Pots for Koonce

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jason_Koonce
Jason_Koonce

Picking up the action on the turn with around 350,000 already in the middle, the board read {k-Spades}{9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. Jason Koonce led out for 225,000 from the big blind and Mustapha Kanit called from the button. The river was the {10-Clubs} and Koonce quickly shoved all in, putting Kanit to the test for his remaining 515,000 chips. The Italian thought for a minute but eventually, let his hand go.

In the very next hand, Christoph Vogelsang moved all in for 335,000 in early position and Kanit also ripped all in for 515,000 in the cutoff. Koonce looked down at his cards in the small blind and re-shoved all in as well.

Jason Koonce: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Mustapha Kanit: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Christoph Vogelsang: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Koonce was in line for another massive pot heading his way and the flop of {j-Clubs}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts} left him well out front. The {9-Diamonds} on the turn gave Vogelsang a straight draw but the {5-Clubs} on the river gave Koonce the double knockout and a massive stack of chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koonce us
Jason Koonce
4,250,000 1,050,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
Busted
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
Busted

Tags: Christoph VogelsangJason KoonceMustapha Kanit

The Eliminations Keep Pouring In

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Adrian Echave
Adrian Echave

Within a matter of five minutes, more than half a dozen players were eliminated and the field was cut down at an alarming pace. Among those to bust were Patrick "IrEgption" Tardif, Bryan Piccioli, Ajay Chabra and Ryan Riess.

Tardif faced the raise to 50,000 by Adrian Echave Samu in the hijack and the shove of Damien Le Goff in the cutoff for 100,000. Tardif reshoved for 320,000 and the Spaniard snap-called.

Damien Le Goff: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}
Patrick Tardif: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Adrian Echave Samu: {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}

The board of {10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{8-Spades} ensured a triple up for Le Goff, Tardif was no more.

Andrii Grynechko then lost a flip with {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} versus {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} as the board of {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} provided no help.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Echave Samu es
Adrian Echave Samu
1,100,000 375,000
Damien Le Goff fr
Damien Le Goff
350,000 -87,000
Oscar Hilario Quijada ar
Oscar Hilario Quijada
Busted
Andrii Grynechko ca
Andrii Grynechko
Busted
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted
Marius Gierse at
Marius Gierse
Busted
Ajay Chabra us
Ajay Chabra
Busted
Christopher Kennedy us
Christopher Kennedy
Busted
Bryan Piccioli us
Bryan Piccioli
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted
Patrick Tardif ca
Patrick Tardif
Busted

Tags: Adrian Echave SamuAjay ChabraAndrii GrynechkoBryan PiccioliDamien Le GoffPatrick TardifRyan Riess

Koonce Coolers Dirksen for Piles

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

We didn't see exactly how things went down, but Jason Koonce was doubling through Dustin Dirksen with the cards on their backs and {8-Spades}{9-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades} on the felt. The players had played the pot from the first two positions, Dirksen having turned a straight with {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and Koonce having hit the nuts with {k-Spades}{q-Spades}. Dirksen sent over a double for all but 130,000.

"That was unlucky," someone said.

"Yeah, it was, but I got lucky earlier," Dirksen said. "I mean, I didn't have to three-bet."

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koonce us
Jason Koonce
3,200,000 1,700,000
Dustin Dirksen us
Dustin Dirksen
130,000 -1,495,000

Tags: Dustin DirksenJason Koonce

Baumstein Takes One Postflop

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

After an open to 55,000 and two calls, Scott Baumstein made it 225,000 in the big blind. The opener mucked but flatters in the cutoff and small blind called. Julien Martini checked the {10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{9-Hearts} flop and Baumstein bet 335,000. The cutoff mucked after some thought. Martini took some time to think before following suit.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
WSOP 4X Winner
1,810,000 -400,000
Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
Day 4 Chip Leader
1,710,000 210,000

Tags: Julien MartiniScott Baumstein