$25,000 Single-Day High Roller I Day 1 | 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-09-2019 01:45 UTC-4

Kamhazi Bubbles Today

Shirley Ang

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

Jonathan Kamhazi put his last 10,000 in from under the gun and Jack Salter also shoved with the bigger stack from the hijack. The rest of the table folded.

Jonathan Kamhazi:
Jack Salter:

The board ran out for them both to flop a pair of kings but no four came on the turn or river to save Kamhazi as he was eliminated as the bubble boy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Salter	460,000 148,000	148,000
Jonathan Kamhazi	Busted

Tags: Jack Salter Jonathan Kamhazi

01-08-2019 21:40 UTC-4

Prize Pool Details Announced

Shirley Ang

Level 10 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The prize pool details have just been announced: there were 75 entries in total which includes 25 reentries. Those entries created a total prize pool of $1,800,750 and the winner will walk away with $495,210. In total, 11 players will get paid a min-cash of at least $45,020.

This is what they are all playing for:

Place	Prize (in USD)
1	495,210
2	352,040
3	230,500
4	177,380
5	140,460
6	109,840
7	86,440
8	67,520
9	51,320
10-11	45,020

01-08-2019 16:14 UTC-4

Cada Busts to O'Dwyer

Sandra Barbour

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

David Peters opened to 2,500 from middle position. Steve O'Dwyer, on the cutoff called, along with Joe Cada in the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of that was checked around to the turn. Cada and Peters checked. O'Dwyer bet 6,000. Cada check-raised to 18,500. Peters folded.

The river completed the board and Cada moved all in for around 30,000. O'Dwyer snap-called. Cada showed and O'Dwyer tabled to rake in the pot, sending Cada out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	240,000 140,000	140,000

Joe Cada	Busted

Tags: David Peters Joe Cada Steve O'Dwyer

01-08-2019 11:31 UTC-4

The $25,000 Single-Day High Roller I Starts at 2 PM

Sandra Barbour

Welcome to the first $25,000 Single-Day High Roller of the PokerStars Carribean Adventure 2019.

At the 2018 PokerStars Carribean Adventure, Jason Koon took down this event after topping a field of 58 runners that included 41 re-entries. Just eight players made the money including Nick Petrangelo, Benjamin Pollak, and Isaac Haxton. Koon ended up defeating Mikalai Vaskaboinikau heads-up to claim the $421,080 top prize.

When action gets underway at 2:00 p.m., players will start with 100,000 in chips. Levels will be of 30 minutes. There will be a 15-minute break every four levels and a 80-minute break at the completion of Level 8. One re-entry is permitted per player and registration will close at the start of Level 9.

There is also a 30-second shot clock governing the event. At the start of the play, each player will receive six time bank cards with a value of 30 seconds that they can use to get some more time to think. Players who make the final table will receive three additional time bank cards.

This is a one-day event however if a winner is not crowned by 04:00, play will resume on the following day at 12 p.m., or as announced.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will provide all the updates throughout the day so stay tuned to find out who wins first $25,000 Single-day High Roller of the PokerStars Carribean Adventure 2019.

Tags: Benjamin Pollak Isaac Haxton j Jason Koon Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Nick Petrangelo