2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 Single-Day High Roller I
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
87
Prize
$495,210
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,800,750
Entries
75
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000

One for Kempe

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

Rainer Kempe raised to 120,000 from under the gun and was called by David Peters in the big blind.

The flop came {q-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{a-Diamonds}, Peters check-raised the 100,000 continuation-bet of Kempe to 270,000 and Kempe called.

The turn brought them the {5-Clubs}, Peters check-folded to the 220,000 bet of Kempe after Kempe used a time bank card.

Player Chips Progress
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
2,230,000 -120,000
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
1,570,000 340,000

Tags: David PetersRainer Kempe

Level: 19

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Stanley Choi Eliminated in 7th Place ($86,440)

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Stanley Choi (in another event)
Stanley Choi (in another event)

Jack Salter raised to 100,000 from the hijack and Stanley Choi shoved from the small blind for 530,000 in total. Salter called.

Stanley Choi: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Jack Salter: {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{q-Spades}{2-Hearts}{a-Clubs} for Salter to hit the pair of aces on the river to eliminate Choi in seventh place for $86,440.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
1,775,000 715,000
Stanley Choi hk
Stanley Choi
Busted

Tags: Jack SalterStanley Choi

Salter Doubles Again

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

Jack Salter shoved from the button for 495,000 and was called by Steve O'Dwyer in the big blind with the bigger stack.

Jack Salter: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Steve O'Dwyer: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{8-Spades} for Salter to hit a pair of kings immediately to jump ahead.

The turn was the {4-Spades} which didn't change the situation, neither did the {q-Diamonds} on the river as Salter doubled up again.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
1,060,000 540,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
230,000 -470,000

Tags: Jack SalterSteve O'Dwyer

Salter Doubles Through Winter

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

Sean Winter was sitting in the small blind and put in a stack of white 25,000-value chips and Jack Salter called in the big blind for the 235,000 he had behind.

Jack Salter: {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Sean Winter: {a-Spades}{8-Clubs}

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{9-Spades} for Salter to hit one pair on the flop and make trips on the river to stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
1,765,000 -135,000
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
520,000 210,000

Tags: Jack SalterSean Winter

Igor Kurganov Eliminated in 8th Place ($67,520)

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Igor Kurganov (in another event)
Igor Kurganov (in another event)

Igor Kurganov raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and was called by David Peters in the big blind.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{j-Spades}, Peters check-called the 175,000 continuation-bet of Kurganov.

The turn brought them the {4-Clubs}, Peters checked, Kurganov tanked and then bet 220,000. Peters took some time to consider his options and then decided to shove, having Kurganov covered. Kurganov called for the 820,000 he had behind.

Igor Kurganov: {A-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
David Peters: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

Kurganov had flopped topped pair but Peters held the overpair.

The river completed the board with the {9-Diamonds} for the monster pot to get awarded to Peters and send the PokerStars Team Pro to the rail in eighth place for $67,520.

Player Chips Progress
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
2,630,000 1,180,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: David PetersIgor Kurganov

Level: 18

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Byron Kaverman Eliminated in 9th Place ($51,320)

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Byron Kaverman (in another event)
Byron Kaverman (in another event)

Byron Kaverman raised to 135,000 from the early position and Igor Kurganov called on Kaverman's direct right.

The flop came {3-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{q-Spades}, Kaverman checked, Kurganov shoved, and Kaverman called for his last 20,000.

Byron Kaverman: {k-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Igor Kurganov: {K-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

The rest of the board was completed with the {k-Diamonds} on the turn and the {q-Clubs} on the river for Kurganov to make a full house to eliminate Kaverman in 9th place for $51,320.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
WSOP 1X Winner
1,160,000 220,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Byron KavermanIgor Kurganov