$10,000 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$10,000 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$9,573,900
Entries
987
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Day 1b Concludes; Ashton Griffin Leads the Way; Phelps In Contention
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
The final Day 1 flight of the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event is officially in the books. The man sitting on all of the chips at the end of Day 1b was Ashton Griffin, who bagged up 253,700 in chips. Not too far behind him was Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi (216,900).
While Day 1a had a relatively small turnout with 320 entrants, Day 1b more than doubled that total with 649 entrants. After 18 no shows, the grand total was 987 entries. Seemingly every table was stacked with the familiar faces of poker superstars, tournament grinders and celebrities alike.
Two of the more interesting players to show up to the felt today were actor Jason Alexander and 18-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps.
Alexander, who is most famous for his role of George Costanza on the long-running television show Seinfeld, had a relatively short day of play as he ultimately saw his exit from the tournament before the dinner break.
Phelps, on the other hand, had a spectacular showing here on Day 1b. At one point in the day, we happened to catch him when he bested Jake Bazeley in a battle of the blinds. Could the most decorated Olympian in history make a run at one of poker most illustrious titles? Only time will tell, but he stands a good chance as he will be bringing 92,000 chips into play on Day 2.
Joining Phelps on the felt for Day 2 will be a veritable cornucopia of poker's elite. Olivier Busquet (130,000), Steve O'Dwyer (125,700), Matt Waxman (106,200), Aaron Massey (86,900), the newest Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody (84,400), Nacho Barbero (79,600), Greg Merson (63,200), Matt Salsberg (53,000) and Phil Hellmuth (24,800) are just a small sample size of those returning to chase the dream of becoming the 2013 PCA Main Event Champion.
Also returning tomorrow is none other than Phil Ivey himself. While Ivey seemed to crush in the early goings of the day, as play went on his stack gradually dwindled. At the height of his day, Ivey was able to send Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier packing.
During Level 7, Ivey opened to 1,300 before the flop. After two calls, Grospellier three-bet to 5,250 from the small blind. Ivey flat-called and the other players folded their cards. The dealer fanned the 
, and Grospellier led out for 4,400. Ivey tossed out four blue T5,000 chips, putting Grosspellier all in, and he called immediately.
Ivey: 
Grospellier: 
The turn and river came the 
and 
, respectively, and Grospellier's hopes of a deep run were dashed.
By the end of the day, though, Ivey managed to just about all of his stack. A significant portion of this loss occurred when Owen Crowe was able to double through Ivey and cripple him. From there it was a downward movement that left Ivey finishing with a mere 5,600 in chips. Still, anything can happen moving forward as long as a player has chips.
Joining the likes of Grospellier on the rail are several other notable players. The PCA came to a quick end for Vanessa Selbst, Jonathan Duhamel, Kevin MacPhee, Huck Seed, JC Alvarado, Marvin Rettenmaier, Jason Mercier, Henry Tran and Shane Schleger. Chris Moneymaker, who finished 11th in this event last year, was also unable to get anything going today. Furthermore, the chances of having a repeat champion were dashed when the 2012 PCA winner, John DiBella, fell at the hands of Fabian Quoss.
One final notable elimination occurred toward the end of the night when recent 2013 PCA $100,000 Super High Roller champion Scott Seiver was eliminated. Seiver raised holding 
and then called off his 20-big-blind stack when an opponent raised with the 
. The 
flop was dangerous to Seiver as it gave his opponent the nut-flush draw and counterfeit options to go with his overs. The 
fell on fourth street, and Seiver was still in the lead. Much to his chagrin, however, the 
hit the river, and Seiver was forced to make his way to the exit.
Approximately 375 players from Day 1b will join with the 160 or so from Day 1a for Day 2. As we inch closer and closer to crowning a champion, be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the latest updates from Paradise Island!
Stay Tuned For A Full Recap Of Day 1b Action
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
The players are in the process of bagging and tagging for the evening. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.
Various End Of Day 1b Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
253,700 | 13,700 |
|
216,900 | 9,900 |
|
181,100 | 6,100 |
|
181,100 | 11,100 |
|
165,700 | -4,300 |
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|
147,500 | -12,500 |
|
129,000 | 54,000 |
|
128,600 | -1,400 |
|
125,700 | -4,300 |
|
106,200 | -35,800 |
|
|
92,000 | 10,000 |
|
86,900 | 3,900 |
|
84,400 | -25,600 |
|
84,100 | 60,100 |
|
83,400 | -6,600 |
|
79,600 | 17,600 |
|
79,000 | 4,000 |
|
78,000 | 23,000 |
|
72,000 | 37,000 |
|
70,000 | 43,000 |
|
65,800 | 15,800 |
|
63,200 | 8,200 |
|
62,000 | -15,000 |
|
60,600 | 10,600 |
|
53,000 | -13,000 |
Dwan Done
According to our crack photographer Neil Stoddart, Tom Dwan has been eliminated. The last of his chips went in with 
against an opponent's 
, and the ace-king held.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Three More Hands
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
The clock has been paused and three more hands will be dealt before the players bag and tag.
Ivey Crippled
Phil Ivey led out for 3,000 on a flop of 
, Brian Lemke called, and the turn brought the 
.
Ivey led again - this time for 7,000 - and again, Lemke called.
The 
completed the board, and Ivey fired a third and final bullet worth 16,000. Lemke quickly called.
Ivey rolled over 
for kings up, but Lemke had that beat with 
for a set of sevens. Lemke is up to 65,000 chips, while Ivey is down to 9,100.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | 43,000 |
|
9,100 | -32,900 |
Dwan Dwindling
Alex Venovski opened to 1,800 in early position, Olivier Busquet called on his left, and Tom Dwan called on the button. The dealer fanned 
, and all three players checked.
The turn was the 
, Venovski checked again, and Busquet tossed out 2,500. Only Dwan called.
The completed the board, and Busquet tanked for 20 seconds, then bet 6,000. Dwan grimaced, checked his cards, grimaced, examined the board, grimaced, looked at Busquet, grimaced, then folded.
Busquet mucked his hand, and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000 | 81,000 |
|
70,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
14,000 | -2,500 |
The $100K Super High Roller Champ Doesn't Find Main Event Success
Yesterday Scott Seiver took down the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 Super High Roller for $2,003,480. Needless to say, we're sure he's not too upset with his recent elimination from the Main Event.
We didn't see the hand happen, but Jonathan Aguiar, who was seated to Seiver's right, was kind enough to fill us in. According to him, Seiver raised holding and then called off his 20-big-blind stack when an opponent raised with . The flop was dangerous to Seiver as it gave his opponent the nut-flush draw and counterfeit options to go with his overs. The turn was of no particular interest, but the river was as it ended up being the last card Seiver would see here on Day 1b.
"He's still never made Day 2 of the PCA Main Event," Aguiar added, much to the amusement of neighbor Andy Frankenberger.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Phelps Bests Bazeley in Blind-for-Blind Battle
The action folded to 22-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps, who raised to 2,400 out of the small blind. Jake Bazeley called in the big blind, and the flop fell 
. Phelps led out for 1,500, and Bazeley called.
The turn was the 
, Phelps checked, and Bazeley fired 3,600. Phelps called.
The river was the 
, and Phelps reached for chips, firing 7,500. Bazeley frowned, then folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000 | 23,000 |
|
|
55,000 | -18,000 |