$100,000 Super High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$4,737,600
Entries
48
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Ivan Luca Leads PCA $100,000 Super High Roller Final Table, Daniel Negreanu Still In
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Ivan Luca will start the Final Table of the PokerStars Championship Bahamas $100,000 Super High Roller with the chip lead. The Argentinian high roller regular starts just ahead of Justin Bonomo with PokerStars Team Pro Daniel Negreanu not far behind.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Luca | Argentina | 2,760,000 | 55 |
| 2 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 1,095,000 | 22 |
| 3 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 695,000 | 14 |
| 4 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 1,485,000 | 30 |
| 5 | Cary Katz | United States | 855,000 | 17 |
| 6 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 2,415,000 | 48 |
| 7 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 2,695,000 | 54 |
The second day of the Super High Roller started with 33 players having survived Day 1. With Bill Perkins and Cary Katz as new sign-ups, the total amount of entries had gotten up to 48. That made for a slightly smaller field compared to last year, but still a massive $4,737,600 to be divided over seven players cashing.
Super High Roller regular Adrian Mateos was the first to hit the rail, not much later followed by Stefan Schillhabel. As Steffen Sontheimer, Koray Aldemir, and Rainer Kempe hit the rail as well; no German would even come close to the money in this Super High Roller, a unique phenomenon these days.
Another player to bust out early was Scott Seiver. Seiver had started the chip leader with a massive 804,000 in chips but was gone before the first level up was heard. He lost a bit to David Peters before getting it all in with queens to the kings of Ivan Luca. Seiver didn't find any help on the flop, turn, or river and departed as one of the first on Day 2.
As other regulars like Timothy Adams, Dan Shak, Nick Petrangelo, and Steve O'Dwyer all bit the dust as well, the tournament got closer to the money stage.
Kevin Hart, who had been at the feature table throughout most of the day, made a run for the money but ended up short and busted in 14th place. He got it in with king-queen against queens and ace-ten.
"I'm Kevin Hart, and I need the King of Hearts!" he shouted as his life depended on it.
To no avail, the kings all stayed in the deck, and Christopher Kruk won the hand with his queens. Despite tripling there, Kruk wouldn't make it to the money as he was still short and busted with ace-nine to the nines of Isaac Haxton.
As Stephen Chidwick busted in 10th place, the final 9 took their seats at the last table in the massive tv set. Still, two players would need to go before players would cash. Mustapha Kanit busted soon, getting it in with fives against the sevens of Justin Bonomo.
That left eight players, all from the Americas. The bubble would take quite some time to burst. Cary Katz was short for the longest time, but nobody found the right cards to finish him off. As Katz made an impressive comeback, Erik Seidel got shorter and shorter. Down to just 14 big blinds, the man with the most experience shoved with pocket nines. Katz woke up with tens, and as the board came no higher than an eight, Seidel hit the rail.
Play resumed for another level, but no players ran out of chips, so all seven players return to action on Day 3 on Monday. Cards will be pitched again at 3:30 pm local time with blinds at 25,000 and 50,000 - ante 5,000.
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,492,340 |
| 2 | $1,077,800 |
| 3 | $686,960 |
| 4 | $521,140 |
| 5 | $402,700 |
| 6 | $307,940 |
| 7 | $248,720 |
End of Day
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Play has wrapped up for the night. The tournament resumes tomorrow at 3:30 pm local time. An extensive recap of today's action is to follow shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,760,000 | |
|
2,695,000 | |
|
2,415,000 | |
|
1,485,000 | |
|
1,095,000 | |
|
855,000 | |
|
695,000 |
Hands #54-59: Double for Kenney
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand 54: Daniel Negreanu opened 
in the cutoff to 90,000. Justin Bonomo called from the button with 
and Ivan Luca called from the small blind with 
. The big blind folded.
The flop came 
and Luca checked. Negreanu bet 80,000 into 345,000 and Bonomo folded. Luca folded as well.
Hand 55: Cary Katz opened 
for 85,000 under the gun plus one. Sam Greenwood defended his big blind with and checked on 
. Katz checked behind.
The 
hit the turn and Greenwood and Katz both checked again. The 
on the river saw a check by Greenwood and a bet of 85,000 by Katz. Greenwood folded right away.
Hand 56: Isaac Haxton on the button with 
shoved for 1,725,000. The shorter players in the blinds both folded right away.
Hand 57: Isaac Haxton opened the cutoff for 80,000 with 
. Sam Greenwood folded 
on the button but small blind Bryn Kenney wasn't doing the same. He woke up with 
and moved in for 710,000. Haxton called right away as soon as Katz folded his big blind.
The board ran out 
and Kenney rivered the ace to stay alive. Kenney up to 1,500,000, Haxton down to 1,110,000.
Hand 58: Bonomo opened 
under the gun for 80,000. Cary Katz called in the small blind, Negreanu over called from the big blind with 
.
The flop came 
and Katz and Negreanu checked. Bonomo bet 90,000 and took it down as both blinds folded.
Hand 59: In the last hand of the night, Daniel Negreanu limped in from the small blind with 
. Big blind Justin Bonomo checked 
. The flop came 
and Negreanu bet 40,000 into 115,000. Bonomo called instantly with his flush draw.
The 
on the turn improved Bonomo but Negreanu was still ahead with his pair of fours. He checked and Bonomo checked behind.
The river was a blank and Negreanu checked. Bonomo checked behind and let the pot to Negreanu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,760,000 | -340,000 |
|
|
2,695,000 | 640,000 |
|
|
2,415,000 | 500,000 |
|
|
1,485,000 | 760,000 |
|
|
1,095,000 | -705,000 |
|
|
855,000 | -460,000 |
|
|
695,000 | -285,000 |
Hands 48-53: Calling with King High
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand 48: Daniel Negreanu raised to 90,000 from the hijack with the 
and Ike Haxton called from the small blind with the 
. Sam Greenwood came along from the big with the and three players took a flop of 
.
All three players checked, the dealer burned and turned the , and again everyone checked. The 
river gave Negreanu two pair, and he bet 225,000 after it checked to him. Both his opponents folded.
Hand 49: Cary Katz raised to 90,000 under the gun with the and Justin Bonomo looked down at the 
in the hijack. He put in a three-bet, Katz called, and the flop came down 
.
Katz bet what looked like 225,000, Bonomo called, and the dealer burned and turned the . Both players checked, the 
completed the board on the river, and again both players checked. With that, Bonomo took down a 1.065 million pot.
Hand 50: Haxton raised to 80,000 with the in the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.
Hand 51: Bryn Kenney raised to 90,000 with the on the button and Negreanu defended his big blind with the . The flop was big for Kenney, and he checked behind after Negreanu did. The 
turn also went check-check, as did the river.
Hand 52: Katz raised to 80,000 from the button with the and Negreanu three-bet to 320,000 with the in the small blind. Katz folded.
Hand 53: Bonomo limped the small blind with the and Luca checked his option in the big with the . The 
flop saw Bonomo bet 40,000, Luca called, and the appeared on the turn.
Both players checked and the completed the board on the river. Bonomo bet 50,000 and Luca paid him off with king high.
Hands #46-47: Haxton Makes a Tough Call, Doubles
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand 46: Cary Katz opened the cutoff with making it 85,000. Ivan Luca called from the big blind with .
The flop came and Luca checked. Katz bet 75,000 into 225,000 and Luca called.
The on the turn paired the board and Luca checked once again. This time, Katz bet 200,000 into 375,000 and Luca folded. Katz showed his cards.
Hand 47: Ivan Luca in the small blind limped in with . Big blind Isaac Haxton checked 
.
The flop came 
and Luca and Haxton both checked. The on the turn saw Luca check again. Haxton bet 60,000 and Luca check-raised to 265,000. Haxton called with the pair and open-ended.
The on the river completed the board. With now four clubs on the table, Luca glanced over to Haxton's stack. Haxton had 590,000 behind and there was 645,000 in the pot.
Luca shoved by placing 700,000 in the middle.
Haxton used two time bank cards to gain a minute extra to think about it. He eventually called, doubling doing so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000 | -1,005,000 |
|
|
1,800,000 | 895,000 |
Updated Chip Counts (full)
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,105,000 | 745,000 |
|
|
2,055,000 | -625,000 |
|
|
1,915,000 | 90,000 |
|
|
1,315,000 | 550,000 |
|
|
980,000 | -90,000 |
|
|
905,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
725,000 | 10,000 |
Hands #40-45: Erik Seidel Bubbles 2018 PCA Super High Roller
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand 40: In the first hand back from the break, Bryn Kenney moved all in under the gun for 710,000 with the and he took down the blinds and antes.
Hand 41: Justin Bonomo raised to 80,000 holding the in the hijack and Ivan Luca called with the in the cutoff. The flop saw Bonomo check and Luca bet 135,000. Bonomo called and then both players checked the turn. When the paired the board on the river, Bonomo bet 350,000 and Luca called to win the pot.
Hand 42: Daniel Negreanu raised to 80,000 with the in early position and Luca three-bet to 215,000 with the in the hijack. Action folded back to Negreanu and he let it go.
Hand 43: Luca raised to 80,000 with the UTG+2 and he stole the blinds and antes.
Hand 44: Luca raised to 90,000 with the and Negreanu defended the big blind with the . Negreanu then checked the 
flop and called when Luca bet 70,000. The turn was gin for Negreanu, and he checked to Luca, who checked behind. On the river, Negreanu bet 75,000 and Luca folded.
Hand 45: Erik Seidel moved all in for 540,000 from the cutoff with the and Cary Katz called from the button with the .
Seidel needed some major help to avoid becoming the bubble boy, but that didn't happen as the board ran out a dry .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Break
Level 16
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
A 20-minute break has started for the players.