Scott Chahley was all in and at risk for his last 50,000 or so holding . He was dominated by Michael Lipman's however, and was eliminated when the board ran out .
Chahley is off to the cage to collect his winnings, while Lipman is up to 330,000 chips.
With a short-stacked Yury Gulyy already all in for about 21,000, David Bach and chip leader Nicolas Godoy had a side pot on a flop. Both plaers checked to see the turn where Godoy bet 25,000. A call from Bach landed the river where Godot fired 57,000.
Bach called and Godoy tabled for a flush, besting Bach's . Gulyy took the main pot with .
Jesse Sylvia is no stranger to performing on the highest platforms in poker. Just a few months ago, he entered the World Series of Poker Main Event final table as the chip leader and went on to turn that into a second-place finish worth $5,295,149 after losing to Greg Merson. Here in the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event — the second largest major event on the poker schedule every year — Sylvia is still alive as the field works its way down to under 100 players.
Hailing from Massachusetts, Sylvia considers himself a professional poker player and currently resides in Las Vegas. Upon initially moving to Las Vegas, Sylvia roomed with fellow WSOP Octo-Niner Russell Thomas. The two of them had dinner together throughout the WSOP Main Event before stretching their runs all the way down to the final table.
Prior to making the WSOP final table, Sylvia had $58,478 in live tournament earnings. He almost increased his live winnings by cashing in the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, but became the exact bubble boy.
Since his big finish at the WSOP, Sylvia hasn't cashed in any live tournaments — until now. The $1,859,000 that's up top for the winner here in The Bahamas isn't quite as much as he won in Las Vegas, but we're 100% sure Sylvia won't have any problem adding it to his bank account. He's still alive, but floating below average, and we'll be keeping a close eye on him as he continues his quest.
We caught up to find Dominik Stopka all in and at risk before the flop. Day 1a chip leader Maxim Lobzhanidze called the all in and the two were racing with five cards to come.
Stopka:
Lobzhanidze:
Lobzhanidze paired up when the flop brought . Stopka shook his head as the turn was the and the river the , sealing his fate in this tournament. Lobzhanidze, on the other hand, is now sitting around 190,000 in chips.
Calvin Anderson and Jerry Wong were heads up on a flop of . Anderson led out for 10,000, and Wong called.
The turn was the , Anderson led again - this time for 17,500 - and Wong tank-called.
The river was a repeat seven (the ), and Anderson checked. Wong examined the board for a bit, then tossed out 26,000. Anderson thought for 30 seconds or so then called.
"Good call," Wong muttered, showing for effectively queen-high.
Anderson flipped over for sevens and sixes, raking in the pot.
Griffin Benger opened to 10,000 in the hijack and was called by Christian Niederhauser on the button. Dmitry Grishin squeezed to 30,000 from the big blind, only to see Benger shove for 123,000. Niederhauser folded, Grishin called, and the hands were revealed.
Benger:
Grishin:
The board ran out to secure the double up for Benger.
Joe Serock has just taken the chip lead with 1.3 million in chips.
We found Serock and Antonio Matias engaged in a pot where the board read . After an unknown series of bets, Matias announced that he was all in for roughly 255,000. Serock called quickly to find out that he was ahead.
Serock:
Matias:
The river was four-across, but it was not the one Matias was looking for, as it was the , ensuring that Serock would score an elimination. After dragging in this pot we clocked Serock around 1.3 million for the top stack in the room.
. He was dominated by Michael Lipman's 
however, and was eliminated when the board ran out 
.
flop. Both plaers checked to see the 
river where Godot fired 57,000.
for a flush, besting Bach's 
. Gulyy took the main pot with 
.
against Eugene Katchalov's 
as Reed improved to quad aces to secure the double up.
. Stopka shook his head as the turn was the 
and the river the 
, sealing his fate in this tournament. Lobzhanidze, on the other hand, is now sitting around 190,000 in chips.
, Anderson led again - this time for 17,500 - and Wong tank-called.
), and Anderson checked. Wong examined the board for a bit, then tossed out 26,000. Anderson thought for 30 seconds or so then called.
for effectively queen-high.
for sevens and sixes, raking in the pot.
. After an unknown series of bets, Matias announced that he was all in for roughly 255,000. Serock called quickly to find out that he was ahead.
