$100,000 Super High Roller | 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-07-2014 16:12 UTC-5

Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated in 4th Place ($575,920)

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Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Vanessa Selbst opened to 160,000 on the button with . Antonio Esfandiari woke up with in the big blind, quickly three-betting to 430,000, and Selbst asked for a count.

Esfandiari counted his remaining stacks with his finger and said that he had 1.9 million behind his three-bet. Selbst closed her eyes while thinking, riffling chips with her right hand, then reached for more green T25,000 chips. She slid out a four-bet of 780,000, Esfandiari moved all in, and Selbst instantly called.

Get on your horses, it's race time!

Esfandiari popped up from his chair and started to give the dealer a massage.

"Please," he said, shaking the man. "Please."

The flop fell , giving Selbst a wheel draw and a backdoor flush draw, but Selbst needed neither. The spiked on the turn, giving the Team PokerStars Pro a leading pair of aces, and the bricked off on the river.

Esfandiari is out in fourth place, earning $575,920, while Selbst now has over seven million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	7,350,000 2,435,000	2,435,000

Dan Shak	4,210,000 -50,000	-50,000
Fabian Quoss	2,435,000 -10,000	-10,000
Antonio Esfandiari	Busted

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01-07-2014 16:06 UTC-5

One For Esfandiari

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Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Antonio Esfandiari made it 165,000 from under the gun with and Fabian Quoss flatted from the button with . The blinds folded and the two saw a flop of . Esfandiari continued out for 215,000 and Quoss called to see fourth street.

The hit the turn, giving Esfandiari the lead with a pair of jacks. Both players checked and the completed the board. Esfandiari cut out a bet of 360,000 and Quoss let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	4,915,000 165,000	165,000

Dan Shak	4,260,000 -260,000	-260,000
Fabian Quoss	2,445,000 -355,000	-355,000
Antonio Esfandiari	2,375,000 425,000	425,000

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01-07-2014 16:01 UTC-5

Quoss Flops an Ace

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Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Fabian Quoss completed from the small blind , Vanessa Selbst raised to 215,000 out of the big blind with , and Quoss made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of , giving Quoss a leading pair of aces, and he knuckled. Selbst tapped her shoulder, checking behind.

The turn was a blank, the , and Quoss checked again. Selbst knuckled again.

The completed the board, Quoss tossed out 250,000, and Selbst tank-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	4,750,000 -250,000	-250,000

Fabian Quoss	2,800,000 290,000	290,000

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01-07-2014 15:52 UTC-5

Selbst Hits Five Million

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Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Antonio Esfandiari raised to 175,000 from the button with . Fabian Quoss folded his small blind and Vanessa Selbst called from the big blind with .

Selbst flopped Broadway after hit the felt and she opted to lead out with a bet of 215,000. Esfandiari folded and Selbst took down the pot.

"Can't beat the unbeatable," said Esfandiari.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	5,000,000 225,000	225,000

Antonio Esfandiari	1,950,000 -240,000	-240,000

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01-07-2014 15:49 UTC-5

Shak Won't Back Down

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Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Dan Shak raised to 175,000 on the button holding . Fabian Quoss defended his big blind with , and the flop fell , giving the German flush and straight draws.

Quoss checked, Shak continued for 225,000, and Quoss called. Quoss then led out for 500,000 when the turned, and Shak reached for green T25,000 chips. He thought for a minute or so, then called.

The completed the board, missing Quoss’ draws once again, and both players checked. Shak tabled his hand triumphantly, raking in the pot, and Quoss gave a small chuckle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	4,775,000 -5,000	-5,000

Dan Shak	4,520,000 820,000	820,000
Fabian Quoss	2,510,000 -890,000	-890,000
Antonio Esfandiari	2,190,000 -50,000	-50,000

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01-07-2014 15:41 UTC-5

Selbst Applies Pressure

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Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Vanessa Selbst raised to 160,000 from the button with and Antonio Esfandiari called from the big blind with called from the big blind.

The flop fell and both players checked to see the strike the turn. Esfandiari led the turn for 180,000 and Selbst came over the top for 490,000 total. Esfandiari went into the tank for a moment before finally deciding to let it go. Selbst dragged in the pot and now has 4.78 million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	4,780,000 380,000	380,000

Antonio Esfandiari	2,240,000 -360,000	-360,000

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01-07-2014 15:41 UTC-5

Klam's Up

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Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

After finding themselves delayed by the weather, the poker gods made an early appearance on Day 1A of the 2014 PCA, conjuring a rivered one-outer in the second level. And so the poker begins… PokerStars Blog caught up with the beneficiary.

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01-07-2014 15:40 UTC-5

Matt Glantz Eliminated in 5th Place ($445,520)

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Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Antonio Esfandiari opened to 160,000 from under the gun with , Matt Glantz moved all in for 320,000 on his direct left with , and Vanessa Selbst re-raised, making it 605,000 to go out of the small blind with . The action folded back to Esfandiari, who folded as well.

Selbst's dominant hand held up as the board came , and Glantz exited in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	4,400,000 755,000	755,000

Antonio Esfandiari	2,600,000 -230,000	-230,000

Matt Glantz	Busted

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Level: 20

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

01-07-2014 15:34 UTC-5

Ole Schemion Eliminated in 7th Place ($277,080); Tony Gregg Eliminated in 6th Place ($347,720)

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Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Ole Schemion was under the gun and moved all in for his last 260,000. Tony Gregg re-shipped over the top for 390,000 and Fabian Quoss called from the button. Quoss had both players covered heading to the community cards.

Quoss:
Gregg:
Schemion:

The flop came down and Quoss' pocket tens stayed out in the lead. The hit fourth street and gave Quoss a full house of deuces full of tens, leaving Schemion searching for a king on the river and Gregg looking for an ace or the case deuce. The river was the resulting in a double elimination.