$25,000 High Roller
Day 3 Started
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$25,000
Entries
142
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
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The $25,000 3-Day High Roller at the 2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure drew a total of 142 entries from 99 unique players, but just eight remain in contention for the title and $836,350 top prize. Leading the way is Jonathan Jaffe, who will take a massive 2,143,000-chip stack out of the bag when Day 3 begins at noon local time at the ultra-luxe Atlantis Resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Jaffe is the only player to carry a stack of over 2 million into the third day of play. Canadian online grinder Christopher Kruk sits in second position with 1,420,000, and just behind him is former Super Bowl champion Richard Seymour with 1,400,000.
PokerStars Team Pro Igor Kurganov is still in the hunt with a stack of 660,000, as are Felipe Ramos (633,000), Stefan Schillhabel (480,000), Justin Bonomo (361,000), and short stack Mikita Badziakouski (134,000).
Here's a look at the final table payouts:
| Place | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1st | $836,350 |
| 2nd | $569,760 |
| 3rd | $376,360 |
| 4th | $310,150 |
| 5th | $249,160 |
| 6th | $195,150 |
| 7th | $146,360 |
| 8th | $108,030 |
The remaining players will play 60-minute levels with a 20-minute break every two levels until a winner is determined. The final table seat draw can be found below.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Jaffe | United States | 2,143,000 | 107 |
| 2 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 633,000 | 32 |
| 3 | Christopher Kruk | Canada | 1,420,000 | 71 |
| 4 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 361,000 | 18 |
| 5 | Igor Kurganov | Russia | 660,000 | 33 |
| 6 | Richard Seymour | United States | 1,400,000 | 70 |
| 7 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 134,000 | 7 |
| 8 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 480,000 | 24 |
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Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Cards are officially in the air in Day 3 of the $25,000 3-Day High Roller.
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
It was not the start that Felipe Ramos had envisioned coming into the final day of the $25,000 High Roller. Richard Seymour opened to 47,000 from the hijack and Ramos defended his big blind. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Ramos checked again and Seymour fired a bet of 50,000 which Ramos called. The river was the 
and Ramos checked one more time. Seymour bet another 115,000 and Ramos called after using up a time bank. Seymour tabled 
and Ramos was forced to muck.
In the next hand, Justin Bonomo pushed all in from under the gun for 361,000 and the action folded to Ramos in the small blind. He took his time before making the call and when the cards were tabled, it was a race. Bonomo held 
and Ramos showed 
. The board ran out 
and Bonomo got a full double up through Ramos, leaving him with around 50,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,560,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
745,000
384,000
|
384,000 |
|
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51,000
-582,000
|
-582,000 |
|
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Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Action folded to Felipe Ramos on the button and he shoved for his last 40,000 chips. After brief consideration, Christopher Kruk moved all-in from the small blind for what looked like just over 1,300,000. Justin Bonomo folded his big blind and the two live players tabled their hands.
Felipe Ramos: 
Christopher Kruk: 
Ramos was way ahead preflop with the better pocket pair and Kruk needed a lot of help from the deck in order to knock him out. The flop came 
giving Kruk a set of fives to take the lead and leaving Ramos in need of a club or seven. The 
on the turn put Ramos back in the lead with a flush, but the 
river paired the board to give Kruk the winning full house, so he took the pot to end Ramos's deep run in this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,472,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski put in 145,000 before the flop from middle position and PokerStars Team Pro Igor Kurganov did the same from early position.
The flop came 
and Kurganov bet enough to put Badziakouski to a decision for the remainder of his short stack. He had less than 70,000 chips remaining and called to put himself at risk.
Mikita Badziakouski: 
Igor Kurganov: 
A chop looked fairly likely since both players held weak aces and missed the flop. The 
turn and river ensured that they would split the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
745,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
||
|
215,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
|
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Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The action folded to Jonathan Jaffe on the button who raised to 52,000. Justin Bonomo was in the big blind and took a moment before announcing all in for just under 700,000. Jaffe asked for a count but then quickly mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,070,000
-73,000
|
-73,000 |
|
||
|
|
762,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
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Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Action folded to Richard Seymour on the button and he raised to 60,000. Mikita Badziakouski jammed from the small blind for his last 99,000 and Seymour called to put him at risk.
Richard Seymour:
Mikita Badziakouski:
Badziakouski had the preflop advantage and Seymour needed help from the deck in order to stack him. The board ran out 
and Badziakouski took the pot with kings full of aces to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,390,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
|
225,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Jonathan Jaffe raised to 50,000 from the hijack and was called by Justin Bonomo on the button and Richard Seymour in the big blind. The flop came 
and Seymour checked to Jaffe who continued for 60,000. Bonomo called and Seymour quickly folded.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Jaffe announced a bet of 135,000 and Bonomo pushed all in for just over 600,000. Jaffe took very little time to let his hand go and Bonomo picked up another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,840,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
|
|
||
|
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1,038,000
276,000
|
276,000 |
|
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