2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$421,080
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Entries
58
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Vaskaboinikau Gains Ground

Level 21 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jason Koon raised to 200,000 from the button and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau called from the big blind.

The flop came {7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and both players checked.

The turn brought the {5-Spades} and Vaskaboinikau bet 200,000. Koon called.

The {10-Clubs} fell on the river and Vaskaboinikau bet again, 400,000 this time. Koon tossed his hand into the muck and Vaskaboinikau took the chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Koon
3,425,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
2,375,000
1,000,000
1,000,000

Tags: Jason KoonMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Koon Extends His Lead

Level 21 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau limped in on the button and Jason Koon checked his option. The flop came {5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Koon check-called a bet of 100,000 from Vaskaboinikau.

The turn paired the board with the {2-Hearts} and Koon checked again. Vaskaboinikau fired another 200,000 and Koon made the call.

The {6-Clubs} peeled off on the river and Koon took a moment before putting together a bet of 525,000. As Vaskaboinikau's time clock was wearing down, he made the call and Koon showed him a straight with {k-Spades}{4-Diamonds}. Vaskaboinikau flashed the {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts} before sending chips to Koon.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Koon
4,425,000
925,000
925,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
1,375,000
-925,000
-925,000

Tags: Jason KoonMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Koon Takes the Chip Lead

Level 21 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jason Koon limped and then called a raise to 300,000 by Mikalai Vaskaboinikau. The flop fanned out {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} and Vaskaboinikau continued with a bet of 300,000 which Koon flatted.

Vaskaboinikau fired a second bullet when the {k-Diamonds} touched down worth 600,000 and once again Koon just flatted.

The {6-Clubs} completed the board and Vaskaboinikau slowed down, checking to Koon. Koon moved all-in and Vaskaboinikau folded.

Koon flashed the {5-Hearts}{5-Spades} flopping a full house as he tossed his cards in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Koon
3,500,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
2,300,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000

Tags: Jason KoonMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Level: 21

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Vaskaboinikau Tilts the Scales

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

After Jason Koon took down the first four hands of heads-up action, Mikalai Vaskaboinikau started to give some of his strategies away.

"I play better preflop. I don't like playing post-flop with you."

A humbled Koon just laughed and assured his opponent that it was still early. Vaskaboinikau might have been lulling Koon into a false sense of security as the Belarussian took down the next few pots with some post-flop play.

Player Chips Progress
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Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
3,700,000
300,000
300,000
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Jason Koon
2,100,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Jason KoonMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Timothy Adams Eliminated in 3rd Place ($196,500)

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau opened and called a three-bet shove by Timothy Adams.

Adams: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Vaskaboinikau: {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

Adams was in great shape to double up, until the river. It was smooth sailing through to the turn as the board ran out {10-Spades}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{7-Spades}. Unfortunately, Vaskaboinikau channeled his inner Barry Greenstein and the {a-Hearts} landed sending Adams to the rail in third place, good for $196,500.

Player Chips Progress
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Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
3,400,000
1,640,000
1,640,000
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Jason Koon
2,400,000
-240,000
-240,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Timothy Adams
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Mikalai VaskaboinikauTimothy AdamsBarry Greenstein

Level: 20

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000