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2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
On a flop of Jaoa Simao was first to act from the big blind. Simao checked. Andriy Lyubovetskiy was his opponent and he put out a bet of 1,200. Simao then decided to reraise, making it 2,700 to go. Lyubovetskiy called and the two headed to the turn.
The turn was the and Simao fired again, this time making it 3,700. Lyubovetskiy gave it some thought before letting go of his hand, allowing Simao to take down the pot and move to right around 65,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Joao Simao |
65,000
6,900
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6,900 |
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Player | Chips | Progress |
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Brian Altman |
80,500
12,000
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12,000 |
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Barry Greenstein |
61,000
-12,000
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-12,000 |
Joao Simao |
58,100
-33,900
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-33,900 |
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Mike Leah |
44,700
13,475
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13,475 |
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Ryan Riess |
36,000
-3,500
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-3,500 |
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Leo Margets |
35,300
13,300
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13,300 |
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Jamie Staples
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30,200
9,500
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9,500 |
Christian Harder |
29,400
-7,600
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-7,600 |
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Christopher Frank |
20,100
-7,650
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-7,650 |
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Jennifer Shahade |
17,800
5,575
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5,575 |
Faraz Jaka | Busted | |
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With roughly 10,000 already in the pot, Ryan Riess was facing off against James Frangoulidis. The board showed and Frangoulidis checked over to Riess. Riess put out a bet of 4,200 and after some thought, Frangoulidis called.
The river was the and Frangoulidis checked again. Riess put out a bet of roughly 8,000, leaving himself with just a single blue T5,000 chip behind. Frangoulidis thought for a bit before calling. Frangoulidis showed his , but it was no good because Riess was holding for a bigger full house. That allowed Riess to take down the pot pushing him over the starting stack mark.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ryan Riess |
39,500
9,000
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9,000 |
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With about 3,000 chips already in the middle on a board of Fatima Moreira De Melo checked from the big blind to her lone opponent in the hijack. He bet 1,200 and De Melo called.
The turn brought the and De Melo checked. Her opponent bet again, 3,200 this time, and she called.
The fell on the river and De Melo checked. Her opponent shoved, she quickly folded, and he took the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Fatima Moreira De Melo |
14,800
1,300
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1,300 |
Hooman Hakimi limps in on the button for 500. The player in the small blind calls too. Faraz Jaka checks his option from the big blind so the three players take a flop.
On the flop, the small blind checks over to Jaka, who fires 900. Only Hakimi calls.
The turn is the and Jaka continues to fire, this time making it 2,100. Hakimi calls once more.
The river is the and both player check.
"Queen-high," Jaka says, revealing his . Hakimi shows his and that is enough to earn him the pot as Jaka mucks his other card.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Faraz Jaka |
5,800
-16,200
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-16,200 |
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Action folded around to Felipe Ramos in late middle position and he shoved for about 3,500. The player in the small blind called to put Ramos at risk and the two players tabled their hands.
Ramos:
Small blind:
Ramos needed to crack his opponents aces and preserve his tournament life and he needed a lot of help from the deck in order to do it. The board ran out , further improving the small blind to top set, so he took the pot to send Ramos to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Felipe Ramos | Busted | |
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
From the hijack seat, Christopher Kruk opened with a raise to 900. Action folded to the button where Sergio Cabrera reraised, three-betting to 3,100. Action folded back to Kruk who put in a four-bet, making it 8,800. Cabrera then re-raised, making it 15,000. Kruk thought for a bit, then moved all in with his covering stack and Cabrera called.
Kruk:
Cabrera:
Kruk shook his head upon seeing the cards. He failed to improve on the flop, as well as the turn and the river. That forced him to send over nearly 40,000 to Cabrera who doubled up while Kruk was still left with right around 50,000, despite losing the big pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Sergio Cabrera | 75,000 | |
Christopher Kruk |
47,000
-42,000
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-42,000 |
With about 5,000 chips already in the pot and the board reading action checked to Mike Leah in middle position. He bet 2,000, and Gary Hasson, who was next to act, shoved for 6,100. Action folded around to Leah and he called to put Hasson at risk.
Leah:
Hasson:
Hasson had the lead with top two pair and Leah needed to improve in order to win the pot. The on the turn gave Hasson a boat and left Leah drawing dead. The fell on the river to give Leah the nut flush, but it was irrelevant, and Hasson took the pot to double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Mike Leah |
31,225
-8,775
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-8,775 |
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