2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship
Day: 5
Event Info

2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$5,100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$26,455,500
Entries
1,039
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000

Hands #28-30: Koonce Puts Himself in a Bind

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #28: Marc Rivera raised to 600,000 from under the gun with {a-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Ramon Colillas shipped all in for 8,350,000 in the small blind with {a-Spades}{q-Spades}. Rivera quickly folded and Colillas scooped the pot.

Hand #29: Julien Martini opened to 600,000 in the cutoff with {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Colillas shipped again with {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} on the button. The action was back on Martini and he also laid down his hand.

Hand #30: Colillas bumped it up to 650,000 with {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs} in the cutoff and Jason Koonce defended from the big blind with {a-Spades}{5-Spades}. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and Koonce led out for 1,100,000. Colillas called after flopping top pair and the {10-Hearts} landed on the turn.

Koonce fired out another bet of 2,700,000 and Colillas used two time extensions before making the call. The river brought the {a-Clubs} and Koonce opted to check this time. Colillas announced all in, putting Koonce to the test for his remaining 5,225,000 chips. Koonce used a time extension as well but eventually decided to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
28,525,000
-1,850,000
-1,850,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Ramon Colillas es
Ramon Colillas
15,800,000
5,850,000
5,850,000
Profile photo of Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
6,425,000
-1,500,000
-1,500,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Marc Rivera ph
Marc Rivera
5,475,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Jason Koonce us
Jason Koonce
5,225,000
-4,100,000
-4,100,000

Tags: Ramon ColillasMarc RiveraJulien MartiniJason Koonce

Hands #22-27: A Light Three-Bet from Koonce

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #22: Marc Rivera raised to 600,000 with {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} from second position and Ramon Colillas defended big blind with {q-}{8-}.

Colillas check-folded on {2-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{a-Hearts}.

Hand #23: Julien Martini raised to 600,000 with {j-Spades}{8-Clubs} and Colillas was dealt {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}, which he three-bet with to win the pot.

Hand #24: Colillas raised with {q-Diamonds}{9-Spades} on the button to 650,000 and Rivera jammed for 5,875,000 in the big blind to win the pot.

Hand #25: Colillas made it 650,000 in the cutoff with {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and got no action until Jason Koonce popped it to 2 million with {9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}. Colillas let it go.

Hand #26: Martini got his second straight walk.

Hand #27: Scott Baumstein, who hadn't had many opportunities to play in the early stages of the final day, opened to 600,000 with {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} first to act. That was enough to win the pot.

Tags: Jason KoonceJulien MartiniMarc RiveraRamon ColillasScott Baumstein

Marc Perrault Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,012,000)

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Marc Perrault
Marc Perrault

Hand #21: Ramon Colillas opened to 650,000 from under the gun with {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and Julien Martini called from the small blind with {9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}. Marc Perrault was all in for just 425,000 in the big blind holding {6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} which created a side pot.

Martini checked blind before the flop of {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{4-Spades} hit the felt. Colillas bet 425,000 and Martini quickly sent his cards to the muck. The two remaining hands were tabled and Perrault would need runner-runner in order to stay alive. The {8-Clubs} on the turn meant Perrault was drawing dead to the {4-Hearts} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ramon Colillas es
Ramon Colillas
9,950,000
625,000
625,000
Profile photo of Marc Perrault ca
Marc Perrault
Busted

Tags: Julien MartiniMarc PerraultRamon Colillas

Hands #18-20: Monster Bluff by Martini

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Julien Martini
Julien Martini

Hand #18: Julien Martini raised and took the blinds and antes with {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}.

Hand #19: Martini opened again with {q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} under the gun and Marc Rivera called in the small blind with {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}.

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{7-Clubs} and Rivera check-called 600,000. A {3-Clubs} hit on the turn and Rivera faced a bigger bet of 2,325,000. Rivera used a time bank and then slid in calling chips. A {6-Clubs} double-paired the board and Martini jammed for 5,275,000.

Rivera used two time banks and then folded.

Hand #20 Martini got a walk.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
30,375,000
5,025,000
5,025,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Marc Rivera ph
Marc Rivera
5,275,000
-4,125,000
-4,125,000

Tags: Julien MartiniMarc Rivera

Farid Jattin Eliminated in 7th Place ($746,000)

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Farid Jattin
Farid Jattin

Hand #17: Julien Martini opened to 600,000 in the hijack with {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and Farid Jattin shoved all in for 6,200,000 with {a-Spades}{j-Spades} in the cutoff. Scott Baumstein folded {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} in the big blind and Martini made a quick call.

Jattin was in a dominated position and would need some help in order to stay alive. The flop fell {6-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds} to give Jattin a flush draw. The {q-Diamonds} on the turn was no help and the {10-Clubs} on the river sent Jattin to the rail in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
25,350,000
6,950,000
6,950,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Farid Jattin co
Farid Jattin
Busted
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Scott BaumsteinJulien MartiniFarid Jattin

Hands #10-16: Perrault on a Micro-Stack

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #10: Jason Koonce raised to 600,000 in second position with {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}. Nobody gave him action.

Hand #11: Marc Perrault opened for 600,000 with {q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} in the cutoff. Marc Rivera picked up {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts} in the big blind and shoved all in to win the pot.

Hand #12: Julien Martini raised with {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} to 600,000 first to act. Everyone else folded.

Hand #13: Perrault opened for 600,000 in second position with {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. Ramon Colillas woke up with {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} in the next seat and made it 1,525,000. That earned him the pot.

Hand #14: Koonce raised to 600,000 on the button with {a-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. Farid Jattin looked down at {a-Hearts}{4-Spades} in the big blind and called.

The flop came {j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Koonce continued for 800,000 and won the pot.

Hand #15: Martini opened for 600,000 with {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs} on the button and Perrault defended {9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}.

The {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop brought a little for both and they checked to the {j-Hearts} turn. They checked again and the {k-Diamonds} fell. Perrault bet 1.3 million and got called, losing the showdown with his inferior flush.

Hand #16: Koonce raised to 700,000 and won with {k-Spades}{j-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
18,400,000
2,350,000
2,350,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Marc Rivera ph
Marc Rivera
9,400,000
-950,000
-950,000
Profile photo of Ramon Colillas es
Ramon Colillas
9,325,000
1,025,000
1,025,000
Profile photo of Jason Koonce us
Jason Koonce
9,325,000
-75,000
-75,000
Profile photo of Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
7,925,000
-1,875,000
-1,875,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Farid Jattin co
Farid Jattin
6,200,000
-175,000
-175,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Marc Perrault ca
Marc Perrault
875,000
-3,525,000
-3,525,000

Tags: Farid JattinJason KoonceJulien MartiniMarc PerraultMarc RiveraRamon Colillas

Level: 33

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Hands #8-9: Martini Stays Active, Perrault Doubles Again

Level 32 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Hand #8: Julien Martini raised to 500,000 in the cutoff with {k-Spades}{j-Clubs} and Marc Perrault shoved all in for 2,075,000 with {a-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} in the big blind. Martini made a quick call and Perrault was at risk. The flop came {6-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Spades} to give Martini a flush draw with his two live cards. The {8-Clubs} on the turn and the {6-Clubs} on the river bricked off as Perrault scored another double up.

Hand #9: Marc Rivera opened to 500,000 in early position with {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} and Jason Koonce flat-called on his left with {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Julien Martini stuck in a three-bet to 1,850,000 in the cutoff with {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and got both Rivera and Koonce to lay their hands down.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
16,050,000
-400,000
-400,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Marc Perrault ca
Marc Perrault
4,400,000
1,200,000
1,200,000

Tags: Marc RiveraMarc PerraultJulien MartiniJason Koonce

Hand #7: Talal Shakerchi Eliminated in 8th Place ($509,000)

Level 32 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Talal Shakerchi
Talal Shakerchi

Hand #7: Marc Rivera opened for 500,000 with {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts} in the hijack and Julien Martini made it 1,325,000 with {a-Spades}{q-Spades}. Jattin picked up the {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} in the small blind and used a couple of time extensions before mucking.

In the next seat, Talal Shakerchi woke up with {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} and shoved all in for 5,250,000. Rivera mucked and Martini thought a bit but opted to call after it folded back to him.

The flop came {3-Clubs}{k-Spades}{2-Hearts}, little to fear for Shakerchi, but the {10-Spades} brought lots of outs for Martini. The river: {5-Spades}, busting Shakerchi in sick fashion.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
16,450,000
6,000,000
6,000,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
Busted
Day 1 Chip Leader

Tags: Julien MartiniMarc RiveraTalal Shakerchi

Hands #3-6: Martini Takes Over the Lead

Level 32 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Hand #3: Roman Colillas opened to 575,000 on the button with {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Marc Rivera defended from the big blind with {3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. The flop fell {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and Rivera check-folded to a bet of 375,000 from Colillas.

Hand #4: Scott Baumstein made it 500,000 on the button with {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and Marc Rivera called from the small blind with {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. The flop came {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Rivera checked to Baumstein who continued for 425,000. Rivera called and the {2-Spades} paired the board on the turn. Both players checked to the {9-Clubs} on the river and two more checks awarded Rivera the pot.

Hand #5: Marc Perrault raised to 500,000 in middle position with {k-Spades}{j-Spades} and Julien Martini saw his first action with {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} in the big blind. The flop of {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{3-Hearts} paired both players but the action checked to the {q-Hearts} on the turn.

Martini checked again and Perrault fired out a bet of 700,000. Martini stuck around to see the {3-Spades} on the river as he improved to a full house. Martini opted to lead out for 525,000 and Perrault paid him off.

Hand #6: Perrault min-raised under the gun with {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and Farid Jattin defended big blind with {8-Spades}{3-Spades}. The flop came {8-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Jattin check-called 375,000. A {5-Clubs} arrived on the turn and Jattin bet 650,000, earning a quick fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
10,450,000
1,850,000
1,850,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Marc Perrault ca
Marc Perrault
3,200,000
-1,725,000
-1,725,000

Tags: Julien MartiniMarc PerraultMarc RiveraScott Baumstein