2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

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

2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
66
Prize
$383,650
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,128,470
Entries
47
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000

Cabrera Flops the Wheel

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Oleksii Khoroshenin opened to 11,000 from the hijack and was called by Alex Foxen in the small blind and Pablo Cabrera in the big blind. The flop came {5-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Foxen checked to Cabrera who tossed in a bet of 9,000. Khoroshenin folded and Foxen called.

The turn was the {k-Diamonds} and Foxen check-called another bet of 45,000 from Cabrera. The {3-Spades} paired the board on the river and Foxen quickly checked. Cabrera announced all in, having Foxen's stack of around 150,000 barely covered. Foxen thought for a moment and then made the call. Cabrera tabled {a-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} for a straight while Foxen showed {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} before leaving the table.

Player Chips Progress
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Pablo Cabrera
475,000
234,500
234,500
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Cary Katz
Busted
$25K Fantasy
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Mikita Badziakouski
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Alex Foxen
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Alex FoxenOleksii KhorosheninPablo Cabrera

Chidwick Doubles Through Kurganov

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Igor Kurganov shoved on the button have both Henrik Hecklen and Stephen Chidwick in the blinds covered. Hecklen quickly folded but Chidwick called for the 89,500 he had behind.

Stephen Chidwick: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Igor Kurganov: {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}

The flop came {8-Spades}{4-Hearts}{k-Clubs} to not change the current situation.

The turn was the {8-Clubs} which didn't help Chidwick in any way either but the river completed the board with the {a-Spades} for him to find a double through Kurganov.

Player Chips Progress
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Igor Kurganov
605,000
-85,000
-85,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Stephen Chidwick
184,500
141,500
141,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Henrik HecklenIgor KurganovStephen Chidwick

Cabrera Gets Foxen to Fold

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The flop read {k-Spades}{2-Spades}{8-Hearts} with 60,000 in the middle already.

Alex Foxen bet 21,000 from the small blind and Pablo Cabrera called in the big blind.

The dealer turned the {k-Diamonds} over for them and now Foxen checked. Cabrera bet 25,000 and Foxen called.

The river completed the board with the {q-Hearts}, Foxen checked for the last time. Cabrera shoved and Foxen tanked and handed over a time bank card. Foxen then asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Cabrera had 88,500 behind. Foxen used another time bank card while staring at Cabrera who just kept looking in front of him. In the end, Foxen opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Pablo Cabrera
240,500
8,500
8,500
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Alex Foxen
220,000
-78,000
-78,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Alex FoxenPablo Cabrera

Bad Timing for Aldemir

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action folded to Koray Aldemir on the button who shoved all in for his last 66,500. Unfortunately for him, Igor Kurganov was in the big blind and looked down at a monster.

Igor Kurganov: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}
Koray Aldemir: {2-Spades}{2-Clubs}

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{10-Spades}{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} to give Kurganov the nut full house and Aldemir was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Igor Kurganov
690,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Koray Aldemir
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Igor KurganovKoray Aldemir

Hecklen Doubles Through Salter

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The flop read {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} with 26,000 in the middle already.

Henrik Hecklen shoved in the big blind for 54,000 in total and Jack Salter needed some time to consider his options. In the end, Salter made the call.

Henrik Hecklen: {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Jack Salter: {j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

Hecklen had flopped a pair of eights while Salter held the open-ended straight draw.

The rest of the board was completed with the {k-Diamonds} on the turn and the {2-Hearts} on the river for Hecklen to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Henrik Hecklen
134,000
-40,000
-40,000
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Jack Salter
26,000
-74,000
-74,000

Tags: Henrik HecklenJack Salter

Level: 8

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Nitsche, O'Dwyer, and Pollak on Fresh Stacks

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Dominik Nitsche has entered for the first time along with Steve O'Dwyer and Benjamin Pollak on their second and final bullets. The total number of entries now sits at 44 with 25 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Bonomo
441,000
236,000
236,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
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Talal Shakerchi
310,000
147,000
147,000
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Steffen Sontheimer
215,000
115,000
115,000
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David Peters
204,000
38,000
38,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Seth Davies
153,000
20,000
20,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Dominik Nitsche
100,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Steve O'Dwyer
100,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Benjamin Pollak
100,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Benjamin PollakDominik NitscheSteve O'Dwyer

Kurganov Seems Unstoppable

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

After a raise to 8,000, Christopher Kruk shoved from the button for 95,000 and was called by Igor Kurganov in the small blind.

Christopher Kruk: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Igor Kurganov: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}{7-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades} to not provide any help as Kruk was eliminated on his second bullet and will have to try and win another tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Igor Kurganov
672,000
252,000
252,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Christopher Kruk
Busted

Tags: Henrik HecklenIgor Kurganov

Dvoress Makes a Boat

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Benjamin Pollak was down to around five big blinds and he shoved all in for 20,500 from under the gun. Daniel Dvoress gave it some thought from the big blind but eventually decided to call.

Daniel Dvoress: {q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}
Benjamin Pollak: {6-Spades}{5-Clubs}

The flop of {q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{3-Spades} gave Dvoress two pair and Pollak was drawing slim. The {9-Clubs} landed on the turn and the {q-Clubs} on the river improved Dvoress to a full house, sending Pollak to the registration desk.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Dvoress
165,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
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Benjamin Pollak
Busted

Tags: Daniel DvoressBenjamin Pollak