$25,500 MILLIONS Super High Roller ($1 Million Gtd.) Jour 1 | 2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival

2017-11-20 11:41 UTC-3

The 2017 Caribbean Poker Party Introduces the $25,500 MILLIONS Super High Roller

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With the $10,300 MILLIONS High Roller wrapping up last night, it is now time to begin the $25,500 MILLIONS Super High Roller at the 2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival. The action is set to begin at 2:00 P.M. local time at the Melia Caribe Tropical resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

The event was originally scheduled to begin yesterday but has been reduced to just a 2-day event. The players will still begin with a 1,000,000 chip starting stack with the levels now being 40-minutes in length. Late registration is expected to remain open until Day 2, at which point the players will play down to a winner.

The new plan for Day 1 is to play 10 levels before the remaining players will bag and tag to return on Day 2. There may still be some changes based on how many players are registered. The prizepool is still guaranteed at $1,000,000 and many of the poker world's top players will be here to battle it out.

Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team for continuous coverage throughout this partypoker LIVE event.

2017-11-20 19:19 UTC-3

Davies and Foxen Eliminate Their Opponents

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Niveau 7 : 9,000/18,000, 18,000 ante

At one table, the board read and Seth Davies checked from the small blind to Felix Bleiker who was under the gun. Bleiker thought for a couple of minutes before pushing all in for 377,000 and Davies called. Bleiker tabled and was behind the of Davies. The river brought the and Davies held on to win the pot with a pair of aces.

While that hand was going on, Alex Foxen announced all in on the river with the board reading and the decision was up to Adrian Mateos who had a decision to make for his roughly 530,000 remaining. There was 950,000 in the pot already and Mateos eventually made the call. Foxen showed and Mateos mucked his hand.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alex Foxen	4,730,000 780,000	780,000

Seth Davies	1,800,000 860,000	860,000

Adrian Mateos	Eliminé

Felix Bleiker	Eliminé

Tags: Adrian Mateos Alex Foxen Felix Bleiker Scott Davies

2017-11-20 22:08 UTC-3

Mateos Makes a Good Call to Double Up

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Niveau 11 : 15,000/30,000, 35,000 ante

There was a little over 400,000 in the pot and the flop fell . Adrian Mateos checked to Stephen Chidwick who bet 125,000. Mateos called and the landed on the turn.

Mateos checked again and Chidwick barrelled again for 500,000. Mateos only had 410,000 remaining and made the call with his tournament life on the line. Chidwick tabled while Mateos showed . The river was the and Mateos earned himself a double up.

One hand earlier, Fedor Holz got the last of his chips in the middle holding pocket sixes but ran into the pocket kings of Stefan Schillhabel. Holz was unable to out-draw his fellow German and was ousted from the Super High Roller.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Adrian Mateos	1,480,000 480,000	480,000

Stephen Chidwick	270,000 -730,000	-730,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Fedor Holz Stefan Schillhabel Stephen Chidwick

2017-11-21 00:35 UTC-3

Foxen Hits a Consolation Prize

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Niveau 15 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The flop read and Daniel Dvoress checked from the big blind to Alex Foxen on the button. Foxen bet 120,000 into a pot of around 300,000 and Dvoress check-raised to 280,000. Foxen called and the peeled off on the turn.

Dvoress checked again and Foxen checked behind. The river was the and Dvoress tanked for a couple of minutes before betting 600,000. Foxen called rather quickly and Dvoress tabled . Foxen showed for a missed flush draw but picked up a pair of queens on the turn to win the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alex Foxen	5,280,000 760,000	760,000

Daniel Dvoress	1,130,000 -930,000	-930,000

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2017-11-21 02:50 UTC-3

David Peters Eliminated in 9th Place

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Niveau 19 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In one of the first hands back from break, there was a three-way all-in involving David Peters, Steffen Sontheimer, and Rafael Moraes. Peters held the shortest stack of around 1.7 million and was at risk of being eliminated.

Steffen Sontheimer:
Rafael Moraes:
David Peters:

The board ran out and Peters was eliminated. His remaining chips were chopped up by Sontheimer and Moraes as there are now eight players remaining.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Steffen Sontheimer	6,770,000 670,000	670,000
Rafael Moraes	3,200,000 250,000	250,000

David Peters	Eliminé

Tags: David Peters Rafael Moraes Steffen Sontheimer

2017-11-21 04:24 UTC-3

Trickett Wins Massive Three-Way All-In

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Niveau 21 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Bryn Kenney shoved all in from under the gun for 2.81 million and Alex Foxen pushed all in over the top from the button. Sam Trickett was in the small blind and also announced all in for 3.24 million. The cards were face up and it was Foxen in the lead.

Sam Trickett:
Alex Foxen:
Bryn Kenney:

The flop came and Foxen took a commanding lead in the hand with a set of jacks. However, the on the turn gave Trickett a straight with the largest flush draw. The on the river changed nothing and Kenney was eliminated while Foxen was left with around seven big blinds.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sam Trickett	11,100,000 8,390,000	8,390,000

Alex Foxen	1,620,000 -3,230,000	-3,230,000

Bryn Kenney	Eliminé

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2017-11-21 04:31 UTC-3

Alex Foxen Eliminated in 7th Place

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Niveau 21 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Alex Foxen shoved all in for around 1.4 million from under the gun and Sam Trickett called directly to his left. The rest of the table folded and the remaining two hands were tabled.

Sam Trickett:
Alex Foxen:

The flop came and Foxen was in dire straits after Trickett paired his king. The on the turn changed nothing and with the on the river, Foxen was eliminated on the money bubble.

The remaining six players will bag up their chips and return in the afternoon to play down to a winner.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sam Trickett	12,500,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Alex Foxen	Eliminé

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2017-11-21 04:49 UTC-3

Sam Trickett Leads the Final Six in the $25,500 MILLIONS Super High Roller

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Niveau 21 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

A long and gruelling first day has come to an end in the $25,500 MILLIONS Super High Roller at the 2017 Poker Party Festival. There will be six players returning on Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. local time with partypoker Global Ambassador, Sam Trickett, leading the pack.

Trickett can always be seen travelling the world playing the game he loves, and you can see just how much he loves the game with the smile on his face. Not to mention he's pretty good at the game too. Trickett has over $20.6 million in career live tournament earnings with half of that coming at The Big One for One Drop in 2012 where he came in second place for over $10.1 million.

The majority of Trickett's chips came near the end of the night when he found himself involved in a massive three-way all in for the chip lead. Trickett held against Bryn Kenney's and Alex Foxen's . Foxen flopped a set of jacks but Trickett turned the nut straight and held on to eliminate Kenney in eighth place.

Foxen was left with just seven big blinds and would push all in when he looked down at pocket nines. He was called by Trickett with ace-king again and once again, Trickett came out on top when he flopped a pair of kings. Foxen was eliminated on the bubble and that set up the final six players.

Final Table Seating Assignments

Seat	Name	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Steffen Sontheimer	Germany	8,125,000	41
2	Chris Hunichen	United States	4,150,000	21
3	Rafael Moraes	Brazil	3,075,000	15
4	Adrian Mateos	Spain	7,850,000	39
5	Sam Trickett	United Kingdom	11,000,000	55
6	Sam Greenwood	Canada	8,850,000	44

The day started off slow and was even delayed until at least 10 players were registered before tournament staff would allow the cards to get in the air. Once it got started, the action picked up and the players started to roll through the doors. By the end of the tenth level when registration closed, there were a total of 43 entries.

The $1 million guarantee was surpassed with the players battling for a prizepool of $1,042,750. The remaining six players are guaranteed to at least min-cash for $50,000 but will be in search of the $400,000 first-place prize.

These super high-roller tournaments bring out the world's best poker players and this tournament was no different. The likes of Fedor Holz, Jason Koon, Stephen Chidwick, Stefan Schillhabel, and Seth Davies all made their way to the Melia Caribe Tropical resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Unfortunately for them, they were unable to find any luck at the tables at were ousted shortly after late registration closed. Some of partypoker's finest players joined them on the rail including Roberto Romanello, Joao Simao and Kristen Bicknell.

When the action resumes, the final six players will be sitting under the lights at the feature table and will be streamed live. The PokerNews coverage will continue in sync with live-stream on a 30-minute delay.

Tags: Adrian Mateos Alex Foxen Bryn Kenney Chris Hunichen Fedor Holz Jason Koon Joao Simao Kristen Bicknell Rafael Moraes Roberto Romanello Sam Greenwood Sam Trickett Scott Davies Stefan Schillhabel Steffen Sontheimer Stephen Chidwick