$10,300 High Roller | 2018 Caribbean Poker Party

2018-11-17 17:46 UTC-4

Muehloecker and Kisacikoglu Eliminated

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

All of the action has been focused at one table with three all-ins in a matter of a few minutes. First, it was Mustapha Kanit adding to his lead by eliminating Thomas Muehloecker in 16th place.

A couple of hands later, Joao Simao raised to 375,000 on the button and Daniel Dvoress three-bet to 1,300,000 in the big blind. Simao four-bet shoved all in for 7,680,000 and Dvoress called. Simao turned over and was flipping against the of Dvoress. The board ran out and Simao held on for the full double up.

In the very next hand, Orpen Kisacikoglu found himself at risk for around 3,000,000 with pocket nines against the of Adrian Mateos. The flop of had Kisacikoglu out front, but the on the turn paired Mateos' ace. The river was the and Kisacikoglu headed to the rail in 15th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mustapha Kanit	31,300,000 7,300,000	7,300,000
Adrian Mateos	16,100,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

Joao Simao	15,500,000 6,570,000	6,570,000

Daniel Dvoress	13,100,000 -9,250,000	-9,250,000

Thomas Muehloecker	Eliminé
Orpen Kisacikoglu	Eliminé

Tags: Adrian Mateos Daniel Dvoress Joao Simao Mustapha Kanit Orpen Kisacikoglu Thomas Muehloecker

Niveau: 22

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

2018-11-17 18:32 UTC-4

Queens Hold Up for Dvoress

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Niveau 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Daniel Dvoress raised it up to 525,000 on the button and Justin Bonomo defended from the big blind. On a flop of , Bonomo check-called a bet of 900,000 from Dvoress.

The turn was the and Bonomo checked again. Dvoress bet 3,500,000 and Bonomo still called to see the on the river. Both players opted to check the river and Bonomo turned over for a pair of tens. Dvoress tabled for a pair of queens and scooped the pot.

The players and tournament staff have agreed to make the levels 45 minutes going forward in order to finish the tournament in a timely manner. The recent eliminations are Steve O'Dwyer, Aleks Dimitrov, and Gianluca Speranza.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mustapha Kanit	34,220,000 2,920,000	2,920,000
Roberto Romanello	26,620,000 7,470,000	7,470,000

Adrian Mateos	25,650,000 9,550,000	9,550,000

Garik Tamasian	16,640,000 2,740,000	2,740,000
Joao Simao	12,330,000 -3,170,000	-3,170,000

Joey Weissman	12,130,000 480,000	480,000

Benjamin Pollak	10,110,000 -12,370,000	-12,370,000
Guillaume Diaz	9,050,000 1,950,000	1,950,000
Joseph Cheong	6,900,000 1,270,000	1,270,000

Steve O'Dwyer	Eliminé

Tags: Aleks Dimitrov Daniel Dvoress Gianluca Speranza Justin Bonomo Steve O'Dwyer

Niveau: 23

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

2018-11-17 19:28 UTC-4

Diaz on the Move

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Niveau 23 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Guillaume Diaz just recently doubled through Joey Weissman after making the nut flush on the turn and he was back at it again against Joseph Cheong. Diaz opened to 725,000 from under the gun and Cheong moved all in for around 3,400,000 in the big blind. Diaz asked for a count and then made the call.

Guillaume Diaz:
Joseph Cheong:

The flop came and Diaz remained in the lead with his pair of fives. The turn brought the and the river was the as Diaz held on to eliminate Cheong.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mustapha Kanit	29,500,000 -4,720,000	-4,720,000
Roberto Romanello	29,500,000 2,880,000	2,880,000

Justin Bonomo	28,750,000 11,250,000	11,250,000

Guillaume Diaz	23,000,000 13,950,000	13,950,000
Daniel Dvoress	22,800,000 9,700,000	9,700,000

Adrian Mateos	18,900,000 -6,750,000	-6,750,000

Garik Tamasian	15,250,000 -1,390,000	-1,390,000
Joao Simao	12,250,000 -80,000	-80,000

Benjamin Pollak	9,050,000 -1,060,000	-1,060,000
Joey Weissman	3,200,000 -8,930,000	-8,930,000

Joseph Cheong	Eliminé

Tags: Guillaume Diaz Joey Weissman Joseph Cheong

2018-11-17 19:51 UTC-4

Unofficial Final Table

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Niveau 23 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

With the recent elimination of Joey Weissman, the unofficial final table is set and the final nine players are now gathering at one table. Here is how they stack up:

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Daniel Dvoress	Canada	22,300,000
2	Mustapha Kanit	Italy	34,600,000
3	Garik Tamasian	Russia	14,700,000
4	Joao Simao	Brazil	9,150,000
5	Justin Bonomo	United States	27,550,000
6	Roberto Romanello	United Kingdom	34,000,000
7	Benjamin Pollak	France	9,025,000
8	Adrian Mateos	Spain	18,400,000
9	Guillaume Diaz	France	25,800,000

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mustapha Kanit	34,600,000 5,100,000	5,100,000
Roberto Romanello	34,000,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Justin Bonomo	27,550,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Guillaume Diaz	25,800,000 2,800,000	2,800,000
Daniel Dvoress	22,300,000 -500,000	-500,000

Adrian Mateos	18,400,000 -500,000	-500,000

Garik Tamasian	14,700,000 -550,000	-550,000
Joao Simao	9,150,000 -3,100,000	-3,100,000

Niveau: 24

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

2018-11-17 20:51 UTC-4

Updated Counts

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Niveau 24 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mustapha Kanit	34,700,000 100,000	100,000
Roberto Romanello	31,200,000 -2,800,000	-2,800,000

Justin Bonomo	26,650,000 -900,000	-900,000

Guillaume Diaz	22,700,000 -3,100,000	-3,100,000
Adrian Mateos	21,250,000 2,850,000	2,850,000

Daniel Dvoress	20,300,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

Benjamin Pollak	14,000,000 4,950,000	4,950,000
Joao Simao	12,000,000 2,850,000	2,850,000

Garik Tamasian	9,925,000 -4,775,000	-4,775,000

Niveau: 25

Blinds: 175,000/350,000

Ante: 300,000

2018-11-17 21:39 UTC-4

Up and Down for Pollak

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Niveau 25 : 175,000/350,000, 300,000 ante

Benjamin Pollak opened to 700,000 from middle position and Garik Tamasian three-bet to 3,575,000 in the big blind. Pollak used up a time extension and then shoved all in, prompting a snap-call from Tamasian for his remaining stack of 8,625,000. Pollak held but ran into the of Tamasian. The board ran out and Tamasian scored a double up.

A couple of hands later, Justin Bonomo raised to 1,000,000 on the button and Pollak defended from the big blind. The flop fell and Pollak shoved all in for 1,825,000. Bonomo did some quick math in his head and then made the call. Pollak showed and was ahead of Bonomo's . The on the turn and the on the river changed nothing as Pollak survived elimination.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Justin Bonomo	25,000,000 -1,650,000	-1,650,000

Garik Tamasian	17,500,000 7,575,000	7,575,000
Benjamin Pollak	5,900,000 -8,100,000	-8,100,000

Tags: Justin Bonomo Benjamin Pollak Garik Tamasian