$25,000 High Roller Jour 1 | 2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

2018-01-12 13:42 UTC-4

Engel Doubles Through Tollerene

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Niveau 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Action folded to Ari Engel on the button and he raised to 600. Dimitar Danchev three-bet to 2,200 out of the small blind and Ben Tollerene then four-bet to 6,400 from the big blind. Engel went into the tank and used one time bank slip before he five-bet to 17,600. Danchev folded in short order, and after some consideration, Tollerene six-bet shoved, putting Engel to a decision for his stack. After doing a quick countdown of his remaining chips, Engel called to put himself at risk.

Tollerene:
Engel:

A chop looked probable, but Engel picked up the nut-flush draw on the flop, and the on the turn gave him a lock on the pot. After the meaningless fell on the river, the dealer pushed the pot Engel's way.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ari Engel	103,800 53,800	53,800

Ben Tollerene	9,800 -40,200	-40,200

Tags: Ari Engel Ben Tollerene Dimitar Danchev

2018-01-12 13:42 UTC-4

Quads for Kamhazi

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Niveau 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

On a board reading , Daniel Dvoress led out for 8,000 from the big blind. Jonathan Kamhazi raised to 25,200 on the button and Dvoress called.

Kamhazi turned over two red tens for quads and Dvoress quickly mucked his hand.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jonathan Kamhazi	77,200 31,800	31,800
Daniel Dvoress	18,000 -32,000	-32,000

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Jonathan Kamhazi

2018-01-12 13:47 UTC-4

Luc Greenwood is Back to Defend His Title

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Niveau 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

A rush of players have just taken their seats including Luc Greenwood who won this same event last year. Some fellow Canadians to join him are his brother, Sam, and Mike Watson.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Bryan Potashnik	50,000 50,000	50,000
Seth Davies	50,000 50,000	50,000

Lauren Monosson	50,000 50,000	50,000
Daniel Monosson	50,000 50,000	50,000
Nick Petrangelo	50,000 50,000	50,000

Ben Yu	50,000 50,000	50,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	50,000 50,000	50,000
Mike Watson	50,000 50,000	50,000

Luc Greenwood	50,000 50,000	50,000

Sam Greenwood	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Luc Greenwood Mike Watson Sam Greenwood

2018-01-12 14:01 UTC-4

Another Pile of Entrants

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Niveau 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Pascal Lefrancois	50,000

Cliff Josephy	50,000

Mike Leah	50,000

Justin Bonomo	50,000

Mikita Badziakouski	50,000

Ben Heath	50,000

Almedin Imsirovic	50,000
George Wolff	50,000
Viliyan Petleshkov	50,000
Michael Kamran	50,000

2018-01-12 14:02 UTC-4

Badziakouski Takes from Linde

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Niveau 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

There were 11,000 chips in the middle and the board read when we got to the table. Mikita Badziakouski checked from middle position and Dylan Linde bet 4,000 from the cutoff. Badziakouski called.

The turn brought the and Badziakouski checked. Linde bet 9,000, and after using one time bank slip, Badziakouski called.

The fell on the river and Badziakouski checked. Linde checked behind and Badziakouski quickly tabled . His flopped set was good, as Linde tossed his cards into the muck, and Badziakouski took the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mikita Badziakouski	68,000 18,000	18,000

Dylan Linde	30,500 -19,500	-19,500

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Dylan Linde

2018-01-12 14:06 UTC-4

Tollerene Making a Comeback

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Niveau 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

The board read and the action was on Kevin Hobbs in middle position. Hobbs made a bet of 3,900 into a pot of around 6,500. Ben Tollerene called on the button and Sam Greenwood folded from the big blind.

The river was the and Hobbs pushed a stack of chips into the middle, more than the 5,300 chips Tollerene had remaining. Tollerene quickly made the call and Hobbs turned over for the nut flush. However, Tollerene revealed for a full house and is starting his comeback after losing a big pot to Ari Engel earlier on.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Kevin Hobbs	40,200 -9,800	-9,800
Ben Tollerene	31,500 21,700	21,700

Tags: Ari Engel Ben Tollerene Kevin Hobbs Sam Greenwood

Niveau: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

2018-01-12 14:14 UTC-4

First Re-Entry and a Couple Stars Pros

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Niveau 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

The field has continued to climb through the first level. Some of the latest entries include PokerStars Team Pros Daniel Negreanu and Andre Akkari, along with Richard Seymour, Rocco Palumbo, and the event's first re-entry from Daniel Dvoress.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daniel Negreanu	50,000 50,000	50,000

Richard Seymour	50,000 50,000	50,000
Andre Akkari	50,000 50,000	50,000

Daniel Dvoress	50,000 32,000	32,000

Antonio Santichio	50,000 50,000	50,000
Rocco Palumbo	50,000 50,000	50,000

Bruno Politano	50,000
Mohsin Charania	50,000

Peter Jetten	50,000

Tags: Andre Akkari Daniel Dvoress Daniel Negreanu Rocco Palumbo

2018-01-12 14:29 UTC-4

Hobbs Doubles Through Potashnik

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Niveau 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

There was a substantial pot of about 38,000 already brewing and the board read when we got to the table. Bryan Potashnik checked from the big blind and Kevin Hobbs jammed from the hijack for 29,500. Potashnik had Hobbs covered by a very narrow margin and called.

Hobbs:
Potashnik:

Potashnik held top pair, top kicker but found himself trailing Hobbs's overpair. The river changed nothing, so Hobbs took the pot to leave Potashnik with crumbs.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Kevin Hobbs	102,000 61,800	61,800
Bryan Potashnik	3,800 -46,200	-46,200

Tags: Kevin Hobbs Bryan Potashnik

2018-01-12 14:30 UTC-4

Kamhazi Pulls Off a Bluff

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Niveau 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Jonathan Kamhazi opened to 1,100 from the cutoff and Jonathan Jaffe three-bet to 3,500 out of the big blind. Kamhazi called and the flop came . Jaffe led out for 1,800 and Kamhazi raised to 7,200. Jaffe called and the fell on the turn.

Jaffe checked to Kamhazi who fired another 8,200. Jaffe called just as his time clock reached zero and the completed the board.

Jaffe checked again and Kamhazi shipped all in, putting Jaffe at risk for his last 26,700 chips should he make the call. He thought for a brief moment and then slid his cards to the muck. Kamhazi showed the with a big grin on his face, happily showing the bluff.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jonathan Kamhazi	91,800 14,600	14,600
Jonathan Jaffe	26,700 -23,300	-23,300

Tags: Jonathan Jaffe Jonathan Kamhazi