Niveau: 17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$50,000 High Roller
Jours 2
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$50,000
Entrants
46
Niveau
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Hands #57-61: O'Dwyer Makes a Flush
Niveau 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand 57: Byron Kaverman received a walk in the big blind with 
.
Hand 58: Jean-Noel Thorel opened for 100,000 with 
on the button. Kaverman woke up with 
in the small blind and moved in for 1,345,000. O'Dwyer folded right away and Thorel decided to do the same after thinking about it for a bit.
"I fold a pair," Thorel said.
"A good pair?" Kaverman asked.
"Not so good, or I would put it in. But a pair..." Thorel replied with a smile.
Hand 59: O'Dwyer opened the small blind with 
for 120,000. Thorel called with 
in the big blind. O'Dwyer flopped great on 
and he called Thorel's bet. The 
hit the turn and O'Dwyer checked again. This time, Thorel checked behind.
The 
completed the board and O'Dwyer bet 200,000 into 455,000. Thorel called instantly with his rivered pair but he had to muck as O'Dwyer showed the flush.
Hand 60: Steve O'Dwyer found a big hand with 
on the button and he moved all in. The blinds both folded right away.
Hand 61: Steve O'Dwyer received a walk in the big blind with 
.
Hands #62-66: Kaverman Back on Top
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Niveau 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand 62: Steve O'Dwyer shoved on Jean-Noel Thorel from the small blind and won the pot.
Hand 63: O'Dwyer shoved the button with and Thorel put himself at risk calling all-in for his last 445,000 tabling 
. Thorel flopped a straight on the 
flop and the 
runout secured him the double up.
Hand 64: Thorel open-shoved on the button with 
and won the pot.
Hand 65: Thorel was given a walk.
Hand 66: O'Dwyer opened to 90,000 on the button with 
and Kaverman defended his big blind with 
. The flop fanned out 
and Kaverman check-called a bet of 75,000.
The on the turn gave Kaverman a flush and he checked again. O'Dwyer bet 150,000 and after a few moments, Kaverman called.
The board completed with the 
and Kaverman checked for the third time. O'Dwyer fired a third bullet worth 330,000 and Kaverman called, taking down a big pot to reclaim the chip lead.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
2,565,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
||
|
2,020,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
||
|
1,020,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Hands #67-73: Thorel Doubles Through O'Dwyer and Takes Over the Lead
Niveau 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand 67: Jean-Noel Thorel on the button opened for 100,000 with 
. Steve O'Dwyer called from the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and O'Dwyer check-folded to Thorel's 100,000 bet.
Hand 68: O'Dwyer in the small blind completed with , Thorel checked 
. Both checked the flop of 
and O'Dwyer took it down with a bet of 45,000 on the turn as Thorel folded.
Hand 69: Jean-Noel Thorel opened in the small blind for 85,000. Byron Kaverman called with 
. The flop came 
and Thorel took the pot with a bet of 100,000 as Kaverman folded.
Hand 70: Steve O'Dwyer in the small blind with 
opened for 120,000. Jean-Noel Thorel called with . The flop came 
and both checked. The hit the turn and O'Dwyer bet 150,000 into 255,000 and Thorel folded right away.
Hand 71: Thorel limped in from the small blind with 
and Kaverman checked . The flop came 
and both players checked. They did so too on the on the turn before the completed the board. Thorel checked and Kaverman bet 65,000. Thorel called and the two chopped the pot.
Hand 72: Byron Kaverman had just the showing and limped in from the small blind. Big blind Steve O'Dwyer checked . The flop came and Kaverman bet 60,000. O'Dwyer folded.
Hand 73: O'Dwyer in the small blind with 120,000. Big blind Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 340,000 with . O'Dwyer moved all in and Thorel called right away to create a 2,295,000 pot.
The flop came which didn't do much for Thorel, but the on the turn sure did.
The on the river completed the board and Thorel doubled.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,295,000
1,275,000
|
1,275,000 |
|
|
1,687,000
-333,000
|
-333,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
395,000
-2,170,000
|
-2,170,000 |
|
|
||
Hands #74-78: O'Dwyer Shoves Three Times
Niveau 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand 74: Steve O'Dwyer shoved the button with and won the pot.
Hand 75: Bryon Kaverman opened in the small blind and O'Dwyer folded his big.
Hand 76: Kaverman raised to 100,000 with and was called by Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind holding 
. The flop fanned out 
and both players checked bringing the 
on the turn.
Both players checked again and the completed the board. Two more checks and Kaverman's pair was good.
Hand 77: O'Dwyer shoved the button with and won the pot.
Hand 78: Thorel opened to 100,000 with and O'Dwyer three-bet shoved with getting Thorel to fold.
Hands #79-83: O'Dwyer Doubles
Niveau 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand 79: We missed this hand because of a segment on the stream.
Hand 80: We missed this hand because of a segment on the stream.
Hand 81: We missed this hand because of a segment on the stream.
Hand 82: Byron Kaverman received a walk in the big blind with .
Hand 83: Thorel opened the button for 100,000 with . Steve O'Dwyer in the big blind with called and flopped best on 
. O'Dwyer checked and Thorel bet 150,000. O'Dwyer shoved for 535,000 and Thorel called.
The on the turn did nothing for Thorel and the 
on the river even improved O'Dwyer to a full house.
Thorel and O'Dwyer even in chips now, Kaverman still leads.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
313,000
|
313,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,320,000
-975,000
|
-975,000 |
|
|
1,305,000
910,000
|
910,000 |
|
|
||
Hands #84-88: O'Dwyer Grabs a Few Pots
Niveau 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand 84: Byron Kaverman opened with the , making it 100,000 to go and Jean-Noel Thorel shoved for 1,215,000 with the . Kaverman folded.
Hand 85: Steve O'Dwyer raised with the 
on the button and won the pot.
Hand 86: O'Dwyer was given a walk.
Hand 87: O'Dwyer limped holding 
and Thorel checked with the . The two players checked down a board and O'Dwyer's jack was best.
Hand 88: O'Dwyer opened with 
and folded when Thorel three-bet to 270,000 with two red sevens.
Hands #89-97: Small Pots
Niveau 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand 89: Jean-Noel Thorel with on the button opened for 80,000. Steve O'Dwyer called with in the big blind. Thorel took it down with a bet of 75,000 on 
as O'Dwyer check-folded.
Hand 90: Byron Kaverman found on the button and made it 90,000 and he took down the blinds and antes.
Hand 91: Kaverman received a walk in the big blind with .
Hand 92: Kaverman in the small blind with raised to 160,000. Big blind Steve O'Dwyer folded .
Hand 93: O'Dwyer limped in from the small blind with 
. Thorel raised to 115,000 with . O'Dwyer called to see a flop. The flop came and O'Dwyer check-folded to Thorel's 100,000 bet.
Hand 94: Kaverman received a walk in the big blind with .
Hand 95: Kaverman with the in the small blind opened for 160,000 and O'Dwyer folded.
Hand 96: Kaverman on the button with and opened for 90,000. He took down the blinds and antes.
Hand 97: O'Dwyer made it 90,000 to go with on the button. Kaverman took 30 seconds but he folded the dominated .
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,980,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,575,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
1,050,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
|
|
||
Niveau: 18
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
PCA 2018 $1,650 National Championship Winner Maria Konnikova on How to Bluff (and Win) in Poker
Niveau 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Psychologist and Author Maria Konnikova (Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes and The Confidence Game) has been improving and excelling in poker. She has dedicated over a year of her life to studying poker from Erik Seidel, one of the greatest poker players of all time. Maria is deep in a poker tournament at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2018 and she shares some of the tips from Erik Seidel. After 8 months of training, she is starting to get a grasp on how to bluff in poker.