Après une journée de poker de plus de 13 heures, le Jour 2 du Super High Roller du PokerStars Caribbean Adventure à 100.000$ l'entrée à permis de faire tomber le field à 7 joueurs, tous assurés d'un gain minimal de 248,720$.
Les deux derniers survivants du tournoi remporteront au moins un million de dollars, Ivan Luca a les yeux rivés sur le premier prix de 1,492,340$. L'Argentin est en tête du classement provisoire devant Justin Bonomo et le Team Pro PokerStars Daniel Negreanu not far behind.
Siège
Joueur
Pays
Chipcount
Blindes
1
Ivan Luca
Argentina
2,760,000
55
2
Isaac Haxton
United States
1,095,000
22
3
Sam Greenwood
Canada
695,000
14
4
Bryn Kenney
United States
1,485,000
30
5
Cary Katz
United States
855,000
17
6
Daniel Negreanu
Canada
2,415,000
48
7
Justin Bonomo
United States
2,695,000
54
33 joueurs avaient emballé des jetons à l'issue du Jour 1, Bill Perkins et Cary Katz se sont enregistrés juste avant le départ du Jour 2 pour porter le total des inscriptions à 48 entrants. Les 7 derniers survivants du tournoi vont ainsi se partager plus de 4,7 millions de dollars.
Vite éliminé, le numéro 1 du classement GPI et Team Pro WinamaxAdrian Mateos Diaz n'a fait que contribuer au prizepool tout comme Stefan Schillhabel, Steffen Sontheimer, Koray Aldemir ou encore Rainer Kempe. Aucun Allemand n'a d'ailleurs fait l'argent, une première depuis longtemps dans un tournoi de ce type !
Chipleader à l'entame, Scott Seiver n'a pas tenu un level. Après avoir perdu un gros pot contre David Peters, il a fait les contre les chez Ivan Luca. Timothy Adams, Dan Shak, Nick Petrangelo et Steve O'Dwyer l'ont rejoint dans le rail avant l'argent eux aussi.
Kevin Hart a fait le show en Table TV toute la journée pour finalement sortir en 14e position, juste avant le Français Jean-Noel Thorel. Christopher Kruk, son bourreau, ne sera pas non plus au Jour 3. Stephen Chidwick (10e), Mustapha Kanit (9e) échouent près du but tout comme Erick Seidel, 8e et bubble-boy du tournoi.
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La partie reprend sur les blindes 25 000 - 50 000 (5000).
Hand 40: In the first hand back from the break, Bryn Kenney moved all in under the gun for 710,000 with the and he took down the blinds and antes.
Hand 41: Justin Bonomo raised to 80,000 holding the in the hijack and Ivan Luca called with the in the cutoff. The flop saw Bonomo check and Luca bet 135,000. Bonomo called and then both players checked the turn. When the paired the board on the river, Bonomo bet 350,000 and Luca called to win the pot.
Hand 42: Daniel Negreanu raised to 80,000 with the in early position and Luca three-bet to 215,000 with the in the hijack. Action folded back to Negreanu and he let it go.
Hand 43: Luca raised to 80,000 with the UTG+2 and he stole the blinds and antes.
Hand 44: Luca raised to 90,000 with the and Negreanu defended the big blind with the . Negreanu then checked the flop and called when Luca bet 70,000. The turn was gin for Negreanu, and he checked to Luca, who checked behind. On the river, Negreanu bet 75,000 and Luca folded.
Hand 45: Erik Seidel moved all in for 540,000 from the cutoff with the and Cary Katz called from the button with the .
Seidel needed some major help to avoid becoming the bubble boy, but that didn't happen as the board ran out a dry .
Hand 11: Ivan Luca raised to 55,000 with the and Bryn Kenney three-bet all in for 764,000 with the in the cutoff. Everyone folded including Luca.
Hand 12: Cary Katz raised to 50,000 with the on the button and Justin Bonomo looked down at the in the big blind. He moved all in and Katz released his small pocket pair.
Hand 13: Luca raised to 55,000 under the gun with the and Bonomo called from the small blind with the . Mustapha Kanit then three-bet all in for 297,000 from the big blind with the , Luca folded, and Bonomo called.
Kanit desperately needed a high five, but the dealer left him hanging by running out a dry board of . With that, the official final table has been established, and just one more needs to fall before the money is made.
Ike Haxton raised from the cutoff and Hollywood star Kevin Hart three-bet all in for 148,000 from the button. The short-stacked Christopher Kruk, who had lost most of his chips the hand before, called off for 23,000 from the big blind and Haxton called to put Hart at risk in the side pot.
Hart:
Kruk:
Haxton:
"King of hearts," Hart called. The dealer did not oblige and put out the kingless flop.
The turn was no help to Hart, and he wished the table good luck after the river sent him packing.
Meanwhile, Kruk's hand held to give him the triple in the main pot.
Erik Seidel opened the button for 27,000 and small blind Jason Koon shoved for 260,000 even. David Peters in the big blind asked for a count and shoved over the top for just under 400,000. Seidel folded right away.
Jason Koon:
David Peters:
The board ran out an uneventful and Koon hit the rail in 16th place.
Steve O'Dwyer opened the button for 23,000 and saw big blind Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 70,000. O'Dywer called in position and checked behind once Negreanu checked on .
The hit the turn and Negreanu checked again. O'Dywer bet an even 100,000 and Negreanu called.
With the completing the board, Negreanu checked for the third time. O'Dywer bet 300,000 and Negreanu called.
O'Dywer showed , the pot went to Negreanu who tabled .
Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu raised to 22,000 from middle position and Seth Davies called from the button. Kevin Hobbs then three-bet all in for 87,000 from the small blind and Negreanu just called. Davies came along as well and three players took a flop of .
Negreanu bet 70,000, Davies folded, and the cards were turned up.
Hobbs:
Negreanu:
Hobbs was in a bad spot, and the turn left him drawing dead. Hobbs began shaking hands with everyone at the table as the dealer put out the meaningless on the river.
Dan Shak opened under the gun for 20,000 and his neighbor Daniel Negreanu called. Chris Hunichen, right next to them, squeezed to 85,000 and action folded to Shak. Shak tanked for a bit before shoving for 225,000 total. Negreanu folded, Hunichen called.
Dan Shak:
Chris Hunichen:
Negreanu admitted having had folded . Shak wasn't so sure about his chances, claiming jacks hadn't been his hand the last year.
Still, the board brought no trouble for Shak as he doubled on . Hunichen now short.
and he took down the blinds and antes.
in the hijack and Ivan Luca called with the 
in the cutoff. The 
flop saw Bonomo check and Luca bet 135,000. Bonomo called and then both players checked the 
turn. When the 
paired the board on the river, Bonomo bet 350,000 and Luca called to win the pot.
in early position and Luca three-bet to 215,000 with the 
in the hijack. Action folded back to Negreanu and he let it go.
UTG+2 and he stole the blinds and antes.
and Negreanu defended the big blind with the 
. Negreanu then checked the 
flop and called when Luca bet 70,000. The 
river, Negreanu bet 75,000 and Luca folded.
and Cary Katz called from the button with the 
.
in the cutoff. Everyone folded including Luca.
in the big blind. He moved all in and Katz released his small pocket pair.
and Bonomo called from the small blind with the 
, Luca folded, and Bonomo called.
in the small blind. Justin Bonomo called with 
and bet 45,000 into 165,000. Bonomo raised to 175,000. Negreanu called to see the pot grow to 515,000.
on the river wasn't the spade Negreanu was looking for but it did give him top pair and the best hand. Negreanu bet 180,000. 
river sent him packing.
and Koon hit the rail in 16th place.
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