2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$100,000 7-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
108
Prize
$1,555,360
Event Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$4,508,460
Entries
46
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
46
Players Left
1

Lehne Sends Katz to the Rail

Level 16 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Cary Katz
Cary Katz

Cary Katz was all-in for 34,000 from under the gun and David Yan called in the cutoff. Kathy Lehne also came along in the big blind as well. Following a {k-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Spades} flop on which Lehne bet 25,000, Katz joked "I check" before Yan called.

The {3-Hearts} turn was checked and Lehne checked the {k-Diamonds} on the river.

Yan now bet 30,000 and Lehne called after which Katz immediately remarked "eight is good" before exposing his {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. Yan indeed had an eight in his hand with the {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs} but Lehne won the pot with the {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Kathy Lehne
510,000
110,000
110,000
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David Yan
453,000
-67,000
-67,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Cary Katz
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Cary KatzDavid YanKathy Lehne

More for Dvoress; Fumes for Katz

Level 16 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Henrik Hecklen
Henrik Hecklen

In a battle of the blinds with preflop raising chips pulled into the middle already, the flop showed {j-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Daniel Dvoress checked and chip leader Aleksejs Ponakovs bet 24,000. Dvoress then check-raised to 63,000 and that forced a fold from Ponakovs.

Over on table three, Henrik Hecklen bet the {8-Clubs}{7-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop for 25,000 and Cary Katz moved all-in via double fist push. The instant call by Hecklen followed and Katz was stunned.

"That was way too fast," he said in table chat while Hecklen replied with a rather dry "I just have to".

Henrik Hecklen: {10-Clubs}{4-Clubs}
Cary Katz: {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

The {3-Spades} turn changed nothing yet while one player at the table remarked "too many outs". That was indeed the case as the {6-Spades} river completed a straight for Hecklen. The Dane doubled for 127,000 to leave Katz with fewer than three big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
950,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Daniel Dvoress
345,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
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Henrik Hecklen
320,000
175,000
175,000
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Cary Katz
34,000
-231,000
-231,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsCary KatzDaniel DvoressHenrik Hecklen

Poker Player Busts from WSOP Circuit King's Main Event in a Chop Pot; No One Caught It!

Level 16 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Hand
Hand

You can chalk this one up in the "never seen that before" poker category. Pierre Kauert busted in sixth place in the WSOP Circuit Main Event at King's Casino on...get this...a heads-up chop pot.

Yes, that's right, he became the first player ever, at least on a live stream, to be eliminated from a tournament in a hand he didn't actually lose. No one, not even the announcers, caught the mistake, and by the time it was discovered the pot should have been chopped, it was too late.

"It does fall under player and dealer responsibility and cannot really do anything about it at this point. If it wasn’t live streamed it would never have been realized and so we just move on," World Poker Tour's Executive Tour Director Matt Savage, who was not associated with the event, explained to PokerNews when asked how he would have proceeded.

See how the hand went down here!

Holz and Haxton Get Shoves Through

Level 16 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Fedor Holz defended the big blind to then move all-in after a {a-Spades}{j-Spades}{j-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} turn, forcing a fold from Isaac Haxton in the under-the-gun position.

In the very next hand, Seth Davies raised the button and Haxton defended his big blind, too. The flop brought {q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Clubs} and Haxton opted to check. Davies bet 30,000 and quickly folded to Haxton's shove.

Player Chips Progress
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Seth Davies
345,000
130,000
130,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Fedor Holz
210,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Isaac Haxton
200,000
-35,000
-35,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Fedor HolzIsaac HaxtonSeth Davies

Chips Upon Chips for Petrangelo

Level 16 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On the tail end of a larger heads-up pot between Fedor Holz and Nick Petrangelo, the latter had the best of it with {a-Hearts}{k-Spades} on the {10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{5-Hearts} to win one of the largest pots of the day thus far.

As the chips were pushed to him, he also received a sandwich and fries delivered to the table

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Petrangelo
700,000
365,000
365,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Fedor Holz
145,000
-275,000
-275,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Nick PetrangeloFedor Holz

Level: 16

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Kenney the Next Casualty in Quick Succession

Level 15 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney

Dan Smith opened the action with a raise to 21,000 and Bryn Kenney jammed for 154,000 out of the blinds. It folded back to Smith, who asked for an exact count and declared "I call" a few seconds later.

Bryn Kenney: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}
Dan Smith: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

The {j-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop kept Kenney ahead but Smith leaped ahead with the {q-Spades} turn. Needing a spade or ace to survive, Kenney bricked the {6-Diamonds} on the river and the field was down to the last 17 contenders.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Smith
650,000
320,000
320,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Bryn Kenney
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Bryn KenneyDan Smith

Hecklen Doubles Through Yan

Level 15 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Henrik Hecklen was all-in with a short stack of just 64,000 and he received a call from David Yan to set up the following showdown.

Henrik Hecklen: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
David Yan: {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The {q-Clubs}{j-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop gave Hecklen top pair while Yan had an open-ended straight draw and one overcard.

Nothing changed with the {4-Hearts} turn and {2-Hearts} river as Hecklen remained in contention.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of David Yan nz
David Yan
520,000
-80,000
-80,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Henrik Hecklen dk
Henrik Hecklen
145,000
55,000
55,000

Tags: David YanHenrik Hecklen

Brewer Runs Into Aces

Level 15 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Chris Brewer raised all in and was called by the bigger-stacked Aleksejs Ponakovs for Brewer to be at risk.

Chris Brewer: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Aleksejs Ponakovs: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

Brewer was in trouble and got no help from the runout of {j-Spades}{q-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} for Brewer's PCA run-bad to continue

Player Chips Progress
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
1,000,000
275,000
275,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Chris Brewer
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsChris Brewer

Addamo Eliminated by Seiji

Level 15 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Rodrigo Seiji opened in early position and Michael Addamo three-bet jammed from the small blind for around 120,000. Seiji called to put Addamo at risk.

Michael Addamo: {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Rodrigo Seiji: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Addamo was ahead with ace-high but Seiji improved as the board ran out to mark the elimination of the Australian high-stakes crusher.

Player Chips Progress
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Rodrigo Seiji
600,000
170,000
170,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Michael Addamo
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Michael AddamoRodrigo Seiji