Jacob Carl Schindler and Chris Klodnicki were in action in a big pot on the paired board of ![]()
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. Schindler was first and checked, which was followed by a check from Klodnicki to see the
land on the river. Schindler checked again, and Klodnicki fired a bet of 100,000 with a tall tower of blue T5,000 chips. Schindler tanked for a bit, and eventually folded, claiming to have "the best starting hand in hold'em." Klodnicki just smiled and collected the pot.
2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
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board, there was about 100,000 in the middle between Nadar Kakhmazov and Dan Smith. Smith was first and bet 36,000. Kakhmazov put in a raise, but he attempted to make it 68,500 to go. The minimum raise allowed was 72,000, so it was ruled that Kakhmazov had to add a few more chips. After he did, Smith began to think. Eventually, Smith reraised all in for around 215,000 or so. Kakhmazov quickly folded, and Smith won the pot.
Action folded to Chris Klodnicki on the button, and he raised to 13,500. Olivier Busquet made the call from the big blind, and the dealer produced the ![]()
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flop. Busquet and Klodnicki both checked.
The turn was the
, and Busquet bet 18,000. After Klodnicki opted to make the call, the
fell on the river to complete the board. Busquet led with a bet of 40,000, and Klodnicki folded.
Ami Barer just ended up all in for his tournament life against Kyle Julius. The showdown went as following.
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and Barer doubled up. We're still with 40 players are the dinner break is about to start.
We're down to five tables of eight players after Mukul Pahuja was just knocked out in 41st place. Ami Barer raised from the button to 12,000 and it seemed like Pahuja had moved all in from the small blind. He was up against Tommy Vedes in the big blind as Barer folded from the button.
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and Pahuja was knocked out shy of the money.
Joseph Cheong raised to 14,000 from under the gun, and action folded over to Paul Newey in the hijack seat. Newey called, then Francisco Benitez called from the cutoff seat. Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst called from the small blind, and the four players saw the flop come down ![]()
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On the flop, Selbst, Cheong, and Newey all checked. Benitez was last to act and opted to fire a bet of 27,500. After Selbst got out of the way, Cheong check-raised all in for 104,000. Newey gave it a little bit of thought, then folded, and Benitez quickly called.
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for a double gutshot straight draw. Cheong had the ![]()
for an overpaid and a gutshot of his own.
The turn was the
, and the river was the
. That gave Cheong the win and moved him to 275,000 in chips. Benitez slipped back to 128,000.
With 43 players left and only the top 31 spots paying out, the money bubble for the 2014 PCA $25,000 High Roller is starting to appear on the horizon.
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From under the gun, Ana Marquez raised to 12,000. Joseph Cheong flat-called from the next seat, and then action folded to Rob Mizrachi in the small blind. Mizrachi reraised to 34,000. Everyone folded, and Mizrachi won the pot.