Day 5 of the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event is set to kick off at noon local time, and leading the 20 remaining players is Madis Muur. Muur bagged 3.515 million after winning a huge pot off of Roger Teska during the final few hands of Day 4, and the Estonia can more than double his career tournament earnings with an 11th-place finish or higher.
Hot on his heels is Season 4 EPT Dortmund winner Mike McDonald. McDonald is the only remaining EPT champion, and could become the first player to ever capture two tiles if he is so fortunate. The Canadian will start the day with 3.432 million.
Also still alive are former November Niner Antoine Saout (2,432,000), UKIPT Dublin winner Max Silver (2,359,000), online legends Isaac “westmenloAA” Baron (1,556,000) and Grayson “gray31” Ramage (571,000), and UKIPT Season 3 Player of the Year Tom Hall (1,241,000).
The plan for the day is to play until we reach an official final table of eight. Be sure to stick with PokerNews throughout the day for live updates straight from the tournament floor.
Roger Teska consumed several adult beverages during play the past two days, and after this bad beat to knock him out of the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, he may be off to have some more.
The action folded to the American in the small blind, and he raised to 62,000. Madis Muur moved all in for effectively 857,000, and Teska tank-called.
Teska:
Muur:
Teska was a big favorite heading into the flop, but after the dealer fanned , Muur had a 36 percent chance of winning the hand. The on the turn was a blank, changing nothing, and Teska was one card away from doubling up to over 1.7 million.
Unfortunately, it wasn't to be for Teska, and the spiked onto the felt, giving Muur a straight. The American is eliminated in 20th place, earning $70,700, and Muur is over 4.23 million chips.
Tom Hall raised to 48,000 from early position and it folded around to Robert Auer in the cutoff. He announced an all in three-bet for 516,000 and it folded back to Hall who moved forward a call.
Hall:
Auer:
Hall was out in the lead with ace-high heading to the flop and further extended his lead after pairing up with . Auer made a pair with the on the turn, but was ultimately eliminated after the finished off the board on the river.
Hall raked in the pot and now has 1.76 million in chips.
Kyle Sorel open-shipped all in for 369,000 from the cutoff. Fabian Ortiz dropped out a call from the button and the two blinds kicked their cards into the muck.
Sorel showed but was crushed to find that Ortiz woke up on the button with . The board fell down and Sorel was eliminated in 18th place for $70,700.
Ortiz dragged in the pot and now has 2.47 million in chips.
Shyam Srinivasan raised to 50,000 on the button, Max Silver three-bet to 125,000 out of the small blind, and Adrian Bussman moved all in for 442,000 from the big blind. Srinivasan folded, and Silver called.
Silver:
Bussman:
Bussman remained ahead after the flop, but the on the turn gave Silver extra outs to counterfeit the Swede. Silver called for an eight, which would chop the pot, but the Brit took it all when the completed the board.
Silver won with effectively jack-high, sending Bussman off in 17th place. There are two tables remaining, but there will be no redraw.
Shyam Srinivasan opened to 52,000 from early position, Allon Allison moved all in for 1.19 million from the small blind, and Srinivasan called the near 50-big blind shove.
Srinivasan:
Allison:
Srinivasan held a dominating hand, and extended his lead when the flop came . Allison was drawing dead after the turned, and a meaningless completed the board.
Allison busted in 15th place, earning $90,700, while Srinivasan chipped up to 2.97 million.
Pascal Lefrancois was in the hijack and opened with a raise. Antoine Saout was two seats down on the button and announced a three-bet to 133,000. Action folded back around to Lefrancois and he took his time moving out a four-bet to 314,000.
Saout thought for a moment before he began stacking up green T25,000 chips. He pushed forward a tower that totaled 581,000 for a massive five-bet. Lefrancois came right back over the top with an announcement of a six-bet shove. Saout called and the hands were turned on their backs.
Saout:
Lefrancois:
Both players were close in chips but it was actually Saout who was all in and at risk for his tournament life, as Lefrancois had him covered by just 68,000. Saout went to the community cards looking for an ace, but found no help on the flop. The board paired deuces with the on fourth street, meaning Saout would have to drill the ace on the final card to stay alive.
It was not meant to be, however, as the completed the board and eliminated Saout from play. He will collect $80,700 in winnings while Lefrancois has vaulted into the chip lead. He's now sitting on 4.6 million for the largest stack in the room.
Pal Zsibrita opened to 52,000 from under the gun plus one. He found calls from Tom Hall in the hijack and Mike "Timex" McDonald on the button.
The trio of players took in a flop of and Zsibrita continued out for 79,000. Hall let go of his cards while McDonald opted to stick around to fourth street. The dealer rapped the table and produced the on the turn. Zsibrita moved forward 160,000 and Timex called once more.
The came on the river and Zsibrita checked over to McDonald. He announced an all in bet which left Zsibrita pondering a call for his last roughly 520,000. He ultimately decided to call and was shown by McDonald for top two pair. Zsibrita threw his cards into the muck but since it was an all in and a call his cards were flipped back over and shown to be for top pair with a queen kicker.
Zsibrita took to the rail in 14th place while McDonald scooped up a pot that brought him right back into the chip lead. He now has 5.31 million in tournament chips.
After three-bet shipping the previous hand, Jorgen Sandvoll Lindebo moved all in for 523,000 from the hijack seat, and Dominik Panka quickly called in the big blind.
Lindebo:
Panka:
Lindebo held a slight lead in the preflop race, but fell drastically behind when the dealer spread . Panka's pair of kings held up as the turn and river bricked , respectively, and Lindebo exited in 13th place.
Daniel Gamez raised to 62,000 in the cutoff, Fabio Freitas moved all in for 394,000 in the big blind, and Gamez made the call.
Gamez:
Freitas:
Freitas was well ahead of Gamez heading to the flop, but the dealer spread , giving Gamez an ace-high flush draw. The on the turn was red, but it was a brick, and the river wasn't a heart either. However, it was the pretties card in the deck - the - giving Gamez a winning pair of aces.
Freitas hit the rail in 12th place, earning $100,700, while Gamez is up to 1.684 million chips.