$25,000 High Roller Dia 1 | 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

2015-01-12 16:55 UTC-4

Assorted Chip Counts

Nível 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sam Greenwood	110,500 60,500	60,500
Samuel Bongard	102,500 38,500	38,500
Christian Harder	81,000
Dominik Panka	73,500 23,500	23,500

Bryn Kenney	57,000 7,000	7,000
David Peters	51,000 1,000	1,000
Jason Mercier	50,000

Matt Salsberg	45,000 -17,000	-17,000
David "Bakes" Baker	43,000 -7,000	-7,000
Will Failla	36,000
Sorel Mizzi	27,000 -23,000	-23,000
Martin Finger	23,500

Max Greenwood	10,500 -39,500	-39,500

2015-01-12 16:45 UTC-4

Stammen Informs Amirov of Rule No. 1

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Nível 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

From early position, Ole Schemion raised to 700. Keven Stammen, reigning World Poker Tour World Championship title holder, called from the next seat, and then action folded to Ilkin Amirov in the small blind. He three-bet to 3,000. The big blind and Schemion folded, before Stammen made the call.

The flop fell , and Amirov checked.

"I'll take the bait, I'll take the bait." said Stammen before he fired out 4,500. Amirov called, and Stammen responded, "Good call."

The turn was the , and both players checked to see the fall on the river. Here, Amirov bet 8,200, and Stammen went into the tank.

"What did that gentleman bet?" asked Stammen after about 30 seconds of thought. He was then informed of the amount before tossing his hand away and giving Amirov the pot. "Good hand, buddy," Stammen commented.

"Why you look so angry?" asked Stammen after a few seconds passed of Amirov pulling in the pot. "Don't be angry, we can't all play like... Ole." The table laughed, a brief pause follow,ed and then Stammen said, "Have fun, that's rule number one."

Stammen then turned to Schemion and asked, "Where's your skateboard?" citing the fact that at last year's PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Schemion was roving around the Atlantis Resort on a brightly-colored skateboard.

"I broke it," said Schemion.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ilkin Amirov	51,000
Keven Stammen	41,500

Tags: Keven Stammen Ole Schemion

2015-01-12 16:41 UTC-4

Here He Is, Mr. Blatter!

Nível 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Ronaldo was meant to be in Switzerland today, handing over the Ballon D’Or to his namesake and successor, Cristiano Ronaldo. But having enjoyed a remarkable run at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Ronaldo is still in the Bahamas, sticking it to Sepp Blatter from afar. PokerStars Blog railed Ronaldo with his friend, coach and countryman, Andre Akkari.

2015-01-12 16:37 UTC-4

Greer Ships on Akkari

Nível 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Andre Akkari raised to 700 before the flop and found calls from Ryan Julius in the cutoff and Garrett Greer on the button. Byron Kaverman was in the small blind and he three-bet the action to 3,200. All three players called to see a flop.

The dealer produced a flop of and Kaverman came out swinging for 5,700. Akkari called and Julius got out of the way. Greer called as well from the button, leaving a trio still active heading to the turn.

The hit the felt on the turn and Kaverman thought for two minutes before checking it over to the Team PokerStars Pro. Akkari reached for chips and dropped 11,300 into the middle. Greer responded by moving all in for 32,200 total. Kaverman let his hand go and Akkari went into the tank. Ultimately, he decided it was not worth it and folded his cards. Greer was awarded the pot and now has about 82,000 to his name.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Garrett Greer	82,000 32,000	32,000
Andre Akkari	69,000 -13,000	-13,000

Byron Kaverman	57,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Andre Akkari Byron Kaverman Garrett Greer

2015-01-12 16:32 UTC-4

Tito Ortiz and Sarah Herring in a Rear Naked Choke Hold

Nível 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

If you're going to send anybody to meet the PCA's resident cage fighter, and learn a rear naked choke hold it might as well be cage fighter's spouse/PokerStars Blog presenter Sarah Herring. Read more on the PokerStars Blog.

2015-01-12 16:30 UTC-4

More For Selbst

Nível 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

While passing by the table of Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst and Mike McDonald, we found the two engaged in a large pot on the river. The completed board read and McDonald was deep in the tank. Selbst had a bet of what looked to be 40,000 in front of her with an already sizable pile of chips already in the middle.

McDonald thought for some time before Selbst called the clock on him. The one-minute countdown began, putting the pressure on McDonald. Ultimately, he opted to fold his cards with just a couple of seconds left in his time. Selbst was awarded the pot and now has about 75,000 to her name.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Vanessa Selbst	75,000 11,000	11,000

Mike McDonald	34,500 -18,500	-18,500

Tags: Mike McDonald Vanessa Selbst

Nível: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

2015-01-12 16:10 UTC-4

Selbst Has Arrived

Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst has recently taken her seat and we found her engaged in a hand with Galen Hall, Mike McDonald, and a fourth player. The flop read and there were three checks around to Selbst on the button. She dropped out a bet of 2,400 into a pot of roughly 5,000. Hall called, the next player folded, and McDonald let go of his cards as well.

Hall and Selbst were heads up to see the on the turn. Hall checked and the Team PokerStars Pro knocked the table back. The finished off the board and Hall fired out 5,700. Selbst thought for a moment before cutting out a raise to 11,300. Hall spent about two minutes in the tank before kicking in his cards. Selbst was awarded the pot and now has about 63,000 to her name.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Vanessa Selbst	64,000 14,000	14,000

Galen Hall	24,000 -27,500	-27,500

Tags: Galen Hall Vanessa Selbst

2015-01-12 16:03 UTC-4

More Chips

Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Joe Kuether	110,000 60,000	60,000
Hilton Laborda	72,000 72,000	72,000
David Vamplew	70,000 20,000	20,000

Jason Koon	64,500 6,500	6,500
Mike McDonald	53,000 3,000	3,000

Ole Schemion	50,000
Sorel Mizzi	50,000
Ryan Riess	49,500 -500	-500
Lawrence Greenberg	41,000 1,700	1,700
Aleksandr Denisov	40,000 40,000	40,000
John Racener	35,500 -14,500	-14,500
Max Silver	33,500 -16,500	-16,500

2015-01-12 15:46 UTC-4

Buonanno's Second Bullet Crippled by Watson

Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

We arrived to see Mike Watson and Antonio Buonanno heads up in a hand with a completed board of . Buonanno checked the river and Watson moved all in for his last 28,850. Buonanno went deep into the tank, pondering a call for well over four minutes.

After a significant amount of time, table mate Scott Seiver called the clock on Buonanno and he was given one minute to act on his hand. Buonanno waited until he had just one second left to shove a stack of chips into the middle, signifying a call. Watson immediately turned over for a full house of sixes full of fours. Buonanno mucked his hand and was reduced to just 4,500 on his second and final bullet.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mike Watson	105,000 55,000	55,000

Antonio Buonanno	4,500 4,500	4,500

Tags: Antonio Buonanno Mike Watson