$100,000 Super High Roller Dia 1 | 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

2016-01-06 14:40 UTC-4

PCA Retrospective: Online Legend Viktor Blom Scores Massive Win in 2012

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Nível 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

In 2012, the $100,000 Super High Roller returned to the PCA schedule after its first edition in 2011. The second edition of the event tallied 30 players and 32 entries, thanks to the reentries of Bill Perkins and Jonathan Duhamel. The attendance was down from the opening installment, but nevertheless a prize pool of $3.136 million was generated. Of that, $1.254 million would be awarded to the winner and the top five spots were slated to pay out.

Day 1 of the event saw 18 players advance to Day 2 with Isaac Haxton in the lead. Day 2 finished with eight players remaining and Galen Hall atop the pack. Also still alive at this point were Humberto Brenes and Daniel Negreanu, who both made Day 3 and cashed the prior year. Duhamel, who was in the event for $200,000 in buy-ins, also maneuvered his way to Day 3.

Brenes fell short of a cash in eighth place, and then Mike "Timex" McDonald busted in seventh. With the tournament on the official bubble with six players remaining, Scott Seiver saw his stack get shorter and shorter. Eventually, Seiver ran pocket jacks into Hall's pocket kings and finished as the event's "bubble boy."

Negreanu was the first to go in the money, earning $250,900 and brining his two-year total in this event to $1.25 million. Duhamel then busted in fourth place, winning $313,600 and profiting $113,600 on his run. Both of those eliminations were taken care of by Viktor "Isildur1" Blom.

Hall then busted in third, leaving Blom and Dan Shak heads up with Blom in front. The two jabbed back and forth in the early portion of the match, but then Blom took the first big chunk from his opponent to really extend his lead. Not too long after that, Blom finished Shak off to earn the $1.254 million first-place prize. Shak scored $846,700 for his second-place result.

The $100,000 Super High Roller in running for the sixth time at PCA. If you enjoyed this look back in time at a prior year of the event, click here to read about the other years from our PCA retrospective series.

Tags: Bill Perkins Dan Shak Daniel Negreanu Galen Hall Humberto Brenes Isaac Haxton Jonathan Duhamel Mike McDonald Scott Seiver Viktor Blom

2016-01-06 13:55 UTC-4

Perkins Eliminated by WSOP Champ McKeehen

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Nível 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

From under the gun, Joe McKeehen, winner of the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event for $7,683,346, raised to 3,000. Bill Perkins called from the next seat, and then play folded over to Sam Greenwood on the button. Greenwood reraised to 12,000, the two blinds folded, McKeehen called, and Perkins called.

With three players in action, the flop fell . McKeehen and Perkins checked, and Greenwood bet 16,400. After McKeehen made the call, Perkins check-raised all in for around 110,000-115,000. Greenwood quickly folded, but McKeehen quickly called.

McKeehen rolled over the for top pair and a flush draw. Perkins didn't like what he saw and sheepishly turned over the .

"How about a red five?" cried Perkins. "Give me a red five!"

The dealer did not deliver a red five, and the turn was the and the river the . That kept McKeehen's hand best, and he had Perkins covered, which meant the first elimination of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Joe McKeehen	375,000 375,000	375,000
Bill Perkins	Eliminado

Tags: Bill Perkins Joe McKeehen Joseph McKeehen Sam Greenwood

2016-01-06 13:36 UTC-4

PCA Retrospective: First Year Sees Katchalov Defeat Negreanu in $100K

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Nível 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

We can still remember how we felt when it was announced that the 2011 edition of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure would feature a mammoth $100,000 buy-in poker tournament. Estimations quickly made ways around the PokerNews offices as to how many entries the event would get and who would show up, but none of that chatter had us prepared for the buzzing feeling that ran through our veins while walking the floor of the event as the first cards were pitched in the air.

For the players, this was a six-figure buy-in event and some were, without question, overextending themselves by taking a shot. For the media, we all knew the same — this was a six-figure buy-in event and some of these players were without question overextending themselves by taking a shot.

The first few hands of the event were played in almost complete silence, but the tension broke just 30 minutes into play when Dutch player [Removed:39] hit the rail in spectacular fashion. For Berendsen, his $100,000 ticket saw him wake up to pocket kings halfway through the first level of the day. Each player began with 250,000 in chips and a stack of 250 big blinds. That didn't stop Berendsen from getting every last one of those chips into the middle against Nick Schulman. Unfortunately for Berendsen, Schulman woke up to a brighter sunrise that day in the Bahamas, as he held pocket aces. Berendsen couldn't improve and was the first player sent packing.

"Seat open!" was the cry from the voice of Daniel Negreanu at the table, which prompted plenty of jaw dropping and chatter from around the room.

As the day wore on, 38 players entered the competition. Day 1 finished with 23 left and German Tobias Reinkemeier in the lead.

With a prize pool of $3.743 million up for grabs, the grind to the final table on Day 2 was exactly that, a grind. Following the completion of Day 2, the field had been cut down to just seven, and it was Schulman leading the pack. Only the top five spots were set to reach the money, meaning two unfortunate players would go home with nothing to show for their efforts come Day 3.

Andrew Lichtenberger was the first player to go on Day 3, and his elimination set up the bubble. Then, the richest person in Hungary and 1980 TIME Magazine Man of the Year, Sandor Demjan, busted in sixth place to Eugene Katchalov.

With everyone then in the money, Humberto Brenes hit the rail in fifth place for $200,000, Schulman fell in fourth for $400,000, and Bryn Kenney was knocked out in third for $643,000. That set up a near-even heads-up duel between Katchalov and Negreanu, and it didn't take long for Katchalov to pull away.

A couple big pots for Katchalov gave him a sizable lead, but then Negreanu doubled back to give himself additional life. Even so, Katchalov took a chip lead of nearly 4-1 into the dinner break. Upon their return, Katchalov didn't stop the charge and soon finished off his opponent to earn the $1.5 million top prize and the inaugural PCA $100,000 Super High Roller title. Negreanu scored an even $1 million for his runner-up finish.

The $100,000 Super High Roller in running for the sixth time at PCA. If you enjoyed this look back in time at a prior year of the event, click here to read about the other years from our PCA retrospective series.

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Bryn Kenney Daniel Negreanu Eugene Katchalov Humberto Brenes Nick Schulman Tobias Reinkemeier

2016-01-06 10:58 UTC-4

Welcome to the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 Super High Roller!

Welcome to the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure from the beautiful Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas!

The nine-day PCA 2016 festival kicks off today at noon with the flagship $100,000 Super High Roller event. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is on hand to bring you updates, interviews and more from the three-day event, which is expected to draw some of the biggest names in the game. Among those confirmed to participate are Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu and Jason Mercier, as well as businessmen Dan Shak, Bill Perkins, and Paul Newey, Italian pro Mustapha Kanit, reigning World Series of Poker Main Event champ Joe McKeeehen, and Fedor Holz, who is just days removed from winning the Triton Super High Roller $200,000 Cali Cup for $3,463,000.

All of those players and more look to join the prestigious list of PCA $100K champs, which dates back to 2011, and includes Steve O'Dwyer (2015 - 66 entries - $1,872,580 top prize), Fabian Quoss (2014 - 46 entries - $1,629,940 top prize), Scott Seiver (2013 - 47 entries - $2,003,480 top prize), Viktor Blom (2012 - 30 entries - $1,254,400 top prize), and Eugene Katchalov (2011 - 38 entries - $1,500,000 top prize).

A record 104 tourneys are taking place at Atlantis during the 2016 PCA festival. Aside from the Super High Roller, events include the second ever LAPT Bahamas Main Event (unlimited re-entries, starts January 7, now with reduced $2,200 buy-in); the PCA 2016 Main Event on January 8; a $50k One-Day High Roller Single Reentry on January 9; a three-day $25k High Roller on January 12; and the $600 Ladies Event on January 14.

Today's event will kick off at Noon local time, which is just a couple hours from now. Players will start with 250,000 in chips and have the option to reenter unlimited times on Day 1, which will last for eight one-hour levels with no dinner break. Registration will remain open until the start of Day 2. While you wait, check out this #PCA2016 promo video: