The $25,000 3-Day High Roller at the 2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure drew a total of 142 entries from 99 unique players, but just eight remain in contention for the title and $836,350 top prize. Leading the way is Jonathan Jaffe, who will take a massive 2,143,000-chip stack out of the bag when Day 3 begins at noon local time at the ultra-luxe Atlantis Resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Jaffe is the only player to carry a stack of over 2 million into the third day of play. Canadian online grinder Christopher Kruk sits in second position with 1,420,000, and just behind him is former Super Bowl champion Richard Seymour with 1,400,000.
PokerStars Team Pro Igor Kurganov is still in the hunt with a stack of 660,000, as are Felipe Ramos (633,000), Stefan Schillhabel (480,000), Justin Bonomo (361,000), and short stack Mikita Badziakouski (134,000).
Here's a look at the final table payouts:
Place
Prize (USD)
1st
$836,350
2nd
$569,760
3rd
$376,360
4th
$310,150
5th
$249,160
6th
$195,150
7th
$146,360
8th
$108,030
The remaining players will play 60-minute levels with a 20-minute break every two levels until a winner is determined. The final table seat draw can be found below.
Seat
Player
Country
Chips
Big Blinds
1
Jonathan Jaffe
United States
2,143,000
107
2
Felipe Ramos
Brazil
633,000
32
3
Christopher Kruk
Canada
1,420,000
71
4
Justin Bonomo
United States
361,000
18
5
Igor Kurganov
Russia
660,000
33
6
Richard Seymour
United States
1,400,000
70
7
Mikita Badziakouski
Belarus
134,000
7
8
Stefan Schillhabel
Germany
480,000
24
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Action folded to Felipe Ramos on the button and he shoved for his last 40,000 chips. After brief consideration, Christopher Kruk moved all-in from the small blind for what looked like just over 1,300,000. Justin Bonomo folded his big blind and the two live players tabled their hands.
Felipe Ramos:
Christopher Kruk:
Ramos was way ahead preflop with the better pocket pair and Kruk needed a lot of help from the deck in order to knock him out. The flop came giving Kruk a set of fives to take the lead and leaving Ramos in need of a club or seven. The on the turn put Ramos back in the lead with a flush, but the river paired the board to give Kruk the winning full house, so he took the pot to end Ramos's deep run in this tournament.
Action folded to Stefan Schillhabel on the button and he raised to 300,000, leaving himself just 50,000 chips behind. After verifying the amount of the raise, Jonathan Jaffe called from the small blind.
The flop came and Jaffe bet to put Schillhabel at risk. He quickly called and the two players tabled their hands.
Stefan Schillhabel:
Jonathan Jaffe:
Jaffe had the lead with top set but Schillhabel had outs in the form of an open-ended straight draw. The on the turn gave Jaffe a lock on the pot with a boat, and he took the chips after the hit the river to end Schillhabel's deep run in this event.
Mikita Badziakouski got all of his 246,000 chips in the middle against Richard Seymour and was in a dominating position to double up. Badziakouski held and Seymour showed . The board ran out and Badziakouski made a flush by the river to score a double up.
Just two hand later, the action folded around to Badziakouski in the small blind who raised to 480,000. Jonathan Jaffe announced all in from the big blind and Badziakouski called off his remaining 50,000 chips. Jaffe tabled and Badziakouski was in danger of being eliminated with .
The flop came and Badziakouski picked up a couple of outs after hitting a pair of nines on the flop. The and the completed the board and Badziakouski was unable to improve, being eliminated in sixth place.
Action folded around to the blinds and Justin Bonomo raised from the small to put Igor Kurganov, who was in the big blind, to a decision for his approximately 300,000-chip stack. After brief consideration, Kurganov called to put himself at risk.
Justin Bonomo:
Igor Kurganov:
Kurganov had the preflop advantage and Bonomo needed to improve in order to stack him. The board ran out to give Bonomo queens up, so he took the pot to end Kurganov's deep run in this event.
Justin Bonomo raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and Jonathan Jaffe three-bet to 285,000 out of the small blind. Bonomo called and the flop came . Jaffe led out for a bet of 200,000 and Bonomo made the call.
The turn brought the and Jaffe fired another 340,000. Bonomo continued to call and the completed the board. Jaffe used one of his time extensions before announcing all in. Bonomo was left with around 1,135,000 and he rested his head on his hands. After a brief thought, Bonomo tossed in a few chips to call. Jaffe tabled for two pair and Bonomo's was unable to beat it.
Bonomo shipped his chips to Jaffe before exiting the tournament in fourth place. Jaffe now holds a commanding chip lead over his two remaining opponents, Richard Seymour and Christopher Kruk.
Christopher Kruk was recently short-stacked with less than 10 big blinds but is now sitting on more than 1,000,000 chips after doubling twice through Richard Seymour.
In the first hand, action folded to the blinds, and Kruk shoved from the small for 295,000. Seymour called to put Kruk at risk and the two players tabled their hands.
Christopher Kruk:
Richard Seymour:
Kruk was ahead with the better ace and Seymour needed to improve in order to win the pot. After the board ran out Kruk was still best, so he doubled.
In the next hand, Seymour raised to 75,000 from the button and Kruk called from the big blind.
The flop came and both players checked.
The turn brought the , Kruk bet 135,000. and Seymour called.
The fell on the river and Kruk shoved for 455,000. Seymour called and showed having paired his queen on the river, but Kruk tabled for trip fives to take the pot and double again.
Jonathan Jaffe raised to 90,000 from the button, Christopher Kruk folded his small blind, and Richard Seymour three-bet shoved for just over 400,000 from the big blind. Jaffe quickly called to put Seymour at risk and the two players tabled their hands.
Jonathan Jaffe:
Richard Seymour:
Jaffe had the preflop advantage and Seymour needed to improve in order to survive.
"I need an ace," said Seymour with a smile as he got to his feet. The board ran out which was no help to either player, so Jaffe took the pot to end Seymour's deep run in this tournament.
Christopher Kruk raised to 90,000 on the button and Jonathan Jaffe shipped all in. Kruk instantly called for his last 880,000 and the cards were on their backs.
Christopher Kruk:
Jonathan Jaffe:
Jaffe would need a deuce to clinch the title and the board ran out . Kruk's ace-jack high held up to earn him a double up and bring the match a little closer to even.
Christopher Kruk raised to 125,000 from the button and Jonathan Jaffe called from the big blind.
The flop came and Jaffe checked. Kruk bet 200,000, Jaffe check-raised to 600,000, and Kruk called.
The fell on the turn and both players checked.
The river brought the and Jaffe checked. Kruk bet 750,000 with just seconds remaining on the shot clock and Jaffe went into the tank. After tossing in a time bank slip, he eventually called. Kruk tabled for kings up, Jaffe mucked, and Kruk took the pot to recover the chip lead.
giving Kruk a set of fives to take the lead and leaving Ramos in need of a club or seven. The 
on the turn put Ramos back in the lead with a flush, but the 
river paired the board to give Kruk the winning full house, so he took the pot to end Ramos's deep run in this tournament.
and Jaffe bet to put Schillhabel at risk. He quickly called and the two players tabled their hands.
on the turn gave Jaffe a lock on the pot with a boat, and he took the chips after the 
hit the river to end Schillhabel's deep run in this event.
and Seymour showed 
. The board ran out 
and Badziakouski made a flush by the river to score a double up.
and Badziakouski was in danger of being eliminated with 
.
and Badziakouski picked up a couple of outs after hitting a pair of nines on the flop. The 
and Jaffe fired another 340,000. Bonomo continued to call and the 
, Kruk bet 135,000. and Seymour called.
