Liv Boeree had already committed 25,000 from middle position and was facing a decision for a total of 70,000 from Christopher Kruk, who was on the button. Boeree called.
The flop came and Boeree checked. Kruk moved a handful of T-25,000 chips forward to put Boeree to a decision for her stack. She called for 126,000 to put herself at risk.
Liv Boeree:
Christopher Kruk:
Boeree had the advantage with top pair and Kruk needed to improve in order to stack her. The on the turn gave Kruk Broadway and left Boeree drawing to a chop. The river changed nothing, so Kruk took the pot to end Boeree's run in this tournament.
On a board reading , Christopher Kruk led out for 70,000 from the big blind into a pot of around 60,000. Larry Greenberg called from the cutoff and the landed on the river.
Kruk put in a bet of 230,000 and Greenberg called again. Kruk showed the and Greenberg mucked with just over 70,000 chips remaining.
In the next hand, the action folded to Greenberg who pushed all in for 72,000 and Justin Bonomo called from the big blind. Bonomo tabled and Greenberg had two live cards with .
The flop came , giving Bonomo a set of threes and Greenberg was drawing slim. The on the turn ended things and Greenberg was eliminated in 13th place.
Ari Engel opened to 25,000 from the cutoff and Christopher Kruk called from the big blind. The flop fell and Kruk check-called a bet of 30,000 from Engel.
The turn brought the and Kruk checked again. Engel pushed all in for 175,000 and Kruk went into the tank. After using up two of his time banks, Kruk finally counted out a call and the cards were tabled. Engel showed for just king high and Kruk surprisingly rolled over for bottom pair. The river bricked off with the and Engel's tournament came to an end.
"Wow, calling station," Steffen Sontheimer said to Kruk. "I thought Justin was the calling station."
Steffen Sontheimer raised to 30,000 from the button, Jonathan Jaffe three-bet to 120,000 from the big blind, and Sontheimer called.
The flop came and Jaffe bet 80,000. Sontheimer raised to 190,000, leaving himself just over 250,000 behind. Jaffe shoved to put Sontheimer to a decision for the remainder of his stack and he quickly called.
Steffen Sontheimer:
Jonathan Jaffe:
Sontheimer had the lead with his overpair and Jaffe needed help to stack him. The turn changed nothing but the river gave Jaffe trips, so he took the pot to send Sontheimer to the rail.
The action folded to Stefan Schillhabel who limped in from the small blind and Jonathan Concepcion checked his option. The flop came and Schillhabel led out for 14,000. Concepcion called and the landed on the turn.
Schillhabel checked this time and Concepcion tossed in a bet of 25,000. Schillhabel made the call and the put four diamonds on the board. Schillhabel checked and Concepcion pushed all in for just shy of 100,000. Schillhabel called and the cards were tabled.
Schillhabel showed and Concepcion revealed the . Concepcion was under the impression that he won the pot with his seven-high flush, thinking that Schillhabel had called with two-pair instead of the rivered flush he had made with the . The rest of the table pointed out that the winning hand was Schillhabel's, and Concepcion exited.
Jonathan Jaffe opened to 36,000 from under the gun and Daniel Negreanu defended his big blind. The flop came and Negreanu checked to Jaffe who continued for 22,000. Negreanu check-raised to 70,000 and Jaffe wasn't going anywhere.
The turn brought the and both players checked to the on the river. Negreanu pushed all in for around 90,000 and Jaffe instantly called. Negreanu held for a missed flush draw and pair of fours, while Jaffe turned over for two pair. Negreanu tossed his king towards Jaffe, as if to give him another one, and walked in ninth place.
After another 10 levels, play has wrapped up on Day 2 of the $25,000 High Roller here at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2018. Jonathan Jaffe will head into the third and final day as the chip leader after bagging a whopping 2,143,000 chips.
Jaffe was in front of the field for the majority part of the day. In a crucial hand with just two tables remaining, Jaffe got involved in a big pot with PokerStars Team Pro Daniel Negreanu. Jaffe showed aggression on all three streets and Negreanu paid him off on a paired board and three cards to a flush. Jaffe tabled a queen-high flush and left Negreanu with few chips, and would eventually finish in ninth place.
Jaffe will be closely followed by Canadian online phenom, Christopher Kruk with 1,420,000 chips. Rounding out the top three is former Super Bowl champion, Richard Seymour, who bagged an impressive 1,400,000 after he took down a monster pot against Justin Bonomo.
The day started off with 50 players returning to their seats from Day 1. Late registration remained open until the start of play, and there were a few late stragglers to join the field. In total, there were 144 entries that made up a prizepool of $3,484,800.
When the payouts were announced, it was deemed there would be 20 places getting paid with a min-cash being worth $45,300. The winner will gladly be taking home $836,350 and the pride of beating the best players in the world.
Day 3 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
For a field with as many big names as you could find, there is no surprise with those that finished in the money today. They include Peter Jetten (20th place - $45,300), Javier Zapatero (19th place - $45,300), Mike Watson (18th place - $45,300), Ryan Mceathron (17th place - $50,572), Jean-Noel Thorel (16th place - $50,572), Isaac Haxton (15th place - $55,740), Liv Boeree (14th place - $55,740), Larry Greenberg (13th place - $60,980), Ari Engel (12th place - $60,980), Steffen Sontheimer (11th place - $69,730), Jonathan Concepcion (10th place - $69,730), and Daniel Negreanu (9th place - $83,460).
Day 2 Seat Draw
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
Belaurs
134,000
7
8
Stefan Schillhabel
Germany
480,000
24
The action is slated to resume on Sunday at 12:00 P.M. local time at the beginning of level 20. They will continue to play until a winner is crowned with 60-minute levels and 20-minute breaks after every two levels.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament to bring you all of the coverage of the final table.