Mikita Badziakouski open-shoved from under the gun for 65,000 and players quickly folded around. The action got to Nick Petrangelo in the big blind who took one look at his cards before quickly making the call, putting Badziakouski at risk.
Mikita Badziakouski:
Nick Petrangelo:
Badziakouski shook his head as he realized his predicament. The flop came out , which flopped him stone dead as Petrangelo even had the heart redraw. The board completed with and Badziakouski tapped the table and made his way to the exit.
On a heads-up flop of , Ben Heath checked to Cary Katz, who bet 24,000.
Heath called and the two saw the turn . The action went check-check and they went to the river .
Heath checked to Katz once more, who slid out a bet of 50,000 leaving only 15,000 or so behind.
Heath went into the tank for a bit, then announced he was all in, covering Katz. Katz snap-called and flipped over for trip fours but was sick to his stomach when Heath rolled over for a rivered full house.
"Wow, bad river," he sighed as he stood up from the table while his chips were pushed over to Heath.
David Yan raised to 20,000 and quickly called when Nick Petrangelo moved all in to his left.
Nick Petrangelo:
David Yan:
Yan's pocket pair was ahead to begin the hand and the flop did not change anything. Petrangelo could not connect on the turn, while the river only improved Yan's holding to score the knockout.
Petrangelo's exit left the six remaining players on the money bubble.
David Yan opened to 30,000 from under the gun and found one caller in big blind David Peters. The duo went to a flop of which saw a check from Peters and a continuation from Yan for 24,000.
Peters made the call and they went to the turn card , to which both players opted to check.
The river fell the and the action went check-check again. Peters turned over for a monster hand on the flop with two pair and a flush draw, but Yan then flipped over for a bigger two pair on the river to take the pot.
Fedor Holz moved in his final 40,000 chips and was called by Chris Hunichen in the small blind and Ben Heath in the big blind.
Hunichen led out on the flop and Heath folded leaving Holz at risk heads up.
Fedor Holz:
Chris Hunichen:
Hunichen was well ahead after flopping a set of nines and Holz could not catch up as the turn locked up the hand. The river completed the board and Holz was eliminated on the money bubble.
Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 45,000 and called when David Peters moved all in for 310,000. The remaining players folded, leaving Peters at risk.
David Peters:
Orpen Kisacikoglu:
Peters trailed to begin the hand and found no help on the flop. Kisacikoglu then improved on the turn and Peters could not spike on the river ending his run in fifth place.
Ben Heath raised to 115,000 from under the gun, leaving only a single 5,000 chip behind. David Yan called on the button, with Chris Hunichen the moving all-in from the big blind.
Heath slid his final chip into the middle, and Yan snap-called leaving both opponents at risk.
Ben Heath:
Chris Hunichen:
David Yan:
Yan was ahead with his pocket kings, which held up through the runout. Heath was eliminated in fourth place, while Hunichen took third as Yan stacked his chips.
After reaching a deal for the remaining prize pool, both players moved all-in on the very next hand to flip for the trophy.
Orpen Kisacikoglu:
David Yan:
Yan was in the lead with his pocket pair, and cemented his advantage on by hitting a set on the flop. The turn and river were no help to Kisacikoglu, ending his run in second place.
David Yan outlasted a tough field in Event #14 $50,000 6-Handed to take the title after almost 14 hours of play. Yan defeated Orpen Kisacikoglu after reaching a deal during heads-up play, claiming the largest piece of the prize pool and the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure trophy at the Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas.
The field of 31 entries created a total prize pool of $1,509,948, with the final five players earning a return on their investment. Chris Hunichen took third place ($245,400), followed by Ben Heath in fourth ($177,400) and David Peters earning the minimum cash ($143,400) in fifth.
$50,000 PCA Single Day High Roller (6 Handed) Final Table Results
PLACE
PLAYER
COUNTRY
PRIZE (IN USD)*
1st
David Yan
New Zealand
$485,690
2nd
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Turkey
$458,058
3rd
Chris Hunichen
United States
$245,400
4th
Ben Heath
United Kingdom
$177,400
5th
David Peters
United States
$143,400
*Denotes heads-up ICM deal
“I’m pretty grateful for the experience" Yan told PokerNews after his victory. "When you play such a little amount, it’s just basically anything can happen. Today I just ran insane, the field was one of the tougher ones we’ve seen".
Early Day Eliminations
Yan kick-started his day with an early elimination of Justin Bonomo. The good fortune continued by knocking outChristoph Vogelsang as the field moved closer to the money.
Mikita Badziakouski was among the players to enter a second time, only to see his run cut short against Nick Petrangelo shortly after the late registration period closed.
Cary Katz was also among those using a second entry, but saw his run end on the bubble of the final table.
Final Table Action
Yan took commanding chip lead into the unofficial final table of seven players, and scored the first elimination against Petrangelo.
That left the field on the direct money bubble, where Fedor Holz fell at the hands of Hunichen after the American flopped a set of nines.
In the Money
Once the field reached the money, the eliminations happened rather quickly. Peters was the first to go, losing to Kisacikoglu's pocket pair to finish fifth.
Then came perhaps the hand of the night, when Yan's kings scored a double elimination to reach heads up play. Heath's short stack left him in fourth place, while Hunichen earned the pay jump and the podium finish.
From there, Kisacikoglu and Yan traded the chip lead a few times before reaching a deal. Yan was all-in twice during heads-up play, but was never at risk as Kisacikoglu folded both times. In the end, Yan's pocket pair finished the job against Kisacikoglu to take down the title.
Yan said that his victory has not really impacted his plans to play a busier schedule. "I think I’ll probably spend quite a bit of time at home with family, maybe play some but didn’t really plan too much".
That closes out PokerNews live reporting team's coverage of the $50,000 PCA Single Day High Roller (6 Handed) in The Bahamas. Be sure to check out all of the action as the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure continues.