Welcome back to the third and final day of the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 Super High Roller!
This tournament began with 44 unique players who accounted for 14 reentries (including three from Bill Perkins), which brought the total field up to 58 entries and created a $5,626,000 prize pool. A portion of that was awarded yesterday as Kathy Lehne (8th - $225,040) and Daniel Dvoress (7th - $286,920) were both eliminated before play halted for the night.
Today, the final six players will return to compete for a $1,687,800 first-place prize. Leading the way is Bryn Kenney, who bagged up 3.82 million after eliminating Dvoress in the last hand of the night, the result of Dvoress running queens into kings.
The 29-year-old Kenney, who has previously finished third in this event twice before (back in 2011 and 2015 for $643,000 and $873,880 respectively) may hold the chip lead, but five other established players are nipping at his heels including SCOOP and WCOOP champ Ankush "pistons87" Mandavia (3.36 million), 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Joe McKeehen (2.805 million), David Peters (2.085 million), Isaac Haxton (1.395 million), and Mustapha Kanit (1.03 million).
All of those players are guaranteed a minimum $360,060 in prize money, but of course everyone has their eyes on taking home the trophy and adding their name to this prestigious list of champions:
PCA $100k Super High Roller History
Year
Entries
Prize Pool
Winner
Country
Prize
2011 (EPT7)
38 entries
$3,743,000
Eugene Katchalov
Ukraine
$1,500,000
2012 (EPT8)
32 entries
$3,136,000
Viktor Blom
Sweden
$1,254,400
2013 (EPT9)
59 entries
$5,724,180
Scott Seiver
USA
$2,003,480
2014 (EPT10)
56 entries
$5,433,120
Fabian Quoss
Germany
$1,629,940
2015 (EPT11)
66 entries
$6,402,000
Steve O'Dwyer
Ireland
$1,872,580
Day 3 will kick off at 1 p.m. local time, but updates won't start until an hour later to coincide with the cards-up live stream, which you can follow on PokerStars.tv, YouTube and Facebook. Team PokerStars Pro Jason Somerville will also be broadcasting live on Twitch.
Hand #1: David Peters raised to 115,000 from the cutoff with and he picked up the pot.
Hand #2: David Peters raised again to 115,000 and Joe McKeehen thought for a bit before three-betting from his immediate left. The action folded back around to Peters, and he started down McKeehen before making the call.
The flop brought out and Peters checked to McKeehen who checked behind quickly. On the turn the hit and Peters checked to McKeehen again, and the WSOP Main Event champion checked behind. The river completed the board with the and with 675,000 chips in the pot both players checked.
Peters showed and McKeehen tabled his to take down the pot.
Hand #10: The action folded to Mustapha Kanit in the cutoff and he raised to 125,000 with . Isaac Haxton looked down at in the small blind and he moved all in. Haxton had Kanit covered by about 400,000, and after a few seconds the Italian pro folded.
Hand #11: Mustapha Kanit raised under the gun plus one with to 125,000 and the action quickly folded around.
Hand #12: Isaac Haxton woke up with in the cutoff and he raised to 120,000. David Peters found on the button and he made the call, after which Ankush Mandavia called with in the big blind.
The flop came down and Mandavia checked to Haxton, who opted to check with his top pair top kicker. Peters had flopped two pair and he bet 180,000, into Mandavia who held the worst ace of the three players involved. Mandavia called and Haxton just called as well.
On the turn the hit and both Mandavia and Haxton checked to Peters again who bet 425,000. Mandavia quickly folded his top pair, and Haxton went into the tank.
After a while Haxton called, and on the river the hit. Haxton checked again, and Peters opted to check behind. Haxton showed his , and he took down the pot while Peters showed a look of defeat as he mucked his cards.
Hand #44: Ankush Mandavia raised from the button with to 160,000 and Mustapha Kanit looked at in the small blind. Kanit three-bet to 435,000 and Mandavia moved all in almost right away when Bryn Kenney gave up his big blind. Kanit folded right away and Mandavia picked up the pot.
Hand #45: Mustapha Kanit raised from the button with to 160,000 and he picked up the pot.
Hand #46: Mustapha Kanit raised with to 160,000 from the cutoff and David Peters called from the big blind with . Peters checked to Kanit who bet 135,000 and the call was made. The turn was the , and Peters checked again. Kanit checked behind and the river was the .
Both players checked on the river and Peters raked in the pot.
Hand #47: Ankush Mandavia raised with to 160,000 and David Peters found in the small blind. Peters made the call and Joe McKeehen called with from the big blind.
The flop brought out and Peters flopped top two pair, and all three players checked. On the turn the hit and Mandavia filled up his straight. Peters bet 240,000 and McKeehen folded after which Mandavia called.
The river brought the and Peters checked to Mandavia who bet 490,000. Peters went into the tank before eventually folding his two pair.
Hand #48: Joe McKeehen limped from the small blind with and Ankush Mandavia raised with from the big blind to 240,000. McKeehen folded and Mandavia picked up the pot.
Hand #52: David Peters received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #53: Isaac Haxton found on the button and he moved all in for 1,470,000 and Joe McKeehen snap-called from the big blind with .
The flop brought out and McKeehen took a commanding lead in the hand. On the turn the hit, giving Haxton some outs, but on the river the popped up and Haxton hit the rail in sixth place.
Hand #84: David Peters raised all in for 840,000 from the button holding the and Ankush Mandavia, who looked down at the in the big blind, thought for a few moments before folding his hand.
Hand #85: Peters shoved all in for 1.1 million with the in the cutoff and once again took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #86: Peters moved all in for the third straight hand, this time for 1.36 million, and Bryn Kenney called from the big blind.
Peters:
Kenney:
Peters had some major kicker issues, and they didn't get resolved as the board ran out .
Hand #97: Mustapha Kanit raised under the gun with to 240,000 and Ankush Mandavia called from the big blind with . The flop brought out and Mandavia checked to Kanit who checked behind.
The turn brought the and Mandavia checked again, after which Kanit checked again. The river was the and Mandavia checked a third time, but this time he had made a straight. Kanit checked behind and Mandavia picked up the pot.
Hand #98: The action folded to Ankush Mandavia who limped from the small blind with . Mustapha Kanit looked at in the big blind and he raised to 290,000. Mandavia moved all in and Kanit made the call right away, creating a pot worth 4,680,000.
The flop brought out and while Kanit's pair stayed in front, Mandavia picked up a straight draw. The turn was the and Mandavia needed help to knock out Kanit, and the river was just that. The river was the , sending Kanit to the rail after Mandavia hit a straight.
Hand #105: Ankush Mandavia limped from the small blind with and Bryn Kenney checked from the big blind with . The flop brought out and Mandavia checked to Kenney who bet 220,000. Mandavia called and on the turn the hit, giving him a pair of aces.
Both players checked and the river was the and Mandavia lead out for 425,000, and Kenney tanked for a bit before folding.
Hand #106: Ankush Mandavia raised from the button with to 320,000 and he picked up the pot.
Hand #107: Ankush Mandavia received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #108: Bryn Kenney received a walk.
Hand #109: Ankush Mandavia raised from the button to 320,000 holding . Joe McKeehen moved all in from the big blind with for 3.1 million and he picked up the pot.
Hand #110: Bryn Kenney raised from the button holding to 330,000 and Ankush Mandavia called from the big blind with . The flop brought out and both players checked. On the turn the hit and Mandavia bet 300,000 with his straight, getting Kenney to fold.
Hand #111: Ankush Mandavia found in the small blind and he called. Bryn Kenney checked with and the flop brought out . Mandavia bet 200,000 and Kenney called, putting the on the turn. Mandavia checked on the turn and Kenney bet 340,000. Mandavia called with second pair, and the river was the , giving Kenney a straight.
Mandavia checked again, and now Kenney bet 1,270,000. Mandavia went into the tank for more than two minutes and eventually he made the call, giving up a huge pot to Kenney.
Hand #112: Ankush Mandavia raised to 320,000 with the on the button, Joe McKeehen defended the big blind with the , and the flop came down . McKeehen checked, Mandavia bet 500,000, and the reigning World Series of Poker Main Event champ moved all in with his straight and flush draw. Mandavia snap-folded.
Hand #113: McKeehen limped the small blind with the , Mandavia raised to 460,000 from the big blind with the , and the flop fell . McKeehen checked, Mandavia did the same, and the paired the board on the turn.
McKeehen opted to bet 475,000 with his flush draw, Mandavia called with his open-ender, and the peeled off on the river to pair both players. McKeehen bet 750,000 and Mandavia called only to discover the bad news. Mandavia was left with just 12 big blinds after the hand.
Hand #114: Bryn Kenney limped the small blind with the , McKeehen raised to 480,000 from the big with the , and Kenney folded.
Hand #115: McKeehen raised to 375,000 from the small blind with the and won the pot after Mandavia released the in the big.
Hand #116: Mandavia moved all in for 2.135 million from the small blind and Kenney called from the big blind.
Mandavia:
Kenney:
Mandavia was way behind and had just a 23% chance of surviving the hand. The flop was no help to Mandavia, and neither was the . Mandavia needed a four on the river to stay alive, but it wasn't in the cards as the bricked.
Hand #159: Joe McKeehen looked at on the button and he raised to 480,000. Bryn Kenney held in the big blind and he made the call. The flop came down and McKeehen bet 400,000, which got Kenney to fold.
Hand #160: Bryn Kenney raised from the button to 525,000 with and Joe McKeehen called. The flop brought out and both players checked. The turn was the and McKeehen bet 575,000, which was called by Kenney. On the river the hit and both players checked. McKeehen won the pot with a pair of eights.
Hand #161: Bryn Kenney received a walk.
Hand #162: Joe McKeehen received a walk.
Hand #163: Joe McKeehen raised from the button with to 480,000 and Bryn Kenney looked down at and he moved all in. McKeehen called right away and a coin flip was upon us for a pot worth 11,330,000.
The flop brought out and Kenney flopped trips, putting him way out in front. The turn didn't change things, with the , and on the river the it was all over when the hit. McKeehen was knocked out in second place, while Kenney lifted the trophy and took home the first-place prize of almost $1.7 million.
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and he picked up the pot.
and Peters checked to McKeehen who checked behind quickly. On the turn the 
hit and Peters checked to McKeehen again, and the WSOP Main Event champion checked behind. The river completed the board with the 
and with 675,000 chips in the pot both players checked.
and McKeehen tabled his 
to take down the pot.
. Isaac Haxton looked down at 
in the cutoff and he raised to 120,000. David Peters found 
on the button and he made the call, after which Ankush Mandavia called with 
in the big blind.
and Mandavia checked to Haxton, who opted to check with his top pair top kicker. Peters had flopped two pair and he bet 180,000, into Mandavia who held the worst ace of the three players involved. Mandavia called and Haxton just called as well.
in the small blind. Kanit three-bet to 435,000 and Mandavia moved all in almost right away when Bryn Kenney gave up his big blind. Kanit folded right away and Mandavia picked up the pot.
to 160,000 and he picked up the pot.
in the small blind. Peters made the call and Joe McKeehen called with 
from the big blind.
and Peters flopped top two pair, and all three players checked. On the turn the 
hit and Mandavia filled up his straight. Peters bet 240,000 and McKeehen folded after which Mandavia called.
and Peters checked to Mandavia who bet 490,000. Peters went into the tank before eventually folding his two pair. 
and Ankush Mandavia raised with 
from the big blind to 240,000. McKeehen folded and Mandavia picked up the pot.
.
and McKeehen took a commanding lead in the hand. On the turn the 
and Ankush Mandavia, who looked down at the 
in the big blind, thought for a few moments before folding his hand.
in the big blind and he raised to 290,000. Mandavia moved all in and Kanit made the call right away, creating a pot worth 4,680,000.
and Bryn Kenney checked from the big blind with 
. Joe McKeehen moved all in from the big blind with 
to 330,000 and Ankush Mandavia called from the big blind with 
on the turn. Mandavia checked on the turn and Kenney bet 340,000. Mandavia called with second pair, and the river was the 
, and the flop came down 
, and the flop fell 
and won the pot after Mandavia released the 
, and on the river the it was all over when the