Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$1,650 National Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
290
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Loek van Wely opened to 60,000 in the cutoff and Harrison Gimbel three-bet to 180,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and van Wely called to see a flop of 
.
Both players checked and the 
peeled off on the turn. Gimbel checked again and van Wely bet 100,000. It didn't take Gimbel long to call and the 
landed on the river. Gimbel checked one more time and van Wely fired another 150,000. Gimbel looked him up and van Wely showed 
for two pair. Gimbel mucked his cards and now has fewer chips than before his previous double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
290,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
||
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Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Harrison Gimbel shoved from the cutoff for what looked like 340,000 and Alexander Ziskin called from the button to put him at risk.
Gimbel: 
Ziskin: 
Ziskin had the preflop advantage and Gimbel needed to improve in order to survive. The board ran out 
pairing Gimbel's ten on the river, so he took the pot to double through Ziskin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
-380,000
|
-380,000 |
|
|
740,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
|
||
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Alexander Ziskin opened to 65,000 from the cutoff and Kevin MacDonald three-bet to 150,000 on the button. The action folded back to Ziskin who pushed forward a four-bet to 425,000. MacDonald thought for a brief moment and then ditched his cards.
Ziskin continues to push the action, slowly extending his chip lead over the rest of the field. Harrison Gimbel is on the short stack with just over 10 big blinds and will need to pick up a hand soon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,280,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
1,560,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
890,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
760,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
|
|
335,000
-176,000
|
-176,000 |
|
|
||
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Maria Konnikova raised to 60,000 from the cutoff, Alexander Ziskin called from the small blind, and Kevin MacDonald three-bet shoved from the big blind for what looked like 475,000. Konnikova folded and Ziskin called to put MacDonald at risk.
Ziskin: 
MacDonald: 
MacDonald had the preflop advantage with the bigger pocket pair and Ziskin needed to improve in order to stack him. The board ran out 
which changed nothing, so MacDonald took the pot to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
1,025,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
The action folded to Kevin MacDonald on the button who raised to 60,000. Maria Konnikova called from the big blind and the flop came . Konnikova checked, MacDonald continued for 50,000, and Konnikova called.
The turn brought the and Konnikova checked again. MacDonald fired another bet of 80,000, which Konnikova quickly called. The paired the board on the river and Konnikova checked for the third time. MacDonald thought for a minute but decided to finally check behind. Konnikova tabled 
and MacDonald mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
475,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Alexander Ziskin raised to 65,000 from the cutoff, Kevin MacDonald called from the button, and Maria Konnikova called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Konnikova checked. Ziskin bet 105,000, MacDonald called, and Konnikova folded.
The turn brought the and Ziskin bet again, 215,000 this time. MacDonald called.
The 
fell on the river and Ziskin bet what looked like 340,000. MacDonald folded and Ziskin took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,250,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
735,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Maria Konnikova raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and Kevin MacDonald defended his big blind. The flop came 
and both players checked to the on the turn.
MacDonald put out a feeler bet of 60,000 and Konnikova called. The 
on the river completed the board and MacDonald pushed forward a bet of 180,000. Konnikova thought for a minute and then decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,075,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
|
750,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The five remaining players are in the midst of a 20-minute break.