PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - Live Updates

Perhaps the most important tournament, next to the Main Event, is the PCA held at Atlantis in the Bahamas. PokerListings.com wouldn't miss it for the world so tune in January 4-14 as we bring you live updates, chip counts, poker news and blogs from the tournament floor.

Day 6 Live Updates

01/12/2010 03:40:30 AM PST (3 years ago)

Gimbel is 2010 PCA Champ!

Harrison Gimbel
$2.2 million reasons to love the PCA.

The 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is over and Harrison Gimbel is our champion! We’re rushing out to the floor to get some photos and interviews but in the meantime check out what happened on the last hand.

Harrison Gimbel had accumulated a massive amount of chips and was poised for the death blow.

It started when Ty Reiman made it 620,000 to go from the button. Gimbel made it 1.8 million to go and Reiman moved all in for just over 10 million. Gimbel made the call and looked over to see Reiman flip over pocket eights. Gimbel turned over pocket tens.

The T 6 2 flop was not what Reiman needed. Gimbel had flopped a set and Reiman was down to a runner runner miracle. The 8 turn kept Reiman alive with a quad draw. Needing the last eight in the deck, the last card to fall on the felt at the 2010 PCA Main Event was a useless J.

Gimbel wins and we’ll have a wrap up including pics and interviews ASAP.

Level
33
Blinds
120000/240000
Ante
20000
Average Stack
45870000
Players Left
1
Tables Left
1
01/12/2010 02:40:58 AM PST (3 years ago)

PCA Heads-Up - Chop Chop

Tyler Reiman
Chop it up one time.

We just saw another all-in that ended up with our two players holding the same hand at showdown. Ty Reiman opened his button to 600,000 and got a call from Gimbel in the big blind.

The flop came down 7 2 2 and Gimbel check-called 825,000. The 2 landed on the turn and Gimbel check-called again for 1.85 million.

The river was the 3 and after a check from Gimbel, Reiman shoved all-in. Gimbel called quickly and they both turned over a seven, 7-8 for Gimbel and J-7 for Reiman.

They reel in their chips and carry on to the next hand.

Level
33
Blinds
120000/240000
Ante
20000
Average Stack
22,935,000
Players Left
2
Tables Left
1
01/12/2010 02:24:26 AM PST (3 years ago)

Giant Pot for Gimbel

Tyler Reiman
Big fold from Reiman.

Harrison Gimbel just pulled way ahead of Ty Reimer and it was very interesting hand that made it possible.

Reiman opened his button to 525,000 and Gimbel called to see a flop of 6 5 4. Gimbel checked and Reimer fired 630,000. Gimbel made the call and the T hit the turn.

Gimbel check-called again, this time 1.8 million and the 7 hit the river. One last check from Gimbel and Reiman fired 4.2 million.

This time Gimbel wasn't content to just call, shoving all-in. Reiman folded surprisingly quickly and, even more surprisingly, showed 7 8 for the straight!

That was a big fold by any estimation and he had no trouble showing it as it went in the muck.

Gimbel jumps to 35 million while Reiman slips to 10 million.

Level
33
Blinds
120000/240000
Ante
20000
Average Stack
22,935,000
Players Left
2
Tables Left
1
01/12/2010 02:01:05 AM PST (3 years ago)

Back from Dinner; Heads-Up Continues

Harrison Gimbel
Harrison Gimbel

The dinner break is over and our two final players are back in their seats to continue this epic battle. $2.2 million will be going to the winner so this is some serious business.

Both Tyler Reiman and Harrison Gimbel have proven they belong here and we're expecting some suave maneuverings from both of them before this thing is over.

The chip counts are to your right and we're going to be here until the bitter end.

Will Reiman win? Will Gimbel? Will we actually write something interesting instead of asking ourselves rhetorical questions? The answers after this.

Level
31
Blinds
80000/160000
Ante
20000
Average Stack
22,935,000
Players Left
2
Tables Left
1
01/12/2010 01:06:02 AM PST (3 years ago)

Dinner Break Before Heads-Up Begins

Tyler Reiman
Ty hungry!

Ty Reiman and Harrison Gimbel, our heads-up players in this main event, have been sent to dinner. You might wonder why they would break when the end is so near but the answer is really quite simple.

The camera crew that's filming this for television is entitled to dinner breaks, must be a union thing. At any rate we'll be back in action at 7:30pm and no one, union or otherwise, will stand in the way of playing this sucker out.

Join us then.

Level
32
Blinds
100000/200000
Ante
20000
Average Stack
22,935,000
Players Left
2
Tables Left
1
01/12/2010 12:36:16 AM PST (3 years ago)

Shulman Comes Up Short (3rd)

Barry Shulman
So close and yet so far.

Barry Shuman impressed everyone by making it to this final table and for a little while it looked like he might be making a run at his second major title in the last few months. For those of you who don't know he took down the massive WSOP Europe main event at the end of 2009.

He managed to double up just a few hands before with a 40-60 pre-flop all-in but it would the same setup that would end up sending him home in third.

He open-shoved Q-T and got called by Harrison Gimbel with A-9. The only paint on the board was a jack on fourth street and Barry Shulman's epic run is over.

On the bright side he takes $1.35 million for his trouble.

Level
32
Blinds
100000/200000
Ante
20000
Average Stack
22,935,000
Players Left
2
Tables Left
1
01/12/2010 12:04:08 AM PST (3 years ago)

Crucial Double for Shulman

Barry Shulman
First the WSOPE, now the PCA.

Barry Shulman was squarely in the danger zone moments ago with around 2 million and when he picked up A-4 in the small blind it was good enough to move in.

Tyler Reiman was in the big blind and insta-called with K J. Shulman retained a small edge with the T T 5 flop and managed to hold it through the 4 turn and Q river.

Shulman takes it down and stacks up his newly acquired 4 million stack.

Level
32
Blinds
100000/200000
Ante
20000
Average Stack
15,290,000
Players Left
3
Tables Left
1
01/11/2010 11:57:08 PM PST (3 years ago)

Zamani Gone in Fourth

Benjamin Zamani
Big Ben.

Benjamin Zamani ran well and played well to get this far but, sadly, his run has come to an end. Zamani opened and Harrison Gimbel moved all-in.

Zamani was sitting on around 5 million more and decided to make the call with A-T. He was racing against pocket eights but fell way behind in the hand when teh flop came down ace-high.

The turn and river were bricks and Ben Zamani is out in 4th for a cool $1 million.

Level
32
Blinds
100000/200000
Ante
20000
Average Stack
15,290,000
Players Left
3
Tables Left
1
01/11/2010 11:08:29 PM PST (3 years ago)

PCA ME - D'Angelo Downed (5th)

Ryan D'Angelo
D'Angelo Done

Ryan D'Angelo was considered by many to be the favorite at the outset of this final table, and it wasn't just because he was the chip leader.

He took down two, count them, two WCOOP titles in the same series and has demonstrated throughout this event that he's got serious MTT game.

His final hand was much like the one that crippled him in the first level of the day, a big flop with jacks against A-K. The death blow began with Ben Zamani opening and Ty Reiman three-betting.

D'Angelo then shoved and after Zamani folded, Reiman called with the jacks. Things looked great for D'Angelo through the flop and turn and Reiman was down to a wheel draw and his two overs.

The river was a king and that was all it took to send Ryan D'Angelo to the rail in fifth place for $700,000.

Level
31
Blinds
80000/160000
Ante
20000
Average Stack
11,467,500
Players Left
4
Tables Left
1
01/11/2010 10:40:05 PM PST (3 years ago)

Shulman Doubles; Out of the Woods

Barry Shulman
Big Bad Barry.

Just moments after taking that cruel hit at the hands of Ben Zamani, Barry Shulman managed to double up and get himself back in this event.

Ryan D'Angelo opened and Harrison Gimbel made it 1.1 million to go. Shulman then moved in for 2.1 million and after D'Angelo folded, Gimbel made the call.

Shulman: A-Q

Gimbel: 5-7

Gimbel was priced in and simply said, "Whoops," as he turned over his hand.

There was no drama on the board and Shulman's A-Q high was good for the double. He's now back up close to 5 million.

Level
31
Blinds
80000/160000
Ante
20000
Average Stack
9,174,000
Players Left
5
Tables Left
1
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Event Information

Event Name
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Venue
Atlantis Resort and Casino, Paradise Island
Date
2010-01-04
Final Day
2010-01-11
Buy In
$10,000
Entrants
1529
Prize Pool
$14,831,300
First Prize
$2,200,000

Event Winner

Player Prize Money
1 Harrison Gimbel $2,200,000
2 Tyler Reiman $1,750,000
3 Barry Shulman $1,350,000
4 Benjamin Zamani $1,000,000
5 Ryan D'Angelo $700,000

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