Caribbean Poker Classic Live Updates

The 10th level of the day has come to a close, marking the end of Day 1. The official numbers have arrived, for which we owe Gerard Serra of the tournament staff our gratitude, and 53 of the original 150 have made it to Day 2. Paul Collins is the chip leader and he has amassed an impressive $118,000.

For the full chip counts simply scroll down our live updates page or, if you're viewing this on the main live tournaments page, click through and scroll down there. The action is slated to get under way again at 12 p.m. (AST) when we'll be playing down to the final table. Also, don't forget to check back for our signature recap blog which will be up soon.

It seems Peter Burgon's only move is all-in and he has successfully executed it once again. To make things more interesting, each time he moves in he stands up on his chair, dons his sparkly jester hat and begins to make some sort of train noise while moving his arms back and forth, we think in a effort to simulate the movement of a train.

A few minutes ago he went through his routine and was looked up by the player in the small blind who tabled A♥ K♥. Burgon was in good shape with pocket kings and after raking the pot he was able to take off the hat and sit down in his seat.

Nikolaj Adamsen is the latest player on his way to the rail. He began this level with just about $10,000, all of which found its way into the middle on what would be the last hand of his tournament. A♦ 4♦ for Nikolaj needed some help against his opponent's pocket jacks and he got part of the way there when the flop brought two diamonds. A four on the turn gave him a few more outs but the river was a brick and Adamsen's tournament was over.

Two of the big stacks in the room just got involved in a monster pot with Levi making what may or may not have been a great fold on the turn. It began with Levi opening from late position and Jon Develin calling from the small blind. The flop came down Q♣ T♥ 8♠ and Develin led out for $1,000. Levi raised to $7,000 and Develin re-popped to $25,000. Levi insta-called and the turn brought the 5♦. Develin immediately moved all-in and it was another $50,000 or so back to the Frenchman.

He went deep into the tank and began counting out his chips. As the clock ran out on this level players from other tables began to spectate but after a few minutes Levi mucked his hand face up, Q-8 for two pair. Develin didn't show his hand but a glimmer of frustration flitted across his face as he saw the strength of the hand Levi had folded. Develin has yet to stack his chips but the math in this hand tells us he should have over $100,000. Levi is still in good shape with about $60k.

Juha Helppi got off to a good start this afternoon but around the fourth or fifth level things started to go a little sideways. We looked in on him a few moments ago only to see him moving all-in for his last $6,200. He was looked up by Rachel Angove who tabled A-T and Juha was in need of some help with K-J. Angove was able to hit an ace, which would be the death blow for the Finn.

Jon Parsons, who dealt Juha Helppi a fairly sick beat earlier this afternoon, has been eliminated. He saw his once glorious stack dwindle down to just over $10,000 and shipped it in from late position a few moments ago. He was looked up by the player in the small blind who turned over A♣ K♥. 6♥ 8♥ for Parsons would need some help but after the board ran A♦ J♠ 9♦ Q♣ 9♣ it was all over.

PL.com just exchanged a few words with France's Nicolas Levi who is currently sitting in the upper reaches of the chip counts with over $60,000. Levi made a deep run here last year, finishing seventh, but expressed his frustration a few moments ago. When we got down to the final two tables just a year ago Levi was the dominant chip leader but after a seemingly endless series of bad beats he saw his stack decimated. Levi has the ammunition to make another go at it this year and hopes the smooth sailing he's experienced today will continue for the rest of this event.

Chip leader Paul Collins has just eliminated another player, extending his lead in the process. It was folded to the player on the button who moved all-in holding A-K and Collins made the call from the big blind with pocket tens. The tens held up past the river and even more chips were assimilated into the growing leviathan that is Paul Collins's stack. He's now somewhere in the neighborhood of $92,000, a good neighborhood to be in.

Peter Burgon, who must be seen to be believed, has just doubled-up. The details of the hand were lost in the spectacle of Burgon's performance as he stood up on his chair, began flailing his limbs wildly and shouted something about having nine lives. Oh, and he's also wearing a sequined jester hat atop his erratically moving cranium. Burgon was extremely short-stacked and has doubled-up to just a few thousand chips.

Gustav Lundholm has just doubled-up through former big stack and owner of this Marriott resort Vic De Zen. The two players got all the money in before the flop with De Zen's A♣ Q♦ trailing Lundholm's A♠ K♦. The board ran J♣ 5♠ 4♠ 9♥ 6♦ and Lundholm doubles to about $35,000. De Zen, meanwhile, is down to about $20,000.

Peter Kalsen was just eliminated after getting all-in bad before the flop against Guy Gorelick. It began with the action folding to Kalsen on the button who just called. Gorelick raised from the small blind and Kalsen moved all-in. Kalsen started the hand with about $12,000 while Gorelick had substantially more behind.  K-Q for Kalsen was in bad shape against Guy's pocket queens and after the board offered no respite he was forced to make his way to the rail.

Juha Helppi got off to a great start today and, up until a few moments ago, was sitting among the chip leaders in this event. He just got into a huge hand with Jon Parsons though and despite making a great call was forced to double-up Parsons, who caught the cards he needed to stay alive.

The hand began with the action folding to Juha in the small blind who just called. Parsons raised it to $900 and after Helppi made the call the flop came down 7♠ 6♠ 4♥. Helppi checked and Parsons bet out $1,500. Helppi then check-raised to $5,000 and Parsons moved all-in. It was $16,725 back to Helppi and after a long, long time in the tank he made the call.

Both players were reluctant to table their hands but when they finally did we saw Helppi's A♦ 7♣ was in the lead against Parsons' 8♣ T♠. The dealer burned for the turn and dropped the 5♠ down on the felt, nailing Parsons' inside straight draw. The river was an irrelevant T♠. On the turn and river Parsons had paired his ten, hit his inside straight and runner-runnered a flush! Helppi is still in good shape though with over $20,000.

Peter Jepsen just took down a big pot without the inconvenience of a showdown after moving all-in on the flop. It began with Jepsen opening from middle position and the player on the button making the call. The flop came down T♣ 9♠ 9♦ and Jepsen led out for $2,000. His opponent anounced raise, making it $5,000, and Jepsen shipped his remaining $9,000 or so into the middle. The cut-off thought for a few moments as Jepsen sat, stoic, but opted to toss his hand in the muck rather than making the call. With that pot Jepsen is up to almost $25,000.

Martin Wiklund, the runner-up at this event just one year ago, took down a big pot moments ago with an all-in raise on the flop. We were forced to piece the action together since we arrived to see Wiklund's stack sitting in front of him, awaiting a call. There was more than $14k in the middle by the time Wiklund moved in with the board showing J♣ 9♥ 8♥.

The all-in was for a little over $11,000 and Andersen was clearly pained by the situation. After a few minutes he let it go though and Wiklund is up over $25,000. One of Martin's friends uncovered his hole cards for us and it turns out he had A♥ T♥ for the open-ended straight draw, flush draw and one overcard to the board.

Nikolaj Adamsen, one half of The 2 Jets of Denmark, just hit a bit of a snag after getting pushed off his hand on the flop. His opponent in the hand was Steven King, not the real one unfortunately, and they both saw a flop of T♥ 2♥ 2♦. King led out for $2,000 and Nikolaj announced raise, adding another $2,400 on top. King quickly moved in and the decision was back on Adamsen.

After a bit of pondering he decided to let it go, living to fight another day. After the hand was over the intrepid PL.com team managed to squeeze the info out of both players. King told us, somewhat proudly, that he had A♥ J♥, and we found out through our connection in the Danish media that Adamsen had A♠ T♠.

Juha Helppi was just pushed out of a pot which he'd raised before the flop, but he managed to entice his opponent into showing his hand after the pot had been pushed. It began with Helppi opening to $800 from the cut-off and the player on the button re-popping to $2,800. The blinds got out of the way and after a bit of thought Helppi released his hand.

As his opponent began to muck his cards Juha said, "Good bluff." "You want to see the bluff?" the button asked. Helppi shrugged and his opponent turned over pocket kings. Whether Helppi's comment was a bad read or an attempt to gain a bit of info we'll never know.

On the first hand back from the break Pete "The Beat" Giordano has been eliminated. Giordano's stack had taken a beating in the first few levels and he had just $3,000 at the beginning of his final hand. Giordano looked down at A-K in late position and raised it up to $1,000. He got calls from both of the blinds and the flop came down T-7-2.

The small blind led out for $1,100 and after the big blind called, Pete shipped in his last $2k. Both players called and checked down the turn and river. Giordano saw he had the third-best hand at showdown with his opponents tabling A-T and 6-7.

David Keller has just taken down a substantial pot, short-stacking Eric Afriat in the process. We picked up the action on the turn with the board reading 9♥ 7♣ 2♦ Q♣.

Afriat was in the cut-off and had checked it to Keller on the button, who fired what looked to be a little over $2,000. Afriat made the call and after the 3♥ hit the river he check-called another bet from Keller, this time for $3,000. Keller turned over 7♠ 9♠ - he had flopped two pair -, while all Afriat could muster was K-9. With that hand Afriat is in the danger zone with less than $2,000.

Peter Jepsen, who took down the biggest part of the three-way chop here last year and has since won an EPT event, just took down a small pot in a battle of the blinds. It was folded to the player in the small blind who called and Jepsen checked his option in the big blind. The flop came down A♦ 9♦ 5♠ and both players checked.

The turn was the J♠ and after a check from the small blind, Jepsen fired $300. The call was made and the T♠ hit the river. Another check prompted a $1,000 bet from Jepsen which was enough to take down the pot.

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