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2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure › $25,000 High Roller
Level 24 started
Posted 2013-01-14 GMT-5
- Level:
- 24
- Blinds:
- 20000/40000
- Ante:
- 5000
Updated Counts at Break
Players are now on a short break. Here are the stack of the final four
| Chip Counts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Selbst | PokerStars Team Pro | 5,342,000 | ||
| Mike Watson | 2,337,000 | |||
| Vladimir Troyanovskiy | 2,007,000 | |||
| Ole Schemion | 593,000 | |||
Shaun Deeb Eliminated in 5th Place ($289,880)
Vanessa Selbst raised to 75,000 from the small bind with 
, Shaun Deeb called in the big blind with 
, and the flop fell 
. Selbst led out for 60,000, and Deeb raised to 208,000. Selbst re-raised to 465,000, Deeb moved all in for 1.567 million, and Selbst tanked for close to three minutes before calling.
"I leveled myself into calling," Selbst sighed once she saw Deeb's hand.
The 
turned, and Deeb was one card away from shipping a massive double. The dealer rapped the table one final time, then delivered the river card.
It was the 
.
Selbst looked shocked - appalled even - and immediately reached out to apologize to the fifth-place finisher. He shrugged it off, and the two walked off of the stage to talk.
"Sorry man," she told Deeb. "That's ridiculous. I was just clicking buttons."
Deeb once again forgave her, but we're sure he'll be thinking about this hand for a long time.
Selbst now has a massive lead with over five million chips.
| Chip Counts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Deeb | Busted | |||
Tags: Shaun Deeb, Vanessa Selbst.
Watson Gets Paid on Quad Aces
Mike Watson looked down at 
under the gun and raised to 65,000. Shaun Deeb then three-bet to 155,000 from the button with 
, the blinds both folded, and Watson just called, bringing about a flop of 
.
Watson coyly checked top set, and then just called when Deeb bet 138,000. The dealer proceeded burned and turned the 
to give Watson quads, and he checked to Deeb, who checked behind. When the 
completed the board on the river, Watson led out for 400,000. Deeb grinned and thought about it for well over a minute before making the call.
"That's the worst call I've ever made," Deeb said after seeing Watson roll over pocket rockets.
| Chip Counts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Watson | 2,429,000 | 746,000  |
||
| Shaun Deeb | 1,619,000 | -781,000  |
||
Tags: Shaun Deeb, Mike Watson.
He Called With a Queen-High
Vanessa Selbst opened to 60,000 on the button with 
, Vladimir Troyanivskiy defended in the big blind with 
, and the flop fell 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
, the two knuckled again, and the river was . Troyanovskiy checked a third time, Selbst value-bet 70,000, and Troyanovskiy tank-called.
Selbst tabled the winner, and raked in the pot.
Tags: Vanessa Selbst, Vladimir Troyanovskiy.
Schemion Sliding
Shaun Deeb raised to 65,000 under the gun holding 
, and Vladimir Troyanovskiy called from the cutoff with 
. Ole Schemion then three-bet to 161,000 from the button with 
, Deeb folded, and Troyanovskiy took about a minute before spiking in a big four-bet.
Schemion, who would have to commit the rest of his stack to call, opted to give up on the hand and preserve his remaining stack.
| Chip Counts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Troyanovskiy | 2,200,000 | 400,000 |
||
| Ole Schemion | 823,000 | -205,000 |
||
Tags: Vladimir Troyanovskiy, Ole Schemion, Shaun Deeb.
Troyanovskiy Bluffs
Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened to 65,000 on the button, Ole Schemion called in the small blind, and the flop fell 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the , Schemion led out for 290,000, and Troyanovskiy called.
The completed the board, Schemion checked, and Troyanovskiy fired 120,000. Schemion tank-folded.
Troyanovskiy had 
for a bluff, and Schemion folded 
.
Tags: Ole Schemion, Vladimir Troyanovskiy.
Troyanovskiy with the Five-Bet
Vanessa Selbst opened for 60,000 on the button with only to have Vladimir Troyanovskiy three-bet to 140,000 from the small blind with 
. Selbst responded with a four-bet to 285,000, and Troyanovskiy pushed back with a five-bet to 490,000, essentially committing himself.
Selbst thought for a bout a minute before releasing her hand.
| Chip Counts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Selbst | PokerStars Team Pro | 3,900,000 | -136,000 |
|
| Vladimir Troyanovskiy | 1,800,000 | 599,000 |
||
Tags: Vladimir Troyanovskiy, Vanessa Selbst.
Schemion Four-Bet Shoves
Ole Schemion opened to 60,000 with on the button, Mike Watson three-bet to 140,000 from the small blind with a small suited ace, and Schemion moved all in for 838,000. Watson folded.
| Chip Counts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Watson | 1,683,000 | -217,000 |
||
| Ole Schemion | 1,028,000 | 108,000 |
||
Tags: Mike Watson, Ole Schemion.
Winner
| Winner | Vanessa Selbst |
|---|---|
| Winning Hand |  A Q |
| Prize | 1,424,420 |
Photos
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- Vanessa Selbst wins the 2013 PCA $25,000 High Roller.
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- Vladimir Troyanovskiy
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- Vanessa Selbst wins the 2013 PCA $25,000 High Roller.
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- Vanessa Selbst wins the 2013 PCA $25,000 High Roller.
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- Vanessa Selbst wins the 2013 PCA $25,000 High Roller.
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- Vanessa Selbst wins the 2013 PCA $25,000 High Roller.
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- Vanessa Selbst wins the 2013 PCA $25,000 High Roller.
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- Vanessa Selbst wins the 2013 PCA $25,000 High Roller.
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- Vanessa Selbst wins the 2013 PCA $25,000 High Roller.