A Look Back at the PCA $100,000 Super High Roller Eric Ramsey Editor Copy link Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Jan 14, 2011 3 min read Last updated Jul 26, 2011 Jason Mercier's tournament uniform almost always includes something with the word \"Miami\" on the front of it. South Florida represent. 2010 Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel probably could have found the $100,000 buy-in under his couch cushions Hoyt Corkins' tournament uniform? Sunglasses, a hat, a cigar, and earplugs. The beneficiary? Nick Schulman, who used Berendsen's chips to run all the way to the final table Dutchman [Removed:39] only lasted a few minutes before running his pocket kings into pocket aces to fall as the first player eliminated Vivek Rajkumar made it through Day 1 with a good stack South America's only entry to the Super High Roller was Caio Pimenta of Brazil Andrew \"LuckyChewy\" Lichtenberger decided to play the Super High Roller just about 24 hours before it began. He booked a last-minute flight, and three days later, he ended up at the final table. The always-animated Bryan Colin The always-smiley Scott Seiver If you were Masa Kagawa, you'd be smiling too Hopefully he tipped her well; Daniel Negreanu was in \"the zone\" with the chip lead for a good chunk of the three-day event The massage therapists were kept awfully busy for the duration of the event Mike \"Timex\" McDonald came out of \"retirement\" to play the $100,000, then promptly flew north to return to school immediately after busting Jason Mercier seeing stars A few of the online heavyweights showed up to play including Dan \"jungleman12\" Cates Daniel Negreanu's hat in front; a Swede shrouded in mystery in the back One of the richest men in Hungary, Sandor Demjan picked his way through the field to reach the final table as well It's Viktor Blom -- before he revealed himself to the world as the enigmatic \"Isildur1\" Vivek Rajkumar moments before he was eliminated on Day 2 The seven-handed final table (clockwise from top left): Bryn Kenney, Daniel Negreanu, Humberto Brenes, Nick Schulman, Eugene Katchalov, Andrew Lichtenberger, Sandor Demjan The Super High Roller trophy waiting for its new owner Daniel Negreanu in game mode at the final table Nick Schulman finished in 4th place for $400,000 Guess whose chips? Bryn Kenney finished in 3rd place for $643,000 If you had Humberto Brenes, take your tickets to the window. Brenes finished in 5th place for $200,000. Eugene Katchalov with Tournament Director Danny McDonagh presiding over the festivities Daniel Negreanu moves in, one of several times during the heads-up duel with Katchalov The battle was a captivating one as Negreanu and Katchalov traded blows for a couple hours All eyes on the table Negreanu spent more than five minutes considering before realizing it was an easy decision. \"What am I doing? Of course I call,\" he said. Daniel Negreanu in the tank on the final hand of the day A pump of the fist as Negreanu sees the good news that his pocket fives are crushing Katchalov's pocket fours Negreanu's last stand Negreanu plays it up for the cameras and the spectators as he sweats the final board of the day... ...Until a crushing four lands on the turn to put Negreanu one card from elimination That's the ballgame; Negreanu and Katchalov share a final handshake The two finalists spent about ten minutes after the match discussing a few of the pivotal hands they'd just played Katchalov has his moment with his new trophy Ta-da! Eugene Katchalov celebrates his $1.5 million win Spoiler: Eugene Katchalov wins the $100,000 Super High Roller. Let's start at the beginning though, shall we? Share this article Eric Ramsey Editor Follow on Tags PCA PokerStars Caribbean Adventure photos Eugene Katchalov Daniel Negreanu Related Tournaments PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Related Players Daniel NegreanuEugene Katchalov