$100,000 Super High Roller
Day 3 Completed
2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$100,000 Super High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$98,000
Prize Pool
$5,433,120
Entries
56
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
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Level 24
: 100,000/200,000, 20,000 ante
The ever-dramatic first event of the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure has officially reached a conclusion! Despite it being a new year, the German domination continues as Fabian Quoss was able to defeat Dan Shak heads up to take home the title as well as $1,629,940 in prize money!
Typically, final tables on the European Poker Tour are eight-handed, but due to an exciting double elimination to conclude Day 2, this final table began with just seven. Shak held the chip lead coming into the final table with Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst right on his heels. Also present at the final table was $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop champion Antonio Esfandiari, 2013 One Drop High Roller champion Tony Gregg, Matt Glantz, and 2013 Global Poker Index Player of the Year Ole Schemion.
Schemion and Gregg entered the day very short on chips, and on the second hand both of them saw their tournament come to an end. At 30,000/60,000/10,000, Schemion was under the gun and opened with a ship all in for 260,000. Gregg then moved all in over the top for 390,000. Quoss called and the rest of the table folded.
Quoss: 
Gregg: 
Schemion: 
Neither of the short stacks improved on the 
board and Quoss collected the remaining chips of both players. Just a few short hands later, short-stacked Glantz saw his tournament come to a close. Glantz's final hand began when Esfandiari opened to 160,000 from under the gun with 
. Glantz then moved all in over the top for 320,000 total with 
and it folded over to Selbst in the small blind. She re-raised the action to 605,000 with 
and Esfandiari folded.
Glantz was dominated heading to the community cards and did not improve as the board came down 
. He collected $445,520 for his fifth-place finish.
After some exciting four-handed play, the match came to a head during a confrontation between Selbst and Esfandiari. At 40,000/80,000/10,000, Selbst opened with a raise to 160,000. Esfandiari three-bet to 430,000, and Selbst four-bet him all in for about 1.9 million. Esfandiari called and the hands were revealed to show that the two were racing for the Magician's tournament life.
Selbst:
Esfandiari: 
The flop fell 
and Esfandiari kept his lead. Selbst picked up additional outs, however, as she could make a wheel with a trey. It was not needed, however, as the spiked the turn and put Selbst in a dominating position. The bricked off on the river for Esfandiari and he was forced to settle for a fourth place finish.
Three-handed play saw much drama as large amounts of chips exchanged hands several times and the chip lead was constantly changing. In what began a dramatic series of hands, Selbst lost a fair sized hand to Shak. Immediately following that, Selbst was able to double back through Shak and take a huge chip lead.
Soon after though, Selbst lost a large chunk of those chips when she turned top two pair against Quoss' turned Broadway straight. Quoss scored a full double and crippled Selbst. Shortly thereafter, she moved all in for her last roughly two million from the button with 
. Quoss called from the big blind with 
and the Super High Roller was suddenly five cards away from heads up play. The 
flop was of no help to Selbst, and she was still hunting for a king or a nine heading to the final two streets. The 
hit fourth street and the 
fifth, sending Selbst home as the third-place finisher for a payday of $760,640.
Following Selbst's elimination, Quoss and Shak took a dinner break before returning to the felt to determine a champion. Quoss continuously applied pressure during the bout and the match finally came to a head after about an hour of play. On the final hand, Quoss limped from the button and Shak checked his option to a 
flop. Shak check-called a bet of 200,000 and the 
fell on fourth street. Shak checked again and Quoss fired out 425,000. Shak moved all in for 2.275 million and Quoss snapped him off.
Quoss: 
Shak:
Quoss was in the lead with a straight and was looking to dodge an eight or a king heading to the river. The dealer produced the as the final card and Shak was eliminated as the runner-up. Quoss seized the victory and the title of Super High Roller champion!
That does it for our coverage of the $100,000 Super High Roller, but the action is just getting started at this year's PCA! Be sure to tune in to our ongoing live updates of the $10,000,000 Guarantee Main Event as a field packed with tons of hopefuls attempt to reach the goal of becoming the next PCA Main Event Champion!
Level 24
: 100,000/200,000, 20,000 ante
Fabian Quoss called from the button with and Dan Shak checked from the big blind with . The flop came and Shak check-called 200,000.
The came on the turn giving Quoss a straight and Shak checked over to the German professional. Quoss moved 425,000 forward and Shak moved all in for 2.275 million. Quoss snapped him off and the hands were rolled over.
Shak was left searching for a king or an eight on the river to make a better straight and double up.
The anticipation reached an all time high among Quoss' German rail, as they began drumming their hands on the rail while they waited for the final card to be dealt.
The dealer rapped the table and produced the river card - the !
Quoss clinched the victory and Shak was eliminated in second place for the second time in three years. He collected $1,178,980 in second-place prize money.
Level 24
: 100,000/200,000, 20,000 ante
After winning a few small pots, Dan Shak opened to 410,000 on the button with , Fabian Quoss moved all in for effectively three million or so, and Shak snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,390,000
-410,000
|
-410,000 |
|
2,605,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
Level 24
: 100,000/200,000, 20,000 ante
Fabian Quoss limped in on the button with , Dan Shak raised to 700,000 out of the big blind with 
, and Quoss called.
The flop came , Shak led out for 800,000, and Quoss examined his opponent��s stack before moving all in for effectively three million or so.
Shak groaned.
��My only shot is you got a flush draw and two overs,�� he finally said.
Shak folded, and Quoss now has over 11 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,800,000
1,340,000
|
1,340,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
-1,335,000
|
-1,335,000 |
Level 24
: 100,000/200,000, 20,000 ante
Dan Shak limped in on the button with 
, Fabian Quoss checked with , and the flop came . Quoss checked, Shak fired out 250,000, and Quoss called.
Both players checked when the 
turned, and Quoss led out for 500,000 when the completed the board. Shak instantly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,460,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
|
|
3,535,000
-840,000
|
-840,000 |
Level 24
: 100,000/200,000, 20,000 ante
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Level: 24
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 23
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
After a few raise-and-takes, Fabian Quoss increased his lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,620,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
|
4,375,000
-420,000
|
-420,000 |
Level 23
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
The dinner break is over, and the cards are in the air!