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2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Vanessa Selbst raised to 350,000 out of the small blind with , Dan Shak moved all in with out of the big blind, and Selbst snap-folded.
The very next hand, Selbst moved all in for just over two million on the button with . Shak folded in the small blind, and Fabian Quoss called in the big blind with .
The dealer fanned , giving Quoss a wheel draw to go with his leading ace-high, and the on the turn gave him a pair. It also gave Selbst chop outs, but the on the river wasn't one of them.
Selbst, who won the $25,000 High Roller at the 2013 PCA, will walk away with $760,640, while Quoss has over nine million chips heading into heads-up play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fabian Quoss |
9,200,000
2,320,000
|
2,320,000 |
Dan Shak |
4,795,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
Vanessa Selbst | Busted | |
Vanessa Selbst opened to 320,000 on the button with and it folded over to Fabian Quoss who called from the big blind with .
The flop came down and Quoss checked it over to Selbst. The Team PokerStars Pro continued out for 320,000 and Quoss flatted.
The drilled the turn, giving Selbst top two pair but ultimately the second hand behind Quoss' Broadway straight. Quoss checked for a second time and Selbst moved 480,000 forward. Quoss called once more and the completed the board.
Quoss knuckled the table one last time and Selbst moved 980,000 forward. Quoss announced a raise all in for 2.21 million total and Selbst immediately stirred in her seat.
"I call," said Selbst. "I can't fold this hand."
Quoss was able to score a full double up and now sits in the top chip position at the table with 6.88 million.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fabian Quoss |
6,880,000
4,290,000
|
4,290,000 |
Dan Shak |
4,525,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Vanessa Selbst |
2,590,000
-3,890,000
|
-3,890,000 |
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After losing a massive pot, Vanessa Selbst raised to 350,000 out of the small blind with . Dan Shak three-bet to one million with , Selbst moved all in for 3.21 million, and Shak immediately called.
The flop gave Shak a backdoor straight draw, but the on the turn ended those dreams. The paired board gave Shak chop outs though, but again the deck failed him on the river.
The bricked off, and the Team PokerStars Pro doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vanessa Selbst |
6,480,000
1,110,000
|
1,110,000 |
Dan Shak |
4,925,000
-990,000
|
-990,000 |
Fabian Quoss |
2,590,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Dan Shak opened with a raise from the button holding and Vanessa Selbst called from the big blind with .
The flop came down and Vanessa Selbst checked. Dan Shak checked it back which allowed the to fall on the turn. Another check from Selbst allowed Shak moved out 600,000. Selbst called.
Fifth street was the , improving Selbst's hand but still keeping her behind Shak's turned straight.
Selbst announced a bet of 1.2 million and Shak snap-called. He rolled over his straight and dragged the massive pot. He's now sitting on 8.155 million for the chip lead.
Vanessa Selbst limped in on the button with , Dan Shak raised to 500,000 out of the small blind with , and Fabian Quoss surrendered his big blind. Selbst called.
The dealer fanned , Shak led out for 700,000, and Selbst folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dan Shak |
5,915,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
Vanessa Selbst |
5,370,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
Fabian Quoss |
2,710,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
The European Poker Tour Season 10 Player of the Year race is on, and as you know players will be able to accumulate points in all events throughout Season 10, regardless of the buy-in level. In addition, all of the Festival Events (Estrellas, UKIPT, Eureka, FPS, IPT) that combine with an EPT tour stop will be eligible for Player of the Year points. The winner of this season’s award will walk away with €50,000 in Main Event buy-ins, good for any PokerStars or Full Tilt sponsored event.
The Global Poker Index (GPI) points formula, which will be used to determine the EPT10 POY, is a bit complicated, but you can read about all the details here.
Here are the current top ten on the EPT10 POY Leaderboard (last updated October 16, 2013):
Place | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Muhlocker | 350.68 pts |
2 | David Benefield | 321.18 pts |
3 | Ole Schemion | 311.62 pts |
4 | Jeff Rossiter | 258.92 pts |
5 | Joao Barbosa | 257.14 pts |
6 | Kenny Hallaert | 253.87 pts |
7 | Nicolau Pacheco Villa-Lobos | 251.08 pts |
8 | Jonathan Duhamel | 243.35 pts |
9 | Timothy Adams | 222.31 pts |
10 | Frederik Brink Jensen | 209.90 pts |
We'll be bringing you daily updates on the Player of the Year race, so be sure to keep an eye out for those.
Fabian Quoss popped it up to 320,000 from the button with and Vanessa Selbst called from the small blind with .
The flop brought , giving Selbst the lead with the top pair of kings. Selbst opted to take the lead with a bet of 425,000.
Quoss folded his tens face up and Selbst raked in the pot.
Vanessa Selbst raised to 350,000 out of the small blind with , Dan Shak defended with , and the flop fell . Shak led out for 400,000, and Selbst tank-folded.
“This is a nitty fold,” she announced when she slid the cards into the muck.