Caribbean Poker Adventure - Day 2

"It's been awhile since I parlayed $6 into a cruise"

Dan Goldman and I were walking past a $30 sit and go that was down to two players. After one of the players ("Krannix") took a bad beat, Krannix said to his opponent: "Sure [it was a bad beat], but it's been a while since I parlayed $6 into a cruise."

Tonight, PokerStars.com poker players, some of whom invested as little as $6 for the chance, are playing in a WPT tournament against Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer, Gus Hanson, and other famous names in the poker world. 221 starters are competing for a first prize of over $430,000 - plus a $25,000 entry into the WPT event at the Bellagio.

The cards have been equal opportunity builders and destroyers of dreams. PokerStars' own host Tom McEvoy, sadly said, "my aces ran into kings". The Kings flopped a set vs McEvoy's Aces, and McEvoy was gone. Phil Ivey, Alex Brenes (a member of the Costa Rican World Cup of Poker team), Erik Seidel, Bruno Fitoussi, and Paul Darden (all big name poker players) are already gone. Chris Ferguson however, has a huge pile of chips. Daniel Negreanu, Howard Lederer, and Gus Hanson are still in the game.

The action is ending right about now for the evening and restarts tomorrow at 6:00 PM. Stay tuned for more updates from the field.

With warmest regards,
Lee Jones

PokerStars Poker Manager

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