Lehne led out for 15,000, Peters folded, and Perkins raised to 40,000. Lehne came along from the small blind, Peters did the same from the big, and four players took a flop of. It happened in Level 6 (1,500/3,000/400) when Perkins opened for 8,500 under the gun and Shakerchi just called from the button. Perkins was active throughout, which included mixing it up with big stacks Shakerchi and Lehne. The businessman would reenter, bust again, and then do it one more time before calling it a day. The day kicked off with an early elimination, that of Bill Perkins. Others who bagged big stacks include Nick Petrangelo (800,000), Kathy Lehne (783,000), David Peters (772,000), and reigning World Series of Poker Main Event champ Joe McKeehen (732,000). That number is sure to grow as late registration is open until the start of play on Day 2.Īfter eight one-hour levels of play, just 32 players survived the night with 2013 EPT London High Roller champ Talal Shakerchi and his stack of 805,000 leading the way. The tournament attracted 43 of the world's best players, who accounted for six reentires, to the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas.
Today, the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure officially kicked off with the $100,000 Super High Roller.
