Jake Schindler has won the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 no-limit hold’em high roller, earning the first-place prize of $1,192,624 after overcoming Greg Merson to secure the title. The two made a deal once heads-up play began, setting aside $200,000 from the prize pool and splitting the remainder to assure Schindler at least $992,624 and Merson $948,996 based on their chip counts, leaving the trophy, a swiss watch from Slyde worth $17,500 and the extra money to play for.
On the final four hands of play Merson moved all-in preflop without looking at his cards, and on the final hand Schindler agreed to also shove blind. “That was his idea,” said Schindler after play ended. “At first I was going to wait for a good hand to call with, Q-7 or better, but I didn’t feel like waiting anymore.”
When asked what his thoughts were on his final table competition, Schindler said, " I thought it was going to be pretty tough, which it definitely was. It was really hard to put them on hands and assess their ranges and what not. It was definitely a really tough experience but a really awesome one."
When asked who he had the most trouble against he admitted, “Vanessa. She just doesn’t give up. She’s super resilient. She keeps battling.”
Here is a look at the payouts awarded at this final table:
Rank Player Payout
1 Jake Schindler $1,192,624
2 Greg Merson $948,996
3 Vanessa Selbst $607,580
4 Mustapha Kanit $492,600
5 Robert Mizrachi $389,720
6 Aleksandr Denisov $295,920
7 Ole Schemion $216,040
8 Joao Vieira $157,940
Jake Schindler Wins The 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller - Poker News
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