Card Player Poker Tour Caribbean Cruise Main Event Underway$1,100 Main Event Begins After A Day In Falmouth, Jamaica |
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The inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Caribbean Cruise $1,100 no-limit hold’em main event, hosted by Card Player Cruises, got underway today aboard the 7-night cruise around the Caribbean on the gigantic and luxurious MS Oasis of the Seas. After a day in the beautiful port of Falmouth, Jamaica the first cards where dealt at 7:30 PM.
A total of 42 players took their seats on day 1, but registration remains open until the resumption of play on Wednesday at 11:30 AM. Players started with 30,000 in tournament chips, and played six 40 minute levels before bagging up for the day.
The chip leader at the end of the day is Matthew Burnitz of Bear, Delaware with 118,700, or roughly three times the average stack. In one of his larger pots of the day Burnitz bet 11,000 on the river with a board of A
7
2
A7
and got called by an opponents KK. Burnitz rolled over the 107 for sevens full and raked the sizable pot.
A number of notable players survived to day 2 as well, including Card Player publisher and two-time bracelet winner Barry Shulman (48,100), reigning World Series of Poker senior’s champion Allyn Jaffrey Shulman (21,300) and poker pro Mark Gregorich (18,100). Barry Shulman was down below starting stack heading into the end of the day, before eliminating a player who moved the last of his 15,000 in preflop with Q-9. Shulman rolled over his ace-king, which held up. After that he continued to build his stack during the final level, ending the day inside the top-ten in chips.
Finishing the day second in chips was Jon Letzkus of San Diego, California with 92,400. Letzkus qualified for this event on Card Player Poker, winning a $5,000 package that included an ocean view stateroom with balcony for two on the ship, round-trip airfare and a single $1,100 buy-in to the main event. This was not his first time winning a package on the site, either.
“I went to Choctaw on your guy’s bill also, and to the main event as well,” said Letzkus after play ended.
In addition to getting off to a great start in the event, eliminating three players down the stretch on day 1, he has also been enjoying his time aboard the Oasis of the Seas.
“The ship is great. I’ve never been on a cruise this big…it’s amazing and all of the ports of call are great. Definitely check it out.”
Card Player TV made video that included a look at Falmouth, Jamaica and also more from Jon Letzkus. Check it out below.
Here is a look at end-of-day chip counts:
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Table-Seat |
| 1 | Matthew Burnitz | 118,700 | 12-2 |
| 2 | Jon Letzkus | 92,400 | 6-8 |
| 3 | Larry Prugh | 72,300 | 12-8 |
| 4 | Fred Samelian | 67,100 | 6-5 |
| 5 | Nate Patten | 66,900 | 7-5 |
| 6 | Bob Deemer | 61,600 | 8-3 |
| 7 | Greg Booher | 56,800 | 6-2 |
| 8 | Scott Buller | 49,300 | 12-3 |
| 9 | Denny Axel | 48,700 | 7-4 |
| 10 | Barry Shulman | 48,100 | 12-9 |
| 11 | Jim Steinle | 39,400 | 8-7 |
| 12 | Robert Beck | 37,100 | 8-8 |
| 13 | Tom Martiniak | 35,700 | 7-6 |
| 14 | Marie-Josee McDuff | 35,000 | 7-7 |
| 15 | Buz Brand | 34,400 | 8-1 |
| 16 | Lyle Padget | 31,400 | 8-9 |
| 17 | Steven Fox | 31,000 | 8-2 |
| 18 | Mike Juliano | 30,200 | 12-1 |
| 19 | Joe Weiss | 26,000 | 8-4 |
| 20 | Heiko Beilhardt | 25,900 | 12-6 |
| 21 | Tim Acker | 25,400 | 6-7 |
| 22 | Anibal Duhalye | 24,700 | 7-8 |
| 23 | Rich Barton | 23,400 | 6-3 |
| 24 | Allyn Shulman | 21,300 | 6-6 |
| 25 | Chritsopher Swinburne | 21,700 | 12-5 |
| 26 | Rick Garvey | 21,000 | 8-5 |
| 27 | Darwin Scher | 19,300 | 7-1 |
| 28 | Mark Gregorich | 18,100 | 6-1 |
| 29 | Vasquez Lucas | 17,900 | 12-4 |
| 30 | Cruz Baca | 15,700 | 7-9 |
| 31 | Messier Martin | 6,100 | 7-3 |
| 32 | Thierry De Quick | DNR | 6-9 |
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