Another day on the schedule of the ongoing partypoker-sponsored Caribbean Poker Party was completed and another champion was crowned at the host venue Meliá Caribe Tropical in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic. American poker pro Chris Hunichen emerged victorious in the $25,500 Super High Roller tournament for his career’s largest cash of $400,000 and a shiny partypoker trophy to remember his triumph.
There were a total of 43 entries to register for the major tournament and the field was reduced to just six players by the time Day 1 of action was completed. UK player and partypoker brand ambassador Sam Trickett led the final six participants into Day 2 of the event with 11 million in chips.
The player was actually the only one to have passed the 10-million chip mark when cards were thrown in the air for a final day of action. Hunichen was among the short stacks at the time with 4.15 million in chips. It was well into the day when Trickett finally lost control over play. Prior to that the player held a commanding chip lead over his remaining opponents. For instance, he had half of all chips in play before him during four-handed play. However, he gradually began losing momentum afterwards and was eventually eliminated in third place, good for a payout of $165,000.
Heads-Up Action
The elimination of Trickett set the heads-up match between Hunichen and Canadian poker pro Sam Greenwood. Hunichen entered the duel with a 3-to-1 chip lead over his last remaining opponent. The two-handed battle did not last long as cards simply did not stop coming Hunichen’s way to eventually secure him with the victory.
The last hand of the tournament saw the eventual winner shove pre-flop putting both Greenwood and himself at great risk. The Canadian poker pro called for his last 4.275 million and tabled [6s][6c] Hunichen’s [Ah][5c]. The board brought [Jd][9c][4s][2s][3c] to complete Hunichen’s straight and bust Greenwood in second place for $242,750.
The Canadian, whose live tournament earnings amount to nearly $5.8 million, improved from his third-place finish in the $10,300 High Roller. He scooped $124,100 from that event, which took place mere days ago as part of the ongoing Caribbean Poker Party festival.
As for Hunichen, it can be said that he has had quite a profitable year so far. Over the past several months, the player has managed to score six-figure cashes in several live tournaments. He even ran very close to winning his first WSOP gold bracelet during this year’s edition of the festival, but eventually finished second. The player took part in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed tournament on the series’ schedule. He played against Nadar Kakhmazov heads-up, but the title was apparently meant for the latter. Hunichen scooped the amount of $358,677 from that tournament.
