The pot smokers and saucy sex searchers love Amsterdam. Those that like fast cars and yachts the size of small towns love Monte Carlo. Those who like a risk, meditate beneath coconut palms in tiger infested territories in Thailand.
Sean Winter?
That man loves the Bahamas.
Each year the Floridian places a flip-flop inside a Bahamian casino, he leaves with a trashcan bag full of money. Two months ago, Winter left the Baha Mar with more than $3m in winnings after finishing runner-up to Steffen Sontheimer in the $250,000 Super High Roller for $2,430,000, and to Giuseppe Iadisernia in the $50,000 for $550,000 at the partypoker Caribbean Poker Party (CPP).
And now, he’s done it again.
Winter topped a field of 75-entrants (50 unique, 25 re-entries) in the first $25,000 Single Day High Roller of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) to bank another $495,210.
Winter faced David Peters in heads-up action after getting fortunate to oust the British pro-Jack Salter from the competition in third place when his Q3 beat Q9 in a blind on blind all in squabble.
Peters began with a 4.72m v 2.78m chip lead over Winter and stretched it to 6.7m v 800k when the pair got it in, and Peters’ pocket nines bested the pocket sevens of Winter.
Winter then doubled up twice KT>J9 and A4>AK, before taking the lead when A3 turned an ace to beat pocket deuces. Winter then pushed his lead even further before Peters hauled him back, doubling KTs>97o, and then the pair ran out of time with the tournament area having to close for a spit wash.
With the $50,000 scheduled for the following day, the pair but their heads-up battle on hiatus until a suitable spot turned up. When that happened, the contest lasted a mere three hands.
First Peters doubled into the lead after flopping two pairs and then getting two streets of value from Winter who had flopped top pair, then Winter doubled back into the lead with KJo>98s, and the final hand of this convoluted ending saw Winter limp on the button and Peters call. The dealer placed Qc7h3h onto the flop, and Peters check-called a 160,000 Winter bet. The turn card was the As, and the same action ensued, this time for 250,000. The final card was the 8c, and Peters checked for the third time. Winter moved all-in, and after burning through two time-bank chips, Peters made the call. Peters showed 72o for a pair of sevens, but Winter had rivered two pairs with 87o and pulled in the entire 7.5m chips.
ITM Results
1. Sean Winter – $495,210
2. David Peters – $352,040
3. Jack Salter – $230,500
4. Rainer Kempe – $177,380
5. Ivan Luca – $140,460
6. Steve O’Dwyer – $109,840
7. Stanley Choi – $86,440
8. Igor Kurganov – $67,520
9. Byron Kaverman – $51,320
10. Erik Seidel – $45,020
11. Alex Foxen – $45,020
Winter has now earned $11.1m in live tournament earnings and moves ahead of Nick Schulman, Men Nguyen, Connor Drinan, Peter Eastgate and Tobias Reinkmemeier landing in 61st place in the All-Time Live Tournament Money List.
It was Winter’s seventh live tournament victory.