Oleksii Khoroshenin opened to 45,000 from the hijack and Lee Markholt called from the small blind.
The flop came down and Markholt checked to Khoroshenin who continued for 53,000. Markholt called to see the turn, which both players checked. The river completed the board and Markholt bet 78,000. Khoroshenin folded, giving Markholt the pot.
Welcome to Day 3 of PokerNews' coverage of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller.
The record-setting field of 269 entries is down to just 11 hopefuls, each with his eye on the top prize of $1,294,460. On top of the chip counts is Jean-Pascal Savard with 2.433 million, followed by Oleksii Khoroshenin (2.256 million), Dan Heimiller (2.123 million), Dominik Nitsche (1.465 million) and Ilkin Garibli (1.41 million) to round out the top five.
Also still in the field are Lee Markholt (836,000), Nick Petrangelo (800,000), Scott Seiver (761,000), Bryn Kenney (610,000), Joe Kuether (520,000) and Faraz Jaka (368,000). With so much poker stardom remaining, it's really anyone's game to see who emerges with this prestigious poker title.
Play is set to resume at noon local time, about 45 minutes from now, so keep it here at PokerNews for live updates on all of the exciting action as a champion emerges!
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and Markholt checked to Khoroshenin who continued for 53,000. Markholt called to see the 
turn, which both players checked. The 
river completed the board and Markholt bet 78,000. Khoroshenin folded, giving Markholt the pot.
