Main Event Dia 3 | 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

2015-01-11 19:31 UTC-4

Ventura Knocks Out Palma

Nível 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Diego Ventura opened to 11,000 from the cutoff and Nicholas Palma three-bet to 27,500 from the small blind. Ventura made the call and the dealer fanned a flop of . Palma led out for 21,500 and Ventura made the call.

The turn was the and Palma moved all in for 106,500 total. After getting a count, Ventura made the call. Palma held and Ventura . Palma would need a king or ace to stay alive but the river was neither of those as it was the . Ventura moved to 490,000 as Palma went to collect his winnings.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Diego Ventura	490,000 195,000	195,000
Nicholas Palma	Eliminado

Tags: Diego Ventura Nicholas Palma

2015-01-11 19:34 UTC-4

A Few Updated Chip Counts

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Nível 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Emrah Cakmak	830,000 140,000	140,000
Walter Fisher	585,000 30,000	30,000
Chance Kornuth	585,000 -125,000	-125,000

Alex Klimashin	405,000 158,100	158,100
Samuel Tsehai	395,000 240,000	240,000
Gabe Patgorski	320,000 -87,000	-87,000
Carter Swidler	315,000 -5,000	-5,000
Rami Boukai	225,000 88,000	88,000
Trevor Pope	155,000 10,000	10,000

2015-01-11 19:40 UTC-4

Bullets For Puccini

Nível 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The board read when we came upon Mario Puccini and Diego Ventura heads up in a hand. Puccini checked over to Ventura and he cut out a bet of 90,000. Puccini called to see one final card.

The river was the and two checks occurred. Puccini showed for a rivered set of aces, prompting a quick muck from Ventura. With this win, Puccini's stack increased to about 625,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mario Puccini	625,000 130,000	130,000
Diego Ventura	335,000 -155,000	-155,000

Tags: Diego Ventura Mario Puccini

2015-01-11 19:41 UTC-4

Blondeau Loses a Race to Bust

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Nível 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

We found Rudy Blondeau all in with against fellow short stack Michael Dietrich's . Blondeau was looking good until his opponent found a second king in the deck.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Dietrich	180,000 55,000	55,000
Rudy Blondeau	Eliminado

Tags: Michael Dietrich Rudy Blondeau

2015-01-11 19:41 UTC-4

Patrick Weifels Eliminated By Emrah Cakmak

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Nível 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Patrick Weifels shoved for 65,000 from under the gun and was called by Emrah Cakmak in the small blind.

Weifels:
Cakmak:

The board ran out , no help to Weifels, locking up the pot for Cakmak.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Emrah Cakmak	880,000 50,000	50,000
Patrick Weifels	Eliminado

Tags: Patrick Weifels Emrah Cakmak

2015-01-11 19:43 UTC-4

Pastor Still Climbing at Feature Table

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Nível 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Juan Martin Pastor	889,000 219,000	219,000
Thomas Muhlocker	461,500 161,500	161,500
Tyler Cornell	378,500 108,500	108,500
Maurice Hawkins	261,500 -3,500	-3,500
Olivier Busquet	211,000 -91,500	-91,500
Christopher Lockhart	163,500 -143,400	-143,400
Shyam Srinivasan	160,000 -163,000	-163,000
Joseph Cacaro	83,500 -24,800	-24,800

2015-01-11 19:46 UTC-4

Calling Out the Staller with Scott Baumstein

Nível 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

On the bubble of the 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, a player was witnessed stalling in the most obvious possible way. Experienced poker pro Scott Baumstein called his opponent out numerous times, and we caught up with Baumstein to get the full story.

https://www.pokernews.com/video/2015-pca-calling-out-the-staller-with-scott-baumstein-9415.htm

Tags: Scott Baumstein

2015-01-11 19:47 UTC-4

Ronaldo Slips Below 100K

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Nível 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

From under the gun, Edward Sorensen opened the pot with a raise to 12,000. Next up, Ronaldo made the call, and then action folded to Adam Reynolds on the button. He reraised and made it 31,000 to go. Play folded back to Sorensen, and he folded. Ronaldo called, though, and the flop came out . Both players checked.

The turn was the to pair the board, and Ronaldo checked again. Reynolds bet 30,500, and Ronaldo gave it up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Adam Reynolds	398,000 8,500	8,500
Edward Sorensen	200,000 30,000	30,000
Ronaldo	91,000 -51,000	-51,000

Tags: Edward Sorensen Ronaldo Adam Reynolds

2015-01-11 19:50 UTC-4

Heroes And Villains On The Main Event Bubble

Nível 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

If poker has a villain it’s often the player who stalls leading up to the bubble. The PCA Main Event was no different, as the PokerStars Blog reports.

2015-01-11 19:50 UTC-4

Boeree Gives It Up After Four-Betting

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Nível 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Liv Boeree opened with a raise to 11,000 from middle position, then action folded to Diego Gomez on the button, and he reraised to 24,500. After the two blinds folded, Boeree reraised to 42,000. Gomez called.

On the flop, Boeree checked, and Gomez bet 40,500. Boeree folded fairly quickly, and Gomez picked up the pot.

Tags: Liv Boeree Diego Gomez