$10,300 PCA Main Event Dia 2 | 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

2023-01-25 19:36 UTC-4

Amiri Leads the Way; Saliba Doubles Through Badziakouski

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Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ehsan Amiri emerged with a massive stack and recalled the action as follows.

According to the Aussie, he faced a raise to 4,500 by Pascal Lefrancois and three-bet to 17,000 from one seat over. Brandon Wilson then four-bet to 45,000 with around 100,000 behind and Lefrancois folded. Amiri jammed with and was called by Wilson with pocket kings.

On a runout, Amiri improved to the nut flush and skyrocketed near the top of the leaderboard. Another big stack can be found one table over in Evan Sparling.

Amiri's table produced another all-in showdown when Mikita Badziakouski defended the big blind and led the turn; Justin Saliba called. On the river, Badziakouski bet 18,000 into 33,000 and Saliba moved all in for a mere 29,500. The sigh-call by Badziakouski followed and Saliba tabled for the nuts as Badziakouski briefly flashed the .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ehsan Amiri	415,000 1,000	1,000
Evan Sparling	400,000 93,000	93,000
Pascal Lefrancois	140,000 -30,000	-30,000

Justin Saliba	92,500 17,500	17,500

Mikita Badziakouski	85,000 -40,000	-40,000

Brandon Wilson	Eliminado

Tags: Brandon Wilson Ehsan Amiri Evan Sparling Justin Saliba Mikita Badziakouski Pascal Lefrancois

2023-01-25 19:29 UTC-4

Pardo Jams on Gathy

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Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was caught on the river with 21,500 in the pot on the completed board. Juan Pardo checked from the small blind and Michael Gathy bet 15,000. Pardo responded by jamming as the big stack. Gathy, who had 81,000 behind, went into the tank and found the call.

Pardo had a pair of eights with his but Gathy's was the winner as he rivered a pair of aces.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Gathy	212,000 72,000	72,000

Juan Pardo	32,000 -228,000	-228,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Michael Gathy

2023-01-25 19:29 UTC-4

Hudon Cracks Raymond's Aces

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Elias Gutierrez raised to 13,000 preflop and was immediately three-bet to 35,000 by Alexandre Raymond, but then Eliot Hudon four-bet jammed for 113,000.

Gutierrez promptly got out of the way and Raymond quickly made the call, putting Hudon at risk.

Eliot Hudon:
Alexandre Raymond:

Hudon shook his head as he realized he was on the wrong side of this classic cooler, but the flop of was wondrous for him as he flopped top set.

The board completed with to secure his victory and he was pushed the huge pot for a big double-up as Raymond was left as the one shaking his head.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Eliot Hudon	245,000 132,000	132,000

Alexandre Raymond	190,000 -73,500	-73,500
Elias Gutierrez	125,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Alexandre Raymond Elias Gutierrez Eliot Hudon

2023-01-25 19:06 UTC-4

Wakil Eliminates Dzivielevski in Flush Over Flush

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There was 25,000 in the pot heading to the turn. Jamil Wakil was under the gun against Yuri Dzivielevski in the big blind.

The board read and action checked through.

The river was the and Dzivielevski bet 8,000. Wakil moved all in for 70,000 effective. Dzivielevski quickly made the call but it was a brutal beat against him as Wakil showed for the king high flush which beat Dzivielevski's to eliminate him from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jamil Wakil	183,000 23,000	23,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	Eliminado

Tags: Jamil Wakil Yuri Dzivielevski

2023-01-25 19:00 UTC-4

Prize Pool Information Announced

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Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

What seemed to be unlikely after the first two starting days, based on the number of entries, has culminated with a strong turnout during the first two levels on Day 2. The 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) $10,300 Main Event drew 249 new entries and that boosted the overall attendance to 889 entries, which generated a prize pool of $8,623,300.

The top 127 finishers will walk away with a payday of at least $17,600 at the luxurious Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas and the final 11 players will lock up a six-figure payday. Both the winner and the runner-up can look forward to at least $1 million in prize money and the eventual champion walks away with the golden Main Event trophy and $1.5 million for the efforts.

Place	Prize (in USD)	Place	Prize (in USD)
1	$1,500,000	16-17	$68,000
2	$1,000,000	18-20	$59,100
3	$677,400	21-23	$51,400
4	$519,600	24-27	$44,700
5	$399,800	28-31	$38,900
6	$307,500	32-39	$33,800
7	$236,500	40-55	$29,400
8	$181,900	56-71	$25,600
9	$139,900	72-95	$22,300
10-11	$112,600	96-119	$19,300
12-13	$93,800	120-127	$17,600
14-15	$78,200	Total:	$8,623,300

Tags: PCA PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

2023-01-25 18:25 UTC-4

Davies Ousts Vieira

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Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Seth Davies opened to 3,500 from the cutoff and Joao Vieira called out of his short stack from the big blind. Vieira then put in his last 5,500 on the flop and Davies called.

Joao Vieira:
Seth Davies:

Vieira was ahead but immediately needed help after Davies improved to a pair of aces on the turn. The river completed the board and Vieira left the tournament room.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Seth Davies	112,000 47,000	47,000

Joao Vieira	Eliminado

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2023-01-25 18:12 UTC-4

Baumstein Runs into Aces; Spragg Eliminated

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Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Alberto Meran opened to 3,500 from middle position and Scott Baumstein then made it 9,500 from Meran's direct left. Meran four-bet to 25,000 and then snap-called when Baumstein jammed for around 100,000.

Scott Baumstein:
Alberto Meran:

Meran remained ahead and scooped in the pot following the runout to send Baumstein out.

PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin Spragg has also announced he won't be taking down the Main Event either.

And the winner...of the 2023 Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure...MAIN EVENT IS... ###...NOT ME!
— Spraggy (@spraggy)

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alberto Meran	345,000 120,000	120,000
Scott Baumstein	Eliminado
Benjamin Spragg	Eliminado

Tags: Alberto Meran Benjamin Spragg Scott Baumstein

2023-01-25 17:53 UTC-4

Wakil Slow Plays Aces

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Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jamil Wakil opened to 3,500 from the hijack before Frank Lagodich made it 10,500 from the button. Wakil called.

The dealer fanned a devilish flop of and Wakil checked. Lagodich bet 4,000 and was called again.

Wakil check-called after Lagodich jammed for 18,500 on the turn and the players exposed their cards.

Frank Lagodich:
Jamil Wakil:

Both players flopped full houses but Wakil had the best of it. The completed the board to put the final nail in Lagodich's coffin.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jamil Wakil	160,000 105,000	105,000
Frank Lagodich	Eliminado

Tags: Frank Lagodich Jamil Wakil

2023-01-25 17:21 UTC-4

Loeliger Doubles Soon After Late Entry

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Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The action started with a raise to 3,000 by Paulina Loeliger and she received one caller. What followed was a three-bet to 9,500 and Kevin Rabichow then four-bet to 20,000. Loeliger moved all-in for 29,000 to force folds all the way to Rabichow, who made the call.

Paulina Loeliger:
Kevin Rabichow:

The superior pair remained ahead throughout the runout for Loeliger to more than double up. Also featured on the table is former NFL star Richard Seymour, who had entered prior to the break.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kevin Rabichow	90,000 55,000	55,000
Paulina Loeliger	75,000 75,000	75,000
Richard Seymour	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Kevin Rabichow Paulina Loeliger Richard Seymour

2023-01-25 17:20 UTC-4

Guilbert Caught Speeding with Seven-Deuce

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Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Igor Yaroshevskyy limped in from the small blind and then called after Johan Guilbert made it 5,500 from the big blind.

Yaroshevskyy check-called for 4,000 on the flop before the turn checked through to the river.

Yaroshevskyy, with 17,500 behind, then led out for 1,500. Guilbert went into the tank for two minutes before moving all in as the bigger stack. Yaroshevskyy called, but passed Guilbert his chips thinking his opponent had him crushed.

However, Guilbert tabled his which meant he was playing the flush on the board. Yaroshevskyy had the winner with his and doubled up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Igor Yaroshevskyy	55,000 55,000	55,000
Johan Guilbert	44,500 44,500	44,500

Tags: Igor Yaroshevskyy Johan Guilbert