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

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 19:29 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 19:36 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 19:42 UTC-4

Seidel Sextuples-Up Then Busts

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

Erik Seidel put in his last 1,000 from early position. Pascal Hartmann then raised to 4,500 from the hijack. The remaining players folded and Seidel was at risk of elimination.

Erik Seidel:
Pascal Hartmann:

The was in the window and was followed by the and for Seidel to become the big favorite. The turn gave Hartmann a straight draw but Seidel made a full house on the river to have a stack of 6,000.

The very next hand, Seidel jammed again and action folded to Martin Raus from the big blind.

"I guess we'll look together," said Raus as he made the blind call.

Erik Seidel:
Martin Raus:

Seidel was behind and was unable improve on the runout and was eliminated from the PCA Main Event

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Pascal Hartmann	181,000 88,700	88,700
Martin Raus	110,000 110,000	110,000

Erik Seidel	Eliminado

Tags: Erik Seidel Martin Raus Pascal Hartmann

2023-01-25 19:54 UTC-4

2023 PCA Main Event By The Numbers

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

The 2023 $10,300 PCA Main Event has seen a whopping 889 entries, which have been made up of 512 unique entries and 377 reentries. This has resulted in an $8,623,300 prize pool, where the top 127 finishers will make the money while the eventual winner will take home a staggering prize of $1,500,000.

From the 889 entries, 58 countries have been represented with players from the United States being the bulk of the competition. 136 players from the US have turned up for the Main Event, while 58 have made the slightly longer journey from Canada.

Brazil has also been well-represented with 34 players coming from the South American nation. The same number of players from Germany have also turned up and a further 29 have made the trip from the United Kingdom.

Country	Players	%	Country	Players	%	Country	Players	%
USA	136	26.56%	Belgium	4	0.78%	Venezuela	2	0.39%
Canada	58	11.33%	Peru	4	0.78%	Armenia	1	0.20%
Brazil	34	6.64%	Switzerland	4	0.78%	Croatia	1	0.20%
Germany	34	6.64%	Thailand	4	0.78%	Cyprus	1	0.20%
United Kingdom	29	5.66%	Ukraine	4	0.78%	Czech Republic	1	0.20%
France	25	4.88%	Australia	3	0.59%	Dominican Republic	1	0.20%
Austria	15	2.93%	Colombia	3	0.59%	El Salvador	1	0.20%
Spain	14	2.73%	Finland	3	0.59%	Estonia	1	0.20%
Russia	11	2.15%	India	3	0.59%	Indonesia	1	0.20%
Hungary	10	1.95%	Poland	3	0.59%	Israel	1	0.20%
Argentina	9	1.76%	Azerbaijan	2	0.39%	Lebanon	1	0.20%
Bulgaria	9	1.76%	Belarus	2	0.39%	Malta	1	0.20%
Portugal	9	1.76%	Denmark	2	0.39%	Mexico	1	0.20%
Italy	8	1.56%	Greece	2	0.39%	Moldova	1	0.20%
Netherlands	8	1.56%	Latvia	2	0.39%	New Zealand	1	0.20%
China	7	1.37%	Panama	2	0.39%	Philippines	1	0.20%
Ireland	6	1.17%	Sweden	2	0.39%	Serbia	1	0.20%
Lithuania	6	1.17%	Taiwan	2	0.39%	Slovenia	1	0.20%
Romania	6	1.17%	Turkey	2	0.39%	South Korea	1	0.20%
Norway	5	0.98%

2023-01-25 20:11 UTC-4

Mikolaitis Cannot Fool Thorel; Busts With a Move

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

The hero not long ago, Dominykas Mikolaitis was aiming to chip up further and overbet-jammed a heads-up river of for 79,500. Jean-Noel Thorel had checked to him with some 55,000 in the middle and the French businessman called within five seconds.

Mikolaitis flipped over the but it was no good, as Thorel had that beat with for the top pair.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jean-Noel Thorel	230,000 230,000	230,000
Dominykas Mikolaitis	Eliminado

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2023-01-25 20:23 UTC-4

Marques Can't Get a River Call from Maue

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

Leonard Maue opened to 4,000 under the gun and action folded to Andre Marques in the cutoff, who three-bet to 13,000. The rest of the players got out of the way and Maue made the call.

The flop came out and Maue checked to Marques who continued for 8,000. Maue made the call and they went to the turn.

This time Maue led out for 12,000 and Marques made the call after a few moments of thought.

The river came the and Maue decided to check to Marques, who announced a pot-sized bet of 71,000, but before he could even get the chips out, Maue mucked his hand.

Marques smiled and shook his head as he flashed for a turned straight flush.

"Ahhh," he sighed, "I thought that was a good river card." This win brought him back up into the chip lead with close to 500,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andre Marques	495,000 35,000	35,000

Leonard Maue	270,000 165,000	165,000

Tags: Andre Marques Leonard Maue

2023-01-25 21:10 UTC-4

Yan Falls to Rabichow

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Nível 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Kevin Rabichow opened from early position to 5,500 and then called when David Yan jammed for 45,000.

David Yan:
Kevin Rabichow:

Yan was drawing to two outs after Rabichow paired his ace on the flop. The runout confirmed Yan's exit and Rabichow added to his stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kevin Rabichow	112,000 22,000	22,000
David Yan	Eliminado

Tags: David Yan Kevin Rabichow

2023-01-25 21:26 UTC-4

Easy Game for Kulev

Nível 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Alex Kulev made it 60,000 to go pre-flop and action folded around to Manig Loeser to his direct right, who then moved all in for 198,000 total.

This sent Kulev deep into the tank and after several minutes, he finally set out a stack of chips for a call and the cards were tabled, with Loeser at risk.

Manig Loeser:
Alex Kulev:

"Well, I guess it's a flip, right?" Loeser said and Kulev nodded his head in agreement.

With Kulev already ahead in this most classic of flips, the flop of was completely safe as Loeser was flopped essentially dead, although he could still hit running jacks for quads.

"Well, not really a flip anymore," Loeser sighed.

The on the turn sealed his fate and the on the river only added insult to injury for Loeser as his stack was pushed over to Kulev and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Kulev	395,000 230,000	230,000

Manig Loeser	Eliminado

Tags: Alex Kulev Manig Loeser

2023-01-25 21:42 UTC-4

Rabichow Loses Flip and Busts

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Nível 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mustapha Kanit opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and was called by Brian Kim on the button. Kevin Rabichow was in the small blind and mulled over his options before deciding to move all in for 105,000.

Kanit asked for a count and jammed as the big stack and Kim quickly folded.

Kevin Rabichow:
Mustapha Kanit:

Despite Kanit making a set on the flop, Rabichow added more outs as he had a double-gutter to the straight. However, no nine or king appeared on the turn or river and he exited the Main Event.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mustapha Kanit	435,000 115,000	115,000
Kevin Rabichow	Eliminado

Tags: Kevin Rabichow Mustapha Kanit