Adrian Mateos made it 5,500 to go from under the gun and Kathy Lehne called out of the small blind, as did Daniel Dvoress in the big blind. They all checked the flop and Lehne bet the turn for 10,000, which only Dvoress called.
After the river, both checked and Lehne revealed for a pair of sixes. Dvoress had that beat with the and earned yet another pot to increase his lead.
Nick Petrangelo got his stack in preflop with the and ran it smack dab into the of Daniel Dvoress.
The flop provided some hope with a gutshot for Petrangelo but he found no fortunate escape after the turn and river runout.
"Running pretty good," Marius Gierse mentioned. The German got a short stack three-bet jam against Adrian Mateos through only to then also bust to Dvoress for fewer than 20 blinds when his couldn't crack kings on a queen-high board with three diamonds.
Juan Pardo raised to 6,000 in the cutoff, receiving a single caller in Dan Smith out of the big blind. What followed was a check-call by Smith on the flop which he then repeated on the turn albeit for 35,000.
Smith checked the on the river and Pardo inquired to see his stack size. "One hundred seventy five in black," Smith replied and Pardo used one time bank extension. He then piled in all his large chip denominations for the covering stack.
Smith double-checked his cards and announced the call. Pardo was caught with the fingers in the cookie jar as were a bluff gone wrong, while Smith doubled for 205,000 with the for two pair.
On a three-way flop of , Kathy Lehne checked her option in the small blind. Mikita Badziakouski in the big blind jammed for 32,000 and David Peters as the initial preflop raiser called. Lehne subsequently check-jammed for the 169,500 she had behind and Peters asked for a count before he obliged and tossed in a single chip for the call.
Mikita Badziakouski:
Kathy Lehne:
David Peters:
The turn failed to improve both players at risk but Lehne got there with the river to make broadway, knocking out Badziakouski and putting a dent into Peters' stack.
The penultimate day of the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure series has concluded and one of the last high-stakes contests is one step closer to crowning a winner in the Grand Ballroom at the Baha Mar Resort on The Bahamas. Day 1 of the $100,000 7-Handed High Roller attracted a field of 22 entries, generating a prize pool of more than $2.1 million already.
However, both key numbers are likely to increase further as the late registration remains open for the first two levels on Day 2 on Friday, February 3, 2023 as of 12.30 pm local time.
Leading the way after ten levels of 30 minutes each is Canada's Daniel Dvoress with 604,000 and Dan Smith follows just six blinds behind with 581,000. Kathy Lehne completes the overnight podium after a late surge in the final of the night after she came out on top of a three-way all-in to advance with 459,000.
The dozen Day 1 survivors include some of the biggest names of the international poker scene including the 2023 PCA High Roller tournament winners Isaac Haxton (123,000) and Justin Bonomo (107,000), both of which can be found near the bottom of the leaderboard.
Day 1 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Daniel Dvoress
Canada
604,000
151
2
Dan Smith
United States
581,000
145
3
Kathy Lehne
United States
459,000
115
4
Adrian Mateos
Spain
297,000
74
5
Steve O'Dwyer
Ireland
270,000
68
6
David Peters
United States
215,000
54
7
Talal Shakerchi
United Kingdom
143,000
36
8
Juan Pardo
Spain
142,000
36
9
Timothy Adams
Canada
138,000
35
10
Isaac Haxton
United States
123,000
31
11
Justin Bonomo
United States
107,000
27
12
Stephen Chidwick
United Kingdom
73,000
18
Notable absentees so far include $250,000 Super High Roller champion Sam Greenwood, Jean-Noel Thorel, David Yan, and Artur Martirosian who all battled for seven-figure payouts in the nearby tournament section. They all have the chance to jump in, however, as the late registration only closes at the end of level 12.
Recommencing blinds during the end of the registration period are 2,000-4,000 / 4,000 big blind ante and 2,500-5,000 / 5,000 big blind ante respectively, giving all late additions to the field with a starting stack of 150,000 in chips plenty of room to navigate.
Jonathan Jaffe won the trophy in the $50,000 8-Handed High Roller but became the first casualty of the day in level two after Dvoress cemented his hot start into the tournament right out of the gates. Soon after joining the field, Cary Katz knocked out a then short-stacked Bonomo who re-entered and Katz later on suffered the very same fate.
Haxton saw his first entry go down in flames when he flopped trips kings with king-ten only to have a kicker problem against the ace-king suited of Pardo. Marius Gierse made a brief appearance but never got anything running to eventually send his short stack over to Dvoress. The same also applied for Nick Petrangelo as well, who opted not to re-enter during the remainder of the night.
In the final stages, Mikita Badziakouski bowed out in the aforementioned three-way all-in against Lehne and Peters while Pardo lost a big portion of his stack with an ill-timed bluff versus Smith. However, no further player was sent to the rail as Stephen Chidwick secured a late double through Talal Shakerchi.
The dozen contenders and further high-stakes regulars will be back for more High Roller action as of 12.30 pm local time. Likewise, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action until a winner has been determined.