Ognyan Dimov Leads Pack into Day 2 of $25,000 PCA High Roller
Besides the PokerStars Players Championship, the $25,000 PCA High Roller has broken the record for the biggest-field high roller event of the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) in The Bahamas. This event wrapped up early this morning with 70 players remaining out of a field of 144, generating a prize pool of $3,422,160 and counting. The last tournament of this caliber buy-in also had a huge turnout with a total of 140 runners, and late registration for this event doesn't end until play resumes at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow.
Leading the way after 10 levels of play on Day 1 is Ognyan Dimov with 356,000, followed closely by Adam Hendrix with 317,500 and Anthony Hu with 242,500. Elio Fox and Ehsan Amiri rounded out the top five with 224,000 and 219,500, respectively. Those are hardly the only notable names in this star-studded event as Michael Addamo, Adrian Mateos, Dan Smith, and Mike Watson have all made it to Day 2. Pedro Neves, who was runner-up in the PCA Main Event, has also found a bag.
Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Nationality | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ognyan Dimov | Bulgaria | 356000 | 237 |
| 2 | Adam Hendrix | USA | 317500 | 212 |
| 3 | Anthony Hu | USA | 242500 | 162 |
| 4 | Elio Fox | USA | 224000 | 149 |
| 5 | Ehsan Amiri | Australia | 219500 | 146 |
| 6 | Andy Wilson | United Kingdom | 219500 | 146 |
| 7 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 210500 | 140 |
| 8 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | 205500 | 137 |
| 9 | Dominykas Mikolaitis | Lithuania | 200000 | 133 |
| 10 | Guillaume Nolet | Canada | 199500 | 133 |
The tournament started with just a few tables but that rapidly multiplied to six and beyond as more players put up the $25,000 stake. Most of the field was eliminated on their first entry but were quick to get back in the mix, especially since it is one of the last events of the series.
The second of this three-day event will commence at 1:00 p.m. local time with the Level 11 blinds being 1,000/1,500/1,500. Late registration remains open until the start of play, so expect the field to grow during that time.
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, Dan Smith was first to act and he bet out 18,000 in to the pot of 19,000. 
by Smith for just queen-high. 
for ace-high to take down the pot, which left Smith with under 30,000. 
which gave Greenwood the double up.
, Adam Hendrix led out for 8,000 and was called by Conor Beresford but received a fold from big stack Ognyan Dimov.
and action checked to Amiri who bet 5,000. Only Simao called.
and Amiri checked. Simao bet 13,800 before Amiri check-shoved all in for around 27,000. Simao used all his time bank cards before making the call. Amiri turned over 
to eliminate the Brazilian from the tournament.
and Chen checked. Badziakouski moved all in and was snap called by Chen. Badziakouski showed 
for a straight to eliminate Badziakouski.
for a flopped full house to take down the pot and eliminate Aido from the tournament.
came on the river and Davies scored the huge pot to put his stack over 90,000. Meanwhile, Shorr was left short with 17,000. 
to send Adams to the rail after only a few hands.
