$25,000 PCA High Roller
Dia 2 Terminado
$25,000 PCA High Roller
Dia 2 Terminado
Ren Lin leads the final 17 players at the end of Day 2 of the $25,000 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure High Roller after ten levels of play at the beautiful Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas. Lin maintained a large chip stack all day long and will be in pole position to claim the $990,655 first place prize.
There were many players who chose to max late register at the start of the day which led to the field expanding to 187 runners which generated a total prizepool of $4,444,055. Lin managed to bag 1,665,000 chips at the end of the night, which will be good for over 110 big blinds when play resumes tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. local time.
Place | Name | Nationality | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ren Lin | China | 1,665,000 | 111 |
2 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 1,575,000 | 105 |
3 | Ognyan Dimov | Bulgaria | 1,180,000 | 79 |
4 | Carlos Chadha | United States | 605,000 | 40 |
5 | Dylan Smith | United States | 545,000 | 36 |
6 | Brock Wilson | United States | 540,000 | 36 |
7 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 505,000 | 34 |
8 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 495,000 | 33 |
9 | Anthony Hu | United States | 465,000 | 31 |
10 | Rodger Johnson | United States | 290,000 | 19 |
Other notables who have bagged include poker vlogger Ethan "Rampage" Yau (265,000) and $25,000 PCA PLO High Roller Champion Dylan Smith (546,000).
The day started with a flurry of players max late registering as the field of 70 returning players quickly reached over 100 as the day started. However many were unable to spin it up as players such as Shaun Deeb,Stephen Chidwick and David Peters were all eliminated early in the day,
Day 1 chip leader Ognyan Dimov got off to a great start as he continued to add to his chip lead throughout the early levels of the day, Dimov managed to eliminate Nenad Dukic when Dimov had a full house against Dukic's straight.
Kayhan Mokri also managed to develop a big stack throughout the day which included getting value with trips against Anthony Hu to chip up during the middle of the day.
The late stages of the day were defined by a long and taxing bubble however some big hands still occurred. Carlos Chadha managed to secure a massive double through Ben Heath when his queens won a flip against Chadha's ace king. Andrew Chen also managed to double up nearing the bubble as Chen's pocket aces ran into Anthony Hu's ace-king.
Christoph Vogelsang and Bryn Kenney were both short on the bubble but both were able to survive to squeeze into the payout slots. The bubble eventually burst when Guillaume Nolet was forced all in from the big blind . Nolet couldn't defeat Mario Navarro who sent him to the rail asthe bubble boy.
There was a flurry of bustouts after the bubble burst which included the elimination of Bryn Kenney, Christoph Vogelsang, Pedro Neves and Michael Addamo. It was on this prolonged bubble that allowed Lin managed to build up his chips stack to end the day a chip leader.
Cards will be in the air from 12:30 p.m. local time tomorrow where blinds will start at 1,000/1,500 with an 1,500 big blind ante. Action will continue until a champion is crowned. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the updates.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ren Lin
|
1,665,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Kayhan Mokri |
1,575,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
Ognyan Dimov |
1,180,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
Carlos Chadha
|
605,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
Dylan Smith |
545,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
Brock Wilson |
540,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
Yuri Dzivielevski |
505,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
||
Mustapha Kanit | 495,000 | |
Anthony Hu |
465,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
Rodger Johnson |
290,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Santiago Plante |
275,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
Ethan Yau |
265,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
||
Ben Heath |
225,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
||
Elio Fox |
215,000
-187,000
|
-187,000 |
|
||
Joao Vieira |
200,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
||
Ryan Riess |
180,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
||
Mario Navarro |
119,000
-346,000
|
-346,000 |
The remaining 17 players are bagging their chips as play has concluded for the night.
A full recap of the action from Day 2 will follow shortly.
Ognyan Dimov raised to 30,000 on the button before Yuri Dzivielevski moved all in for 184,000 in the big blind. Dimov quicklu called.
Yuri Dzivielevski:
Ognyan Dimov:
It was a classic flip for Dzivielevski's tournament life but it went all the Brazilians way as the board ran out to give Dzivielevski a full house and a double up.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ognyan Dimov |
1,160,000
-290,000
|
-290,000 |
|
||
Yuri Dzivielevski |
386,000
249,000
|
249,000 |
|
Ren Lin raised to 25,000 from under the gun and Andy Wilson called in middle position. Kayhan Mokri then three-bet to 105,000 on the button, producing a fold from Lin.
Wilson took some time before four-betting to 350,000, representing almost all of his stack. Mokri announced all-in, with Wilson using a few time bank cards while action continued at other tables before making the call.
Andy Wilson:
Kayhan Mokri:
Mokri's pair of kings was ahead to begin the hand, with the runout changing nothing. Wilson wished the table good luck as he hit the rail in 18th place.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ren Lin
|
1,675,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Kayhan Mokri |
1,340,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
Andy Wilson | Eliminado | |
|
Action folded around to Anthony Hu on the button who raised to 25,000. Roland Rokita was in the big blind and moved all in for around 135,000. Hu quickly called.
Roland Rokita:
Anthony Hu:
Rokita needed help if he was going to survive but he was drawing dead on the turn as the board ran out to give Hu a full house and eliminate Rokita from the tournament in 19th place.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Anthony Hu |
530,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
Roland Rokita | Eliminado | |
|
Martin Zamani moved his short stack all-in and found a call from Ren Lin while the rest of the table got out of the way.
Martin Zamani:
Ren Lin:
Lin was ahead to start and increased his advantage on the flop. The turn and river did not help Zamani, who was sent to the rail in 20th place.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ren Lin
|
1,700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Martin Zamani | Eliminado |
The action folded to Andrew Chen in the small blind who moved all in for 70,000 and was called by Santiago Plante in the big blind.
Andrew Chen:
Santiago Plante:
The board ran out and the king-high held up for Plante to eliminate Chen in 21st place.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Santiago Plante |
370,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Andrew Chen | Eliminado |
Michael Addamo raised to 50,000 on the button, leaving only 6,000 behind and Rodger Johnson moved all in from the big blind. Addamo used some time banks to hope to make a pay jump, and after a few minutes, made the call for his tournament life.
Michael Addamo:
Rodger Johnson:
Addamo was in need of help and when the board came , it looked it he was about to double. The river however, fell the and the set of queens for Johnson scored the pot to send Addamo out in 22nd place.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Rodger Johnson |
350,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Michael Addamo | Eliminado | |
|