Main Event Day 4 | 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-12-2015 15:04 UTC-4

Kornuth Busts Kihara and Boutin

[user153906]

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

On the first hand back from the break, Louis Boutin moved all in for 85,000 from the hijack and Naoya Kihara reshoved for 201,000 from the small blind. Chance Kornuth was next to act in the big blind and he peeked down at his cards. Snap call.

Boutin:
Kihara:
Kornuth:

Kornuth had a stranglehold on the hand with the other two players at risk of elimination, and the board secured the double for Kornuth. He's now sitting behind a massive stack of 1,750,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	1,750,000 273,000	273,000

Louis Boutin	Busted
Naoya Kihara	Busted

Tags: Chance Kornuth Naoya Kihara

01-12-2015 15:04 UTC-4

Playing the Board No Good For Lockhart

[user272102]

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

We got to the table with a bet of 50,000 in front of Carlos Chadha on a board of and he was facing a raise to 125,000 from Christopher Lockhart. Chadha would spend several minutes before deciding to make the call while saying "alright, show me the jack of diamonds."

"Playing the board," replied Lockhart who turned over .

Chadha had the board beat, however, with his . "Sorry I took so long," he apologized, happy though to have taken down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Chadha	765,000 290,000	290,000
Christopher Lockhart	472,000 -265,000	-265,000

Tags: Carlos Chadha Christopher Lockhart

01-12-2015 15:00 UTC-4

Schwartz Sends Buddiga a Five-Bet

mnuwwarah

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Pratyush Buddiga opened for a raise in the cutoff and saw Noah Schwartz make it 59,000 on the button. Buddiga made it 125,000 to go, but Schwartz bumped it up still further to 225,000. Buddiga shoved all in, and Schwartz tanked for a couple of minutes before making what looked to be a painful fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pratyush Buddiga	975,000 -22,000	-22,000
Noah Schwartz	320,000 -215,000	-215,000

Tags: Noah Schwartz Pratyush Buddiga

01-12-2015 14:59 UTC-4

As Ronaldo Advances, Another Baggio Appears

Josh_Cahlik

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Brazilian football legend Ronaldo continues to keep his seat in the PCA Main Event, but who is that other Brazilian sharing a name with another famous footballer. Toni Baggio wasn't always called Toni Baggio, but after the 1994 World Cup between Brazil and Italy that ended with Italian player Roberto Baggio's famous penalty kick miss, he had a new nickname. Read the full story on the PokerStars Blog.

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

01-12-2015 14:44 UTC-4

Maurice Hawkins, Then and Now

Josh_Cahlik

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Would you ever abandon your stack on the bubble of the PCA? Would you believe Maurice Hawkins did just that (ten years ago)? The PokerStars Blog looks back at that moment.

01-12-2015 14:42 UTC-4

Updated Counts on Break

mnuwwarah

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Etcheverry	1,752,000 152,000	152,000
Chance Kornuth	1,477,000 50,000	50,000

Kevin Schulz	1,157,000 -105,000	-105,000

Emrah Cakmak	1,045,000 230,000	230,000
Walter Fisher	1,033,000 103,000	103,000
Pratyush Buddiga	997,000 408,000	408,000
Jim Collopy	946,000 16,000	16,000

Ratharam Sivagnanam	929,000 259,000	259,000
Juan Martin Pastor	847,000 -23,000	-23,000
Ambrose Ng	805,000 -20,000	-20,000
Eugenio Mattar	800,000 193,000	193,000
Christopher Lockhart	737,000 280,000	280,000
Carter Swidler	665,000 -30,000	-30,000
Diego Ventura	649,000 -26,000	-26,000

Ronaldo	611,000 121,000	121,000
Andrew Wayman	581,000 343,000	343,000
Noah Schwartz	535,000 -23,000	-23,000

Mayu Roca	508,000 48,000	48,000
Rami Boukai	498,000 -382,000	-382,000

Corey Hochman	496,000 194,000	194,000
Carlos Chadha	475,000 90,000	90,000
Benjamin Pollak	457,000 -23,000	-23,000
Niklas Hambitzer	435,000 5,000	5,000
Maurice Hawkins	375,000 -25,000	-25,000
Olivier Busquet	371,000 218,000	218,000

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01-12-2015 14:27 UTC-4

Ng Doubles Through Etcheverry

[user272102]

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

We didn't catch the pre-flop action but Ambrose Ng got the rest of his 406,000 chips in and was at risk against Juan Etcheverry. Ng was in great shape for the double up holding against Etcheverry's and would score the huge double up when the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Etcheverry	1,600,000 -545,000	-545,000
Ambrose Ng	825,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Ambrose Ng Juan Etcheverry

01-12-2015 14:25 UTC-4

Srinivasan Doubles Through Roca

Mickey Doft

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Mayu Roca opened from the hijack, Shyam Srinivasan three-bet shoved from the big blind for 144,000 and Roca called.

Roca:
Srinivasan:

Both flopped a king, but Srinivasan caught the on the turn to take the lead. He held up through the river to lock up the double through Roca.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mayu Roca	460,000 -87,000	-87,000
Shyam Srinivasan	325,000 122,000	122,000

Tags: Mayu Roca Shyam Srinivasan

01-12-2015 14:22 UTC-4

Ventura Takes From Pastor

mnuwwarah

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Juan Martin Pastor opened for a raise in middle position and was called by Diego Ventura on his left. The two checked the flop, and Pastor bet 51,000 o the turn. Ventura called, then called another 151,000 on the river.

Pastor tossed in, but Ventura had it beat with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Martin Pastor	870,000 -60,000	-60,000
Diego Ventura	675,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Diego Ventura Juan Martin Pastor