2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$10,300 PCA Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
$1,567,100
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$8,390,500
Entries
865
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000

$10,300 PCA Main Event

Day 1b Completed

Kempe Continues Amazing Week, Tops Day 1b of 2019 PCA Main Event

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Rainer Kempe
Rainer Kempe

The second of two starting days of the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) $10,300 Main Event drew a sizable field of 486 entries over the course of ten levels. Together with the 356 that showed up for Day 1a, the field is up to 842 entries, outperforming last year's field of 582 by a wide margin, thanks in part to the PokerStars Players Championship earlier this week. Once late registration has closed, it will be the biggest prize pool at the PCA since 2014.

Around 200 players found a bag at the end of the night, led by German star Rainer Kempe (214,000). Kempe is already having an amazing week at the Atlantis Resort and won the $50,000 Single-Day High Roller on Wednesday for $908,100, as well as a fourth place in the $25,000 Single-Day High Roller the day before, winning $177,380.

The German high staker is followed by another high stakes specialist, Niall Farrell (202,000), Charles Furey (200,900), and Chino Rheem (197,900). The Red Spade saw Barry Greenstein (71,000), Daniel Negreanu (56,700), Aditya Agarwal (52,000), and Randy Lew (43,500) all advance to the second day.

Defending champion Maria Lampropulos had an uneventful day, but she managed to double up her starting stack and will come back with 59,600 for her title defense. Danny Tang (136,000), Michael Gathy (130,600), Steffen Sontheimer (115,600), Vojtech Ruzicka (81,500), and Davidi Kitai (71,000) were among the many notables that survived the second starting day.

It's the first time in history that two bullets are allowed in the Main Event, but even with an additional shot players such as Christopher Kruk, Brian Rast, Christian Harder, Rachid Ben Cherif, and Julien Martini failed to end the night with any chips.

Day 2 will resume on Sunday, January 13 at noon local time. Six levels of 90 minutes each are on tap, with the blinds returning at 800 / 1,600 and a 1,600 big blind ante. Late registration will be open up until the start of Day 2, and the prize pool and payouts will be announced shortly after the day has begun. Be sure to come back tomorrow for continued live PokerNews coverage of the 2019 PCA Main Event.

Defending champion Maria Lampropoulos is on to Day 2
Defending champion Maria Lampropoulos is on to Day 2

Tags: Aditya AgarwalBarry GreensteinCharles FureyChino RheemDaniel NegreanuDavidi KitaiMaria LampropulosNiall FarrellRainer KempeRandy LewSteffen SontheimerVojtech Ruzicka

End of Day 1b

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Day 1b has concluded with 200 or fewer players left out of 486 entries. Rainer Kempe appears to be the Day 1b chipleader with 214,000. An end-of-day recap follows later.

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
214,200
74,200
74,200
Profile photo of Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
202,000
47,000
47,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Charles Furey us
Charles Furey
200,900
-9,100
-9,100
Profile photo of Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
197,900
-22,100
-22,100
Day 4 Chip Leader
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Matthew Moss gb
Matthew Moss
180,700
120,700
120,700
Profile photo of Lawrence Bayley gb
Lawrence Bayley
177,600
146,600
146,600
Profile photo of Jeremiah Williams us
Jeremiah Williams
166,700
166,700
166,700
Profile photo of Franz Ditz de
Franz Ditz
164,400
74,400
74,400
Profile photo of Simon Kaiser de
Simon Kaiser
163,200
163,200
163,200
Profile photo of Chase Bianchi us
Chase Bianchi
162,400
52,400
52,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Eder Takashi Murata br
Eder Takashi Murata
160,600
160,600
160,600
Profile photo of Sebastian Von Toperczer de
Sebastian Von Toperczer
160,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Scott Wellenbach ca
Scott Wellenbach
155,400
155,400
155,400
Profile photo of Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
152,400
42,400
42,400
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Victor Zabukas Begara br
Victor Zabukas Begara
150,500
16,500
16,500
Profile photo of Michael Esposito us
Michael Esposito
146,900
146,900
146,900
Profile photo of Jorge Cantos ar
Jorge Cantos
145,900
-4,100
-4,100
Profile photo of Felipe Pantoja br
Felipe Pantoja
144,200
144,200
144,200
Profile photo of Carlos Hey br
Carlos Hey
144,200
4,200
4,200
Profile photo of Luke Marsh gb
Luke Marsh
141,400
31,400
31,400
Profile photo of Guillaume Nolet ca
Guillaume Nolet
140,000
140,000
140,000
Profile photo of Jeff Hakim lb
Jeff Hakim
139,800
-200
-200
Profile photo of Matthew Wantman us
Matthew Wantman
138,200
138,200
138,200
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
137,800
47,800
47,800
Profile photo of Keith Nassetta us
Keith Nassetta
136,100
66,100
66,100

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Furey Emerges as Late Contender

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Charles Furey has emerged as a late contender with a stack nearly as big as the one from Chino Rheem. Further assorted counts can be found below.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
220,000
30,000
30,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Charles Furey us
Charles Furey
210,000
210,000
210,000
Profile photo of Jack O'Neill gb
Jack O'Neill
175,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
140,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Simon Deadman gb
Simon Deadman
130,000
73,000
73,000
Profile photo of Fabiano Kovalski br
Fabiano Kovalski
130,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
128,000
-22,000
-22,000
Profile photo of Mihai Manole ro
Mihai Manole
125,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
110,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
110,000
110,000
110,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
110,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Charles FureyChino Rheem

Hughes With A Late-Night Double

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Joao Barbosa raised it up to 2,700 and Roberly Felicio called one seat over. Ryan Hughes shipped it in for 22,100 from the cutoff, Justin Ouimette came over the top for 44,300 on the button, Barbosa folded, and Felicio Hollywooded a little before folding as well.

Ryan Hughes: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}
Justin Ouimette: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

It was probably the best scenario Hughes could hope for in his situation, and it got even better after the {Q-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Spades} flop was picture perfect. Ouimette needed a runner-runner and was left dead after the {2-Hearts} turn, making the {6-Hearts} river a mere formality.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joao Barbosa pt
Joao Barbosa
82,000
-33,000
-33,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Hughes us
Ryan Hughes
52,600
36,600
36,600
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Roberly Felicio br
Roberly Felicio
37,000
37,000
37,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Justin Ouimette ca
Justin Ouimette
22,200
22,200
22,200

Tags: Joao BarbosaJustin OuimetteRyan Hughes

De Jonge and Johnson Double

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ivan Luca raised and called the shove of Chris Johnson for 17,200 with the {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. It was a flip versus {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs} and the board came {Q-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{9-Spades} to give Johnson a straight.

Former big stack Sebastiaan De Jonge also doubled. He was all in for just 25,700 from the button on the {J-Spades}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} turn with the pot as much against Nick Petrangelo in the under-the-gun position. Petrangelo reluctantly called and needed a jack, as De Jonge had turned trips with {7-Spades}{6-Spades}.

Petrangelo showed {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} and the river was a blank to send Petrangelo back to the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sebastiaan De Jonge nl
Sebastiaan De Jonge
77,000
-53,000
-53,000
Profile photo of Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
40,000
28,000
28,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Chris Johnson us
Chris Johnson
38,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
34,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Chris JohnsonIvan LucaNick PetrangeloSebastiaan De Jonge