$10,300 PCA Main Event Day 1b | 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-12-2019 23:36 UTC-4

Rast Falls to Zabukas

Yori Epskamp

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With the pot already up to over 25,000, Brian Rast was in the blinds and checked the board to Victor Zabukas Begara, who was on the button. Zabukas thought for a bit before sliding six T-5,000 chips in, enough to put Rast to the test for his remaining stack of around 25,000.

Rast studied the board intensely and muttered to himself to go over all the possible options. After two minutes, he put in a call. Zabukas showed him the bad news with and Rast mucked his hand. The dealer revealed and Rast was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Zabukas Begara	134,000 134,000	134,000
Brian Rast	Busted

Tags: Brian Rast Victor Zabukas Begara

01-12-2019 23:25 UTC-4

Late Casualties on Day 1b

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dorian Rios Pavon	Busted
Preben Stokkan	Busted
Justin Ouimette	Busted
Jack O'Neill	Busted
Cliff Josephy	Busted

Toby Joyce	Busted
Rob Hollink	Busted

Roberly Felicio	Busted

David Lopez Llacer	Busted
Luis Dono	Busted
Lucas Reeves	Busted
Maria Konnikova	Busted

Juan Martin Pastor	Busted
Nicolas Cardyn	Busted
Shawn Buchanan	Busted

Martin Jacobson	Busted

Thiago Nishijima	Busted

Chris Moorman	Busted

[Removed:172]	Busted
Henrik Hecklen	Busted
Ajay Chabra	Busted
Christian Rudolph	Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

01-12-2019 23:06 UTC-4

Last Break of the Night

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

There are 261 players out of 463 entries remaining and they have been sent into the final 20-minute break of the day. Another two levels of 60 minutes each are scheduled for tonight.

01-12-2019 23:02 UTC-4

Muehloecker Flushes Freitas

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Vanessa Selbst bluffed with a busted straight draw right into the top set of aces of Victor Choupeaux to bust. Chris Hunichen entered late after finishing 4th in the Super High Roller, he sits next to Joe Cada and the latter watches the NFL match on the big screen in the Ballroom.

Daniel Negreanu doubled with queens against the jacks of Nicolas Cardyn. And last but not least, Thomas Muehloecker just won a bigger pot off Fabio Freitas when his value bet on the river was called.

Freitas had opened to 1,600 and Muehloecker called on the button. On the flop, Freitas continued for 1,200 and was called before firing again for 2,100 on the turn. Muehloecker raised to 9,000 and the call of the Brazilian followed. On the river, Freitas check-called a bet of 17,000 to muck as soon as Muehloecker had turned over for a turned straight and rivered flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Choupeaux	140,000 40,000	40,000
Mihai Manole	110,000 40,000	40,000
Ariel Celestino	100,000 30,000	30,000
Thomas Muehloecker	78,000 10,000	10,000
Joe Cada	70,000 32,000	32,000

Randy Lew	50,000 24,000	24,000

Dan Shak	50,000 10,000	10,000
Chris Hunichen	40,000 24,000	24,000
Daniel Negreanu	34,000 17,400	17,400

Fabio Freitas	10,300 -21,700	-21,700

Tags: Chris Hunichen Daniel Negreanu Fabio Freitas Joe Cada Nicolas Cardyn Thomas Muehloecker Vanessa Selbst Victor Choupeaux

01-12-2019 22:59 UTC-4

Late Batch of Pictures From Day 1b

Christian Zetzsche

The pictures are courtesy of Carlos Monti.

01-12-2019 22:52 UTC-4

Over 800 Entries

Yori Epskamp

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

The field on Day 1b is up to 462 entries, bringing the total number of players in the 2019 PCA Main Event up to 818, easily surpassing last year's number of 582.

Henrik Hecklen, fresh off a second place in the $100,000 PCA Super High Roller, is among the latest entrants that have taken their seats. Daniel Negreanu is back in for another attempt but already lost half of his second bullet as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johannes Erfurth	100,000
Rainer Kempe	90,000 33,000	33,000
Jake Cody	70,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tobias Peters	65,000 -20,000	-20,000

Griffin Benger	56,000 1,000	1,000
Ana Marquez	56,000 11,000	11,000
Henrik Hecklen	33,000 5,000	5,000
Or Patreanu	27,000
Julien Martini	19,000 19,000	19,000

Daniel Negreanu	16,600 16,600	16,600

Cliff Josephy	15,000 -2,000	-2,000

Tags: Henrik Hecklen

01-12-2019 22:46 UTC-4

Stewart Clipped by Ruzicka

Yori Epskamp

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Vojtech Ruzicka raised to 1,800 in middle position and Barry Greenstein called on the button. Scott Stewart moved in for his final 7,300 from the small blind and both Ruzicka and Greenstein called. On the flop, Ruzicka got rid of Greenstein with a bet of 6,000.

Scott Stewart:
Vojtech Ruzicka:

Neither the turn nor river helped Stewart and he headed for the rail. Ruzicka, who had 16k at the dinner break, is up to 56k.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Greenstein	78,000 32,000	32,000

Vojtech Ruzicka	56,000 39,000	39,000
Scott Stewart	Busted

Tags: Barry Greenstein Scott Stewart Vojtech Ruzicka

01-12-2019 22:35 UTC-4

Rheem Near the Top

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Chino Rheem seems to be among the current chip leaders after taking out yet another short stack in Uwe Ritter. The German put his hopes on and Rheem called with . A jack on the flop and queen on the river sealed the fate for Ritter.

Luke Marsh is slowly but surely building a big stack, too, along with Yan Li, Niall Farrell and Danny Tang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	167,000 32,000	32,000

Yan Li	135,000 15,000	15,000
Luke Marsh	110,000 40,000	40,000
Michael Azzaro	105,000 105,000	105,000
Niall Farrell	105,000 58,000	58,000

Danny Tang	100,000 35,000	35,000

Jeff Hakim	90,000 49,000	49,000
Michael Gathy	85,000 10,000	10,000

Mark Radoja	80,000 15,000	15,000

Ariel Celestino	70,000 8,000	8,000
Fabiano Kovalski	70,000 10,000	10,000
Thi Xoa Nguyen	70,000 -50,000	-50,000
Ian Simpson	60,000 12,000	12,000
Griffin Benger	55,000 38,000	38,000
Ana Marquez	45,000 -25,000	-25,000
Irene Carey	25,000 11,000	11,000
Leo Fernandez	Busted

Uwe Ritter	Busted
Vanessa Selbst	Busted

Tags: Danny Tang Luke Marsh Niall Farrell Uwe Ritter Yan Li

01-12-2019 22:25 UTC-4

Latest Casualties

Yori Epskamp

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Isaac Haxton, Patrik Antonius, Christopher Kruk, Antoine Saout, and Connor Drinan are among the latest to bust out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markus Durnegger	Busted
Tianle Wang	Busted
Thomas Boivin	Busted
Diego Palma Valencia	Busted
Sam Chartier	Busted
Aaron Olshan	Busted
Tzai Wei Phua	Busted
Yin Liu	Busted
Amir Shomron	Busted
Juan Pastor	Busted
Sean Paul Legendre	Busted
Felix Bleiker	Busted
Charles La Boissonniere	Busted
Connor Drinan	Busted

Peter Traply	Busted

Marius Conan	Busted
Luiz Duarte	Busted
Eric Baldwin	Busted

Jussi Nevanlinna	Busted
Antoine Saout	Busted
Christopher Kruk	Busted
Ivaylo Sivinov	Busted
Patrik Antonius	Busted

Michael Sklenicka	Busted
Sparrow Cheung	Busted

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