$25,000 PCA High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 PCA High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$4,444,055
Entries
187
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
187
Players Left
17
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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.
End of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| 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).
Action of the Day
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.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,665,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
1,575,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
1,180,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
605,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
545,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
540,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
505,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
||
|
495,000 | |
|
465,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
290,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
275,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
265,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
||
|
225,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
||
|
215,000
-187,000
|
-187,000 |
|
|
||
|
200,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
||
|
180,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
||
|
119,000
-346,000
|
-346,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,160,000
-290,000
|
-290,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
386,000
249,000
|
249,000 |
|
|
||
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,675,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
1,340,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
370,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Busted | |
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