2010 PCA Main Event | 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-11-2010 13:23 UTC-4

Shuffle Up and Deal

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The cards are in the air!

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

01-11-2010 13:24 UTC-4

Barry Shulman has the button in Seat 6. Zachary Goldberg is first to act and opens with a raise to 180,000. Play then folds around to Aage Ravn who moves all in for about 1.6 million. All players fold and Ravn rakes in the first pot of the tournament.

Tags: Aage Ravn

01-11-2010 13:30 UTC-4

Hand #2 - Benjamin Zamani

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Benjamin Zamani has the button in Seat 7. Action folds around to Harrisan Gimbel and he raises to 180,000. Benjamin Zamani calls the raise and the blinds fold.

The flop comes {4-Spades}

. Action is on Gimbel first and he bets 215,000. Zamani makes the call.

The turn card is the {7-Hearts}

. Gimbel checks his action and Zamani checks behind.

The river completes the board with the {9-Clubs}

. Gimbel checks and then Zamani takes a moment before betting 290,000. After a minute goes by, Gimbel makes sure of the bet amount by asking the dealer. He then makes the call. Zamani reveals the {10-Clubs}

and Gimbel mucks.

Tags: Benjamin Zamani Harrison Gimbel

01-11-2010 13:33 UTC-4

Hand #3 - Barry Shulman

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Ty Reiman has the button in Seat 8. Action folds around to Harrison Gimbel who makes it 180,000 to play. Barry Shulman makes the call, as does Ryan D'Angelo in the big blind, sending the action three way to a {A-Spades}

flop.

Action is then checked to Barry Shulman who fires a 300,000 bet that earns him the pot.

Tags: Barry Shulman

01-11-2010 13:34 UTC-4

Hand #4 - Ryan D'Angelo

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Zachary Goldberg has the button in Seat 1. Action folds around to Benjamin Zamani and he raises to 185,000, slightly larger than the other opening raises have been. Ryan D'Angelo reraises to 585,000. and wins the pot.

Tags: Benjamin Zamani Ryan D'Angelo

01-11-2010 13:35 UTC-4

Hand #5 - Ty Reiman

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Ryan D'Angelo has the button in Seat 2. Ty Reiman opens the pot with a raise to 175,000. D'Angelo makes the call from the button, as does Tom Koral in the big blind, sending the action three-way to the flop: {7-Diamonds}

.

Koral checks, allowing Reiman to fire a 310,000 continuation bet. D'Angelo folds but Koral makes the call.

The turn brings the {5-Diamonds}

and both players check.

5th Street delivers the {K-Clubs}

and again both players checking, prompting an early showdown where Reiman tables the {K-Diamonds}

to win the pot.

Tags: Ty Reiman

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

01-11-2010 13:43 UTC-4

Gimbel Risks Stack On a Flip

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Hand #6 - Harrison Gimbel

Aage Ravn has the button in Seat 3 and action folds over to Ryan D'Angelo who raises to 220,000. Harrison Gimbel reraises to 650,000 from the big blind. D'Angelo asks for a count on Gimbel's stack and then four-bets to 1.3 million. Gimbel moves all in and D'Angelo calls. It's showdown time.

Gimbel rolls over {A-Diamonds}

while D'Angelo holds {J-Spades}

. We've got our first all-in situation and it's going to be a flip.

The flop is dealt {A-Spades}

and Gimbel's supporters cheer. The turn card brings the {A-Clubs}

, keeping Gimbel ahead. The final card to hit the board is the {K-Clubs}

and Gimbel goes on to make a full house and double up through the start-of-the-day chip leader.

Gimbel was all in for 5.085 million and now has over 10 million in chips. D'Angelo lost about half of his stack.

Tags: Harrison Gimbel Ryan D'Angelo

01-11-2010 13:45 UTC-4

Hand #7 - Benjamin Zamani

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Tom Koral has the button in Seat 4. Benjamin Zamani is first to act and he leads out with a 200,000 bet. Barry Shulman is the lone caller and the two see a {J-Spades}