2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
2010 PCA Main Event
Day: 1a
Glo and Poorya
During an earlier break, Glo caught up with the defending champion of this event for a quick chat. Check out what Poorya Nazari had to say about his hopes for the 2010 installment of the PCA.
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Ta-Ta Tiff
The turn brought a useless , and the that filled out the board will be the last card of Tiffany Michelle's day; she's been eliminated.
Ship One To Vivek
After the river fell the , the first player checked. Rajkumar fired 22,000 and his opponent called within a few seconds. Rajkumar then tabled and his opponent mucked.
With that pot, Rajkumar is up to 112,000 chips.
Makhija Doubles Through Bentley
Makhija held against Bentley's .
The flop came down , pairing Makhija and taking away a few outs from Bentley with his added flush draw.
The turn was the and then the river completed the board with the . Makhija doubled up to over 20,000.
"That's the first ace I've seen in forever," said Makhija.
A Souped-up Bentley
The turn brought the and Edler checked. Bentley fired 15,000 and then Edler put in a raise to what looked like 55,000. Bentley moved all in and Edler made the call.
Edler began the hand with over 100,000 chips and tabled . Bentley held a flopped set of eights -- .
The river was the and couldn't produce a miracle for Edler. He was sent packing. Bentleyaccelerated himself up to 335,000 chips and is the clear leader heading into the final minutes of play for Day 1a.
Mercier Stumbles, Falls
That dropped Mercier down into the danger zone with just a few thousand chips, and he would move them all in a few hands later with . He was looked up by an opponent with pocket kings, and, unable to improve, Mercier made his way slowly toward the exit.