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Rumor has it that Team PokerStars Pro Nacho Barbero was just involved in a ~150,000-chip pot with pocket aces against pocket queens.
He's out. We don't know if it was a set or some other made hand that did him in, but the aces went under, and Babero's day is over in brutal fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
A player opened to 1,500 from under the gun, Joe Cada called near the button, and the player in the big blind defended. The flop came 
, and the action checked to Cada who fired 2,600. Only the original raiser called.
Both players checked after the 
turned, and the 
completed the board. The original raiser checked, Cada tossed out 4,600, and his opponent tank-called.
"Tens?" Cada said.
His opponent tabled 
for a pair of nines, and Cada mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | -4,000 |
Michael Mizrachi opened to 1,375 in the hijack and John Racener called on the button.
The 
flop was checked by both, landing the 
on the turn. Mizrachi bet 2,000, Racener called, and the 
hit the river. Mizrachi bet 3,000, only to see Racener moved all in for 11,650. Mizrachi tanked, ultimately tossing in the chips to call.
Racener showed 
for broadway and Mizrachi mucked.
"You didn't want the flush to come," Mizrachi said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
132,000 | -18,000 |
|
30,000 | 15,000 |
We owe Joe Giron a Bahama Mama. Ahem, we're talking about the preferred local cocktail, just to clarify. While darting around the room with arms full of camera gear, Joe was sharp enough to snag the details of a Gualter Salles double for us.
Salles and two other players took a 
flop, and Salles made a standard continuation bet. The young man behind him had just joined the table and he plunked out a big stack of blue raising chips, folding the monkey in the middle. Salles had a decision, though, sitting with about his starting stack in front of him and debating a call for his tournament life.
After a few minutes of agony in the tank, Salles made the call, and he was well in front with 
. Mr. Opponent tabled 
, and he couldn't improve on the turn or river.
Salles doubles up and then some, and he'll stack up about 60,000 chips now to put him back close to the chip average.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 30,000 |
Scott Clements opened to 1,200 from middle position, a player on his direct left three-bet to 3,025, and Sam Stein cold four-bet shoved for just under 15,000 chips. The action folded to the re-raiser who quickly called, and we were off to the races.
Showdown
Stein: 
Opponent: 
Stein held as the board ran 
, doubling to around starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000 | 19,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000 | 4,000 |
|
137,000 | 38,000 |
|
|
134,000 | 54,000 |
|
132,000 | 6,000 |
|
130,000 | 62,000 |
|
124,000 | 101,000 |
|
120,000 | 10,000 |
|
112,000 | |
|
111,000 | 36,000 |
|
105,000 | 17,000 |
|
90,000 | -5,000 |
|
86,000 | -1,000 |
|
85,000 |
We were walking around the tournament area when something odd caught our eye - every player at Table 23 has a glass of wine in front of them.
Bjorn Nordberg, a PokerStars qualifier from Sweden, is a self-proclaimed win connoisseur, and he was discussing wine with a player at the table. He then decided to buy a bottle of what he called, "the best Cali wine."
Unfortunately, before the wine came, his friend open-shipped and Nordberg woke up with kings. The Swede called, and eliminated the gentleman from the tournament, but Nordberg was still in the sharing mood. So, when the bottle of 2008 Ferrari Carano arrived, he ordered a glass for the other eight players.
Cheers, Table 23.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
99,000 | 4,000 |
|
|
88,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
87,000 | 12,000 |
|
|
80,000 | 5,000 |
|
75,000 | 33,000 |
|
60,000 | |
|
|
52,000 | 24,000 |
|
49,000 | 27,000 |
|
39,000 | 21,000 |
|
39,000 | 7,000 |
|
37,000 | |
|
34,000 | 1,000 |
|
24,000 | -56,000 |
|
20,000 | 16,900 |
|
15,000 | -15,000 |
|
13,000 | -14,000 |
We've been neglecting them a bit since dinner, so here's a quick update.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
161,000 | 1,000 |
|
64,000 | 19,000 |
|
42,000 | 1,000 |
|
34,000 | 13,000 |
|
33,000 | -4,000 |
|
31,000 | -9,000 |
|
12,000 | -23,000 |
|
4,000 | -8,500 |
We've got the numbers.
With 1,072 entries, there is a prize pool of $10,398,400 up for grabs. That money will be divided among the last 160 players left standing, and the minicash is worth $15,000. The serious money starts with ten players left when everyone will be guaranteed six figures. Make the final four and you'll earn yourself more than a half-million dollars guaranteed, and each of the final two players will make seven figures of cash.
The winner? $2 million, the PCA Main Event trophy, a Shamballa bracelet, and a place in poker's history books. You can find the full breakdown of the payouts in the appropriate tab up on top of the page up there.
